75/ZT In Car System with GPS DVD Plug and Play - Page 139

Radioguy · 3rd September 2010, 17:18

Hi Mark ,
I Do Understand and I apologize, we took 2 Kicks at the cat. (figuratively speaking for the animal lovers out there)

If the Splitter is required we will not be charging any extra. We have sourced them ourselves in case the factory has some excuse NOT to provide them.

Its 1 AM in HK Now so Hopefully we will have a response quickly and get this show on the road !

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Originally Posted by MARKUK

Sean,

Disapointed about their refusal to modify the RDS display !..

You would have thought that as a company, they would want their BEST work out in the public domain rather than a very lame attempt..

Is this splitter that is required for the TMC going to be included or are we having to pay extra for that ?..

I am already commited to the purchase as I have already paid and like everyone else has said, it's no deal breaker, it just would be have been so much "cleaner"..

So how soon are we going to be able to get in production then ?..

Mark

MARKUK · 3rd September 2010, 17:28

Sean,

You have done your best for us we all know and thank you for that..
I think they probably just couldn't be bothered and know that they will still get the business which is a shame !..

Anyway, am chomping at the bit waiting for mine !!

Mark

75ConSE · 3rd September 2010, 19:01

Sean, re. the RDS problem.

'Our' unit is obviously only one of MANY different ones that are made to fit various cars. With that in mind, does it mean that they ALL have this problem? Does the factory that is manufacturing ours ONLY make ours? Surely, a factory that makes several different types would know whether or not they have the same problem and if not, know why.

I find it hard to believe it is such a big ask, after all, something had to be written in the programme (or whatever) to get the letters and numbers in THAT position, surely, just getting them in the middle can't be that hard!!

madone · 3rd September 2010, 22:09

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Originally Posted by 75ConSE

Sean, re. the RDS problem.

'Our' unit is obviously only one of MANY different ones that are made to fit various cars. With that in mind, does it mean that they ALL have this problem? Does the factory that is manufacturing ours ONLY make ours? Surely, a factory that makes several different types would know whether or not they have the same problem and if not, know why.

I find it hard to believe it is such a big ask, after all, something had to be written in the programme (or whatever) to get the letters and numbers in THAT position, surely, just getting them in the middle can't be that hard!!

I concur and dont understand why this hideous looking problem cant be a quick fix

Jakg · 3rd September 2010, 22:22

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Originally Posted by 75ConSE

just getting them in the middle can't be that hard!!

Takes time & money (admitedly not much) and Sean is happy to buy them anyway... whats in it for them, frankly?

(and ftr I think it looks rubbish, too)

MARKUK · 3rd September 2010, 22:24

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Originally Posted by Jakg

Takes time & money (admitedly not much) and Sean is happy to buy them anyway... whats in it for them, frankly?

(and ftr I think it looks rubbish, too)

If was just down to it costing them money, hell I would bung in an extra $10 !

Mark

Radioguy · 3rd September 2010, 22:53

I am on your side guys.
We hit them 2 times on it, sent in all of the comments.
I am not 100% sure what is involved but these factories employ outside Firmware Solutions. Many times even THEY don't have a copy of the firmware ! It is embedded in the boards and in this case the RDS chip.

I am not making excuses, I wish they would do it . Believe me, if it was simply a time Issue, I would simply put it to vote.

MisterTomez · 3rd September 2010, 23:07

As has already been said, we can just have the navigation screen/pictures on instead, so we won't have to look at the radio display anyway. You can change station and everything just by using the controls on the steering wheel without even going to the radio screen, or just turn the screen off altogether.

MARKUK · 3rd September 2010, 23:16

At the end of the day I would like my Head Unit this month !...

However, if the general feeling ( 75% + ) of all of us who have actually placed orders is that they would like to wait and try and get them to change their minds and change this screen then so be it..( think we may just be fighting a losing battle though )

As mentioned in other posts, how many of us are going to be looking at the radio screen all the time ?..Yes it would be better and really finish it off well
BUT it might be just worth getting these into production and get them in our sticky little hands !

