KMA wrote:

Thanks for the compliment, elephant :)

I haven't had a chance to take a pic of the Media Player UI yet -- it is very simplistic in the B&O style, a total opposite to - say - Plex Media Player on AppleTV.

Determining from your later comments, I assume you've already had the chance to see what the the BV11 Home Media looks like?

Thanks for the implied promise of the UI 🙂

I have seen the poor UI of the V1, but only had a brief demo of the BV11 that showed the non-functional Apps (the stores network was down) and none of the home media section ... hence the desire to see yours, especially as you had taken the trouble to have it catalogued via PLEX

elephant wrote:

Thanks for the implied promise of the UI 🙂

I have seen the poor UI of the V1, but only had a brief demo of the BV11 that showed the non-functional Apps (the stores network was down) and none of the home media section ... hence the desire to see yours, especially as you had taken the trouble to have it catalogued via PLEX

It is the same as on the V1. Perhaps without the strange B&O CD-cover but otherwise exactly the same. At least when I looked at it at my retailer.

Michael wrote:

elephant wrote:

Thanks for the implied promise of the UI 🙂

I have seen the poor UI of the V1, but only had a brief demo of the BV11 that showed the non-functional Apps (the stores network was down) and none of the home media section ... hence the desire to see yours, especially as you had taken the trouble to have it catalogued via PLEX

It is the same as on the V1. Perhaps without the strange B&O CD-cover but otherwise exactly the same. At least when I looked at it at my retailer.

Thanks for making my day 🙁

just joking .... sort of

So PLEX rools 

😂

Oh for the days of a beogram, an LP cover leaning against the player - even better reading the cover notes as each song plays - sipping scotch, smoking a cigar ... I am starting to become Soren !!

Yeah well I dont think the interface is good but it do work. They could have made it way better. And made an iPhone app but they confuse everything. They need someone like me who can actually think from a user perspective =)

Recently bought a BV11-46 and in general I'm very pleased with it. I mainly own MKV files on a Synology NAS which is DLNA/UPnP compliant, in general it plays MKV files OK. There are only 3 issues with playing MKV files:
1. External subtitles are not supported
2. Internal subtitles are shown to small on the screen
3. MKV with 3D side-by-side format don't play. The screen shows the 2 3D images side by side but there is no way of overlapping the 2 images by going through the 3D settings and then choosing 3D side-by-side.

I also own a BV-7-55 and this model has no problem with playing a MKV 3D side-by-side movie, although I manually have the change the settings on the BV to 3D side-by-side.

I got in touch with customer care in Denmark and got this typical "ignore customers as much as possible" answer from them:

We are pleased to inform you that Synology will work with BeoVision 11. However, we offer no support for .srt or .sub files.
As to 2D side-by-side formation, we have to say that Mediaplayer does not support 3D, as this is how it is specified. 

However, we have passed your feedback on to the responsible department, and we shall return to you in case updates in these areas come up. 

Kind regards,
Bang & Olufsen a/s

Hello all!

I just bought my first Bang & Olufsen system 😁

My choice was clear from the first time i got a sneakpeak on the BV11.. I loved the design on BV10, but had some doubt's since the picture on my old tv(Sony HX925) was better... But when i saw the BV11 i just fell in love! 😎

I went for the 46" with harddrive, beo6, blue fret and black/silver cabinet 🙂

As you can see on the picture i combined it with a pair of Beolab 9's, this was actually a bet, because i didn't get a chance to hear them before they actually stood in my bedroom.. At first i was thrilled about the sound of the speaker in the BV11 and i had the same experience as KMA, until i got the BL9's plugged in! They sound absolutely gorgeous!

Although i love my new toy, i have to say i'm a bit disappointed in the "service" i got, well it wasn't as i expected.. At first they forgot the fret to the BV11 and he coundn't configure my beo6 at home so i had to drive to the store to get my fret and remote.. And they got me the wrong color fret... When i got home i found that the Beo6 remote don't work with this tv, so today i went back and they configured the remote as it was a BV10, so i don't have direct access to the harddrive, smart-tv hub or the mediaserver.... However i was told that B&O was working on this, since it didn't work for them either when the dealer spoke to them on the phone.

Boom! Now that's a first post for you!

Your new setup looks amazing.

I have to say that is pretty shocking regarding the dire service you have experienced. Where are you based? It would be handy to give readers sufficient info so that they avoid that dealer as it is just unacceptable imo.

Some dealers/shops are just absolutely clueless, have an air of arrogance when you walk in for the first time, looking at you as though you are not worthy. How on earth do they expect referrals, recommendations and repeat custom?

Other dealers are the complete opposite. Guess which ones are likely to do well/survive...

Part of the "B&O Tax" is paying for top quality service. Quite clearly you haven't had the best experience.If it were me I would tell them to collect the lot and give me an immediate refund, then find a dealer that you are confident in, as it can be a long term relationship. 

But on a brighter note, congrats on your new setup. It looks great.

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selliah1992 wrote:

 

BOOM BOOM with the BL 9s 😁

Congratulations on your first post, your first B&O - and such great choices.

Welcome to Beoworld, welcome to B&O.

Like Beoundies, I am sad that the experience was not perfect for you -- but once it is all settled down these 3 days will fade as you experience days, weeks, months, years and hopefully decades of enjoyment !

While BVs may come and go - I think you will still be enjoying the BL 9s some ten years from now.

@selliah1992, Great system!  

Might I recommend that you get hold of a Beo4 (newest version with media button, preferably) remote and just use that (and get a refund on the Beo6).  Cannot imagine the Beo6 working better than the 4 when you start playing with all the speaker and video options.  And when there are problems you don't have to wait for programming support, you can add commands to your heart's content.

Wonderful system!!!

I was thinking the same as Symmes.

Take back that dire Beo6 and use the Beo4 and with the money left over, you could buy an iPad Mini and use the App - I would have thought that was a far easier to use/more reliable option! Plus of course, you can stream your entire iTunes from it :)

Very nice piece of art!