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When I first got my '17 LC, I tried to play a DVD to see how well it worked. It wasn't until I had the car in park and the parking brake on before I could make it work. Have you tried with both the parking brake set and the LC in park?
 
cru1s3r said:
When I first got my '17 LC, I tried to play a DVD to see how well it worked. It wasn't until I had the car in park and the parking brake on before I could make it work. Have you tried with both the parking brake set and the LC in park?
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I plugged into the rear HDMI connection. I didn't have parking brake on.
 
The rear HDMI input plays into the rear screens. You can use the rear system going down the road, no need to park. You need to use the remote control and set the rear source to "Rear-HDMI", after the system is turned on. Keep in mind the HDMI input on the LC is low-res only at 480p, 576p, and VGA. If your player doesn't support those specs, it may not be compatible. The owner's manual calls it "high-definition video", but I think they mean by 20 year old standards!
 
Sandroad said:
The rear HDMI input plays into the rear screens. You can use the rear system going down the road, no need to park. You need to use the remote control and set the rear source to "Rear-HDMI", after the system is turned on. Keep in mind the HDMI input on the LC is low-res only at 480p, 576p, and VGA. If your player doesn't support those specs, it may not be compatible. The owner's manual calls it "high-definition video", but I think they mean by 20 year old standards!
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Yes the media player can't do 480p output, does anyone have any cheap media player recommendations that I can play movies off card/USB.
 
I know this has been beat to death but it blows my mind an 80k plus vehicle and we don't have the option to opt out of that crap system. Your better off just using an iPad, HD and soooo much easier. I have a 2011 and it's PITA to set the video up while driving, usually the wife is hanging on the center console, leaning into the rear using the DVD remote. And the video playback is decent at best, although the sound stystem for the movies is real good.
 
Sinister said:
I know this has been beat to death but it blows my mind an 80k plus vehicle and we don't have the option to opt out of that crap system. Your better off just using an iPad, HD and soooo much easier. I have a 2011 and it's PITA to set the video up while driving, usually the wife is hanging on the center console, leaning into the rear using the DVD remote. And the video playback is decent at best, although the sound stystem for the movies is real good.
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Is an iPad the only option, no cheap media devices?
 
It's hard to find even a cheap media device with an HDMI output that is backwards compatible with such low resolution. I couldn't with a quick search last spring. Although I'm now in the process of removing the rear screens in my LC, I know my son's kids just played movies through them on a long trip using the front (dash) DVD player. So, if your goal is play DVDs on the rear screens, you can do that, complete with audio either through the main sound system or through the headphones, or both at the same time. You can't, however watch a DVD on the front (dash) screen with the vehicle in motion. It may work too with other inputs on the front.
 
My goal is to play movies off a USB or sd card off a media player, too much off a hassle off dvds
 
That and the Netgear and a Chromecast. That's all I've tested.
 
I was able to get it to work off an old phone, then the next time it didn't work. So I honestly stopped trying. If you find a solution I would be interested.
 
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