I've just setup a Bv7-40 Mk3 & Apple TV (black), the IR lead pretty much works anywhere along the front of the apple tv. I haven't taped it in place - its just lying in front of the box. I've been meaning to attach the apple tv to the wall to neaten it all up - but haven't got that far as yet.

The main problem I had was trying to work out how to wake up the apple tv (press up on the Beo4).....

I have just connected up an older ATV (white) and I have the IR lead about 2cm away (above facing down) from the reciver on the ATV. The reciever is the black spot beside the tiny light. It works fine from that distance.

Stoobie

Hi,

According to the instructions manual for the new ATV the IR receiver is located at the top of the front panel of the device (see page 8 of this link http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Apple_TV_2nd_gen_Setup_Guide.pdf)

Thanks,

Is it stuck directly to the Apple TV (older white on). Do you have a picture?  I have a well lit room so I need to place the IR sender direct onto the Apple TV and cover it...

thanks, beoaus...

Hi beoaus,

I have a BeoVision 5 on the floor cabinet and the AppleTV fits between the TV and the cabinet. (pic of TV from the web & close up of my set-up) The ATV is in the center and pushed back about 2cm and the IR eye is attached under the TV roughly where the arrow is so it is above the ATV firing down. It is 2cm above the IR reciever on the ATV.

It is not particularly dark there and seems to work  OK day & night - Don't forget that the IR eye has to face the correct way. When you look at it it has a dark back, but the emitting side should be under the orginal sticky tape and you can see the clear emitter bulb. Peel off the original 2sided tape from that side and put 2sided tape one th back so it fires in the direction of the IR reciever on the ATV.

I originally tested the emitter on the ATV on the floor in front of the BV5 and the emitter worked at least 10 cm away in a very bright sunny room (I didn't try further) as I knew it would work when under the BV5.

Hope that helps

Stoobie

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that is a very nice solution you have !

Yes a very nice solution. Unfortunately I need to add the IR sender direct to the Apple TV. Imagine the unit placed either behind the TV or out of sight elsewhere. Similar to a STB bracket, how is the IR lead handled then?

If I cover the black dot with the sender it does not work.

beoaus.

Thanks elephant,

The photo doesn't do it justice! It looks even better in real life and the brushed silver on the ATV is almost the identical colour of the BV5. It looks really neat and as though it is purpose built for there! You wouldn't know it wasn't a B&O component. It also leaves the IR reciever clear for the odd ocasion I have to use the original remote to reset the ATV.

I'm "windows" so hacked the ATV and use XBMC media center and it links in brilliantly with my PC upstairs. I tried the built in wireless which was good but I have B&O cordless phones and BeoLink Wirelss which all can interupt the ATV, so have conneted it to my ethernet. It really is an excellent piece of kit. Another reason for hackng it was to get composite out over the component out, as my BV5 is not blessed with any HD input.

I did build my own Linux Media center in Feb using a SilverStone case, and it was OK but a bit noisy (there were aftermarket near silent fans and better heatsinks available but it was all more money). I chose a motherboard very similar in spec to the ATV but with s-vhs out but it never really produced a picture that fitted the screen resolution of th BV5. Then I got my ATV 160GB for £105 in almost unused condition. The ATV runs the same XBMC that I was using on my home made one and in silence!

Mind you, the SilverStone case does look very B&O to me and looked good in one of the drawers under the BV5.  The front display is excellent and gives all sorts of info.  The front is mirrored and behind the left hand drop down flap is a slot load multi DVD recorder and multi card reader , which is something the ATV doesn't have, but I managed to get a bargain DVD2 at the same time as the ATV. It also came with and excellent IMon remote, but apparently you can teach the Linux  software to use any IR remote but I never got round to trying the Beo4.

I was thinking of putting it up for sale loaded with the purchasers choice of Vista or Linux.

Gosh I rambled on there a bit. Sorry.

Stoobie

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'twas a lovely ramble :)

several Beoworld generations ago I posted pictures of my attempt.

I took a defunct Beosystem 5000's tape deck and gutted it to insert two stripped down laptops to become windows media centres playing BeoPlayer.

One laptop constantly overheated and would go loopy playing the MP3s, and the other which stood a better chance I accidentally fried ... so at that point I gave up.

I now use a MacMini and am hanging out for whatever the latest ATV evolved into !