Hi,

There is an APP for both Iphone and Ipad as a remote for Beosound 5. You find it in Itunes-store. Search for Creation 5.

Beosound 5 has today a DVI-output. You can connect a DVI-HDMI-converter and then you have almost the same as HDMI-output Video. You must of course connect a SPDIF (RCA) also to get sound. HDMI-output will not change the performance in picture or sound-quality. It is just a "SIMPLIER" way to connect the picture and sound (with one cable instead of two cables).

/Martin

Martin wrote:

Beosound 5 has today a DVI-output. You can connect a DVI-HDMI-converter and then you have almost the same as HDMI-output Video. You must of course connect a SPDIF (RCA) also to get sound. HDMI-output will not change the performance in picture or sound-quality. It is just a "SIMPLIER" way to connect the picture and sound (with one cable instead of two cables).

/Martin

That is correct, I am using DVI->HDMI and SPDIF, this is connected to my BV7 and it works very well. And it supports 1080p (but that is very small, so I use 720p).
And, even though you are able to play different movie formats from the BM5, then dont do it, BM5 is designed for music (and Photo), nothing more. And it does this very well.

Does it works with encore?

Millemissen wrote:

my post was an example of danish sense of humour 👻👻

Wait. Danes have a sense of humour? :)

Dealer says only the Encore. BeoSound 5 will continue as normal. He might be wrong, but he's not pro-actively promoting or even stocking Encore's, going forward.

Encore will be discontinued? Any system to replace encore?

moxxey wrote:

The UK copyright law was updated recently to allow end users to backup/store/rip CDs. It didn't cover any media which was encrypted, such as a Blu-ray. It's still illegal to rip/backup/make a copy of a Blu-ry movie. Therefore B&O wouldn't be able to produce a device which would present a way of browsing your Blu-ray movies and playing the content via your TV. They'd either have to start their own movie streaming service or latch on to another existing service.

Quite right Moxxey, Kaleidescape in the USA have got around the problem it seems by allowing users to purchase and directly load BluRays direct to their system, from a Kaleidescape run store.

They tell me that this service will soon be available in the UK.

Can't see B&O running this type of service.

I don't know how Kaleidescape manage this thing, but if (I wrote 'if') Bang & Olufsen ever should come up with a similar solution, this would have to be a 'worldwide solution', for all markets.

As Cinavia is getting more and more present on discs and bluray players, I see no chance that we will ever see a bluray ripper from B&O.

Note: Any Bluray player licenced after 2-12-2012 must have Cinavia implemented, and it often comes creeping in with a firmware update.

Greetings Millemissen

I've been waiting for B&O to launch a media player for a long time. Copyright is less of an issue now that most bluray comes in multiple format including digital copies and the launch of UltraViolet.

When I had a chat to a B&O dealer in Sydney as I was buying the Playmaker he said the new B&O smart tv would be the best way as it plays media and does surround sound.

I was hoping for a beosound 5 thing ( I do like having a physical UI in addition to remote control).

Its too bad thats B&O solution for now as I don't have the cash for the 85 inch B&O - budget only go as far as the Sony 84 inch 4k tv 😢

See this the link below for bluray and DVD Servers