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Dynavin Info: Look here first...Part 2..."Version 5"

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NEW DYNAVIN...

Dynavin has made a substantial change in their offerings and has released their new "D90-3G platform"....following the past nomenclature I think it will likely end up being referred to as a V5. It is a new set of hardware and a new interface. In light of this it is time to update the Dynavin info thread! Discussion can continue about the V1-V4 units on the old thread:

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=754606

Much of this post will be the same as the other one but I will change the parts that are relevant to the new unit. Scroll down past the install to get to the new info.


Please read EVERYTHING before you ask a question, pretty much everything has been answered at some point and I will do my best to put all the new info this thread.[/B]

Read the Dynavin FAQ: http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=803437


As always the Dynavin forum can be found here:
http://dynavin.freeforums.org
Check it out for tips, tricks, hacks, and info.


Due to this post, my involvement in the Dynavin community, and some scary situations with previous Dynavin dealers I have decided to become a Dynavin dealer. You can now get a Dynavin from me along with all the help and advice you might need.....DYNAVIN SOLUTIONS.... you can email me at jtdist@sbcglobal.net, look for me in the sponsor forum here:

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?p=12273055#post12273055

or click the link in my sig to find out how you can get one for yourself.



INSTALL
I am an installer, not full time, i run a small family business that in part sells auto parts and accessories including mobile electronics. I do the installs, Ive been doing a couple a week for 15 years so Ive done.....a lot..... I am an authorized Pioneer Electronics dealer so most of my experience relevant to the Dynavin is with the AVIC line of Pioneer units. I also have owned two cars with factory nav, a 2006 acura and a 2007 lexus, so understand where I am coming from, Ive used quite a few systems like this.


Here is a look at where things start




And the car:


Regular business HU, no HK, but it doesnt matter, everything here applies to the HK system as well, I had the parrot bluetooth running off the steering wheel buttons and an ipod adapter. Its all coming out.


I also have a 4 channel amp, front two channels running the front speakers and the rear two channels running a sub, the signal was being delivered via the factory amp input wires, cut and spliced onto RCA connectors and fed into an EQ and then into the amp.

The rear speakers are stock and still running off the factory amp although I am not using them and have the fader on the HU faded all the way to the front.



look here to do a system like this, awesome write up on amp install using the factory head unit:

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=245914



So I took everything apart and took a look at what I was in for:




Take note here that the wiring for the HVAC controls just drops down to the new location for the controls, it only has to move a few inches and there is plenty of slack. I have not yet ordered the HVAC control relocation part but the control fits the old part ok, I used a little bit of 3/8" black weatherstrip foam to support it and hold it in place, it wedges in there pretty tight and looks fine, we will see how it works out. Ignore the mess of wires on the right, thats my parrot blutooth kit, its gone now.

This is important, right in the middle of this picture you can see a white plastic arm that moves a black plastic lever in the airbox, some part of the HVAC system, this part ends up directly below the back of the dynavin unit, be careful that you dont get any wires hung up on this or you are asking for big trouble. I will double check it later from the glovebox side


Next I put the GPS receiver right behind the unit on the metal dash frame, right below the vent ducts, it is magnetic and will stick right there, reception here is good.


So then I plugged everything into the factory wiring:



Take note here since everyone seems to mess this part up

The steering wheel control harness connects to the end of this cable............



NOT here...........




Plugged in the dynavin and put it in the dash, other people have been complaining that there isnt much room in there....they are correct. There is a good amount of space on the left side of the unit, thats where my harness and extra wire ended up. All of the AV connections ended up on top of the dynanvin, there is NO space behind or below the unit:


You can see an RCA cable and a "headphone plug" plugged into the aux in jacks for later use if I want to plug in anything to the aux in or you can run a a/v cable and use the video input as well.....more on that later....

I put all the unused plugs in a plastic bag both to protect them and to keep them from accidentally touching the chassis of the dynavin and causing any weird problems.




Shoved the dynavin in...took a couple tries to get all the wires out of the way and everything where I wanted it. Put the vents back in, and put 2 screws back in to hold everything where it belongs, here you might want to make sure everything is exactly where you want it before you tighten up the screws, the dyanvin fits very well but there is a little wiggle room and I wanted to make sure my gaps were even all the way around.

Now back to that plastic arm and lever....I had my glove compartment out to remove my old bluetooth kit so I stuck my head in there to verify that nothing was binding up the lever and arm. There was a wire back there in this pic, a little too close, I moved it.



