BV11 AppleTV cable length

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Toubro
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Posted March 30, 2014 at 20:21 GMT
#2012709

My dad is finally getting a BV11-40 on Thursday, and I would like to mount an AppleTV inside it, but I cannot find any information on what lengths the HDMI and IR cables need to be, so I can order these. 

Can any of you guys clarify this??

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vikinguk
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Posted March 31, 2014 at 00:03 GMT
#2012710

The TV should come with two IR blaster wires.

The compartments on the BV11 are really intended for the wall hinge motor. There are several posts here where owners complain that their Apple TV's do not work reliably or need frequent resets if mounted inside the BV11........and if you search the Apple support site you will see that vertical mounting is not recommended because of how the components and heat sink(on top) are built. 

Graham

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rxcohen (archived2)
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Posted March 31, 2014 at 00:52 GMT
#2012711

A 1m cable is fine. However you will need a very thin cable to fit the Apple TV inside. Mine is triple shielded and just could not fit in. Instead I just used a Velcro tape and have it hung from the back of the TV. Works great with the floor stand.

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Toubro
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Posted March 31, 2014 at 14:18 GMT
#2012712

Thanks for your replies. I was not aware that the compartment is intended for the hinge motor, that's interesting. I have heard a lot about this Apple TV compartment, but could not find anything about it in the user guide, but that makes total sense if it's not originally intended for it 🙂

I will buy a thin 1 meter cable.

 

Thanks again 🙂

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Amazone
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Posted March 31, 2014 at 21:31 GMT
#2012713

I am using a stock apple hdmi cable. I guess it's around1,5 metres long and relatively thin. No issues at all. The ir cable is 7 metres long and also very thin. It all fits nicely in the compartment and works without issues.

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Opman
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Posted April 3, 2014 at 23:41 GMT
#2012714

vikinger wrote:

The TV should come with two IR blaster wires.

Graham

The BeoVision 11 was originally supplied with an ir blaster with two emitters attached. This was changed recently and you now only get a single ir blaster.

Opman

 

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Radiomekaniker (archived2)
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Posted April 4, 2014 at 22:08 GMT
#2012715
You can brake off the plastic in the opposite site side if the hinge side to make space fore the atv.

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Toubro
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Posted April 7, 2014 at 11:33 GMT
#2012716

I can confirm that only one IR blaster came with the TV.

Thanks for your replies. The TV now sits in my parents livingroom and my dad loves it 🙂

That being said, I wish my BV9 was so easy to add PUCs to. I still haven't come to terms with the fact that I need to pay a technician 1.500DKR (app. 200EUR) to update mine everytime I get a new device 🙁

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Flappo (archived2)
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Posted April 8, 2014 at 07:20 GMT
#2012717

I can never get my apple tv's to work after the latest firmware update

3 of them are now basically bricked !

Arguably the worst apple product ever imo !!!

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Toubro
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Posted April 8, 2014 at 08:57 GMT
#2012718

Flappo wrote:

I can never get my apple tv's to work after the latest firmware update

3 of them are now basically bricked !

Arguably the worst apple product ever imo !!!

What's the problem with them?

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