JAM35Z

Hi Andy, Yeah I tuned it numerous times in many parts of Newcastle, I can get NBN (channel 9) in about 5 suburbs and always breaking up and not worth watching. Iv read about this on other forums, apart from main Australian cities, (sydney, melbourne, brisbane, gold coast etc.) TV reception in Australia is way below par with the rest of the world. Just got back from a weekend in Canberra. Only Sydney and Canberra was the only parts I got reception. Only about 1hr of a 4.5hr drive. Worth ripping out id say.

Hi All, After much hunting around for a Media/stereo solution for my M35 I have some helpful info for anyone trying to think of a setup. 1. This system started as a stock Jap system. First I wanted to have the TV work in Australia. So I brought a car TV tuner on ebay and had Andy install it. He did a great job but the Tuner works fine all through Sydney, but the moment you drive to Newcastle... Bang! to tuner will never again get signal. If you live in newcastle a TV tuner is out of the question ( I wish I new this before I spend $350 getting a tuner installed) 2. Now I have ripped out the tuner and installed a WDTV live media player with WiFi. I installed a Infrared Extender from Jaycar that runs on 12VDC, this allow me to use the remote in the front and have the WDTV in the boot compartment. Benefits: 1. Will play .MKV files 2. The WDTV runs on 12VDC 3. you can tether your phones internet and watch YouTube and other smart TV programs. 4. download DLNA apps on your phone and play movies off your phone directly to you TV screen wirelessly including music! 5. Load up a 500g hard disk drive full of movies and music and plug it in! Screw the TV (in Newcastle) and get a WDTV..... Hope this helps people pick a solution for there media setup.

So your saying if I was to get the system translated to english it allows the DVD-ROM to playback DVD- VIDEOS?

Ok after much searching around for information iv found: You can buy "Car TV Tuners" on ebay that are perfect (just brought 1 for $114 ) this also player media via a usb (avi,mp4, mp3,mkv etc) The "DVD player" in the M35 stagea is NOT a DVD Player but a DVD-ROM and does absolutely nothing in Australia" This is the toughest car iv ever had to sort out a stereo/media for..... still open for suggestions

Hi all, Just got my 2002 M35 Stagea today, expecting to have a DVD player in the passenger side glovebox. But its not a DVD player! iv tried numerous DVD and the screen wont start playing it. 1. Is it a DVD player? what the hell is it if it doesn't play DVD's 2. How do i select the DVD with all the Jap buttons I cant read? 3. What is the card slot next to it? Thanks in advance for any support help. Regards, James

Hi All, New member of SAU! Iv been watching this forum for years, now I finally have a M35! Just got my fresh m35 import, completely stock...... including the Stereo, sat-nav and TV. Question is: Non of this work in Aus! only Japan. Is there an easy solution to get these 3 working? or is it as hard as I read everywhere?..... e.g. someone has to do a group buy for Digital TV converters, need to drive to Sydney to get someone to change language, and god know how to do the sat nav! Also hoping that the glovebox dvd player can be strait swaped for a media player of some sort that does MP3's, AVI's, DivX, Ipod etc Really hoping I can do one day trip to someone and they can do all this? Thanks an advance for any advice! James