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      04-22-2013, 09:58 AM   #1
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Movies on the nav

So is there a way to play a movie on your navsceen while the car is parked. Most likely I am doing this wrong but figured I would put a movie on a memory stick plug it in. I keep all my music in my car on 64gig memory stick. Selecting the movie I could hear the audio but alas no video showed up, there a way around this?
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I don't think you can play a movie from a stick. I know you can get audio from the movie, but not the image. From page 149 of the manual, these are the formats supported. I don't see anything there for MP4 (for example).

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▷ DVD: DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVDRW,
DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, DVD
audio (video part only), DVD video*.
▷ CD: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA,
VCD*, SVCD*.
▷ Compressed audio files: MP3, WMA, AAC.
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      04-22-2013, 01:37 PM   #3
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I have the Premium Sound system which included the optional 6 Disk/DVD player which is located in the glove box. It plays music CD's and also DVD movies, ONLY when the Z is in the Park position. I want to get the car programmed for "DVD In Motion" so as to be able to have the movies play under way.
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I want to get the car programmed for "DVD In Motion" so as to be able to have the movies play under way.
Won't that distract you from texting?
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      04-22-2013, 02:38 PM   #5
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Yeah, car is wired for 6 disk DVD but since I dont own 1 move and just download everything there really is no reason to get that. No worries was just a thought.
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      04-23-2013, 08:39 AM   #6
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I won't be distracted from texting because i will be watching a movie, I will be eating and talking on the phone while in sport + on the highway a 85 mph.
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      04-23-2013, 08:44 AM   #7
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I won't be distracted from texting because i will be watching a movie, I will be eating and talking on the phone while in sport + on the highway a 85 mph.
I'll keep my eye on the news
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      04-23-2013, 10:10 AM   #8
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I won't be distracted from texting because i will be watching a movie, I will be eating and talking on the phone while in sport + on the highway a 85 mph.
I use to do that when I was a baggage smasher at the Plymouth & Brockton Bus Terminal, in Hyannis.

....ahhh, except that was about 40 years ago, and we didn't have phones or movies or Sport + in cars.
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      04-24-2013, 07:37 AM   #9
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I don't think you can play a movie from a stick. I know you can get audio from the movie, but not the image. From page 149 of the manual, these are the formats supported. I don't see anything there for MP4 (for example).
Correct!

I converted a video into many different video formats and none of them where recognized on the USB stick.

http://e89.zpost.com/forums/showpost...5&postcount=15
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      04-25-2013, 01:56 AM   #10
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I have the Premium Sound system which included the optional 6 Disk/DVD player which is located in the glove box. It plays music CD's and also DVD movies, ONLY when the Z is in the Park position. I want to get the car programmed for "DVD In Motion" so as to be able to have the movies play under way.
So, I have Premium Sound but can't find the 6 Disk/DVD player in the glove compartment... to my understanding, it's on the top left corner, where there is a tab/handle that you pull on that brings down the changer? Am I missing something?
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Search the below named post dated 4-1-2010 and there is a video showing the location in the glove box of the tab to PUSH to drop down the DVD player. It is a 1:26 minutes into the video.


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Search the below named post dated 4-1-2010 and there is a video showing the location in the glove box of the tab to PUSH to drop down the DVD player. It is a 1:26 minutes into the video.


New 2009 2010 BMW Z4 - ZPOST > BMW Z4 Forum (E89) > 2009-Current Z4 Forum (E89) General Discussion
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I got the post for you:
http://e89.zpost.com/forums/showpost...50&postcount=4
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      04-26-2013, 05:16 AM   #13
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works for me

I'm not sure if it's related to optional equipment etc. But I sometimes play music video on my nav screen through iphone (connected through USB), even played movies once or twice. I had my video i motion unlocked a while back but I don't think it's the issue. I also *think* I got it working through a stick too, but I'll check.

As to how, it's on the toolbar left of the screen that usually shows your cd art, with all the forward pause etc.. It's like this screen icon thing..
I thought it works this way with all the nav equipped cars, or am I talking nonsense?


I'm new here, by the way. Hi to you all.
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      04-26-2013, 05:33 AM   #14
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Search the below named post dated 4-1-2010 and there is a video showing the location in the glove box of the tab to PUSH to drop down the DVD player. It is a 1:26 minutes into the video.


New 2009 2010 BMW Z4 - ZPOST > BMW Z4 Forum (E89) > 2009-Current Z4 Forum (E89) General Discussion
DVD/CD Changer from Premium Sound Package
Thank you, I found the post and I've seen that review before prior to getting the Z, that's how I knew where the CD changer was.

Was the CD changer removed/integrated into the center console in later model years? Because unless mine got stolen, there is definitely no tab that I can pull down to reveal the CD changer....
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Thank you, I found the post and I've seen that review before prior to getting the Z, that's how I knew where the CD changer was.

Was the CD changer removed/integrated into the center console in later model years? Because unless mine got stolen, there is definitely no tab that I can pull down to reveal the CD changer....
Premium Sound doesn't come with the CD changer? Unless your model year or option package had it, but don't recall it being part of any option package.
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I have the Premium Sound system which included the optional 6 Disk/DVD player which is located in the glove box. It plays music CD's and also DVD movies, ONLY when the Z is in the Park position. I want to get the car programmed for "DVD In Motion" so as to be able to have the movies play under way.
Oh, then I'm not sure. I just assumed that the Premium Sound Package included the 6 CD changer from this post. Maybe I just don't have it then. Not that I really have a use for it anyway, everything is digital nowadays, but just thought I'd take a peek at where it is in case I need it one day.
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