Group Buy / EOI new generation DNS head units (RNS-510 alternative)

[cpkk]

Does anyone else have an issue where sometimes while the gps is running the unit wont go into any of the other screens?

Yes I've experienced this after flashing to new firmware.

Does anyone else have very poor GPS reception? Mine take a long time to get 4 Satellites and I can't use it for navigation.
Could I have a faulty GPS antenna?

As for placement, I have mine pretty much on top of the dash just under one piece of thin plastic.

Same issue with me here...

[polski_ogurek]

Same as kwalsh. Instantly finds where I am. And mine is down inside the dash. Next to the air supply pipe thing.

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[kwalsh24]

So tested the bt audio playback, the gain has been fixed however the quality still sounds quite low. Sounds like a really badly ripped mp3 file (when its not)

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[centralaxis]

Don't you mean to say you will contact people on the waiting list to ASK if they want to purchase a unit that has a screen different to that promised?

When you contact them and they say they don't want the unit with the different screen are you going to try to keep $100?

You've had your say and you're no longer in the group buy so I reckon you should stay out of it.

I'd like to see you post your PMs with Samdy as proof of your mistreatment or else I'd like to see you stick to the BMW forums.

We don't need anymore useless posts, there's 145 pages and counting including this one!

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[centralaxis]

[QUOTE=Hotbmwm3;1014077]

You've had your say and you're no longer in the group buy so I reckon you should stay out of it.

That's an interesting opinion, thanks for sharing it. I happen to disagree with your opinion, but the great thing about automotive Internet forums is that each faceless nameless person posting under a psydoneum is equal to each other.

And unless my questions breach the terms and conditions of the site, I'm not sure how you have any right to publicly tell me what to do.

Your welcome, of course, to report my post to a moderator.

I'd like to see you post your PMs with Samdy as proof of your mistreatment or else I'd like to see you stick to the BMW forums.

I'm happy to post the private messages in a new thread started by a moderator giving me permission to do so. Until then, I won't be intentionally breaching a condition of the terms of use.

We don't need anymore useless posts, there's 145 pages and counting including this one! /QUOTE]

Again, thanks for sharing your opinion that you think my question is useless. Again, I don't share your opinion. Perhaps someone that has purchase a product with a screen that is different than promised might like to know the answer.

It's likely that people seeking refunds or reimbursement of shipping costs are having those discussions in private in the hope of achieving a better outcome.

I'm hoping my public questions will help to get a fair outcome for consumers.

I believe my questions in relation to the screen type and what options consumers have are very relevant BEFORE they are sent to consumers.

/QUOTE]

Meh.

Just adding another useless post.

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[master phi]

Hate to say this but with reports of everyone else's DNS not working as advertised does bring serious concern. Also that he has specified that the people who weren't in the first ten would be offered a full refund in this post Group Buy / EOI new generation DNS head units (RNS-510 alternative) or post 971. We couldn't really contact him until 4th of December too so it wasn't like we could organise the refund when he was away.

I do hope that he does contact me about it before sending it off.

[Fdandy]

Had a good play with the unit on the commute to work this morning. I definitely have a lot more issues if the GPS is running in the back ground. I had to turn the car off 3 time (pull key) as the system froze when I was back on sd playback and GPS in background.
Each time I had the funny error window come up and it forces it to gps app and doesn't let you back to radio/sd/menu settings etc.

On the way home I didn't use the GPS at all and everything worked fine.

So for me, the radio/sd playback/video playback seems to be good (albeit a bit buggy) just the GPS doesn't work.
Perhaps us Aussies have less satellites for the GPS to pick up then the USA folk, as I definitely have Satellite pickup issues making the gps software useless.

[DkN]

Don't you mean to say you will contact people on the waiting list to ASK if they want to purchase a unit that has a screen different to that promised?

When you contact them and they say they don't want the unit with the different screen are you going to try to keep $100?

Firstly the screen issue is a new one and again the information is public here on the forums. I'm sure you can appreciate that on the one hand I have to deal with cancellations, and on the other dealing with people asking where their unit is and when is it going to be shipped.

Secondly I have already pointed out that in light of issues with the first 10 units I will allow people to cancel their orders without losing the $100 deposit even though originally this deposit was not refundable by this stage.

I haven't been able to contact the manager at Audiosources all day today but based on everyone's reports it seems pretty clear the screen is resistive. But as I have said, this initial batch already has final hardware, so unless the manager decides to drop another surprise on me, the final production unit which is slated for 12 December, will also have resistive screens.

