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      12-11-2018, 10:51 AM   #23
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I used to have a parrot branded Android head unit, and what drove me nuts was that it took 2 minutes to start up. Annoying if I want to listen to music for a 5 minute drive. Kinda turned me off from Android units in general.

I heard the avin units are a little better for that, but I also heard that the audio quality, especially with Bluetooth is terrible. I'm not going to pay 700 bucks for head unit that has those issues.

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I have had customers replace their Avin units with my CIC kits. Generally they work good for about six months and then bog down.

I have been working on getting the three necessities costs down:

1. BT Audio
2. Backup Camera
3. Apple Carplay

It is really hard when you are dealing with middlemen all day long. I have found a good solution for the backup camera but I do not have the cash to do a bulk order. Then would people even pay $300 for a backup camera is another question.
I might... If it works with idrive 5/6.
A used camera and camera module are about 100 each, and I haven't even started trying to figure out camera cabling
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If we get 5 people the price with be $400 USD per emulator plus $75/5 for express shipping. So $415 USD per person. This would be before any payment fees. Carsystems does not want to use Paypal. I am not a fan of sending $2,000 USD to Ukraine through Western Union. I will need to see if they will take a payment method with some form.
Won't take Paypal? Only Western Union? If I were you I would run away from this.
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Won't take Paypal? Only Western Union? If I were you I would run away from this.
I am not sending them a western union. Currently I am waiting for my sample emulator that got lost in NYC. Thanks USPS.
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Usps Found My Emulator!!!!
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I used to have a parrot branded Android head unit, and what drove me nuts was that it took 2 minutes to start up. Annoying if I want to listen to music for a 5 minute drive. Kinda turned me off from Android units in general.

I heard the avin units are a little better for that, but I also heard that the audio quality, especially with Bluetooth is terrible. I'm not going to pay 700 bucks for head unit that has those issues.

I bought my avin with android 7.1 for <$300.... but it's the one from aliexpress. Same stuff tho I think
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I got my NBT NEXT in and IMO CIC to NBT Next is a waste of time. I would do a CCC to NBT Next but only if you DIY it. BMW Apps for android do not work outside the connected drive app.




The UI is nice, album art over radio is nice, the maps and everything look nice. The CD play does not work but other than that everything else is working. If you are going to do a NBT Next make sure you buy the TCB from the same car as the NBt.

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