Another type of Chinese double din

[VVC-Geeza]

No plans to introduce TMC though according to Sean.

[NikTheGeek]

How low down does the AM go? Will it pick up the LW band? I can't live without TMS on R4 LW....

Nick

[CDTi]

Originally Posted by NikTheGeek

How low down does the AM go? Will it pick up the LW band? I can't live without TMS on R4 LW....

Nick

AM is 522 to 1620 KHz. No LW.

Haven't tried AM reception but the FM is excellent.

[CDTi]

Some more pics.

These show the interface for playing music and movies from the RHS (WinCE) SD slot:





The LHS slot has the same 1980's looking interface as the original unit has.

Another thing I learned today is that the button lights dim with the LSM dimmer. Did the original do that? The screen doesn't dim automatically, though.

[tony_fry]

Originally Posted by CDTi

Some more pics.

These show the interface for playing music and movies from the RHS (WinCE) SD slot:

The LHS slot has the same 1980's looking interface as the original unit has.

Another thing I learned today is that the button lights dim with the LSM dimmer. Did the original do that? The screen doesn't dim automatically, though.

I must say the GUI look so much more professional than on the "other" unit.

Its a great shame it does not currently have TMC, I could be swayed in changing my unit!!!.

[CDTi]

Originally Posted by tony_fry

I must say the GUI look so much more professional than on the "other" unit.

Its a great shame it does not currently have TMC, I could be swayed in changing my unit!!!.

Yes, the GUI really is much more modern and European looking.

I suppose there really is no reason why the original unit couldn't have a similar GUI with a firmware update. Getting the factory to do this is the problem, of course.

[Jezzer 1]

Forgive me if I chuck another pebble into the pond here .

If you study the photo that appears on Radioguys website:



The double din unit shown in the dash must be yet another variant. It appears to have two banks of keys down the right hand side of the display,
and maybe a larger screen?

Has anyone any idea what this unit is?

I perosnally like the appearance of the unit mentioned in this thread over the original Raidoguy offering. It looks more OEM I think.

[vindaloo]

Originally Posted by Jezzer 1

Forgive me if I chuck another pebble into the pond here .

If you study the photo that appears on Radioguys website:


The double din unit shown in the dash must be yet another variant. It appears to have two banks of keys down the right hand side of the display,
and maybe a larger screen?

Has anyone any idea what this unit is?

I perosnally like the appearance of the unit mentioned in this thread over the original Raidoguy offering. It looks more OEM I think.

Maybe it's the Dynavin?
Looks like too many small buttons on the RHS for me. I really like the style of the one on this thread & I'm not interested in TMC, so could be the one for me

Added later
Not the Dynavin, just checked on their website

[CDTi]

Originally Posted by Jezzer 1

Forgive me if I chuck another pebble into the pond here .

If you study the photo that appears on Radioguys website:



The double din unit shown in the dash must be yet another variant. It appears to have two banks of keys down the right hand side of the display,
and maybe a larger screen?

Has anyone any idea what this unit is?

I perosnally like the appearance of the unit mentioned in this thread over the original Raidoguy offering. It looks more OEM I think.

I believe this is the MG OEM unit.

Don't know much about it - could just be a "dumb terminal" like the MGR OEM display, with lots of other boxes required like radio, TV, GPS etc.

[CDTi]

Some more Youtube vids:

This one shops WolfNCU with a BMW skin running on WinCE. This is a similar idea to Petruts patch - doesn't do as much though:



This shows in more detail than I showed in my vid of how to change the main icons:



Lots more on there if you have a search.