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      03-28-2023, 03:22 AM   #287
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If you already have a properly working idrive then the MMI box seems to be the best choice..

If you use a smartphone then using its facilities through a MMI box IMHO is the best route..

High res isn’t really an issue in the real world when driving..the car play rendition of the interface doesn’t need hi res and helps keep your eyes on the road..

If you don’t have idrive then an android unit in its location driven primarily by a copy of an idrive controller then is your best option..

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      04-14-2023, 07:15 PM   #288
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Just a warning from a very bad experience for anyone wanting to buy a screen with CarPlay/Android auto from Alibaba. Bought one Viknav custom fit E89 unit (they have many Viknav stores on there, all is the same business) for 777$. It worked 2 weeks very unreliability, unstable, crashes, won’t connect, etc, then total crashed while changing letter size (!), no reboot or hard reset possible. Customer service from Viknav told me it’s my fault for installing Google apps (that’s what it’s for!). After trying to troubleshoot in vain, they told me to send it back for refund, which I did, then they don’t answer any emails, that was 8 months ago, still no refund, no answer. So stay away from them, friendly advice.
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      04-16-2023, 04:43 AM   #289
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Anyone still using these Android screens? Would be interesting to get a long term review from anyone who is....
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      04-19-2023, 05:44 PM   #290
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I've been using the one in my M4 for a few years now. It's an earlier one that lets you go between displaying the original iDrive or a full Android tablet essentially instead of having Android Auto (which I'd prefer). It's gotten about the level of update support that I expected (none) so it's now a very out of date version of Android but everything still works perfectly.
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