I ran the mic, ipod cable, and aux in to where they belonged, you can put them wherever you want, in my case i put the plugs in my euro tray and the mic above the rearview mirror in the factory location. Ran the RCA cable to the trunk, I ran the rca so I could do a little experimenting using the "speaker outputs" vs.the rca outputs.





back in one piece:







INITIAL IMPRESSIONS
The V5 has the same fit, cosmetics, buttons, knobs etc... as the V4 and thats a very good thing, it looks OEM and overall has a quality look and feel to it.

Plugged it in and fired it up, just like the older units the V5 turns on very fast, only a couple seconds and its up and running, MUCH MUCH MUCH faster to start up than the pioneer units that I install regularly and also much faster than my oem NAVs in my acura and lexus.

Unlike with my previous dynavin install, this one was noise free as the Dynavins now come with Line Output Converters to eliminate the past unwanted noise issues, and there is now no unwanted noise in the system. The line level RCAs work great, as far as I can tell with just my ears the dynavin will go to max volume on the RCA outputs clean. This gave my system significantly more available volume than I had with the BMW headunit. Subjectively I would say it is 30%+ louder without any audible distortion. If you are running the factory amp and speakers you should expect similar or slightly better than stock sound quality.

The new interface is completely different, it has mostly orange, white and black displays that match the oem display color and style well.








Overall the audio portion works pretty good, the settings are logical and well laid out although basic, bass, trebel, fader, balance. These controls can be accessed via the settings menu but are also accessible by pressing the volume button....old school....NICE!










RADIO

The Radio works as expected, reception seems fine and the interface is a little more intuative than it used to be. Presets are set and used on the touch screen and you can save stations by frequency or by the name. RDS data displays station,song,artist,etc...






DVD/CD/ETC...

Also works as expected, it will play mp3 data discs with the same interface as the USB.

Picture quality is similar to the older units (and that is good!)






BLUETOOTH
Bluetooth paired to my iphone 3GS no problem and the blutooth audio works very good, both audio and phone connect VERY fast, only a couple seconds to connect.

The bluetooth audio streaming feature does not get enough attention on the dynavin, I think it is the units best feature! With the V5 the audio quality is now good enough to use for music as well as talk! The play/pause button worked with the bluetooth audio, so I can be listening to a podcast with my iphone in my pocket, leave the car, come back and press play and pick up right where I left off. Very nice. I also stream sirius to my iphone using the sirius app or "pocket tunes" app. Works as a nice alternative to sat radio.



The phone book still doesnt work well with the iphone, the contacts do not transfer but you can access your recent dialed and received calls. Your results may vary depending on the phone. Ive had mixed results with calls, just like on the older dynavins I had the best results by using the built in mic and disconnecting the external mic.....I would suggest you experiment a bit as your results may vary.


IPOD
The ipod interface is a work in progress, while it looks very good and displays all the right info, it takes a few too many button presses to access the required controls and I find it to be a bit too "fiddly" to use while driving. For instance, in order to go "back" you have to access a menu while it should just be a static button on the screen. I have been in touch with dynavin about this however and they are working on updating the firmware to make the interface more user friendly possibly even incorporating the steering wheel buttons into the interface. These changes will be firmware update-able so no worries for you current buyers. Its still way easier to use than a DICE or similar unit, its just that it could be MUCH better with just a couple small tweaks. (you can turn off the annoying beep)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wtUWpFI1jc

HOWEVER I did find that using the supplied remote control makes using the ipod interface a pleasure, with hard buttons for every function its a near perfect ipod interface.....now if dynavin can just mimic the remotes features with the on screen display or the buttons/knobs it will be fantastic!

UPDATE: Dynavin has successfully integrated the steering wheel controls into the ipod interface and this functionality will be available in a future firmware update once its been fully tested and any bugs worked out. Here it is being used in my car.....fantastic feature!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOe0vBVzDxM










The old models had an ipod video function....but because of a apple imposed incompatibility it didnt work unless you had a jailbroken iphone or ipod touch. Because of this Dynavin has removed the video function from the ipod interface.

BUT you can use the A/V inputs to run video off your ipod. I used an ipod>A/V plug hooked up to the aux in. You have to control it from the ipod obviously but it works.


