I haven't but now I want it! I assume it is a module that is emulating a factory TV tuner. Definitely seems to work well from their demo video

 

I had a little look yesterday and couldn't find a price anywhere for it.

 

I had a little look yesterday and couldn't find a price anywhere for it.

The uk distributor website doesn't have a price either unless you open a trade account. I've asked for price info...
https://dal-tec.com/product/appplay-car ... -vim-cvbs/

 

I had a little look yesterday and couldn't find a price anywhere for it.

I got a reply - it's £450 - yes, about £400 too much....
Jez

 

I had a little look yesterday and couldn't find a price anywhere for it.

I got a reply - it's £450 - yes, about £400 too much....
Jez

Wow! Safe to say I'm not going to waste my money on that.

 

Seems a bit pricey. Personally, I'd invest in an Android head unit and sell the RNS-E. Paying that kind of money to upgrade an antiquated RNS-E (that doesn't even have a touch screen) makes no sense IMHO.

 

Seems a bit pricey. Personally, I'd invest in an Android head unit and sell the RNS-E. Paying that kind of money to upgrade an antiquated RNS-E (that doesn't even have a touch screen) makes no sense IMHO. .

Agree. This is what I have choosen as well.

Jut calculate the prizes, it will be 2 times more than the android unit and will be much much less powerful.
But I can accept that somebody insists on the original style.

 

That's a shame, it would surely be much more popular at a lower price. It also doesn't look to play nicely with factory PDC and camera which also puts me off giving it a go

 

For that money I'd invest in an Android head unit and sell the RNS-E. Paying that kind of money to upgrade an antiquated RNS-E (that doesn't even have a touch screen) makes no sense IMHO.

I have RNSE in my coupe, and an Android unit in my roadster. I've always been a fan of standard equipment and do like the RNSE, but since fitting and using the Android I actually really like it. I do have the Apple CarPlay dongle too and it works really well. Slower via wifi but I'd expect that and it's not 'that' slow, just a second to respond to music track skipping.

I'm thinking of swapping it over to my coupe and selling the RNSE, and putting the stock unit back in the roadster.

 

do you like my modified RNSE system?

CarPc, Windows 7 in dual boot Android Prime OS, Apple CarPlay, touchpanel

 

Wow, this is amazing. I also saw this yesterday while searching RNS-E on Youtube.

I would just like to be able to mirror my android phone wirelessly to the RNS-E screen, no touchscreen etc, that's far to advanced for me. Is there a simple-ish way to do this? Can I cast my phone to a dongle and connect that to the TV interface? Thanks.

 

Okay, now that's pretty cool! Care to share how you manged that?

 

I installed the Ima basic plus AV interface to simulate TV input, I added dvbt, dvd, several usb inputs in the drawer, I also added a mini computer (carPc) that starts and turns off together with the stereo, in the carPc I installed both Windows and Android x86, via a Carlinkit dongle compatible with Android I added CarPlay; I also have Oem graphic OPS with front and rear sensors, sds full, front and rear camera only that I would like to replace the rear with the OEM system but I have to understand if it is incompatible with IMA BASIC Plus

 

I installed the Ima basic plus AV interface to simulate TV input, I added dvbt, dvd, several usb inputs in the drawer, I also added a mini computer (carPc) that starts and turns off together with the stereo, in the carPc I installed both Windows and Android x86, via a Carlinkit dongle compatible with Android I added CarPlay; I also have Oem graphic OPS with front and rear sensors, sds full, front and rear camera only that I would like to replace the rear with the OEM system but I have to understand if it is incompatible with IMA BASIC Plus

 

@ armran - Impressive! But can it play Crysis 3?

 

on android I noticed some apk does not start so it should be tried, perhaps because PrimeOS still needs improvement but there are many android x86 like Phoenix, Lineage etc etc; on windows everything starts quietly;

 

How have you made it touchscreen? That's very cool

 

thank you, I'm glad you like it; I have installed a carPc and a touchpanel that controls the carPc; it's just a usb panel that's all

 

guys now my RNSE is complete with everything:

1) SDS FULL.

2) DVD

3) dvbt

4) carpc with Windows 7 and Android in dual boot

5) Apple CarPlay / Android auto wireless

6) front camera managed by button perfectly positioned in ashtray

7) RVC Oem r8 with camera perfectly housed in the license plate light

8) OPS with front and rear sensors integrated into the RVC r8 view

9) touch panel to drive the computer and carplay soon I will try to install a software that will include some new functions such as the ability to change the boot image, reading maps from sd and no longer from dvd, album cover image of tracks on sd, speedometer on display, etc. etc.

10) mirroring wireless

11) I added several USB inputs in the drawer, a USB 3.0 socket to the rear central tunnel glovebox, positioned near aux ego installed in the wireless charging station for the phone right in the glovebox of the rear central tunnel… .invisible….!

if we like, watch some video

 

How much total did all of that cost you, if you don't mind me asking?

 

it is a bit difficult to answer, considering that IMA BASIC PLUS is at the base of about € 200 + release of moving images, about € 120 more; once you have these things you can develop your system in various ways, from the cheapest Android tv box for about € 20 + CarPlay dongle to using ruspberry or, as I did, by assembling a real carputer but spending much much more

 

Yeah, and you can still upgrade / add more stuff onto it if you'd like, right?

Trying to decide what to do, getting tired of my RNS-E and looking at options

 

the main thing is minor RNSE I give an AV input and this you do through IMA BASIC PLUS by Kufatec; you also need the ability to unlock video on the go! having this you can extend your rnse as you want, I As I told you I have installed the wonderful wireless mirroring, I have installed the specific PC for car (carpc) in which I have both Windows7 and Android with wireless CarPlay, you can do whatever you want with the pc ! as far as RVC is concerned, you can take advantage of the same IMA BASIC PLus since it has a dedicated input and you can mount a normal aftermarket camera or do as I did, buy the OEM RVC kit of the r8 and you will have the original system which is wonderful

 

release of moving images, about € 120 more

The VIM unlock is much cheaper if you purchase the feature pack for my custom firmware which you mention :wink:

No need for the external hardware in that case, and i believe it works better as it doesn't block speed related CANBUS messages to the headunit (which is how I think the 3rd party solution for this normally works - correct me if I am wrong).

 

yes in fact your sw is the definitive solution; I ask you a question; since about 10 years ago I installed the VIM release via a third-party module and since I would like to avoid going to disassemble everything again, by installing your sw do you think that the two VIM release systems will conflict? who will get the better of the two, would I prefer yours ?!

 

yes in fact your sw is the definitive solution; I ask you a question; since about 10 years ago I installed the VIM release via a third-party module and since I would like to avoid going to disassemble everything again, by installing your sw do you think that the two VIM release systems will conflict? who will get the better of the two, would I prefer yours ?!

I don't think they will conflict, but the third-party module one (assuming it works the way I think it does) will continue to block speed related messages going to the RNSE when it is activated. That is obviously not ideal for a number of reasons.

If you cannot remove it, it may be possible to disable it. Please refer to the manufacturer/supplier for how you might do that. I don't own one, so have no idea how you might go about this.