Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> [mailto:lug-bounces+kitmc=vuelux.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Adam > Bridge > Not only are they UGLY they have that incrediblly bad iDrive system > built in. > > I think BMW is headed in the Wrong Direction using all sorts of > electronic gizmos and then a truly AWFUL human interface that's worthy > of Sony or Microsoft - both of whom haven't had an original though in > human interface design in their corporate lives. I mean, it's a CAR > not a video game! You shouldn't need to run through the iDrive system > to change things that normally you do with one control! A friend of mine recently bought a BMW 740 with the iDrive system and we spent 20 minutes trying to figure out how to unlock the rear trunk. Of course the manual was in the trunk... There are almost no dials of buttons in the car. Nearly everything is controlled with the iDrive dial that lets you scroll through menus and submenus on a small 4 inch screen. His wife gave up after a week and went back to driving their minivan. Feli