Tv analogue to digital

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Gregg S

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 South London
Hi guys, newbie here who recently purchased Philk49's car and what a beauty it is. Had to travel all the way to Edinburgh from London to pick it up but it was worth it. Phil was a great guy and the drive back was amazing.
Anyhow, I'm curious to learn how to switch the car's analogue tv to digital. Seems a shame to have something in the car that doesn't work, huh?

Any help would be appreciated. Cheers!
 
Presumably you would need a digital tuner that output an analogue signal to somehow put between the aerial and the original tuner

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But I assume the original tv had a some on screen controls which would now be defunct apart from volume etc

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You have two routes. You can add a DVB-T box that feeds into a port on the existing analogue tuner and use an external remote control, or go online (eBay etc) and buy the OEM hybrid module which will swap in but cost you a small fortune as they are in high demand.
 
Cheers for the quick response guys, mucho appreciated. However for a complete blockhead :lol: (technical matters), what you suggest would be the best route?
And ric19, you are right re: the screen controls.
 
Having looked at all the options I can tell you just getting a hybrid tuner is the simplest option. I paid £320 for mine which though I think is expensive is the best option. There are companies on ebay that will convert your analogue box to digital, but if I remember correctly the price for doing so is prohibitive.
I can honestly say it is the best toy on the car.
 
jampudding said:
Having looked at all the options I can tell you just getting a hybrid tuner is the simplest option. I paid £320 for mine which though I think is expensive is the best option. There are companies on ebay that will convert your analogue box to digital, but if I remember correctly the price for doing so is prohibitive.
I can honestly say it is the best toy on the car.
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You did well to get an OEM hybrid tuner for that money they are usually £400 minimum.

The conversion of an OEM analogue box will I think still require an IR receiver to be hard wired into the cabin and control will be via handheld remote not dash knob.
 
ric19 said:
But I assume the original tv had a some on screen controls which would now be defunct apart from volume etc

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OEM TV menu all controlled from from right hand dash knob.
 
GreyZed said:
You did well to get an OEM hybrid tuner for that money they are usually £400 minimum.
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It took quite sometime on eBay to get one at that price - most are around the £400 mark. But I did see them go for under £300 too. I just didn't fancy all the extra wires that the Non-OEM required.
 
jampudding said:
I can honestly say it is the best toy on the car.
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I've had a very different experience.

I don't have TV on the Z4, but I do on my M5, and in the 7+ years that I have owned the car, I have only ever used it once (F1 qually session when I couldn't get home in time). For me, it's up there with cupholders and the so-called "Sport" button on the Z4M as a totally pointless gadget.
 
jampudding said:
I can honestly say it is the best toy on the car.
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Really? I had the TV in my 5 series for about 2 years and can't remember properly watching it once, save of course for testing it out and showing off :lol:
 
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