As for mirroring, I have mentioned previously that Audiosources has developed a module that mirrors both Android and iPhones BUT without the ability to control it via the unit's own screen. I've asked them about future development of a mirroring module that can control the phone via the unit's screen, but the status of that is currently unclear. The originally proposed module was to be able to do this, but would have only been compatible with Android.

Those with GPS signal issues after firmware update, go to your GPS SD directory, in the Primo2 folder, and delete or rename the folder in there named "save". This resets your settings, including GPS baud settings, and allows Primo to rescan for correct values. You do lose settings and personalisations though.

Hate to say this but with reports of everyone else's DNS not working as advertised does bring serious concern. Also that he has specified that the people who weren't in the first ten would be offered a full refund in this post Group Buy / EOI new generation DNS head units (RNS-510 alternative) or post 971. We couldn't really contact him until 4th of December too so it wasn't like we could organise the refund when he was away.

I do hope that he does contact me about it before sending it off.

It does appear that the white screen issue may be hardware-related, and we had someone with a seriously faulty unit which is being returned. The rest of the issues are software-related though and will be rectified. I have to admit I have not come across many of the reported software stability issues myself on my sample unit, but I've mostly been using radio and satnav. I have been on several road trips like this (with GPS and radio running) without incident so I assume there is something up with the SD decoding part of the firmware that is causing issues.

To be clear though if you have you are informed of the situation and you want a refund, just send me a message. I don't see why you have to wait. Your previous post said you wanted a refund if you were not receiving your order in the current batch, and I explained that you are, so if you still want to cancel you have to let me know. In any case, all the information is public here, I will be sending a message shortly, and I'll hold off the shipment until Saturday morning.

Had a good play with the unit on the commute to work this morning. I definitely have a lot more issues if the GPS is running in the back ground. I had to turn the car off 3 time (pull key) as the system froze when I was back on sd playback and GPS in background.
Each time I had the funny error window come up and it forces it to gps app and doesn't let you back to radio/sd/menu settings etc.

On the way home I didn't use the GPS at all and everything worked fine.

So for me, the radio/sd playback/video playback seems to be good (albeit a bit buggy) just the GPS doesn't work.
Perhaps us Aussies have less satellites for the GPS to pick up then the USA folk, as I definitely have Satellite pickup issues making the gps software useless.

Have you performed the software update? It's getting a bit hard to keep track. If possible, please post your firmware version when you are describing any software issues. Stability issues were supposed to have been fixed in the latest update, again I have not come across these myself and some others have been saying they do seem fixed. As for GPS signal, please see what I said above in this same post regarding deleting / renaming the "save" folder.

[Goobz]

So I had a new error tonight:



I was driving along with music playing from the SD card with the Nav up on the screen on just the map when this came up. The unit completely froze and I had to turn the ignition off/on to clear it.

May be something to do with the SD decoding issues Sandy mentioned although he would have to translate the error box for me!

Im running the latest firmware revision which I successfully flashed this afternoon.

[DkN]

That's an interesting opinion, thanks for sharing it. I happen to disagree with your opinion, but the great thing about automotive Internet forums is that each faceless nameless person posting under a psydoneum is equal to each other.

And unless my questions breach the terms and conditions of the site, I'm not sure how you have any right to publicly tell me what to do.

Your welcome, of course, to report my post to a moderator.

I'd like to see you post your PMs with Samdy as proof of your mistreatment or else I'd like to see you stick to the BMW forums.

I'm happy to post the private messages in a new thread started by a moderator giving me permission to do so. Until then, I won't be intentionally breaching a condition of the terms of use.

Again, thanks for sharing your opinion that you think my question is useless. Again, I don't share your opinion. Perhaps someone that has purchase a product with a screen that is different than promised might like to know the answer.

It's likely that people seeking refunds or reimbursement of shipping costs are having those discussions in private in the hope of achieving a better outcome.

I'm hoping my public questions will help to get a fair outcome for consumers.

I believe my questions in relation to the screen type and what options consumers have are very relevant BEFORE they are sent to consumers.

You don't necessarily make useless points but if you really wanted to contribute you would do well to phrase the points you raise in a way that does not make it look like pursuit of a personal vendetta against me. My conduct throughout the group buy has pretty much been entirely public and as I mentioned I have made information available as soon as I became aware of them. Attempting to provoke me or butting heads with other customers whom you claim you are trying to help is probably just going to make you the least popular person on this forum.

You have made it clear that you were not happy with your dealings with me. Others have made it clear that they were quite happy with their dealings with me. If you are trying to convince them that they should not be happy, I suggest you give it up though you're certainly free to keep trying. If you are trying to contribute, leave your personal bias out of the points you are trying to make.