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b1gted Enthusiast

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Just figured out on my way to work this morning, if you touch the clock, a big fancy clock with the date shows up.

 

Good to know. I didn't know this either.

 

 

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b1gted Enthusiast

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Ha! That is too funny!!

 

 

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So there's two different infotainment systems for these trucks in the 8" right? I see some pics of a weather icon and a video icon and I'm thinking that comes on the one with the navi. Mines just the basic, call onstar for directions (or use the mylink app) and you get a basic arrow telling you were to go but no map. You need to put a movie on a sd card if you want to watch a movie on it. I wish I could get the weather app on the screen from weather.com basically like how Pandora works now. I also tried my ipad on it through the USB and tried to watch a movie, got sound but no picture.

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I'm not sure the video app got baked in on the navi either. At least mine doesn't have it. In fact, I can't even figure out what format is needed for videos.

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So there's two different infotainment systems for these trucks in the 8" right? I see some pics of a weather icon and a video icon and I'm thinking that comes on the one with the navi. Mines just the basic, call onstar for directions (or use the mylink app) and you get a basic arrow telling you were to go but no map. You need to put a movie on a sd card if you want to watch a movie on it. I wish I could get the weather app on the screen from weather.com basically like how Pandora works now. I also tried my ipad on it through the USB and tried to watch a movie, got sound but no picture.

Have you actually been able to watch movies on it? I have tried and only get sound but no video.

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BringTheRain403 Senior Enthusiast

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Hey does anyone know what the largest SD card the infotainment system will recognize is?

 

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I called the intellilink help line about a week ago and asked a bunch of questions (none of them were answered) and one of them was about the apps. The rep sat quiet for a second and then was like I've never heard of that. He acted like I just asked him to do Chinese algebra....

 

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stiggy1 Enthusiast

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AS soon as you pair your phone, if you have Pandora App on your phone ( don't quote me on having the app, i have it) you just hit the pandora icon on the screen and boom!! music. I like that i can also play songs off my phones google play using media, or amazon! also you can record a song and replay it if you like with the icons on the bottom of the screen!!

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Tj1973 Enthusiast

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Well I have had my 2014 Z71SLT for 5 weeks and I can tell you that I absolutely hate this system. It is not user friendly. Navigation in my 2011 Acadia is much better. In fact everything is better. Voice recognition is not great. Did I mention that Navigation is aweful. There were more choices in earlier models. Not only was it easier to store and access destinations, it was easier to get to your favorites. I tell ya. I had a chance to buy a 2013 Denalli new and this 2014 for very little difference and I wish I had taken the 2013.

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I have the 2014 GMC Sierra SLT with the 8" navi infobedamned radio, aside from the nav voice being to darn loud an unable to go below 21 on volume, the steering wheel controls for changing stations really suck, with the lag time and the double pressing after the center DIC shows the stations its pretty much useless to try tuning the radio with the steering wheel controls. And when turning the volume control the lag from turning to actual volume going up or down is pretty annoying It sounds okay but its useability is light years behind most aftermarket systems currently available. unfortunately the things you lose with the aftermarket and the fact that your taking out a brand new system to put them in makes it a undesireable option. Sorry GMC you missed it by a mile on this system.

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Man, I thought I was the only one. Here I am a true blue GM guy and excited about getting my first new Gmc truck in many years and I am regretting it. This system is awful. When you use the phone the display changes to the phone screen and never changes back after you end the call. I can go on and on. If GM 's goal was to help drivers keep their eyes on the road as advertised then they failed.

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I only hope this system is updatable / upgradable in the future.

dmd277 Enthusiast

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While this system has issues it is better than the Ford system, I traded a 2013 Explorer because the system was difficult to use and would lock up and when I would take it to the dealer they would tell me " could not duplicate fault". One time half of the dash stopped working. This system while limited see to me to be more reliable then Fords.

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