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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.

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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)

Hi James

Did you rescan for TV channels in your local area?

With any TV tuner you have to retune when you move more that about 60-100km from you home base.

I would be surprised if you were unable to get reception in Newcastle. If you can get reception in your house with out a 40ft aerial on the top of your house you will get reception in your car.

Cheers

Andy

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you can check out my 7" android tablet install in the other thread ;)

Yeah seen that - I don't want it mounted up front...I want 2 tabs mounted behind each front headrest for the kids...

I do have a cradle up front that can hold a tab if I really want to though...

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Hi James

Did you rescan for TV channels in your local area?

With any TV tuner you have to retune when you move more that about 60-100km from you home base.

I would be surprised if you were unable to get reception in Newcastle. If you can get reception in your house with out a 40ft aerial on the top of your house you will get reception in your car.

Cheers

Andy

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.

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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.

why don't you just put a Ipod/Phone dock into the spare RCA for the time being(or until Digital gets to the coast) and watch movies/play music?

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