NAVTool DIY install with dvd player
12-06-08, 08:16 PM
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has anyone noticed a little lag on this NavTool
I mean..when I play the music video, it seems like the music plays a half of second
faster than what it displays on my Nav screen
the lyrics don't match the singer's lip if I watch it carefully lol maybe it's just me..
I mean..when I play the music video, it seems like the music plays a half of second
faster than what it displays on my Nav screen
the lyrics don't match the singer's lip if I watch it carefully lol maybe it's just me..
12-07-08, 12:53 AM
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Initial Impressions...NAVTool did the job and works well so far.
Pyle DVD Player is a piece of crap. Only thing good is it fit perfectly in the glove box and looks like it belongs there.
Bad Stuff about the Pyle DVD Player.
1. Turns on everytime you start the car (Only starting the engine, not when you just turn the car on). I tried several things with putting a relay on the ACC and Constant power but still does it. Its probably bad surge suppression on the power supply in the unit that causes it to turn on when the alternator powers up. Ended up putting a switch on the to manually turn the ACC power on to the DVD player.
2. Engine and Alternator Whine. Doesn't come with a ground loop filter so the DVD player picks up all kinds of interference. The interference transfers to the NAVTool unit because I tested it with my IPOD Video input on the second A/V set and turned the DVD player on and the whine was on the IPOD input. IPOD works fine with no whine if I'm not charging it (even when charging, its a small whine)
3. Doesn't remember the last MP3 played (Not important since the IS already has its own MP3 player) It does remember you DVD position though.
4. Sound level is low even when volumn on the dvd player is all the way up.
5. The clarity on the picture output is bad due the engine/alternator interference. Hopefully the ground loop filter and a shorter RCA cable will fix this. (very hard to impossible to find a 1' RCA A/V cable)
The picture and sound is great when I use that $52 Apple A/V cable on my Iphone though. I have this connected to the second set of A/V inputs. It only make a small whine when I am charging the Ipod/Iphone.
Pyle DVD Player is a piece of crap. Only thing good is it fit perfectly in the glove box and looks like it belongs there.
Bad Stuff about the Pyle DVD Player.
1. Turns on everytime you start the car (Only starting the engine, not when you just turn the car on). I tried several things with putting a relay on the ACC and Constant power but still does it. Its probably bad surge suppression on the power supply in the unit that causes it to turn on when the alternator powers up. Ended up putting a switch on the to manually turn the ACC power on to the DVD player.
2. Engine and Alternator Whine. Doesn't come with a ground loop filter so the DVD player picks up all kinds of interference. The interference transfers to the NAVTool unit because I tested it with my IPOD Video input on the second A/V set and turned the DVD player on and the whine was on the IPOD input. IPOD works fine with no whine if I'm not charging it (even when charging, its a small whine)
3. Doesn't remember the last MP3 played (Not important since the IS already has its own MP3 player) It does remember you DVD position though.
4. Sound level is low even when volumn on the dvd player is all the way up.
5. The clarity on the picture output is bad due the engine/alternator interference. Hopefully the ground loop filter and a shorter RCA cable will fix this. (very hard to impossible to find a 1' RCA A/V cable)
The picture and sound is great when I use that $52 Apple A/V cable on my Iphone though. I have this connected to the second set of A/V inputs. It only make a small whine when I am charging the Ipod/Iphone.
12-07-08, 10:08 PM
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I dont know why I even got a dvd player. I didn't know how easy it was to just rip my dvd's and convert them to ipod/iphone videos and play from there using the $50 apple cable.
12-07-08, 10:41 PM
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where are you guys putting your ipod/iphone connector??
it's kind of hard to reach to my iPod because I left the NavTool in the glovebox
i'm thinking of drilling a hole in the cup holder near the arm rest for better access..
it's kind of hard to reach to my iPod because I left the NavTool in the glovebox
i'm thinking of drilling a hole in the cup holder near the arm rest for better access..
12-07-08, 10:50 PM
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12-11-08, 05:40 PM
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You missed it...it was all over the site 3 weeks ago. I was trying to get 40+ people so I could get it for 200
12-11-08, 07:22 PM
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aww man. Too bad my EDFC unit is there. If I didn't have it there, I would done the same as you. I will try to get it under the center console.
Sinister, btw, did you get a chance to fix your DVD player?
We need some videos of this in action..
Sinister, btw, did you get a chance to fix your DVD player?
We need some videos of this in action..
and maybe inside the armrest compartment
12-11-08, 08:16 PM
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naw wont be til mid january before i get around to it. too much traveling for work and holidays.
12-12-08, 11:53 AM
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i installed my navtool super sneaky, and super easy! without tearing the glovebox apart or none of that- i hid it underneath the ash tray/coin holder- snaked the ipod wires around and drilled a hole into my arm rest so my ipod connector cable, and the USB charging cable (hooked up to my iGo car charger with usb female adaptor) are hiding. this is the cleanest/quickest/easiest way to go about this i think...