2018 Rear Entertainment Initial Feedback

[Garrett]

Bump for more feedback. Has anyone cracked the RSE code?

 

[gtnator]

Hopefully Ford/Lincoln fixes their RSE. Other reviews are saying its horrible too. Too bad, cause if it worked as advertised, it would have been one of the best in the industry.

 

[Garrett]

Once you figure out how to turn it on, is it easy to get going for the rear passengers?

 

[Garrett]

hmmmm....doesn't seem to difficult to operate to me...

 

[gtnator]

OP was complaining that having the sound come out of the car speakers was the issue, delays were so bad its unusable. He did say that using headphones were fine.

One question i have after reading the OP complaint again and watching the above video: In the video, at least for the Navigator the owner said it does NOT come with a DVD player. However the OP discussed issues with his DVD player in the Expy. So does the Expy have a dvd as part of the RSE but not the Navigator?

 

[zarga]

One question i have after reading the OP complaint again and watching the above video: In the video, at least for the Navigator the owner said it does NOT come with a DVD player. However the OP discussed issues with his DVD player in the Expy. So does the Expy have a dvd as part of the RSE but not the Navigator?

That's what it sounds like. The Expy has a DVD player in the driver headrest. Doesn't sound like the Gator does.

Six weeks later and I still hate it. The awful bluetooth-through-the-speakers is still unusable and the inability to control the content from the front is frustrating. The kids complain about the amount of static when using the headphones. On the plus side, we've been using the CD player to listen to a lot more audiobooks.

 

[Garrett]

That's what it sounds like. The Expy has a DVD player in the driver headrest. Doesn't sound like the Gator does.

Six weeks later and I still hate it. The awful bluetooth-through-the-speakers is still unusable and the inability to control the content from the front is frustrating. The kids complain about the amount of static when using the headphones. On the plus side, we've been using the CD player to listen to a lot more audiobooks.

Is it the same system as the Gator?

 

[gtnator]

That's what it sounds like. The Expy has a DVD player in the driver headrest. Doesn't sound like the Gator does.

Six weeks later and I still hate it. The awful bluetooth-through-the-speakers is still unusable and the inability to control the content from the front is frustrating. The kids complain about the amount of static when using the headphones. On the plus side, we've been using the CD player to listen to a lot more audiobooks.

That's a great point. The video shows that a back seat occupant can scroll through menus and select different videos, which is great for an adult or older kid, but for young kids that's a non-starter. The driver needs to control content and be able to start, restart, rewind, select a different video, turn off, etc...you know all the things that parents have to do on a long trip.

 

[zarga]

Is it the same system as the Gator?

From the video, it appears to have the same remote (I only got 1) and the same options and controls on the screen.

 

[edizzle]

Is it the same system as the Gator?

Identical