USB

The USB function works fine although in some ways not as well as on the older units. The new interface does not seem to have the folder limitations that the old one did but it now only support 2 layers of folders.....so it will only see your album folders and your songs but NOT your artist folders....probably not a big issue for many of you but I like to navigate my music by artist>album>song, three layers, so it doesnt work that great for me. Also the load time is a bit slow.....it takes about 45 seconds to load my 16GB USB. Not a deal breaker but the old dynavins loaded faster (although I still need to play around with the file structure to see if that speeds things up)






I got this plug from pac audio and decided to do a nice flush mounted usb in the eurotray.





sweeeeet




DVB-TV
Dynavin has now moved the TV tuner out of the unit and it will be available as a separate add on option, they did this to simplify production and better serve multiple markets (and probably to keep the price down as well)....different countries use different broadcast standards and in the past Dynavin had to make multiple models for different countries, now all the Dynavin E46 models will be the same and the customer will be able to add whatever tuner is appropriate for their country. I was not able to try one of these as the tuners have not been released yet but from what I understand they will be "hide away" and be controlled by the touch screen. The V5 has a large multi pin "Din" style plug in place to accept these upcoming tuners. Ill update this post when I know more.


3G INTERNET FUNCTION
I dont yet have this working on my unit....or should I say that I am still trying to figure out what kind of data sim card to use and I dont want to get roped into a ridiculous 24 month contract just to test it out....If anyone knows a US carrier that offers a "pay as you go" plan on JUST A SIM CARD with no ridiculous fees let me know and Ill get this thing working!



NEW SCREEN!

Dynavin is now using a matte finish screen, when used in conjunction with the supplied anti glare screen protector the glare problem that has plagued the Dynavin from the beginning is greatly improved. I specifically looked to find a reflection to take this pic, this is not the angle that I have when Im driving!



note that in the area of the screen where the rear window reflection is you can still see the display behind the glare. The screen itself is also brighter.

The new screen combined with my glare fix (see the other dynavin info thread for more info) have made glare issues a thing of the past for me.


NAV/WINDOWS

The Nav/Windows portion of the V5 is unchanged so the following is just copied over from the other thread.

The nav portion is good, the large font thing on the street names is kind of odd but is better on some of the zoom/angle settings. I also find it odd that I cant seem to make it display the direction of travel as "up" in 2D mode. I need to play around with this part some more to see if I can find settings to work a couple of the kinks like that out. Overall I would say that the Nav is on par or better than most of the other OEM or aftermarket ones I have used.

Map screens (iGo 8)




Looking for lunch....POI screen






the igo software is easy to modify and there is a large online community dedicated to customizing and tweaking it. Since the igo nav system is on the micro sd card in the front of they dyanavin it is easy to take out, stick it in your computer and HACK it. Im not going to go into the details here but I googled it and found some skins and some different color schemes, played around with it, and found some some stuff that I really liked, much better looking, cleaner, more adjustable, even easier to use. Here is what the skin I am using now looks like:







the skin you see here is from:
http://www.igo8mods.com/dimka.htm

And the color scemes I found here, I liked the stuff by "Xerses"
http://artwork-igo8.blogspot.com/search/label/scheme

Update: Im now running a customized 800x480 high res version of igo8.3, It looks amazing, it works amazing. It wasnt easy as I am not a computer programmer but i was able to figure it out (with a little help), spend some time here if you want to make it happen:

http://dynavin.freeforums.org

There is also a lot of discussion of this on the other Dynavin info thread in recent weeks.


If you want to customize your Navigation experience.....start by looking here: http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=754606&page=42 There are some good links on this page of the thread that will get you going in the right direction:


Check out the size of the fonts (yes I can see them while driving, pic quality here limited due to iphone pic while driving).....800x480.....nice!




And the windows interface, you wont see this stuff unless you go looking for it.




windows media player





Random video of the Dynavin in action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71P3Jz6Qa_8

In this video Im running iGo Primo for the Nav instead of the stock iGo8...very nice!





a pic of a finished install in a fellow fanatics car, I thought it looked great in his dash!



and a shot in my car





VERDICT:

I gave the old unit a 6/10.....with the improvements to the V5 I give it a 7/10 with potential to be an 8/10 if the ipod and USB interface improves, as it sits now it is a fantastic value, and a very very good, if slightly flawed upgrade.

to be continued...
 
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#1,094 ·
Since you installed an amp you dont need the locs, your amps gain is too high. Turn it down to reduce the radio bleed.
 
