Finally, I can watch DVDs and drive!

JN1 · 07-31-2013, 11:49 PM

...I meant my passengers now have entertainment.
http://instagram.com/p/cdNZmhub-4/

and:

mirrors open/close at lock/unlock, Sport displays show HP/TQ, TPMS shows actual PSI and temps, A.S.S. remembers last setting at start up, M Performance logo shows up on the cluster and more!

(not worthy of a new thread I know) but thanks Steve33!

LAwolverine · 08-01-2013, 06:58 PM

woah i need all this

JN1 · 08-01-2013, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by LAwolverine

woah i need all this

There have been talks of another LA/OC meet and there are members with cables and software that usually attend.
http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=863339

LAwolverine · 08-01-2013, 11:32 PM

will any of this coding void any of my warranties? i know very little about this

JN1 · 08-01-2013, 11:53 PM

I wouldn't think so...

Poohbore · 08-02-2013, 12:17 AM

I would imagine the video whilst moving might be an issue with law enforcement depending on your location.

JN1 · 08-02-2013, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Poohbore

I would imagine the video whilst moving might be an issue with law enforcement depending on your location.

It's not legal, but its one of those things...

Quakered · 08-03-2013, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JNLBC

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poohbore

I would imagine the video whilst moving might be an issue with law enforcement depending on your location.

It's not legal, but its one of those things...

Could void your insurance as well......

JN1 · 08-03-2013, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Quakered

Could void your insurance as well......

Not in the US.

On a side note, does anyone know if its possible to change the format to widescreen?

AN03REW · 08-03-2013, 05:22 PM

If you push options when watching dvd, in the menu there options for dvd settings and view and zoom.

claykin · 08-03-2013, 05:48 PM

FYI, when dealer updates your vehicle software level, you will lose all this coding. So, be prepared to re do it in the future.

JN1 · 08-03-2013, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by claykin

FYI, when dealer updates your vehicle software level, you will lose all this coding. So, be prepared to re do it in the future.

Thanks for the heads up!

Steve33 · 08-04-2013, 12:40 AM

No prob, enjoy!

utenigma · 08-15-2013, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JNLBC

Not in the US.

On a side note, does anyone know if its possible to change the format to widescreen?

Specifically, you push the options button below the iDrive controller, select Additional Options (not display options like you would think), check the Zoom box

Jake and the Neverland Pirates lives in my DVD drive - it's a lifesaver when the kids are done with being in the car

JN1 · 08-15-2013, 01:11 PM

Lost in Translation stays in mine. I pretty much know everything thats going on from listening alone since I've seen it so many times. LOL

s1k0ne · 04-01-2014, 03:52 PM

Sorry to bring up the thread from the dead but rather post here rather than make a new thread.

Do DVDs that are burned also work? If so, what type of files work? .avi?.mp4?

Thanks

F87_LCI · 04-01-2014, 07:57 PM

Embarrassing but ...Tokyo Drift in mine, just happened to be the first one I grabbed out of the stack to test the coding. It's a DVD rip and works just fine. Zoom function is a must and works well. One thing I noticed the other day at the drive through was that I hit the Mode button on the steering wheel to mute the stereo...and then I could hear the audio on the DVD...however the video did not come up. Volume is super low as well and you have to crank it.

Because of the placement of the screen...you HAVE to be watching for cops. The guy that coed my car got a $250 ticket for distracted driving. I keep my finger on the NAV hot button.

Frogman · 04-01-2014, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s1k0ne

Sorry to bring up the thread from the dead but rather post here rather than make a new thread.

Do DVDs that are burned also work? If so, what type of files work? .avi?.mp4?

Thanks

DVD is a specific encoding format called MPEG2. If you burn a DVD disk via some PC software from a .avi or .mp4, the software will transcode those files to MPEG2 and then write the MPEG2 files to the disk in a standard DVD layout.

The car will read DVD-/+R disks (don't know about DVD-RW disks), so you should be ok with disks you burn this way.

If you just copy a .avi or .mp4 to a DVD data disk and stuff it into your car, the car probably won't play those.

steve@codemybimmer · 04-02-2014, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JNLBC

Not in the US.

On a side note, does anyone know if its possible to change the format to widescreen?

If it's on a DVD, you can only zoom but it'll cut off a portion of the picture.

If you have a 2014 model with NBT and play a movie via USB with the 16:9 aspect radio, it will be fully widescreen.

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