i thought it was odd how my local bno store more or less ignored the thing in favour of the beo4 and the ipad app

i wonder what they could be bringing out ?

Not a great loss. It would have performed stronger without such a pathetically poor WLAN antenna. Hope B&O concentrates on tablet based remote apps with full capabilities. 

I agree.  Tablet or smartphone apps with full capabilities are the way forward.  I use my iPhone more than any other device I have ever owned.  I have a Beo5 which is now essentially a paper weight.

Flappo wrote:

i thought it was odd how my local bno store more or less ignored the thing in favour of the beo4 and the ipad app

i wonder what they could be bringing out ?

w5bno123 wrote:

As from today you can no longer order the Beo6, it has been marked obsolete.

I agree with Griebel on the Beo6.

Personnally I never had one - it has never appealed to me.

For some people it was (is) a great device.

But you need the will and the skill to deal with it.

A well-programmed Beo6 can be usefull - especially in a non-NL setup.

I know many, who have enjoyed it a lot - and still do.

But I certainly don't agree on the Beo4.

It is the Bang & Olufsen remote control, and will be in the future, I guess.

I know the 'List' of my Beo4('s), and I mostly don't sit in the dark listening to music or watching tv 😎

How much I am going to use the iPad app in the future, will depend on if and on how they are going to improve it.

I guess a combination of Beo4 and the app will be my final solution.

In the end it can't surprice anyone, that the Beo6 stops. After all it is a 'pre-tablet remote control-solution' - and hasn't enough potential for the future tasks in a NL-setup.

P.S. Those who can't get warm with the 'iDevice/app solution', please do consider that you don't have to use the (small) iPhone, or the iPad, that is always occupied of your wife and kids...

A dedicated iPad only for controlling your B&O setup will come much cheaper than the Beo6.

Greetings Millemissen

The problem with depending on iPhones or iPads is that such products have a more limited lifespan than the likes of the beo4. I am not convinced that depending on someone else's technology is a good idea. It May be expedient at the moment but in 5 years plus it may well be a foolish move. B&O products have a considerably longer lifespan tha mayfly Apple products. My b&o setup is around 5-7 years old and still functions perfectly. My 4 year old iMac is ready for retirement by comparison. My version 1 iPad has retired.

they really need an updated dedicated device.