#1,096 ·
on the front and rear speaker amp, on this amp it is labeled input sensitivity, turn it down some. You want it set as low as possible while still being able to achieve sufficient volume by turning up the dynavins volume.
 
#1,099 ·
Easiest way to set it is this... Turn that "input sens" dial down as low as it will go, then turn your stereo up to max volume. Now slowly turn the "input sens" up until the sound just starts to distort. Done
^^^this is how its done but in most cases you should turn up the head unit to about 3/4 as most head units will distort at max volume.
Awesome, thanks guys I appreciate the help!
 
#1,098 ·
^^^this is how its done but in most cases you should turn up the head unit to about 3/4 as most head units will distort at max volume.
 
#1,100 ·
Guys,

Still trying to get everything setup and working right on my V5. For the most part everything is working now and I have things setup the way I want. I now have a new problem.....I can't hear the phone and the person I am calling can't hear me either. The phone is paired and says it is connected during a call as does the Dynavin. It's like it's in mute mode but pressing that button on the screen does not do anything. I have made several calls so I know it works but I can't get it working now. Just as a aside the mute button on the screen does not seem to be mapped correctly on the screen. It only "presses" if you touch it in a certain spot (other places on the button do nothing). Is there a setting on there some where that I screwed up? I can't find a settings menu for Bluetooth phone calls anywhere.

Thanks for the help Todd
 
#1,103 ·
Guys,

Still trying to get everything setup and working right on my V5. For the most part everything is working now and I have things setup the way I want. I now have a new problem.....I can't hear the phone and the person I am calling can't hear me either. The phone is paired and says it is connected during a call as does the Dynavin. It's like it's in mute mode but pressing that button on the screen does not do anything. I have made several calls so I know it works but I can't get it working now. Just as a aside the mute button on the screen does not seem to be mapped correctly on the screen. It only "presses" if you touch it in a certain spot (other places on the button do nothing). Is there a setting on there some where that I screwed up? I can't find a settings menu for Bluetooth phone calls anywhere.

Thanks for the help Todd
have you calibrated the screen with the stylus?
 
#1,101 ·
Oh.....the volume is cranked all the way up.
 
#1,104 ·
Unfortunately I do not have an iPhone but I will look at the phone to see if there is anything odd about it. Works fine when not connected to the car though.

I have not calibrated the screen with the stylus. However, everything works fine on all other screens so......
 
#1,105 ·
I would calibrate it.

also, I have noticed in cold weather that the screen is not as responsive. I have to let the car warm up and sometimes drive a bit before the screen appears to operate normal. I see you are in Roanoke, I assume Va. So if it is cold like in MD and you are trying to do all this with it cold, you may need to let the temp inside the car come up some.
 
#1,106 ·
Well....thanks for the advice. As it turns out, both issues resolved themselves today without any action from me. In a way, that's more frustration because now I have no idea what caused this to happen. Both issues disappeared at the same time so I assume they were related. The whole button now works and I can make calls as usual...beats me....for now I am going to assume it was just some kind of glitch. Yes, it's been bitter cold here in VA but my car lives in a garage so it's not THAT cold in the mornings. That's ridiculous to have to wait for it to warm up for it to work normally though. This thing has some cool features and looks OEM but it's far from "ready for prime time" in my opinion. There are still lots of little glitches to work out. I hope they can fix some of these issues through firmware updates. Something as simple as tuning to a radio station manually is hard to do the way the interface is setup. I mean.....why not just have the radio tune manually when you turn the right knob????? Instead, you have to push a TINY little spot on the screen repeatedly and if you are going UP in frequency, your hand blocks the display! Also, why not build the thing with the screen tilted down slightly to address the glare issues. I can't even see my screen when there is light coming in from the rear window....that would seem like an easy fix. I've read the suggestions on tilting the unit down and will probably try that but why not fix this?? I've got a few other gripes with it to but I'll save those for later. This thing it like a Pontiac Fiero GT.....you love it for what it is but you loathe it for what it could have been!!!
 
#1,107 ·
haha, I understand Todd and agree somewhat. Use it for a while and you will get used to it and how to operate it. It isn't nearly as frustrating anymore for me as when I first installed it. There is definitely a learning curve. I just use the buttons on the right side of the unit to scan for stations. if you double press them, I find that it goes in increments instead of scanning.

I pretty much use radio and ipod with the aux cable for my music. I played a DVD on the ride down to Florida the other day (wife watching) and it worked great. NAV worked awesome as well with Primo and the NAVTEQ maps. I still need to customize the layout, but it worked great regardless.
 
