iDrive Movie

[immiketoo]

The delivery specialist at the Welt told me the car will play DVDs on the nav screen. Can anyone confirm that this works in the states or is it a Euro thing only? BTW, I read the manual...nothing

[greenie]

My dealer says YES!

[URBAN LEGEND]

It works in the states. But once you put the car in motion the picture goes away and you only get sound.

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by immiketoo

The delivery specialist at the Welt told me the car will play DVDs on the nav screen. Can anyone confirm that this works in the states or is it a Euro thing only? BTW, I read the manual...nothing

2009 iDrive will indeed play DVD movies on your NAV screen.

Originally Posted by URBAN LEGEND

It works in the states. But once you put the car in motion the picture goes away and you only get sound.

We've got a way around that:

▀▄ eas - TVinMOTION modules now available for 09+ M3
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=264224

DIY on installation can be seen here: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=268600

[skim]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

2009 iDrive will indeed play DVD movies on your NAV screen.



We've got a way around that:

▀▄ eas - TVinMOTION modules now available for 09+ M3
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=264224

DIY on installation can be seen here: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=268600

only for 09+ idrive?

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by skim

only for 09+ idrive?

Yes - only for 09+ iDrive.

[mixja]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

Yes - only for 09+ iDrive.

Does in work for European models?

[DPR1]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

We've got a way around that:

▀▄ eas - TVinMOTION modules now available for 09+ M3
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=264224

DIY on installation can be seen here: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=268600

ImMikeToo,

The TVinMOTION module Tom@EAS mentions is *very* easy to install and works like a charm! Some people seem to be waiting for a plug-n-play option but in my opinion, even as it is, it would be simple to remove if one so desired. Also, as mentioned in the manual, it can be disabled through the blinker stalk so you'd probably never need to physically remove it anyway. :S

Highly recommended (but don't watch while driving! ).

Cheers,
Ted

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by DPR1

ImMikeToo,

The TVinMOTION module Tom@EAS mentions is *very* easy to install and works like a charm! Some people seem to be waiting for a plug-n-play option but in my opinion, even as it is, it would be simple to remove if one so desired. Also, as mentioned in the manual, it can be disabled through the blinker stalk so you'd probably never need to physically remove it anyway. :S

Highly recommended (but don't watch while driving! ).

Cheers,
Ted

Thank you sir!

Originally Posted by mixja

Does in work for European models?

Actually, EU customers are the main reason for making this happen - these are very popular overseas.

[immiketoo]

Ok I Neeeeeeeed this. I will be ordering soon!

[10M3MAN]

Same here and hopefully nothing changes between 09 and 10 models...

[Jerktown]

Now we just need a hack to play movies off an iPod on the iDrive screen.

[immiketoo]

YEah, I can't wait for my next road trip!

[alito]

hey guys, does it work on 08 BMW M3?

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by alito

hey guys, does it work on 08 BMW M3?

Only for 09+ M3s

[mrtm2008]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

Only for 09+ M3s

Anything in the works for '08s?

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by mrtm2008

Anything in the works for '08s?

08s will not play DVDs without additional equipment, this project is still underway.

[firewired]

http://kufatec.com/ has a module for '09 and above that is plug and play. They said as long as DVDs play when the car is stopped it will work without any additional programming.

[rwchrist]

Originally Posted by immiketoo

The delivery specialist at the Welt told me the car will play DVDs on the nav screen. Can anyone confirm that this works in the states or is it a Euro thing only? BTW, I read the manual...nothing

OK, I finally went out and tried to play a DVD today. I got it to start for a minute on one dvd and then it went to a black screen and it was just the sound. I tried a different dvd and only sound. So, I went back to the first dvd and again, I only had video for about a minute. What am I doing wrong?

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by rwchrist

OK, I finally went out and tried to play a DVD today. I got it to start for a minute on one dvd and then it went to a black screen and it was just the sound. I tried a different dvd and only sound. So, I went back to the first dvd and again, I only had video for about a minute. What am I doing wrong?

Are you using a store purchased DVD or one you burned yourself?

[tinpot]

Originally Posted by rwchrist

OK, I finally went out and tried to play a DVD today. I got it to start for a minute on one dvd and then it went to a black screen and it was just the sound. I tried a different dvd and only sound. So, I went back to the first dvd and again, I only had video for about a minute. What am I doing wrong?

Did you have the parking brake on when playing the DVD? DVD's will play when the parking brake is on and will switch to a blank screen (with sound) when you release the brake. BTW, I'm looking to get the TVinMOTION module from EAS, which looks very nice, to get around this problem.