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      08-11-2012, 01:20 AM   #23
boltjames
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Drives: 2013 BMW 328i Luxury
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Originally Posted by SomeRandomer123 View Post
I would just cut the crap and buy it. It works beautifully and simply. Plus it brings PlugIn which is a much better interface than BMW's in the Multimedia section.


Be advised that unlike the standard iDrive setup, you cannot do a split screen with the PlugIn user interface.

That was a dealbreaker for me. If I'm on a drive navigating to an address I can't give up the nav display just to see a marginally better Apple display. With the iDrive setup, you can get the nav map on the left, the album art on the right, and when you reach an intersection the lane assist display overtakes the album art for a moment to guide you to the right exit. None of that functionality happens with the cradle and the Apple display.

It also isn't widescreen. See screencap. You pay a lot of money for less functionality and a waste of screen real estate.

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