#1,109 ·
Yes....it's definatley my fault that the glare is so bad that you can't see the screen at certain times of day. As for the other stuff, still don't know what happened so I can't say what caused it. It might have been me but I'll be darned if I can figure out how pressing a button on the screen multiple times and having it do nothing unless pressed in the lower quarter could be my fault! Did I mention that I can't access my presets using the touch screen. I must use the knob or it does not work. I installed a Kenwood kos-v1000 system in my 330i. It did all the same stuff but had a much better interface and this was 2 years ago. Only the screen installed up front so no cutting the dash etc. The one place Dynavin has them beat is the OEM look. I had to make a bezel for the Kenwood so you can guess how that turned out. Well....I guess the other place is price. I probably had $1200.00 in the ken wood to do the same things the Dynavin does. Thing is.....I would gladly pay $1000.00 for a Dynavin running the Kenwood software. Search for kos v1000 if you are interested in seeing some pictures of that install.
Not putting down the Dynavin but the v5 that I waited for is not up to my standards for performance. I thought by waiting for v5 everything would be worked out but that's not the case in my opinion. Maybe a firmware update will fix some of my issues....will wait and see. Having said all of that, I still would not go back to my OEM setup. Heck, I even made $300.00 by selling my OEM stuff and buying the Dynavin.
 
#1,111 ·
Yes....it's definatley my fault that the glare is so bad that you can't see the screen at certain times of day.
Blame BMW for the way the dash is laid out or maybe blame the motion of the sun

As for the other stuff, still don't know what happened so I can't say what caused it. It might have been me but I'll be darned if I can figure out how pressing a button on the screen multiple times and having it do nothing unless pressed in the lower quarter could be my fault!
Why not just try calibrating the screen as has been suggested or maybe do you have the screen protector on by chance?

........... I installed a Kenwood kos-v1000 system in my 330i. It did all the same stuff but had a much better interface and this was 2 years ago. Only the screen installed up front so no cutting the dash etc.
Sounds like you should've bought another Kenwood

The one place Dynavin has them beat is the OEM look. I had to make a bezel for the Kenwood so you can guess how that turned out. Well....I guess the other place is price. I probably had $1200.00 in the ken wood to do the same things the Dynavin does. Thing is.....I would gladly pay $1000.00 for a Dynavin running the Kenwood software.......
Hey it is what it is, what you lose in the swings you gain in the roundabouts

Not putting down the Dynavin but the v5 that I waited for is not up to my standards for performance. I thought by waiting for v5 everything would be worked out but that's not the case in my opinion.........
I've said it many times but you need to make an informed decision before buying, not buy first and then whinge later

Maybe a firmware update will fix some of my issues....will wait and see. ..........
I'll stand by my comment that 99.9% of so called issues lie with the user and not the product
 
#1,110 ·
I have never had any issues with the touch screen in cold weather, and my car sits outside in MD all the time.
I put a tint on my car after I bought it........now that I have the dynavin installed I have zero glare issues because of the tint. the colors on the dynavin look perfect at night and during the day. the reverse camera also looks excellent at night time.
 
#1,117 ·
Gang, a question on satellite radio.

I understand from searching through these Dynavin threads that the Dynavin doesn't support satellite radio, but it is possible to still use it with the AUX input. Has anyone done this? If so, can you explain your setup to me?

Thanks!
 
#1,119 ·
I have a sirius sports 5 on my driver vent which is connecting to my dynavins aux connection. I also did a 3way connection to the aux which also allows me to keep the aux iphone connection. Works great! I was streaming sirius from my iphone bluetooth to the dynavin, but because you cant have bluetooth and the navi screen on at the same time I decided to add the separate sirius dock. It is also hardwired to the car.
 
#1,121 ·
harticus,

Thanks very much! I think I follow how you did this and I appreciate the video as well. Especially since it is probably snowing like crazy up your way. Thanks for taking the time to do that.

I liked the illuminated door sills as well!
 
#1,122 ·
Without wanting to rehash what has already been said about 'expectations and regrets' I've only had the bimmer for a couple of months replacing a work car they wanted me to pay an exhorbitant amount to use...go figure...anyway my 330ci had the Mk3 nav and HK sound inc the cassette behind the screen. It didn't have a map CD and the 6 stack CD changer in the boot didn't play MP3s...and the TV was analogue.

