BMW TV

[hoddo]

At what speed will this function work upto?

Is it worth 700 notes?

[CatherineJ]

The moment you set off it switches off.

You do still have sound though.

Our X5 has the comms pack fitted and I have to say that the TV is very poor because of the reception quality.

[olf]

hoddo said:

At what speed will this function work upto?

Is it worth 700 notes?

Do you ever find yourself sitting in your car for any length of time e.g. car ferry? If so - yes, if not, not.

[seesure]

You can get a TV in motion cable for about £50 of e-bay. Reception is variable but have had good pictures @ 70mph+, other times poor reception at stand still.

[sjn2004]

hoddo said:

At what speed will this function work upto?

Is it worth 700 notes?

There is a sensor connected to the handbrake. Apparently it can be disconnected very easily.

[blackspider]

sjn2004 said:

hoddo said:

At what speed will this function work upto?

Is it worth 700 notes?

There is a sensor connected to the handbrake. Apparently it can be disconnected very easily.

It still looks at the wheel speed via the instrument cluster

[john_r]

www.speedofixer.co.uk/tvinmotion.htm

[Zod]

When I went down the options list, doing my usual thing of deciding I couldn't possibly live without most of them, I came to the TV, saw the price, thought it was an utter rip-off and realised that I hadn't missd TV for a moment in the CSL. When I had it in my old M£s, I only ever used it waiting for my wife outside shops.

[hoddo]

Cheers chaps. Useful information.

I dont think it is an option I would need so I will spend my 700 notes elsewhere

[DanH]

I don't think it is selling at all well now they have split it off from the satnav. 700 quid is ludicrous!

Then again I'm surprised how many 2nd hand new model 3 & 5s don't even have pro-nav or leather!

[laingy]

a complte waste of money, i have one (it was on an exdemo car i bought so didnt pay for it) and in the past 3 years have probably watched 1 hour of tv on it.

[andysv]

i got tv with the wiring kit to watch whilst driving, it's fairly useless as the reception is patchy on the move. also remember digital tv is taking over starting 08 all the analogue sets won't recieve a signal in the near future.

[olf]

andysv said:

i got tv with the wiring kit to watch whilst driving, it's fairly useless as the reception is patchy on the move. also remember digital tv is taking over starting 08 all the analogue sets won't recieve a signal in the near future.

Near future being 2013 according to OFCOM. Not too worried about that just yet.

[ballon]

andysv said:

i got tv with the wiring kit to watch whilst driving, it's fairly useless as the reception is patchy on the move. also remember digital tv is taking over starting 08 all the analogue sets won't recieve a signal in the near future.

My M3 had digital tv, however still not worth the money as I hardly ever used it.

[deutscher]

seesure said:

You can get a TV in motion cable for about £50 of e-bay. Reception is variable but have had good pictures @ 70mph+,.

Is this a joke, or are you mad?

[deutscher]

andysv said:

i got tv with the wiring kit to watch whilst driving,.

Same question to you.

[borris-bear]

anyone know if its possible to hook up a dvd player to these TV's? particularly on the older e39s

Is there an aux in or anything like that?

[pauloamore]

ballon said:

andysv said:

i got tv with the wiring kit to watch whilst driving, it's fairly useless as the reception is patchy on the move. also remember digital tv is taking over starting 08 all the analogue sets won't recieve a signal in the near future.

My M3 had digital tv, however still not worth the money as I hardly ever used it.

I had an 330 Convertible (new in May 06) with digital and analouge TV.

When it worked (at a standstill), I liked it. On the move, you can only really listen to the analouge broadcasts though. On balance, i'd never pay for it.

[andysv]

olf said:

andysv said:

i got tv with the wiring kit to watch whilst driving, it's fairly useless as the reception is patchy on the move. also remember digital tv is taking over starting 08 all the analogue sets won't recieve a signal in the near future.

Near future being 2013 according to OFCOM. Not too worried about that just yet.

the analogue switch off starts in 08, by 2010 half the country will be digi only. that ain't long if your specing your car now.

[m12_nathan]

If you are speccing it now you'll have digital tv.