Beomedia 1 Future????

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linder (archived)
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Posted June 5, 2008 at 12:32 GMT
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In several posts about the forthcoming Beosound 5, there has been mention of a software upgrade to Beomedia 1.  Is this still true or at least a possibility?

I hope that if there are changes, they will include the ability to add an internet radio station manually instead of the limited list that B&O provides.  I have other suggestions but didn't want to rant too much.

We have mostly talked about the design of the future BS5 or BC5 which I agree will probably be exceptional but if it isn't much more that a standard Windows media player, it will be a disappointment.

The Beomedia 1 is the first Bang and Olufsen that I have ever purchased that was obsolete from the beginning and could not be upgraded.  The dealer experience wasn't much fun either. 

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Killyp (archived)
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Posted June 5, 2008 at 14:41 GMT
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B&O won't drop the support for all BeoMedia 1 users. I'd wait and see what happens 😕

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linder (archived)
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Posted June 10, 2008 at 17:35 GMT
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They do listen at B&O.  I was annoyed that an internet radio station that I especially like was removed from the Beomedia 1 database.  I received an email from Beocare who said they have added the station in question.  Maybe there is a Beosound 5 in my future.

 

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Roger (archived)
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Posted June 11, 2008 at 04:05 GMT
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The BeoSound 5 will work with the BeoMedia 1. The new software will be released for the BeoMedia 1 this fall when the BeoMaster 5 is launched (at the same time as the BeoSound 5, of course). I've heard a rumour that more info could be made available on BeoWorld in the near future...

Roger

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Coolskin (archived)
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Posted June 11, 2008 at 14:10 GMT
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Posted June 11, 2008 at 15:42 GMT
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Could someone translate this thread please?

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Roger (archived)
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Posted June 12, 2008 at 04:14 GMT
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The information we (BeoWorld) have states that the BeoSound 5 will be the panel and the BeoMaster 5 will be the "socket unit" if you think along the lines of the BeoCenter 2. As ML will be used between them, we are confident that the BeoMaster 5 could be seen as a BeoMedia "2" - making sure that current owners of the BeoMedia 1 can take advantage of the BeoSound 5 (the BeoMaster 5 will have better tech specs, of course, compared to the BM1). When the BeoMaster 5 is launched with the new fancy sw, this sw will also be uploaded automatically to current BeoMedia 1 owners. The BeoMaster 5 will be an option for the BeoVision 9, as BeoMedia 1 was up until recently when it was discontinued. We do not know of any limitations by using the BeoMedia 1 and not the BeoMaster 5 yet.

Roger

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linder (archived)
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Posted June 12, 2008 at 09:07 GMT
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PhilLondon
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Posted June 12, 2008 at 10:30 GMT
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I am wondering if BM5 will look like the DVD2/HDR2?
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beojeff
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Posted June 12, 2008 at 11:12 GMT
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I'm hoping the same thing for the Beomaster 5. I was also hoping the the Beosound 5 unit would be shaped in an oval like the BC2, but I think the Beosound will be rectangular.
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