That's where I am on this !

Mark

MisterTomez · 3rd September 2010, 23:45

Mark I'm with you on this, it's now got to the point where we've been waiting for ages...my dashboard has been looking like this for too long...

3rd September 2010, 17:28	#1382
MARKUK Gets stuck in ROVER 75 2.0 CD DIESEL Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Barnsley Posts: 906 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Sean, You have done your best for us we all know and thank you for that.. I think they probably just couldn't be bothered and know that they will still get the business which is a shame !.. Anyway, am chomping at the bit waiting for mine !! Mark __________________ Mark - " Maximum Planning - Minimum Mistakes !! " * NO TMC MOD KITS AVAILABLE !! *** See the TMC / RADIO VIDEOS HERE.... Send me an Email HERE…. Signup for Sugarsync HERE**.. http://sincemylastcigarette.com/bann...GBP_5_dark.png

3rd September 2010, 19:01	#1383
75ConSE Avid contributor Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur SE '02 Auto Saloon Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 145 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sean, re. the RDS problem. 'Our' unit is obviously only one of MANY different ones that are made to fit various cars. With that in mind, does it mean that they ALL have this problem? Does the factory that is manufacturing ours ONLY make ours? Surely, a factory that makes several different types would know whether or not they have the same problem and if not, know why. I find it hard to believe it is such a big ask, after all, something had to be written in the programme (or whatever) to get the letters and numbers in THAT position, surely, just getting them in the middle can't be that hard!! __________________ Paul Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur SE '02 Auto Saloon. Bright and Shiny Zircon Silver. Chrome is where the heart is!

3rd September 2010, 23:07	#1388
MisterTomez Gets stuck in '00 BMW 535i Auto M-Sport, '99 Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Auto Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Midlands Posts: 733 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	As has already been said, we can just have the navigation screen/pictures on instead, so we won't have to look at the radio display anyway. You can change station and everything just by using the controls on the steering wheel without even going to the radio screen, or just turn the screen off altogether. __________________ ` [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] "Trimmed like a first class cabin on the Titanic...before it sank." ---------- "The LPG'd, civilized psychopath."

3rd September 2010, 23:16	#1389
MARKUK Gets stuck in ROVER 75 2.0 CD DIESEL Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Barnsley Posts: 906 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	At the end of the day I would like my Head Unit this month !... However, if the general feeling ( 75% + ) of all of us who have actually placed orders is that they would like to wait and try and get them to change their minds and change this screen then so be it..( think we may just be fighting a losing battle though ) As mentioned in other posts, how many of us are going to be looking at the radio screen all the time ?..Yes it would be better and really finish it off well BUT it might be just worth getting these into production and get them in our sticky little hands ! That's where I am on this ! Mark __________________ Mark - " Maximum Planning - Minimum Mistakes !! " * NO TMC MOD KITS AVAILABLE !! *** See the TMC / RADIO VIDEOS HERE.... Send me an Email HERE…. Signup for Sugarsync HERE**.. http://sincemylastcigarette.com/bann...GBP_5_dark.png

3rd September 2010, 23:45	#1390
MisterTomez Gets stuck in '00 BMW 535i Auto M-Sport, '99 Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Auto Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Midlands Posts: 733 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	Mark I'm with you on this, it's now got to the point where we've been waiting for ages...my dashboard has been looking like this for too long... __________________ ` [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] "Trimmed like a first class cabin on the Titanic...before it sank." ---------- "The LPG'd, civilized psychopath."

3rd September 2010, 22:53	#1387
Radioguy Banned None Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Here on the Forum Posts: 5,352 Thanks: 632 Thanked 822 Times in 573 Posts	I am on your side guys. We hit them 2 times on it, sent in all of the comments. I am not 100% sure what is involved but these factories employ outside Firmware Solutions. Many times even THEY don't have a copy of the firmware ! It is embedded in the boards and in this case the RDS chip. I am not making excuses, I wish they would do it . Believe me, if it was simply a time Issue, I would simply put it to vote.