So my criteria was a nav system that worked and a music system that played MP3s....I got a whole lot more with the Dynavin including a very knowledgeable forum...and Jeff.. oh and I bought the digital TV tuner too...so I'm very happy and still learning all the tricks.:clap:

The only thing I'd like now is a new boot liner as the current one now has two holes in it where the nav and CD changer used to reside...does anyone know if there is anything special about the liner in a convertible or will one out of a coupe fit, I must become friends with the local BMW wrecker...;)

edit...oh I forgot..happy holidays everyone...
 
#1,123 · (Edited)
The only thing I'd like now is a new boot liner as the current one now has two holes in it where the nav and CD changer used to reside...does anyone know if there is anything special about the liner in a convertible or will one out of a coupe fit, I must become friends with the local BMW wrecker...;)..
There is a trunk liner for the non-navi / stereo rack vehicles.

Here ya go . . . .http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BL93&mospid=47714&btnr=51_3743&hg=51&fg=65

No. 3 is what you want. There are two different models. One for the rear radio rack and one for vehicles without the rear rack.
 
#1,126 · (Edited)
Jeff are there ay firmware updates coming to address the non-functionality of bluetooth with NAV, and the lack of the back button in the iPod interface? I was all behind this but now I'm a bit skeptical based on what people are saying.

Also is there any quick/alphabetical search on the iPod interface? Or if you hold the down but will it skip by percentage? If it goes artist one by one I think I have too many artists for that to be practical.
 
#1,128 ·
The bluetooth nav interaction is an annoyance but not a deal breaker in my mind....If I am using my nav I am typically on a trip of some sort and have my iphone plugged in anyway to keep it charged. Remember, bluetooth works while using the nav, it is the bluetooth audio streaming that doesnt.... Using the remote control to work the ipod solves both of the issues you bring up, there is a back button (root) and a page forward/back for quickly jumping ahead.
 
#1,130 ·
left and right directional buttons < > on the remote.
 
#1,133 ·
If i had to guess I would say it is because bluetooth has been adopted as a "universal" language for connectivity while all of the phone companies are still messing with proprietary plugs and connectivity software. If they all had the same plug what you suggest would probably be a reality but that is not the direction things have gone.....

Its kind of ironic that a wireless connectivity protocol has been adopted when most of our smartphones now days need to stay plugged in much of the time anyway because of battery life issues!
 
#1,134 ·
Thanks for the answer. Buttt will Dynavin be adding a back button and a quick search in firmware? Also, can you click on the on screen menu? So can you click on playlist directly, or do you have to use the arrows and the ok button?

I'm now debating between this and the Avic Z120BT.
 
#1,140 ·
Zippers... WTF do you do in your car?! :lmao:

Now I'm back to work - and the car's no longer snowed in! - I've had the chance to actually play with the unit properly.

-Primo seems the best nav software over all. It's a bit clumsy, but best for functionality and speed.
-iGO has a nicer feel to it but is lacking in some basic stuff.
-Navigon looks fantastic... but is a bit laggy.
-Tomtom is buggy.
-Yet to play with nDrive.

Think Primo's gonna just take some getting used to is all. Is there any way of reducing the amount of alerts the Nav makes? I don't need it to tell me nearly 2 miles in advance what to do :blah:

Using the USB to play movies/music isn't great.... Takes ages to initialize, and then autoruns! Is there anyway to stop it from autorunning?

If you haven't already, try whacking some music on the microSD. It sounds brilliant and there's absolutely no lag when setting it up. The only issue is that it doesn't hold your position when you switch the ignition off. I've found that the mp3 player included with the Dynavin (Low rider>Entertainment>Music) is the best and most robust of all the options.

Sound-wise IMO it pee's all over the stock HU. I had OEM Nav + HK FWIW.

Bluetooth works pretty well. Shame about the phonebook, but it's no biggy. Would be nice if it could be sorted in a firmware patch mind. My bluetooth streaming is very temperamental but I'm 99% sure that's my phone. I'm due an upgrade in a few months so hopefully that'll sort it.

Has anyone found a way to switch the audio off on the DVD side? (Other than just flicking it on to Aux)

DVD is brilliant. Have only tried one so far (8 mile) and it seems to default to subtitles... not sure if this is the player or the disc though??

Over all though, very pleased :thumbsup: And I can't rate Jeff highly enough :clap:

If you fancy running more than one Nav program - or just generally want to open up the windows side - I'd strongly recommend Petrut's patch too.
 
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