B&O Upgrade???

[frog]

Just seen this on the B&O site regarding the R8 - maybe a mistake?

Drive-in bio

A new feature in the Audi models is the possibility to play DVD-Video. Adding the optional Audi MMI Navigation Plus and your Audi comes with a 10GB Jukebox, CD/DVD player and a 7” high resolution wide screen so now you can experience Hollywood blockbusters in flawless 7.1 digital surround as well. Bang & Olufsen True Image Digital Signal Processing also optimizes multichannel formats into 7.1 channels for vehicle playback making the movie experience as intense as the best of the big screens.


http://www.bang-olufsen.com/sound-system-audi-r8

[Azua]

I saw that too. Stuck a DVD in it and no movie. I haven't read the manual yet though.

[R84ME]

It would not be for the US market because DOT prohibits manufacturers to offer DVD entertainment in the front seats. That's not to say it couldn't easily be hacked and made to work, but the hardware's got to be there.

[RS4Cab]

I saw that too. Stuck a DVD in it and no movie. I haven't read the manual yet though.

Have you tried with emergency brake up? I don't know anything about the R8 setup but know thats how to do on some cars .

[frog]

Not really the point. RNS-E has no video decoder. They are talking about MMI+ and a 'huge 10GB' of storage - well that was huge in 2005 - my guess is a misprint....

[rmicroys]

My 2011 BMW 335ix with Navi plays eleventy.1 surround movies just fine, at least in Canada there isn't any laws against playing a movie in the front seat when the car is parked and the hand brake is up. Pulling up the handbrake a notch just to turn the handbrake light on is not enough to trick the system - it knows you are moving via GPS and the VSS as well, and such turns the movie off, but keeps playing the soundtrack.

[EJCR8]

Can someone tell me why we don't get the newest MMI with the 30gig HD and color screen in the center of the dash(like in my Q5)??? It just burns me up that my upcoming 2011 R8 V10 will cost 176k and have a crappy system llike that!!!

[NFS13]

My 2011 BMW 335ix with Navi plays eleventy.1 surround movies just fine, at least in Canada there isn't any laws against playing a movie in the front seat when the car is parked and the hand brake is up. Pulling up the handbrake a notch just to turn the handbrake light on is not enough to trick the system - it knows you are moving via GPS and the VSS as well, and such turns the movie off, but keeps playing the soundtrack.

My 335is and A5 both play video while parked.

[timborama]

Dealer claims DVDs play in park. Requires nav option, not B&O.

[ignomini]

Whatever the truth of the matter, don't bother with the manual. I was looking for info on the SD card readers in my 2011 manual, but all references in the manual are to CDs. Let's face it, the R8's MMI system is pathetic. Buy the car for the driving experience, not the "home entertainment system."