Hi Stan,

1) YPbPr is just a vidoe signal I believe (i.e. no audio) 

Congratulations on your purchase.  I'm also in love with the BV8 (and now the BV10).

PrPbY I understand is also known as "component" and it is video only.  SCART is a technology that is mainly European.  We have it here in Australia but it's only rare.  I liken SCART to composite plus audio in a square plug.  If your DVD player has HDMI you should use that to connect to your BV8.

I differ a little from Elephant whereas I think this is a failing of B&O.  It should be simple to just plug in a DVD player or whatever and away you go.  I think it's not necessary to have a technician come in for something that should be simple.  If not, the cost of buying a blu ray player with HDMI will outweigh the cost of having a technician come in. 

I would contact your dealer and ask them to comp you some IR cables considering the cost of the TV.

On the B&O webpage for BV8 there is a link to the software update, but your dealer should also be able to advise you no sweat. 

Glad to see you're in love with your BV8.  I'm jealous.  ;-)  

Michael wrote:

I differ a little from Elephant whereas I think this is a failing of B&O.  It should be simple to just plug in a DVD player or whatever and away you go.  I think it's not necessary to have a technician come in for something that should be simple.

oh we are not in disagreement ... I think :)

what I was trying to say was that I would get the technicians in to install the System Module; and while they are about it they can update the PUC list and supply the two IR leads.

Oh my mistake.  I'm under the influence of some good sounding speakers. :-)

Michael wrote:

PrPbY I understand is also known as "component" and it is video only.  SCART is a technology that is mainly European.  We have it here in Australia but it's only rare.  I liken SCART to composite plus audio in a square plug.  If your DVD player has HDMI you should use that to connect to your BV8.

I differ a little from Elephant whereas I think this is a failing of B&O.  It should be simple to just plug in a DVD player or whatever and away you go. 

Well, that happens when you use the SCART... it carries also RGB (just as good as component) along with some other signals, such as the aspect ratio control. Once you split it up and start using separate connectors for each signal, it is bound to need more effort with the setup.

I know diddly squat about BV8 specifics, but it sounds to me like you need to connect the component signals to the relevant inputs, audio to a SCART (using adapter cables if needed), do the menu configuration as suggested and start watching.

However, I totally agree that the way to go is HDMI. Maybe an excuse to upgrade to a Blu-Ray player...

EDIT: after reading the first post properly and looking at the manual, AV3 indeed has audio inputs as well. As I understand it, just connect everything there, and under AV3 menu Source=DVD and YPbPr=yes. Hopefully that does it 🙂

Maybe you have sorted it out, but anyway:

When connecting your DVD over PrPbY (component signal) to the BV8 you should take the digital sound from your DVD to one of the two SPDIF inputs you have on the BV 8-40.

The SPDIF inputs are named A1 and A2 and are Phono sockets. They are freely configurable for AV 1 to 4.

If your DVD has Toslink (opto) out for digital sound, you need a little box that convert from Toslink to SPDIF.

Cost maybe 30 euro.

In the settings menu for e.g. AV2 you are able to configure that you use e.g A1 SPDIF for digital sound input.

No need for scart.

/Claes 

Hiort wrote:

The SPDIF inputs are named A1 and A2 and are Phono sockets. They are freely configurable for AV 1 to 4.

I had checked my BV8 PDFs ... not realising that there are separate PDFs for the BV8-40 ... and that for the User Guide there are even a pre-August 2010 and an August 2010 onwards versions !

I think it should be incumbent upon B&O to put you in a position to operate the tv with all your current components the day you get the system.  

The best way to ensure that you get the correct products in the menu is to specify that to the salesperson when you buy the set.  For those who don't live near a store but are handy with setups, I think I would have 1st delivery to the store and have them program it, then ship it tested and ready to go.  All the other stuff can be handled by email or over the phone.        

Maybe one day we will be able to connect to a service site to download the PUC.  But for now, with all the changes that happen with cable boxes (in the US for sure), I am just glad we can get updates.  And the service module does require a software update.    

Thanks for your help.  I will go down the digital audio path...  I have 3 DVD players and none have HDMI.  I thought about upgrading to Blu-Ray, but I just dropped a large sum on a TV (and have too many DVD players already) so I'm looking for a lower cost solution...  and, I'll have a tech install the system module when it arrives (most orders take 3 weeks, but I'd like to watch a DVD sooner), and get my PUC list updated. 

Stan