Smart! Photos? How to?

I have a Beo1 that is just waiting to be done.

I had the same idea as my Beo1 couldn't be changed into Beo4 mode, but I couldn't figure out how to get the thing disassembled....

If you have pictures / a descripition, that would be really helpful.

I just sold my Beo1 3 weeks ago, I think I have to find another one if that works....

regards

Stephan

My method was a little wreckless, i had nothing to lose really... both beo1 and mac remote were sitting in cupboard unused.
I fiddled with the mac remote for a while to understand the physics of it.
I decided to be brutal and pull off the IR cover, take out the battery slide and then tear the white plastic casing carefully away from the grey innards of the mac remote, i could not get it apart any other way. Practically impossible. This process took alot of the time up, i used needle nose pliers to break away the plastic bit by bit by bit (so that it could finally fit inside the top of the Beo1 case).
Note, the mac remote is the small rectangle white model, not the latest slim silver one.

Opening the beo1 was EASY; peel away the serial number label and there are two torx screws to be unscrewed, then slide out black inner case. Done.

Once you have successfully removed the casing of the mac remote from the grey inner case, it fits inside the tip of beo1. No need to take the rubber buttons out of the beo1, they line up just right 😁

The rest is up to you, i chose to keep the pair of AA batteries inside the base of the beo1 so it physically feels the same, i used paper which i stuffed into the spaces inside the beo 1 ~ it all stays together, i am very happy and surprised with the result.

I was so wrapped up in my brainwave that i did not stop and take pictures of the carnage, i wanted the result > now! End product is a beo1, visually indistinguishable from standard beo1. The volume, power, rec and stop buttons are out of use.

(iMac is now connected to beovision 3 which amazingly converts the optical signal from the imac perfectly - the Beolab 9's are singing perfectly and my iMacs itunes is working in tandem nicely, choosing music in shuffle or genius mode, (just like MOTS imho) and showing a great clear display of what is playing.

I have saved so much money.

Any idea where I can source a Beo 1? I checked eBay and they have nothing!

scootinnc wrote:

Any idea where I can source a Beo 1? I checked eBay and they have nothing!

😂 I was thinking the same thing!

Watch Beo1 values shoot up now thanks to Dave and this simple yet outstanding mod! Well done! 🤒

Once more, we see how Apple has been inspired by B&O ... they even kept the dimensions. 😁

Occasionally, Struer must be wondering at their inability to take products to their logical conclusion.

Now I know what I'll be doing tonight. I have quite a number of those white remotes lying around.

" Opening the beo1 was EASY; peel away the serial number label and there are two torx screws to be unscrewed, then slide out black inner case. Done "

I discoverd the Label and the torx screws as well, opend them but NOTHING slid out, in fact the damn thing didn't move at all...

Hmmm... this is the second time I could bite my A** for selling a Beo1 ....

Regards

Stephan

scootinnc wrote:

Any idea where I can source a Beo 1? I checked eBay and they have nothing!

I suspect Lee (the site owner) has at least a dozen of these being used as paperweights.

Re :- the OP, at last a good use for the Beo1 which is pretty but also pretty useless as a B&O remote.😁

Chris.

soundproof wrote:

Now I know what I'll be doing tonight. I have quite a number of those white remotes lying around.

Should we start watching ebay?😁

Chris.