Not entirely sure. First check if your tv has a DVI input. Then check if its HD-ready. If these two are confirmed you need only use a HDMI-DVI adapter. Then connect Apple TV with HDMI and use optical sound out of Apple tv to line-in in tv problem solved.

Worst case senario is that you may need HD-kit into tv. Check with your local dealer for price.

Alternatively, purchase BeoPlay V-1.

You would need the hd-ready kit, an optional dolby digital decoder for your sound and a seperate ‘optical > coaxial decoder unit’. And the stb-controller is useless for the DVI-input. Picture-wise the BV6 is outdated too...

Your better of with any other brand TV. 

I forgot to mention, that I now have a BV11-55 (1 week old) with the Beolab 3's (7 years old and 5 house moves in 2 countries!) that used to run with the BV6-26 (now in the bedroom), also a BV6-22 in the guest bedroom, the 1st Bang and Olufsen product that I bought, 10 years ago?  WOW, what other brands could stand time so well!

Thanks guys.

I'm unsure wether to get an old BV6, or just get a new bell and whistles TV for the bedroom...

So the optical cable would supply the sound then? Will the Apple TV be sending sound via the optical even if the HDMI is connected? (I'm guessing yes)

bayerische wrote:

So the optical cable would supply the sound then? Will the Apple TV be sending sound via the optical even if the HDMI is connected? (I'm guessing yes)

Yes it will. But still you need a 3rd party device to convert the optical signal. 2 options here:

• a box that converts to analog L/R so you won’t need the optional DSM.
• a box that converts to coaxial if the DSM is installed.

To display content via the DVI there is another issue that can occur: HDCP. Without the the HD-ready kit installed it’s more than likely you will have problems, renting a movie.

I’m just trying to be objective here, but on a forum like this, opinions will always be strongly biased. The only reason I would buy an old BV6 would be because of the sound and if the TV is connected to a masterlinked system. If connecting an Apple TV has higher priorities, I would look further. And like I said earlier, the DVI-input cannot be controlled with the stb-controller, so you will still need 2 remotes.

Chris Townsend wrote:

There are plenty of 8-26's popping up and I have been impressed with ours. The 6 is a better looking TV there's no doubt, but even a single hdmi socket makes a big difference.

The BV8 is a good machine, but I can't get over the design. 🙁

DoubleU wrote:

bayerische wrote:

So the optical cable would supply the sound then? Will the Apple TV be sending sound via the optical even if the HDMI is connected? (I'm guessing yes)

 

Yes it will. But still you need a 3rd party device to convert the optical signal. 2 options here:

• a box that converts to analog L/R so you won’t need the optional DSM.
• a box that converts to coaxial if the DSM is installed.

To display content via the DVI there is another issue that can occur: HDCP. Without the the HD-ready kit installed it’s more than likely you will have problems, renting a movie.

I’m just trying to be objective here, but on a forum like this, opinions will always be strongly biased. The only reason I would buy an old BV6 would be because of the sound and if the TV is connected to a masterlinked system. If connecting an Apple TV has higher priorities, I would look further. And like I said earlier, the DVI-input cannot be controlled with the stb-controller, so you will still need 2 remotes.

 

I actually have one of those converters... However... Not being able to use the STB controller using DVI is about to kill this idea for me. That was the biggest reason for the B&O TV...

A HD-ready BV6 will basically work "out-of-the-box" with an apple tv then?

I really appreciate the help.