MM, I think I will follow your suggestion, Netradio is selected via the Radio button. 

This is leading me to another question: is it possible to remap the Beo4 A.MEM button with TuneIn instead of Deezer? If yes, would you plea provide a short how to? 

madskp: I have now placed the ATV on the left side and the antenna on the right side of the channel but the cover is still not properly closing the compartment. 

I am now assuming it is a cable management issue. I will try to get a shorter HDMI cable hoping it will help to better route the wires while reducing the volume. 

I take the chance to share my opinion about some flaws I have found on the V1. 

Please consider my notes with a grain of salt as I am a newbie, this is my first B&O product. Well, BeoPlay I should say. 

1. The USB port is not enabled for recording. 
2. Time to time the YouTube app is crashing. Ok, I also have the ATV but having YouTube integrated in the tv is still convenient. This tv has been discontinued in 2015 and the latest software update is dated 2017. If I am not wrong the current BV range has dropped the V1 OS and it has been replaced with Tizen. From what I have read in this forum, B&O has also dismantled the tv team in charge of tv/OS development, therefore I am not expecting further updates for addressing the issues. I am sure the B&O management had its own reasons to do so but from a customer perspective this is negatively affecting the user experience. I assume UE and product support are highly ranked by the B&O reference market. 
3. There is no DVB-T2 HEVC enabled tuner. By 2022 Italy will switch to this standardisation and all the non-conforming TVs, such as this one, will need an additional external box. I understand the V1 was developed before 2012, so this shortcoming is partially excused. 
4. The WiFi might have been better integrated instead of having an antenna as an extra piece to be hidden in the rear channel. Again, this tv was developed before 2012, however this is a premium product marketed at a much higher price (2.900,00 Euro when new) compared to the high range of Sony, Panasonic, LG etc. 

I am far from being unhappy of the V1, this is mostly considered as the B&O “ugly duck” but I still see it as a wonderfully designed set. 

The picture is very good when the Image is set to Movie (superbly deep blacks for an LCD display), the sound is great and the Beo4 is a superb remote control, I love it. 

On the flip side I am still wondering if I’d buy another one in the future. 

Some of the items I have listed above, such as the lack of product support due to the dismantle of the B&O tv team, might be roadblocks for my next buy as for the price the B&O products command, I am less keen to accept issues while my level of expectation is higher than what I would expect from the most common and lower positioned competitors. 

Cheers. 

 

Olivier

Hello Oliver

You may have misunderstood me. Its not about placing it left or right but next to one of the fixing point instead of above it. I am attaching a picture from my own installation and hope it will clarify.

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Regarding this wifi antenna solution. Most of the tv cabinet is made of steel making it impossible for wifi signals to go through. I think B&O made this antenna design in ordet to make it possible to place the antenna outside the TV if reception is bad.

USB recording was newer on the V1 as recordin to an internal disc was one of the “premium” options on the more expensive Beovision 11.

As for smart TV functionallity it was not even on the TV at first but came as an update within the first year or so. The youtube app is not the best compared to other options, but it is still working on this 2012 TV in a world where smart tv’s loose functionallity after few years of use.

Updates. No dont expect it. I think the only thing could be updates to ensure multiroom comptability.

Olivier,

To add to madskp’s advice, if you download the user manuals from the BeoPlay website, you will notice that the recommended (internal) position for the wi-fi antenna differs between the V1-40 and the V1-32. But what they agree on is that you will get better reception by placing it outside of the cabinet.

Having said all that, I’m of the same opinion as MM: the best connection method is hard-wired Ethernet, if you can accommodate it. This will give the most reliable streaming results, all else being equal.

And if you can put all your content onto a small, efficient USB HD, then you finally have a purpose for that USB socket!😁

Lawrence

OlivierC wrote:

I am far from being unhappy of the V1, this is mostly considered as the B&O “ugly duck” but I still see it as a wonderfully designed set. 

The picture is very good when the Image is set to Movie (superbly deep blacks for an LCD display), the sound is great and the Beo4 is a superb remote control, I love it. 

On the flip side I am still wondering if I’d buy another one in the future. 

Some of the items I have listed above, such as the lack of product support due to the dismantle of the B&O tv team, might be roadblocks for my next buy as for the price the B&O products command, I am less keen to accept issues while my level of expectation is higher than what I would expect from the most common and lower positioned competitors. 

Cheers. 

 

Olivier

 

Some of the more conservative B&O afficianados' demurred against the styling of the V1 series when it first came out, but then, it went on to win a Red Spot design award, and the cries of angst appeared to diminish somewhat given it's design 'approval'.

For your purposes, as regards Wifi connectivity, yes, later model sets from mainstream manufacturers will offer more.

However, apart from it's lovely picture quality, the V1 also has a superb inbuilt surround sound processor, AND fully active speaker array which can do double duty as a centre channel in a surround sound A/V role.

Put that same active speaker system together with one of B&O's subs, and you have a superb HiFi music system into the bargain.

it really is a remarkable set, and outstanding value for money when new; mine is now 5 /12 years old, and my only concern will be what to replace it with when it eventually dies, as the likes of the Horizon for example, whilst having the same processor, does not have as good a speaker array, and whilst the screen is 4k, does not have Dolby Vision, HDR10, and yet is 3 times the price of the V1-40 when new.

In my view, B&O really need to make another V1-40 - as in a very high value for money TV capable of acting as the centrepiece in a B&O music/AV system.  The Horizon is mostly there, but needs bigger screen options and Dolby Vision etc for the money being asked.

