Dynavin / Mimi Entertainment
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I'm currently looking at aftermarket options to replace the OEM headunit in my E39. I currently have factory Nav / bluetooth and PDC and would like it to work with / replace these aswell as incorporating an OBC interface of some sort. I contacted the UK Dynavin resellers about the D99, they have advised that they are no longer selling this item and pointed me i the direction of mimientertainment.co.uk has anyone had any experiance of these?
They never sold them I don't think - I contacted them about buying one when it was announced and watched the site daily and they never appeared. They'd said they'd contact me when I could order and never did so I assumed they decided not to sell them.
I bought from elsewhere in the end.
I bought from elsewhere in the end.
Edited by Fox- on Tuesday 24th April 19:42
Fox- said:
They never sold them I don't think - I contacted them about buying one when it was announced and watched the site daily and they never appeared. They'd said they'd contact me when I could order and never did so I assumed they decided not to sell them.
I bought from elsewhere in the end.
What is the d99, is it some sort of dynavin, OP the dynavin type units are completely different to OEM BMW ones, the BMW ones have seperate sat nav computer, and a seperate amp, the dynavin type things are just a double din headunit,if you really want one id strip out the OEM stuff and ebay it, you will easily recover the cost, probably make a few quid if its anything like the E46 market, even the wiring looms were going for 100 quid, worth looking intoI bought from elsewhere in the end.
Edited by Fox- on Tuesday 24th April 19:42
Interesting, they told me they'd stopped selling them due to software issues. The alternative they apparently runs a microsoft interface rather than an android.
I've contacted my local car audio place and they've been less than complimentary about Dynavin stuff. How are you finding yours? I'm guessing I'll be in a slighty different situation since Ive already got the big screen showing the obc.
I've contacted my local car audio place and they've been less than complimentary about Dynavin stuff. How are you finding yours? I'm guessing I'll be in a slighty different situation since Ive already got the big screen showing the obc.
hadenough! said:
Interesting, they told me they'd stopped selling them due to software issues. The alternative they apparently runs a microsoft interface rather than an android.
Mine also runs the Microsoft Windows CE interface for the nav side. They are units with two motherboards - one side runs radio/ipod/etc, the other runs Windows or Android for your nav. They switch between each other seamlessly.I went with Windows because all the cool gimicky stuff Android could do would probably wear off. What i wanted was an excellent navigation device, radio and iPod control system. I don't see the value of internet access and apps in your car - I want to see where I am going and listen to music. If I want to watch TV I'll go home (Though it has a DVD player which works fine but I've only used to show people, which kinda sums that feature up).
hadenough! said:
I've contacted my local car audio place and they've been less than complimentary about Dynavin stuff. How are you finding yours? I'm guessing I'll be in a slighty different situation since Ive already got the big screen showing the obc.
Mine is fine. There are elements that are chinese, some of the menus on the radio side are stupid, the SD card interface is worse than dire, but the radio interface itself is good (As it should be as basically its a blatant rip of the VW RNS system for the radio interface) and the iPod interface works well. Day to day I simply never have a need to delve into the menus and settings exposing the chinese-ish-ness of the unit.I get in turn key, radio comes on, whack Nav as I pull away and bingo - my view is as per the photos above, with full steering wheel control of my audio.
It's overpriced at 600 quid - but to be honest what else is there? I hate stuff that looks blatantly aftermarket and the other units on the market didnt look like they fitted into the interior as well.
If you already have the BMW Nav though, I'm not sure I'd upgrade. The nav side of this is excellent and easily superior to the BMW nav (Its better than the Nav in my 2008 335i was) but thats because the nav is Igo Primo and nothing really to do with Dynavin. It's a modern fully featured nav software with digital elevation maps, traffic, camera warnings etc. However for me half the appeal was freshining the interior up with a big screen which it sounds like you already have so it might be harder to justify the cost.
I've had no faults with it, any issues are design issues not faults or problems. You cannot, for example, use the 1-6 butons to swap radio presets in nav mode, though apparently you can't do that in the stock BMW nav either?
What I wanted was a modern nav system integrated into my car in a way that looked like it was meant to be there, and also had a radio and played my iPod. I definately feel I've got that.
The nav was super sluggish until I upgraded to a Class 10 SDHC card - it runs everything off the SD card as you go, therefore the performance can be limited by the card. The touch screen is only ok - its resistive. Not a patch on a modern phone but loads better than not having one at all.
Oh, the PDC functionality is cool. You get an E60 style top down view of the car when you engage reverse - showing the sensor output as well. Really nice. However typically it vanishes when you come out of reverse as they've coded it to use reverse as a trigger not PDC on/off as a trigger (As I guess most of these are sold as E46 units which dont have front PDC) so you can only really use it when you are reversing.
Obviously your OEM PDC functions as normal still.
This is the iPod interface. It works well and has full navigation. BUt in true Chinese style the pictures you see are static, not actual album art. Doh!
I almost never see this though as I just leave it on map view.
This is the radio:
Screen glare can be an issue. I can always see the screen but it's sometimes washed out in sunlight. I keep meaning to fix this with anti glare film or something.
Edited by Fox- on Tuesday 24th April 20:46
Yep, thanks for that, based on what I've heard and what you've said I think I'll hold off.
I already have the latest nav software with 3d graphics and postcodes, I also have an intravee for my ipod. I think the main reason for looking to swap was to get one step ahead of the inevitable obsolesense of the standard system, improve the nav and get DAB. I'm not overly worried about the OEM asthetic aspect so will continue my search.
I already have the latest nav software with 3d graphics and postcodes, I also have an intravee for my ipod. I think the main reason for looking to swap was to get one step ahead of the inevitable obsolesense of the standard system, improve the nav and get DAB. I'm not overly worried about the OEM asthetic aspect so will continue my search.
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