Playing DVD on iDrive screen

[yan_750i_usa]

Guten Tag!

verzeihen sie mir für sprechendes englisch. my german is very bad.

i have a question, hopefully one of you can answer it for me i am about to do a retrofit for my 750i and install TV and DVD:

p/n 65 50 0 407 052
p/n 65 12 6 938 979

i do not plan on installing or using rear screens. so my question is this:

can i watch DVDs on the iDrive screen and control the DVD player via iDrive controller? is that how it is done in europe? do you all have that option?

danke.

[tbeyer]

Hi,

if you are going to install the original parts and have the car coded properly by your dealer after installation the answer is yes. In the entertainment menu you should have a "Video" section (probably not visible or grey at the moment), clicking on that takes you to the Video menu where you then should have the option to either select tv or dvd. Control of which is via iDrive as well. Beware, though, that the video signal is muted if the car moves - at least this is the default in Europe. Your mileage may vary - although watching a dvd while driving might be dangerous even at speeds as slow as imposed by the US speed limits :-)

cheers

Torsten

[760Lifan]

Zitat von yan_750i_usa

Guten Tag!

verzeihen sie mir für sprechendes englisch. my german is very bad.

i have a question, hopefully one of you can answer it for me i am about to do a retrofit for my 750i and install TV and DVD:

p/n 65 50 0 407 052
p/n 65 12 6 938 979

i do not plan on installing or using rear screens. so my question is this:

can i watch DVDs on the iDrive screen and control the DVD player via iDrive controller? is that how it is done in europe? do you all have that option?

danke.

Yan, is that really you? What a surprise to find you posting here - I have a reason - Meine Muttersprache ist Deutsch! (My native language is German)..

Zur Erklärung für alle 7er-Forumspartner - Yan postet meistens auf Bimmerfest.com, dem US-Forum......

[yan_750i_usa]

Zitat von 760Lifan

Yan, is that really you? What a surprise to find you posting here - I have a reason - Meine Muttersprache ist Deutsch! (My native language is German)..

Zur Erklärung für alle 7er-Forumspartner - Yan postet meistens auf Bimmerfest.com, dem US-Forum......

die Welt ist ein Dorf!

haha... yes, it is me have you considered doing this to your 760 btw? why should only europeans have all the toys

anyways, i am ordering the parts soon. TV is pretty straight forward. my biggest concern is getting DVD to play on the iDrive without rear entertainment screen. sounds like that should work fine also.

i wish my german was better. so the fear of embarrassing myself, i have to be lame and resort to english. i can understand 90% of what people post here though.

[760Lifan]

Zitat von yan_750i_usa

die Welt ist ein Dorf!

haha... yes, it is me have you considered doing this to your 760 btw? why should only europeans have all the toys

anyways, i am ordering the parts soon. TV is pretty straight forward. my biggest concern is getting DVD to play on the iDrive without rear entertainment screen. sounds like that should work fine also.

i wish my german was better. so the fear of embarrassing myself, i have to be lame and resort to english. i can understand 90% of what people post here though.

Cool and unglaublich...
But to your question - I think I'll keep mine (my mum's) 760 without technical changes..

[Ellemeet]

What is it you want to see? TV or DVD?

I considered the BMW system but found it way to expensive. TV has to be a digital system anyway (DVB-T) in Holland.

I already had installed an Alpine system with screens in the headrests and a dvd changer.

I installed a DVB-T tuner and an override system for my navi screen. This works perfect ... also when you drive.

For dvd i would advise against a dvd changer (it is a waist of money). Freecom offers a very nice flat 100GB harddiskdrive with videou out for approx 150 euro. With Pocketdivx it means you can have up to 100 movies with you.

The only problem remaining: no aux-in for sound. I am hoping to solve this with the Dension Gateway 500 if it ever comes