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      08-02-2009, 08:46 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by x5mad View Post
Is this Ipod cable neccessary? I thought at first that it was required if you wanted to hook up your ipod to the idrive unit etc.

However I tried using just the usb cable (the original cable from apple) and a 2nd generation nano and it works flawlessly. I have full integration with the idrive and can use my steering wheel buttons and the songs, lists, artists, etc all appear on the display.

is this normal? as i am now confused since seeing that some people are requiring the Y cable for integration.
Y Cable allows genre's to show up and also for playing of DRM music purchased from the itunes store... probabaly a bit less relevant now considering apples removing DRm from the store.
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