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02-19-2007, 03:33 PM | #23 |
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I had it fitted about a month ago at my dealer. Can't remember the exact cost but it was about £350 i think (had a scratch painted at the same time so my total was higher).
I was unimpressed at first (especially as the install disabled my bluetooth and I had to take it back to get that fixed) but I'm really warming to it now. It took me a while to suss out how to navigate through everything but it is second nature now. I found it confusing initially because of the way it handles items 'above' tracks in the hierarchy such as playlists and albums which is totally different to the Alpine kit I had in my last car. Someone asked about playlists....you can use way more than 6. I only use it with an 8 gig nano so I don't know if it would cope with a loaded 80gig - navigating that much music in a car is a pain however you do it. The most annoying thing is not the fault of the iPod connector, but the stereo itself - as with mp3 CDs, the currently playing track title does not update. I cannot fathom why it was designed like this - surely it would be very easy to reprogram it to always display the current track. |
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02-19-2007, 06:36 PM | #24 |
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I had the BMW OEM ipod kit fitted (my car does not have NAV) and I have to say I think its briliiant. With the additional equalisation that the Ipod gives you, I can get better sound from the Ipod than from the CD. I think mine was about £325 fitted. And using the new steering wheel controls is great. I didn't have any problems with blutooth since for that I use my advanced SonyEricsson kit which offers voice dialing and a separate screen with an idrive type controller. This works really well too.
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02-20-2007, 07:57 AM | #25 | |
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What's different is that the phone jack is on the dock connector instead of the power connector. This is a bit less neat than the belkin and the connector itself is more bulky as a result. The actual cable is coiled though and I have threaded the phono lead through the coils to keep it neat. Side by side the monster does sound clearer. But it's not a massive difference. |
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02-20-2007, 11:11 AM | #26 | |
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Ok mate. Appreciate the feedback |
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