Is this retrofit tv tuner available yet? and more importantly will it work come February 2009? Also what is a "DVB-T Settop Box" and how does it work?

bump & Hey rodybmw, are you still around. I have some questions for you!

If you click on his user name, and select See All Posts, you will see that his last post was 11 months ago. He could still be lurking, of course.

Yeah I did. Just hoping he's lurking.

Just stumbling on this. DVB stands for digital video broadcast and pertains to a european video broadcast standard. It has no relation to the USA digital <HD> broadcast, and therefore is not compatible whatsoever.

Regardless, the BMW x5 along with all new BMWs use MOST as the databus to communicate all video/audio components. As such, all MOST based nodes on the bus require coding to function correctly. USA vehicles do not allow for the TV tuner, so therefore cannot be coded.

So ... to summarize, the TV tuner is not compatible with USA digital broadcasts, and on top of that, you can't even code the tv tuner for USA vehicles.

This is an E70 thread and I have no experience with TV tuners for that X5. For the E53 X5 the analogue only tuner works perfectly in the USA. In any case, the reason for my post is that I want to get a hold rodybmw to have him ask his BMW AG source some questions I have.

Err ... OK, but I answered your question regarding what DVB stands for, and compatibility of the TV tuner for the E70 in USA cars.

My X5 came with the TV option, but I only get about 10 channels and they is too much static so nothing is visible and audio is minimal. Anyone know a fix for this?

Also, this is for the E70:
No. Description Supplement Qty From Up To Part Number Price Notes
i IMPORTANT NOTICE:
THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT
INCLUDED IN THE RETROFIT KIT. PRINT OUT
THE LATEST UPDATE OF THE INSTRUCTIONS
FROM
THE AFTERSALES ASSISTANCE PORTAL (ASAP)
AND HAND THEM OVER TO THE CUSTOMER.
FOR VEHICLES WITH
NAVIGATION SYSTEM, PROFESSIONAL
AND
NATIONAL VERSION CHINA = NO
AND
NATIONAL VERSION KOREA = NO
AND
NATIONAL VERSION JAPAN = NO
AND
DVD-SYSTEM IN REAR COMPARTMENT
S609A=YES

L8AAA=NO

L802A=NO

L807A=NO

S6FFA=YES
01 RETROFIT KIT, TV FUNCTION 1 10/2007 65502147814 +core, See EBA 2148593
FOR VEHICLES WITH
NAVIGATION SYSTEM, PROFESSIONAL
AND
NATIONAL VERSION CHINA = NO
AND
NATIONAL VERSION KOREA = NO
AND
NATIONAL VERSION JAPAN = NO
AND
DVD-SYSTEM IN REAR COMPARTMENT = NO
S609A=YES

L8AAA=NO

L802A=NO

L807A=NO

S6FFA=NO
01 RETROFIT KIT, TV FUNCTION 1 10/2007 65502147814 +core, See EBA 2148593
01 RETROFIT KIT, TV FUNCTION 1 10/2007 65502147814 +core, See EBA 2148593

They also have a DVB- T top box whatever it is. I think its some sort of satellite receiver from BMW, and it had a bigger external antenna and could get 5 Pay TV channels as well as read smart cards

I do appreciate the answer so thanks. I posted the question almost a year ago and since then did figure it out myself. So the point of my bump was to get a hold of that guy. Still waiting...