You don't want to wait for the Beosound 5, to be released in 2008?

Or should I say Beomaster 5...

This product is believed to be a Beomedia device with controls.

The controls that are missing on the Beomedia 1.

tip: Do the Star of the Day contest NR.5 on the bang-olufsen.com site. the video will give you a hint how the new mediacenter will look like. 

Hi

I have one and I have good experience with it..

Family even enjoys it :-) You can choose between these two options so there should be no problem to install.

Dane 2 😕

As Dennis mentions, either way. I use mine with a Linksys G56 WLAN and it works fine.

The really great point about the unit, is that it allows us to surf our preset Internet favorite using the Beo 4.  Since our PC has been connected ( RGB + now HDMI ) to our Living Room Plasma for the past 5 years, we can stand, walk around the room, take it upstairs and continue surfing via the system link. And look at photos, videos, etc. And it does enhance photo quality.

We did this before with a Gyro Bluetooth mouse, which became somewhat of a Circus act with arms and hands waving around in the air to click or scroll onto something on the screen. The Gyro investment came with a small keyboard, on the premise of enhancing my Powerpoint presentations at conferences, which was also amusing to watch, I was later informed. But a very good workout with a suit and tie on.

One caveat I will make is to scan all photos, video clips, and music for infections: Check and double check. I have no idea how a virus would react in the Beomedia 1, but with the hard drive inside, I take no chances for hacker effluent to float around, repopulating inside the system.

But now it is fun, and relaxed experience.

What will Beosound 5 actually do?  I am not really clear on this.

Thanks, 

Hi linder,

Have fun reading some of this:

The Beosound 5 does sound exciting.

According to the store I just spoke with in Germany,  this is a new audio system set for release in Sept-Oct of 2008. Details were not " officially specific "  but give the impression of a unit with HD capacity of 100 x music my BS 3200 unit.  Included is an Internet interface similar to Beomedia 1. No further details I have, or can release.

I do hope they make good use of Internet Radio. I listen to it all the time, and would love proper integration with a home-stereo. Better sound than DAB, and far more options. For the kind of music I tend to listen to when chilling out, it's fine (groove salad).