Need HELP on which options most important: 2010 35d

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Originally Posted by acedeucy

I really don't see the correclation my friend!

Let's talk NAV's for a change. A garmin unit vs the integrated NAV unit for example. An integrated unit will number 1, always cost more and have less features than the latter, also the integrated unit is married to the vehicle.

The garmin unit is less expensive, has more features, MP3's, pictures, calculator, currency converter, and traffic updates. Also this unit can be taken with you anywhere and used in any vehicle, bicycle, or even walking around. Can't beat that.

My product, now it is the factory part, but it has more features than any other product on the market. The integrated 7 series unit actually only has one dvd player. That doesn't solve anything when you have more than 1 child in the backseat. Also that integrated 7 series unit doesn;t have a usb port with codec support. SO again you are looking at the benefit that it will "Look more attractive" and again it is not a prom dress. Don't get me wrong the product in the 7 is very sexy, but my product trumps anything out there with respect to keeping the kids happy and busy in the back seat. Plus both children have there own usb port, dvd player, rca input (GAmes), remote control, and wireless headphone. Can't beat it. But when I put out a Christian Dior version you will be the first to know! Also keep in mind that the 7 series system isn't even in the headrest it's attached to the seat. Try bringing that thing in for warranty and getting your car back in an hour or when you are at a different dealership on vacation. I can outservice anything out there and I have the reputation on here to prove it. Jump in anybody!

LOL!

-LAW

It's really form versus function here.
Look at the GT pic:


It is great looking, the lines are clean, it goes well in the interior, in other words it form is wonderful. What about function? There is one DVD player, no USB support, and also in order to repair it or get it replaced it looks like the entire back part of the front seat is going to have to be taken apart.

I am sure your kids are going to be filled with joy when the damn things breaks while you are on vacation clear across the country. You pull into the BMW Dealership and they tell you they have to overnight the part, because they don't have one that matches your interior color and then it is a 3 hour install on top of that for one side!

Yea, you just spent $70K on a vehicle and I understand that you don't want the RES to be "odd" looking in your new X5. But does your son or daughter really care that those lines and the integration into the front seat make the car even look sexier. No, they care that they get to watch some Dora, Sponge Bob while on a car ride. Who else is riding in the back seat of your X5? The family dog, I am sure you want him slobbering all over the fully integrated 3 hour replaceable screens.

At the end of the day, the users of the RES are your children. They are biggest critic of the product, if it doesn't function well to their standards than you are going to be unhappy, because they will start bugging you while you drive. In this case, I would choose function over form!