Is there a major advantage to using Carpuride?
Or is it just 'nice to have'?
Or is it just 'nice to have'?
Capuride v BMW Nav
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I have the ridernav R7m and much prefer it to the BMW stuff. You get to use CarPlay and choose which app you want to use for navigation. It does require connection to your phone though which means your phone needs to be charging. I guess one of the biggest advantages would be screen size and secondly price.
Hi you will find on here and other forums the Carpuride 702BS for BMW gets very good reviews, versatile and definitely value for money
IrishGaucho
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aye, definitely the best one out of all of the android auto/apple car play out there:
Fully review here but you can also check my playlist to compare to others and see which one fits you best:
Cheers!
I dislike the CarPlay stuff. Tried the Chigee AIO-5 when it came out then the larger AIO-6.
They're the "high end" of the new wave of Carplay devices.
There are advantages and disadvantages but for me there are significant drawbacks with these new Carplay devices:
1. The use of the wheel to navigate through the interface is shite, especially when viewing a map / navigating.
2. They can be too bright at night. Even at the lowest brightness, they're producing too much glare at night and maybe that's why everyone's obsessed with massive LED lights to compensate.
3. You have to download offline maps on your phone in case you don't have network coverage. Routing requires network coverage in most cases...
4. They drain your phone's battery, but yeah you can charge your phone on the bike.
5. Esthetically, some of them are an eyesore, protruding from the mount, generally too big and "loud"
In contrast the newest BMW navigator hits the nail on the head:
1. Excellent bike integration. When you're viewing the map, turning the wheel up/down zooms in/out. You simply can't do that on any Carplay app - for me it's a big deal as I use this feature constantly.
2. Night time auto brightness is excellent, perfectly visible without frying your eyeballs
3. I have a sim card in it so it syncs all the routes, favourites and bike data with the BMW app on my phone
4. It doesn't need my phone, so I don't need to charge it and it doesn't overheat
5. Everything feels just right in terms of design and integration
6. Yes, it doesn't have speed camera warnings but I don't need them
I hope this helps
They're the "high end" of the new wave of Carplay devices.
There are advantages and disadvantages but for me there are significant drawbacks with these new Carplay devices:
1. The use of the wheel to navigate through the interface is shite, especially when viewing a map / navigating.
2. They can be too bright at night. Even at the lowest brightness, they're producing too much glare at night and maybe that's why everyone's obsessed with massive LED lights to compensate.
3. You have to download offline maps on your phone in case you don't have network coverage. Routing requires network coverage in most cases...
4. They drain your phone's battery, but yeah you can charge your phone on the bike.
5. Esthetically, some of them are an eyesore, protruding from the mount, generally too big and "loud"
In contrast the newest BMW navigator hits the nail on the head:
1. Excellent bike integration. When you're viewing the map, turning the wheel up/down zooms in/out. You simply can't do that on any Carplay app - for me it's a big deal as I use this feature constantly.
2. Night time auto brightness is excellent, perfectly visible without frying your eyeballs
3. I have a sim card in it so it syncs all the routes, favourites and bike data with the BMW app on my phone
4. It doesn't need my phone, so I don't need to charge it and it doesn't overheat
5. Everything feels just right in terms of design and integration
6. Yes, it doesn't have speed camera warnings but I don't need them
I hope this helps
I use the CPMC B6 and I like it because I can select which Nav app I want (my case Tomtom for £16 per year) and also listen to a range of music Apps….. not some thing I do a lot but definitely helps to break up long journeys. It’s not as intuitive as I would have liked, and it doesn’t ‘mirror’ my phone completely but it was £200 so can’t moan too much.
I used a Garmin XT2 for a long time, that was great for planning routes (opposed to doing on my phone in the Tomtom app) and it felt quality. But the CPMC fills more of my need.
I used a Garmin XT2 for a long time, that was great for planning routes (opposed to doing on my phone in the Tomtom app) and it felt quality. But the CPMC fills more of my need.
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