Videos - shifter vibration, menus and voice
08-25-2007, 07:31 PM
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Nice vid as usual. Be carefull though or your next vid might be "video of car after my accident" 
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Is it me or the nav is only on when you tell it where you want to go? It seems like otherwise it's displaying the song tracks, etc...
.Is it me or the nav is only on when you tell it where you want to go? It seems like otherwise it's displaying the song tracks, etc...
08-25-2007, 08:19 PM
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well if you like that then you'd love to see me fly my airplane and take videos at the same time as well!
the nav comes on whenever you like. you have complete control over what is displayed and when. The only restriction being some areas of the system (what i'm calling the radio/nav/car/environmental/phone combination) are disabled while the car is in motion... however, you can almost always get around that with a voice command. The very first thing i did on the way back from the dealer was setup the nav to direct me back to my office and i did that w/out ever reading the manual or teaching the system how i speak. It just works. The only downside i can see to this system is its inherint complexity as many consumers will not be able to digest all of the systems options. It will take time to get used to it all or at least part of it.
08-26-2007, 09:50 AM
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This is by far the highest hi-tech Nav I have seen. It blows away the Mercedes and Honda/Acura Navs that I have owned. I can't wait to dive in.
Thanks BM, for all this great information as usual. Got any bagels left or did you eat 'em all...
Thanks BM, for all this great information as usual. Got any bagels left or did you eat 'em all...
08-26-2007, 12:38 PM
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well if you like that then you'd love to see me fly my airplane and take videos at the same time as well!
the nav comes on whenever you like. you have complete control over what is displayed and when. The only restriction being some areas of the system (what i'm calling the radio/nav/car/environmental/phone combination) are disabled while the car is in motion... however, you can almost always get around that with a voice command. The very first thing i did on the way back from the dealer was setup the nav to direct me back to my office and i did that w/out ever reading the manual or teaching the system how i speak. It just works. The only downside i can see to this system is its inherint complexity as many consumers will not be able to digest all of the systems options. It will take time to get used to it all or at least part of it.
the nav comes on whenever you like. you have complete control over what is displayed and when. The only restriction being some areas of the system (what i'm calling the radio/nav/car/environmental/phone combination) are disabled while the car is in motion... however, you can almost always get around that with a voice command. The very first thing i did on the way back from the dealer was setup the nav to direct me back to my office and i did that w/out ever reading the manual or teaching the system how i speak. It just works. The only downside i can see to this system is its inherint complexity as many consumers will not be able to digest all of the systems options. It will take time to get used to it all or at least part of it.
As for the airplane video, as long as you don't fly above where I live, then it's not a problem
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08-26-2007, 01:30 PM
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bostonmerlin,
you asked if we had requests... I do I want to see how the engine revs in the 6mt. How bout a reasonably high rpm run in 1st, then clutch and off the gas.
One of the things I don't like about my 06 6mt is the very slow rpm drop compared to other manuals I've driven (e46 M3, RSX-TypeS, even a Mitsu Eclipse). If the revs drop faster I'd be very pleased! The auto definitely drops the revs VERY quickly to shift, so I'm interested in the 6mt.
Also.. I would love to see how fast the engine revs UP too! Let's a see rev match downshift into ... say 2nd at about 40mph?
you asked if we had requests... I do
I want to see how the engine revs in the 6mt. How bout a reasonably high rpm run in 1st, then clutch and off the gas. One of the things I don't like about my 06 6mt is the very slow rpm drop compared to other manuals I've driven (e46 M3, RSX-TypeS, even a Mitsu Eclipse). If the revs drop faster I'd be very pleased! The auto definitely drops the revs VERY quickly to shift, so I'm interested in the 6mt.
Also.. I would love to see how fast the engine revs UP too! Let's a see rev match downshift into ... say 2nd at about 40mph?
threw together a few videos for you all.. of course the fidelity and image quality is limited by youtubes video compression but hopefully you'll get a kick out of it..... enjoy!
there was talk about problems with the shifter vibrating.. here ya go.. decide for your self.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOo6C5u2Ppw
woke up early for a bagel run.. decided to video some audio thump for you folks with eminem and run through some of the menus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mnIOmIPrR0
driving back to the house.. showing off voice commands.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4pZQLl3OsA
FYI.. i've not found a way to embed my youtube videos into these posts.. i can embed fine on other boards though so i know what i'm doing. maybe that function is turned off.. admins let me know. tks
john
there was talk about problems with the shifter vibrating.. here ya go.. decide for your self.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOo6C5u2Ppw
woke up early for a bagel run.. decided to video some audio thump for you folks with eminem and run through some of the menus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mnIOmIPrR0
driving back to the house.. showing off voice commands.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4pZQLl3OsA
FYI.. i've not found a way to embed my youtube videos into these posts.. i can embed fine on other boards though so i know what i'm doing. maybe that function is turned off.. admins let me know. tks
john
08-26-2007, 03:38 PM
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i drive around most of the time with the nav showing me where i am and whats up ahead w.out any route entered. keeps the kids entertained!
08-26-2007, 03:39 PM
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bostonmerlin,
you asked if we had requests... I do I want to see how the engine revs in the 6mt. How bout a reasonably high rpm run in 1st, then clutch and off the gas.
One of the things I don't like about my 06 6mt is the very slow rpm drop compared to other manuals I've driven (e46 M3, RSX-TypeS, even a Mitsu Eclipse). If the revs drop faster I'd be very pleased! The auto definitely drops the revs VERY quickly to shift, so I'm interested in the 6mt.
Also.. I would love to see how fast the engine revs UP too! Let's a see rev match downshift into ... say 2nd at about 40mph?
you asked if we had requests... I do
I want to see how the engine revs in the 6mt. How bout a reasonably high rpm run in 1st, then clutch and off the gas. One of the things I don't like about my 06 6mt is the very slow rpm drop compared to other manuals I've driven (e46 M3, RSX-TypeS, even a Mitsu Eclipse). If the revs drop faster I'd be very pleased! The auto definitely drops the revs VERY quickly to shift, so I'm interested in the 6mt.
Also.. I would love to see how fast the engine revs UP too! Let's a see rev match downshift into ... say 2nd at about 40mph?