What about a Apple TV 4K and run the sound to the BS3? You would need a toslink to spdif converter, but that is not a big issue.

Check something like HDFury intégral 2: in theory you should be able to get one 4K HDMI output for your screen and one FHD output for your BS3 (for sound). And if you need more external 4K sources, you can get an Atlona 4K switch to plug before the HDFury, controlled by BS3 PUC.

A lot of boxes... but it should work

One thing to be aware of is lip sync issues and audio delays when adding toslink/spdif converters, HDMI audio splitters, or multiple “boxes”.

In some instances, the lip sync can’t be fixed, even after adjusting the delay in the advanced settings.

Just keep an eye out as you configure... research audio delay issues with a particular chain you light be considering... that’s the great thing about online forums 👍

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Couldn’t you have the 4K TV be the main video switch and use an available HDMI ARC output back to the BS3 from the TV for just audio?

Howzit wrote:

One thing to keep an eye out for, is audio lip sync issues when converting toslink/spdif, HDMI audio splitting, or adding multiple “boxes” in the chain. Sometimes the sync is so off, the delay settings can’t fix it.

 

Just research in the forums any particular chain you are thinking of to see if syncing is an issue.

In addition to that...it will be fun to control all that!

The simple controlling with a beoremote.....gone with the wind.

(Or sacificed for the sake of 4K hyping...imo)

MM

Well, sounds like at this point it is a 'build your own' kind of setup, which will take us out of the B&O 'simplification' world.   If that is the case, may just engage a local home theater company to switch out our Beosystem 3 for a manageable receiver, and see if there is some audio option to drive the B&O speakers from that receiver.    

Not anything I need to do now, of course, as 4K is still 'coming', with little or no content available from normal sources.    Would not go through the trouble for a few streaming sources, or the rare 4K video DVD.  

Am saddened that it seems B&O has abandoned the 'mid price' customers going forward.   

leosgonewild wrote:

What about a Apple TV 4K and run the sound to the BS3? You would need a toslink to spdif converter, but that is not a big issue.

Apple TV, starting 4th generation, does not have an optical audio output, so either the sound would have to round-trip through the TV (assuming it has a suitable connection available for BS3) or one of those HDMI splitter boxes is needed, so that the sound can be separated from the HDMI connection.

@Tomb73

’to switch out our Beosystem 3 for a manageable receiver, and see if there is some audio option to drive the B&O speakers from that receiver.’

That may work - there are adapter cables for that....as long as the receiver has line-out connections for speakers.

But you will loose the PUC-controlling of the connected devices and you will not be able to use the Beo4 at all....

....unless you venture into Lintronic or similar ways to get the beoremote working.

MM