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05-17-2018, 05:30 AM | #89 | |
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A few other guys on the thread seem happy with their units and can probably answer your questions. |
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05-17-2018, 02:13 PM | #90 |
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05-21-2018, 07:41 AM | #91 |
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Do the stock chime notifications i.e temp drop, fuel warning etc still appear on the avin screen when in the android side of things?
I'm still torn between this and a CIC |
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05-21-2018, 10:44 AM | #92 |
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No they don't, you're reliant on the dash for those when using the android side
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05-21-2018, 01:05 PM | #93 | |
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In terms of wiring the aux, does it it need to be ran under the armrest area to the aux slot or not? I'm just wondering what extras to order, I'd rather just get the OBD adapter to have the torque app working. |
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05-21-2018, 01:52 PM | #94 | ||
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05-22-2018, 02:15 PM | #96 |
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I'm buying one of these today, actually really looking forward to fitting it! Can't wait to watch movies or surf web in the car
Anyone else want to share any experience? Is the sound quality same as aux input quality? |
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05-22-2018, 02:55 PM | #97 | |
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Audio quality i suppose will differ depending on what setup you have in the car to begin with. I have the base stereo which is rubbish anyway and can't say that i notice any degradation in audio quality but as its an android unit you can install something like poweramp to play your music which has a decent equaliser to play around with. Its never going to provide better audio quality than your headunit as its still using that to output the audio
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05-22-2018, 03:03 PM | #99 |
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It does the job to be fair. It has frozen on me a couple of times but not often and doesn't freeze for long. I think it probably could be updated and there is a menu for this but its in chinese and needs to be updated from a sd card. I would have thought that it requires a packaged upgrade though due to the custom rom that gives you the bmw style menu but I haven't investigated this.
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05-22-2018, 05:11 PM | #100 |
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Just an FYI for anyone who is looking to purchase in the future, there seems to be a newer version of the same unit out which has 2gb ram and Android 7.1.
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/328702...t.32870266267& Also there is an in depth tech thread on the unit on this forum: https://forum.xda-developers.com/and...eries-t3673558 And my gosh, there seems to be quite alot of software related issues with the Android 4.4 units but I'm glad majority of the people here haven't really had much issues. |
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05-23-2018, 04:15 AM | #102 |
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New specs sound good but comes at a price jump as well. I might just go for the original one that most have bought.
For those who have it, how often do you find yourself dipping back into the ccc menu? |
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05-23-2018, 09:18 AM | #103 |
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Only to check on service dates, check control messages and oil level
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05-23-2018, 01:43 PM | #104 |
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I believe these Avin units and the Chinese ones people in this thread who have ordered on AliExpress is all the same but with different stickers.
Another thread trending in the ICE section of this forum of majority of people raising issues; http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1424151 Actually concerning the amount of issues people have pointed out to do with sound quality. I was very close to buying one but I will hold off for now. Interestingly no one has flagged anything major here so it's making me question whether they are the same unit |
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05-23-2018, 03:42 PM | #105 | |
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I did look at going CIC retrofit, but it's still at least £700 and even CIC is 10 years old now and feeling a little stale. |
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05-24-2018, 07:24 AM | #106 | |
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Regarding the sound quality issues... Originally I had the Hifi sound system (Amp with 10 speakers) and to be honest It didn't bother me as it wasn't the best to start with and it sounded alright. Recently I did a full sound system upgrade and its very noticeable from Avin product compared to the headunit especially for bass. The sound is far from rubbish but most songs I play, the bass isn't as good compared to the headunit. When you turn up the bass settings in the audio section, It just muffles the sound or doesn't sound right. Overall majority of people would be happy with this system and apart from the minor sound quality issue, this is a great system! Hope this helps |
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05-24-2018, 07:29 AM | #107 | ||
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Have you used the bluetooth for calls at all, just wondered what the quality was like? Also can you still have the older NBT "list" style menu as opposed to the icons? I actually prefer this for some reason. For the price is seems like a no brainer compared with CIC, I'd budgeted for an upgrade but also wanted to get my performance exhaust. Going with avin I could stretch to both :d |
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05-24-2018, 02:50 PM | #108 | |
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The only annoying thing about the Bluetooth calls is the ringtone.. Its an old Nokia tune Yes you can but the unit that I got it just worked better with the newer style menu so I stuck to that. If you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to ask |
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05-24-2018, 03:47 PM | #109 | ||
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I'm glad the system boots straight into the android side each time. I remember reading somebody say that if the car is shutdown for 20+ mins then it reverts back to the CCC menu upon startup which kind of put me off a bit. Can you get live traffic info on the google maps app and also any offline maps to download to it? I like the interface of google maps so can see myself trying to use that most as my go to nav app. |
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05-24-2018, 05:07 PM | #110 | |
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Erm not sure about others but regardless how long my car has been off, the system always boots up on the android side. Offline Maps are available although i'm always tethering. I always use google maps as I didn't like the interface of the navigation system built in. Here is a link to when i posted the Google maps pictures: https://www.e90post.com/forums/showp...7&postcount=27 |
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