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#421 ·
Hi,

I just want to say thank you all who contributed to this. I am very grateful.

Arriving a bit late to the game as I just got my macan a few weeks ago. The DaiNav unit seems to have been sold out but I found another unit below which also has an option with a fiber optic box. I have two questions I was hoping to get help with. First, should I order the unit with the fiber optic box or should I order the one shared in earlier posts separately? Second, there are a few size options lowest end being 4gb RAM/ 32gb ROM up to 8gb RAM/ 256gb ROM with a few options in the middle is there any size someone could recommend? Thank very much again to all.

Apologies since this is a first post I will post the link separately.
 
#422 ·
Djlemaire said:
Hi,

I just want to say thank you all who contributed to this. I am very grateful.

Arriving a bit late to the game as I just got my macan a few weeks ago. The DaiNav unit seems to have been sold out but I found another unit below which also has an option with a fiber optic box. I have two questions I was hoping to get help with. First, should I order the unit with the fiber optic box or should I order the one shared in earlier posts separately? Second, there are a few size options lowest end being 4gb RAM/ 32gb ROM up to 8gb RAM/ 256gb ROM with a few options in the middle is there any size someone could recommend? Thank very much again to all.

Apologies since this is a first post I will post the link separately.
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Discussion starter · #423 ·
@Djlemaire, for me, memory and drive space doesn’t really matter, unless you are planning on installing a lot of apps, media, etc.. in the unit. Otherwise, if you are planning on using CarPlay or AA, it doesn’t matter. I would go with the smaller size.

Just make sure the seller sends you a photo of the actual unit they will be sending you, so that you can verify that it doesn’t have the red dot on the panel, and that it has all required components.

If they give you the option of buying the fiber optic converter separately, make sure it is SPDIF toslink to MOST25. If not, don’t buy it with the vendor, and buy the Amazon one I recommended here earlier.
 
#424 ·
Santirx said:
@Djlemaire, for me, memory and drive space doesn’t really matter, unless you are planning on installing a lot of apps, media, etc.. in the unit. Otherwise, if you are planning on using CarPlay or AA, it doesn’t matter. I would go with the smaller size.

Just make sure the seller sends you a photo of the actual unit they will be sending you, so that you can verify that it doesn’t have the red dot on the panel, and that it has all required components.

If they give you the option of buying the fiber optic converter separately, make sure it is SPDIF toslink to MOST25. If not, don’t buy it with the vendor, and buy the Amazon one I recommended here earlier.
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Hi @Santirx thank you responding to my questions so quickly. I admire your hard work and dedication to the community. I have checked with that supplier and it does have the red dot checking with another in hopes to get one without but I will follow your advice by asking for pictures.

One more question if I have the factory audio system (I.e. not Bose) will I still need the fiber optic converter?

Thanks a million
 
Discussion starter · #427 ·
alwin006 said:
Hello, has anyone tried the Car Penguin app launcher on this unit ? UI is heavily inspired by Porsche OEM look and that's what I'm looking for.

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If so, how does it compare with the default Dainav's launcher ?

Thanks
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I have. Is very hard to customize and navigate. I have provided feedback to make it better, but not sure if they have done anything with it.

The native FYT DaiNav launcher is pretty nice… I don’t think is close to OEM, but close enough.
 
#429 ·
Unless you're using native Android functionality instead of AA/CP, the launcher hardly seems to matter. Maybe good for secondary drivers to have something intuitive and native.
 
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Djlemaire said:
I have checked with that supplier and it does have the red dot checking with another in hopes to get one without but I will follow your advice by asking for pictures.
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So this was with the store you linked, "Sadocom Official Store"?

Any luck finding another without the red dot?

The mic on my Mr12Volt has gone to the afterlife so I too am probably in the market for one of these now.
 
#436 ·
Finding one of these on aliexpress that I feel like I can trust has been a challenge. The one linked previously from the "Sadocom" store has an option for the MOST converter but is said to include the red dot which is a pass for me. Sorting by units sold, this one from the "JEHUNG Factory Store" comes up first:


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Does anyone see any red flags here? Do we think this is an FYT unit or perhaps some other? The listing says it is Android 13 rather than 12.

I suppose I will have to buy my own MOST box unless anyone can make out one in this low quality picture. It appears perhaps that it has a toslink out in the lower left, which is what I need for a MOST output, correct?

I will message the seller to confirm it does not include the red dot and to provide more pictures of the front and back of the unit for the PCM 3.1 variant (model A). Any other questions I should ask?
 
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signde said:
Finding one of these on aliexpress that I feel like I can trust has been a challenge. The one linked previously from the "Sadocom" store has an option for the MOST converter but is said to include the red dot which is a pass for me. Sorting by units sold, this one from the "JEHUNG Factory Store" comes up first:


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Does anyone see any red flags here? Do we think this is an FYT unit or perhaps some other? The listing says it is Android 13 rather than 12.

I suppose I will have to buy my own MOST box unless anyone can make out one in this low quality picture. It appears perhaps that it has a toslink out in the lower left, which is what I need for a MOST output, correct?

I will message the seller to confirm it does not include the red dot and to provide more pictures of the front and back of the unit for the PCM 3.1 variant (model A). Any other questions I should ask?
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This is a different unit. I don’t think is FYT but can’t say for sure. The settings menu looks different so I have to assume is different. There is one of my channel viewers that got this unit and we had been connected.

It is easier to install because of how the A/C ducts are designed. It has a different launcher. It seems you can actually program steering wheel controls, like the joker button (which can’t be done with the FYT unit natively unless you use a middleware like FytHWOnekey). My viewer said he was able to program joker button to skip songs in CarPlay natively in the settings. He also said that he needed to connect an external mic (provided).

Overall, it seems to work well. It seems to have a few advantages and disadvantages when compared to our FYT unit.
 
#440 ·
It looks like a newer version of our unit. Screenshot from an Aliexpress review.
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Different resolution screen and processor.

Our unit in contrast:
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This thread does make reference to newer FYT units using the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor which is what the you linked to appears to be. Doing a little more research it may be a Qualcomm Clone processor -- the description from here seems to indicate it is "Exceptional system performance based on Qualcomm 64-bit octa-core ARM Kryo 260 processors"

It sounds to me like it's a clone, but does it matter? Not really, I don't think it matters for what you/we are using these for. Just an information tidbit since I couldn't find any official Qualcomm SC668S processor specs.
 
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