jaytone

Got my GS300 last week with the Mark L system. still learning the car.
I see that the label says DVD. Does it play a movie and if so how ?
Also, if it does, what controls pause, play, stop, etc ?

Thanks

ecount00

Congrats on the new car and welcome! You can play a dvd. Using the standard system, I believe the car has to be in park with the parking brake on for video to show on the nav screen. the control buttons appear on the touch screen and include a hide button. There are several mods that allow video while moving. And many threads you can find via the search feature that discuss how to do that.

whlkev

car doesn't need to be in park, just need to engage the parking break

but yes, 6 dvd changers, comes in handy with hacked nav

rominl

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correct, as long as parking brake on, you can play dvd

i have dvd video on all the time on long trips

jr1966

If you don't do the hack, you lose the screen while playing dvds when you release the parking brake and go out of "P". You still have the sound though coming out of the speakers though. Fine if you watch/listen to DVD concerts.

Stormforge

it's definitely a good feature to have if you have kids in the back seat

vietdeluxx

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I downloaded some music videos then burned them on a DVD last week... Nice to play it with passengers in the car (esp at night heading towards the club)

SNiiP3R

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^^^ I thought it only plays the original DVD's... or does it play DVD-+R as well ?

rominl

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been playing tons of dvd-r

i tried to play burned dual layer and it wasn't playing though

btw, i know this is not common, but the system plays video cd just fine too

berliner

is it possible to convert mp3/wma files to some sorta "audio files" that can be read by our car dvd players?

SNiiP3R

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^^^It plays MP3 files, you just have to burned them on a CD not DVD.

GSguy77095

It also plays DVD-A; although I am having some issues that Lexus is trying to track down.

But as others have said, it will play burned DVDs and Video CDs.

berliner

i meant if it is possible to write "mp3/wma" to some kinda audio file on a dvd, that can be read by the player. after all a dvd will hold a lot more of music than a normal cd

whlkev

^^

nope, as far as I know, this is not possible and I've tried it multiple times

george1688

Can the car play MP4 Music Videos (DRM free) that is burnt onto a DVD?