Has anyone done/heard about using factory nav. to watch DVD's? I was just wondering if anyone has done it and what the cost might be if it was do-able since I have factory nav. I know there was a company in NYC and I emailed them but they never got back to me. Also with the THX sound thought it might be NICE.....
Turning 03 Factory Nav. into tv/dvd player
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Sifrino3
Dedicated LVC Member
Custom, I would bet on it!
It should be possible, although you might lose or ahve to change your nav system in the process
Quik LS
Dedicated LVC Member
the head unit cannot play movie DVDs - only data DVDs.John_P007 said:guess I wanted my cake and eat it too huh. I found stuff for BMW nav.'s but nothing for the Lincoln one to turn into tv/dvd player..
Quik LS
Dedicated LVC Member
to be legal in most states the DVD player cannot play movies if the screen is in view of the driver - so the screen is disabled while the car isn't in park. So it's kinda moot point.John_P007 said:Don't they have DVD/Data DVD head unit's you could swap out
Sifrino3
Dedicated LVC Member
Its a good law. Not everyone needs to see you heading to work jacking off to some porno while there is a school bus riding right next to you. Its been seen here and its a little city. That is growning pretty fast!
JoshMcMadMac
Dedicated LVC Member
I am sure it can be done. They are selling rear view mirrors with small screens in them for TV stuff now too. They are designed for a backup camera, but they just wire it up differently for playing TV stuff. Just a matter of time and patience.
Quik LS
Dedicated LVC Member
nope - the reader is different for the 'data only' formats.JoshMcMadMac said:
chocolat1701
Dedicated LVC Member
yea you can do it and i have already have
there is a way you can do it and it will give you 3 a/v inputs and its also integrated to the nav so you wont loose any functionality but it cost around 400 bucks but thats a small price to pay for this add on. just go to this page http://www.avelectronic.com/NavigationVid-Switcher.htm and you can get a device that works with the LS....
there is a way you can do it and it will give you 3 a/v inputs and its also integrated to the nav so you wont loose any functionality but it cost around 400 bucks but thats a small price to pay for this add on. just go to this page http://www.avelectronic.com/NavigationVid-Switcher.htm and you can get a device that works with the LS....
2001LS8Sport
Dedicated LVC Member
Quik is correct...the factory DVD reader WILL NOT read video DVD's. You may be able to make the factory head unit display a movie, but you will have to add another DVD player somewhere to get it to work.
I did this under $100. do a search for my posts. Just used the NAV screen though, had to install a separate dvd player. the dvd rom for the nav is in the trunk so even if you could get it to play a movie, wouldn't do much good.
2006kmls
Active LVC Member
I have the (avelectronics.com) unit and I have a DVD player with TV tuner and a back up camera that comes on in "reverse". All display on the factory THX nav screen. The whole thing installed is $800 or so.
ldc
LVC Member
I bought the unit and plug and play harness from this company, it was great no cutting of wires. Unit cost me $120, then $100 for the harness, and then bought a dvd ME3 for $100, now i can watch dvd on my nav screen in my nissan titan all for a little over $300.
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