[PaddChas]

interesting point Boyd, mine does the same with the Dension too (I have to press List)

are you thinking of doing the Alpine upgrade? If so I'd seriously recommend doing it yourself at the same time as your DAB (if you're still planning). The work you have to do to remove the back seat and access the MOST bus for DAB is half the same work you need to do for the Alpine

I can recommend the Alp[ine by the way, and it is easy for me to say but I don't think it would be worth it if you paid the same again for fitting as for parts

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Originally Posted by Boyd1963

I think that you probably get what you pay for and the Dension though more expensive does have extra functionality.

I've only got the professional stereo but have noticed in courtesy cars that the newer software handles mp3 disks (and presumably ipod) a lot better. On my car the track appears as a track number unless I press "List" and then the ID3 Tag data is displayed. However on new cars it gets displayed automatically aftyer a few seconds. I wonder if I could get my software upgraded to do this.

Did they give you a price for the Alpine upgrade?

Yes, I am thinking Dension now.

There is a local company with Autologic who will code the car for £50.

I cannot remember exactly for the Alpine upgrade but I think it was just under £500 fitted. A couple of the dealers I spoke to were trying to charge £350 - £400 to fit the Alpine. . . .apparantly, it needed "coding" to the car I asked them to check and the service manager came on the phone to assure me this was the case. . . . .

Unbelievable.

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[Boyd1963]

Originally Posted by PaddChas

interesting point Boyd, mine does the same with the Dension too (I have to press List)

are you thinking of doing the Alpine upgrade? If so I'd seriously recommend doing it yourself at the same time as your DAB (if you're still planning). The work you have to do to remove the back seat and access the MOST bus for DAB is half the same work you need to do for the Alpine

I can recommend the Alp[ine by the way, and it is easy for me to say but I don't think it would be worth it if you paid the same again for fitting as for parts

I was thinking that I might ask whoever does the Alpine if they could make the necessary changes for the DAB to work. I have been thinking about the Alpine upgrade for the last 18 months and just can't decide whether it is worth spending so much money.

I would do it myself if I was not so useless and cac handed. I couldn't even get the back seat lifted to install my current DAB aerial cable!!! I know that you have to tug pretty hard but it just would not come off. Can see me totally wrecking the door trim trying to install the new speakers so it's worth paying £150-£200 for somebody else to do it.

[PaddChas]

i'm not sure it is worth the £500+ it costs to have it fitted by someone else, but like I said it's easy for me to say , I paid less than £300 for parts and did the fitting myself

it certainly sounds a lot better and louder but it is not revolutionary, which i guess you wouldn't expect it to be for the money.

[vblanche]

Originally Posted by Mud

This is the kit which I have been discussing, it does not charge the new 5th gen ipods or the new iphone

is that confirmed? thanks. vince

[vblanche]

Originally Posted by E92Fan

The Dension 500 is the best available system to connect an iPod into either an iDrive or non-iDrive E90.

Dension told me it would not work in my car: 2007 E91 Alpina D3...

[mtcurto]

I just had this system installed by my local dealer and boy, do I wish I read this thread first.

I have a full 80-gig iPod and the iDrive will only show artists A-L and albums A-D. This renders half of my iPod inaccessible.

Spinning the resistant iDrive knob makes it a chore to move just 30 artists forward.

Every time you shut off the car and restart, it takes 3-4 minutes to load.

If you are listening to a song in the middle of the list, and accidentally press stop, it will go back to the first song on the list and then you are spinning that damn resistant iDrive wheel for another 10 minutes. Ugh.

If anyone can explain to me how playlists help this, I'd appreciate it. Right now I feel like I made a $600 mistake, and that is never a good feeling.

[Olagüe]

Is possible update the firmware of the interface? to connect more ipods or iphones ? where I can find the update?


thx!

[russdx]

Originally Posted by mtcurto

I just had this system installed by my local dealer and boy, do I wish I read this thread first.

I have a full 80-gig iPod and the iDrive will only show artists A-L and albums A-D. This renders half of my iPod inaccessible.

Spinning the resistant iDrive knob makes it a chore to move just 30 artists forward.

Every time you shut off the car and restart, it takes 3-4 minutes to load.

If you are listening to a song in the middle of the list, and accidentally press stop, it will go back to the first song on the list and then you are spinning that damn resistant iDrive wheel for another 10 minutes. Ugh.

If anyone can explain to me how playlists help this, I'd appreciate it. Right now I feel like I made a $600 mistake, and that is never a good feeling.

80gig is A LOT of music do you need all of this at once? My music collection is close to 60gig but in itunes i only sync around 20gig at a time depending on what im listening to (might ease the load a bit)

I also use the playlist route I never search by artist or album I just create play lists for all the albums in itunes and add all the correct songs. Then in the car just browse using the playlist option. Its lighting fast and loads up withing 3seconds after turning the car on.

[jjcrews]

Can I install dension 500 if I dont have the cd changer but prep with CD changer without coding?

[Olagüe]

Is possible update the firmware? for new versions of ipod?