eaglesrest
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Hi folks,
I'm looking to put an order in for a d4 hse today, but I'm struggling with the options list. We have 2 young children (7 months and 2 years) so was thinking about the headrest screens plus tv. Thing is it comes in at nearly £3k and it's a lot to justify. Anyone had this system? Is it worth it's weight?
I see I have 3 options:
1. Buy it
2. Go after Market
3. Don't buy and play eye spy on the way to the half dozen center parks hols we could go on with the dosh saved
thanks 
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 19th Oct 2009 9:56 am |
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Bodsy
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If you wnat it all tidy & complete in the headrest, then take the £3k choice. If you'r happy to have a cpouple of small cables around and a velcro strap around the headrest, then get a cheap twin screen setup from Argos. I paid les sthan £80 & have had it for 3 years with no problems. Also means it can be removed & used in the tent or in SWMBO's car.
My kids arer 14, 12 and 6
Many people say that you should keep your kids entertained by talking to them & playing games (which we do) but on a 10 hour drive, i spy can become a little tedious (especially when it's I Spy somethign beginning with... Blue/green/black whatever colour the item is...) 
The DVD is a great investment & really does transform an otherwise stressfull journey 
There are other aftermarket 'in-headrest' solutions at under £1200 as well, but I prefered to spend the money on the holiday! Bodsys Brake Bible
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| 19th Oct 2009 11:18 am |
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rsk21
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Hello there.
I had a similar dilemma and in the end I went for the hybrid TV but not the RSE.
TV has proven a bit of a disappointment and based on my experience there is no chance it would hold a signal for the kids to carry on watching CBeebies as you head up the road.
We currently have a couple of Nextbase stanchion mount DVDs in the back which are pretty good but I'm planning to go for a headrest screen install in a few months time when the new Rosen headrests with inbuilt screens become available for the D4.
http://www.rosenentertainment.com/ROSEN%20....01.09.pdf
These can be picked up for the D3 for approx £900 plus fitting so hopefully D4 application wil be similar.
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| 19th Oct 2009 11:24 am |
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SJR
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rsk21 wrote:
These can be picked up for the D3 for approx £900 plus fitting so hopefully D4 application wil be similar.
But you can get a D3 headrest solution for under £200 which looks factory fit! not sure why you would spend the extra £700  I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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| 19th Oct 2009 11:26 am |
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rsk21
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If you're talking about TLOs screen deal then the answer is because he doesn't have any that fit our car.
If you're not point me towards it and I'll buy it today !
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| 19th Oct 2009 11:28 am |
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SJR
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Oh right, i was meaning the TLO ones 
There are other cheaper solutions than £900 though, such as the ones that wiggs has fitted which were like these, not sure on fitment for D4 though
http://www.ads-shop.com/Reduced_WAS_%A3499...VD/272.htm I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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| 19th Oct 2009 11:36 am |
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mwestcrew
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Get the LR one if finance allows.....it's brilliant, does TV, DVD, AUX inputs for playstation or similar, allows each screen to have different sources, has a remote to control all RSE function and each screen idividually, DVD changer to allow changing discs is fully integrated with the car and is covered by three years warranty with the rest of the car. 2011 D4 Landmark, Mini Cooper SD Clubman, Range Rover Vogue SE
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| 19th Oct 2009 7:45 pm |
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countrywide
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£3K, I could never justify that for a DVD player  , If you keep the car 3 years, it will have cost you £83 a month as it adds nothing to thr resale price later.
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| 19th Oct 2009 8:11 pm |
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eaglesrest
Member Since: 05 Nov 2008
Location: Leeds
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Thanks for all the replies folks. As tempted as we were, we've decided to skip both the DVD and TV options. We already have a portable DVD player which mounts on the headrest which should do for long trips, although it is a bit of a faff.
Plan is to wait until the girls are a bit older and if they seem interested then we'll probably buy an aftermarket fit. Chances are they'll have the latest iPod/Archos by then which will no doubt play games and movies in high def with days worth of battery life!
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| 19th Oct 2009 9:02 pm |
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promitheus
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mwestcrew wrote:...it's brilliant, does TV, DVD, AUX inputs for playstation or similar, allows each screen to have different sources, ...
Does this mean that you could connect a laptop to the screen, while on the move? Since it's not an RGB/DVI connection would the output be too bad?
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| 20th Oct 2009 7:39 am |
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rsk21
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Whilst I may be wrong I doubt it because of resolution issues.
You'd also need the ability to send composite video from the laptop.
Am also slightly baffled as to why you'd want to do this ?
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| 20th Oct 2009 9:53 am |
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John C
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£3K... how many long trips do you do? Don't know what his hourly rate is, but surely you could hire Pancake The Clown to keep your kids entertained (scared?!) for your journeys for less than that? http://www.pancake.co.uk/pancake_the_clown.html
That said, I totally get it... we've got our first on the way in a few weeks. Turns out you can't let them roll about in the back of a Volvo estate these days, their buggies cost more than my first car, and if you don't do everything the latest trendy book says, you will end up with a young offender... 2020 SDV6 D5 HSE, Carpathian Grey +
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| 20th Oct 2009 10:15 am |
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mwestcrew
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Well first off the RSE is only £2200 which gives you DVD and AUX Inputs, obviously the Hybrid TV is more. My kids are 10, 6, and 5 years old and long journeys are made actually achievable by some form of entertainment. The monthly cost of £61 also assumes that you only keep the car for three years.........
As far as resale goes I don't really think that you get nothing for an RSE system when it comes time to get rid. Probably a stealer would tell you your car wasn't worth anymore with a system, but then two seconds later he'll be trying to sell the same system for £2K.  If there were two equivalent cars side by side, one with screens and one without, which one would sell first?
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| 20th Oct 2009 10:32 am |
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Heyloft
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Go for the RSE.
I have had that as an option in all my D3's and it was std on the FFRR
Just come back from Devon with 2 kids 2.5 & 8 and spent an hour & half stationary Friday morning on M5. With RSE no problem. SWMBO & I sat and watched TV in the front. ! one child had DVD's on and the other swapped between PS3 and videos stored on my iphone.
not a peep out of them or SWMBO !!!!
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| 20th Oct 2009 4:16 pm |
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eaglesrest
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Well, despite posting to the contrary, we've backflipped and gone for the TV and RSE. There's only so much squealing in stereo from the back seat we can take 
I'm assuming the touch screen will have a large button which says ENTERTAIN CHILDREN!!!
Seriously though, the balance for both + surround cameras on a stock car was £2.6k so wasn't too painful. With any luck we might even have it by the end of the month 
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