Cheers and enjoy your V1!

John

 

OlivierC wrote:

MM, I think I will follow your suggestion, Netradio is selected via the Radio button. 

This is leading me to another question: is it possible to remap the Beo4 A.MEM button with TuneIn instead of Deezer? If yes, would you plea provide a short how to? 

madskp: I have now placed the ATV on the left side and the antenna on the right side of the channel but the cover is still not properly closing the compartment. 

I am now assuming it is a cable management issue. I will try to get a shorter HDMI cable hoping it will help to better route the wires while reducing the volume. 

I take the chance to share my opinion about some flaws I have found on the V1. 

Please consider my notes with a grain of salt as I am a newbie, this is my first B&O product. Well, BeoPlay I should say. 

1. The USB port is not enabled for recording. 
2. Time to time the YouTube app is crashing. Ok, I also have the ATV but having YouTube integrated in the tv is still convenient. This tv has been discontinued in 2015 and the latest software update is dated 2017. If I am not wrong the current BV range has dropped the V1 OS and it has been replaced with Tizen. From what I have read in this forum, B&O has also dismantled the tv team in charge of tv/OS development, therefore I am not expecting further updates for addressing the issues. I am sure the B&O management had its own reasons to do so but from a customer perspective this is negatively affecting the user experience. I assume UE and product support are highly ranked by the B&O reference market. 
3. There is no DVB-T2 HEVC enabled tuner. By 2022 Italy will switch to this standardisation and all the non-conforming TVs, such as this one, will need an additional external box. I understand the V1 was developed before 2012, so this shortcoming is partially excused. 
4. The WiFi might have been better integrated instead of having an antenna as an extra piece to be hidden in the rear channel. Again, this tv was developed before 2012, however this is a premium product marketed at a much higher price (2.900,00 Euro when new) compared to the high range of Sony, Panasonic, LG etc. 

I am far from being unhappy of the V1, this is mostly considered as the B&O “ugly duck” but I still see it as a wonderfully designed set. 

The picture is very good when the Image is set to Movie (superbly deep blacks for an LCD display), the sound is great and the Beo4 is a superb remote control, I love it. 

On the flip side I am still wondering if I’d buy another one in the future. 

Some of the items I have listed above, such as the lack of product support due to the dismantle of the B&O tv team, might be roadblocks for my next buy as for the price the B&O products command, I am less keen to accept issues while my level of expectation is higher than what I would expect from the most common and lower positioned competitors. 

Cheers. 

Olivier

I love my V1-32, which I have in a secondary room.

If there had been a V1-55, I surely would have bought that for our living room.

 

To 2: Youtube isn’t crashing that much on my set. One thing I love is that you can choose the tv from within the Youtube app - as the receiver.

And that this even works when the tv is in stand-by.

To 3: Sure, there is no such DVB-t tuner there - wasn’t invented at that time.

If your set has an S-tuner built-in, this might help to get the channels you will miss....by 2022.

Note! In Germany the HEVC standart is already there - you are lucky, that you won’t have that problem untill 2022.

 

When you use the Beo4 (and have set the V1 for that), you can map the netradio to Radio.

Just remap the Deezer app to something else, or nothing in order to free that command.

You can even remove Deezer from the list of sources....if you want to.

 

Enjoy your V1 as is for now and for the next years.

When time comes, there will be other solutions - by 2022 we probably will be streaming tv programmes anyway.

The lack of 4K and HDR is no big deal with a 40” set - and SmartTV functions can easily be added....and PUC-controlled.

 

MM

Hello Everyone, 

thank you for the great feedback you are providing! 

Hereunder some pics showing how I have arranged the wires on the back lid. 

Maybe I am still doing something wrong as it is not perfectly closing. 

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About the YouTube app, my feeling is that it is crashing because of some SW issue, not because of poor wifi connection. BTW I don't have high hopes for some bug fixes in the future. 

MM, I have been able to launch the video streaming from my iOS YouTube app but I'm not sure it works when the tv is in stand by. Is there any tv setting I should check?

I take the chance thank you for the hints on how to change the Beo4 button from Deezer to TuneIn, I will try as soon as I'll have time later this week. 

Cheers. 

Olivier

Hello Everyone, 

thank you for the great feedback you are providing! 

Hereunder some pics showing how I have arranged the wires on the back lid. 

Maybe I am still doing something wrong as it is not perfectly closing. 

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About the YouTube app, my feeling is that it is crashing because of some SW issue, not because of poor wifi connection. BTW I don't have high hopes for some bug fixes in the future. 

MM, I have been able to launch the video streaming from my iOS YouTube app but I'm not sure it works when the tv is in stand by. Is there any tv setting I should check?

I take the chance thank you for the hints on how to change the Beo4 button from Deezer to TuneIn, I will try as soon as I'll have time later this week. 

Cheers. 

Olivier

Double post, sorry. 

Please remove one, thanks! 

Olivier

OlivierC wrote:

MM, I have been able to launch the video streaming from my iOS YouTube app but I'm not sure it works when the tv is in stand by. Is there any tv setting I should check?

Have you made a quick start timer - or more?

The V1 must be visible on the network for this to work.

MM

Hi MM, I have now found the correct setting in the menu where I can select to have a different power consumption stand by mode. 

This selection can be adjusted for specific days/times and it allows a sort of wake up mode from external sources, such as YouTube app from the smartphone. 

Great advice, thank you! 

Olivier