The "smart" platform is ugly and practically useless. So slow and blurry/low res and a very limited selection of apps (most of them useless).

I don't understand why they even keep it. It's so bad.

Well I disagree...if you are not in UK and have a VPN configured in your router with a UK landing IP address, all of the BBC iPlayer is in full HD and looks amazing on the Avant 55.

 

 

 

I must admit, that I hardly ever use the WebMedia part of my V1.

Having read these posts several times, and having had a go on the HM yesterday, I still fail to see, where the problem is.

I thought it worked almost as last time, I tried.

OK - something new up above beside the B&O add (called 'TV on demand'), that turned out to be pretty uninteresting (to me). I don't think I miss anything not using Euronews etc that way.

The icons in general highlight, when using the joystick on my Beo4/navi - like before.

And the keyboard comes up, when clicking in the search field.

All in all, I recognize no problem/s - apart from the fact that (as Michael) I find the HM rather miserable ;-(

@vikinger - what do you mean by 'DTV/ Smart function'?

P.S. I don't use Deezer - can't say anything there.

I only use Spotify from the tv itself occasionally - last time for a longer time was a while ago. Testing just now, the Spotify part worked as ever.

MM

'......apart from the fact that (as Michael) I find the HM rather miserable ;-('

It should - of course - have been 'the WM' (for WebMedia/SmartTV).

Sorry - I can't edit!

MM

BEO_DXB wrote:

Well I disagree...if you are not in UK and have a VPN configured in your router with a UK landing IP address, all of the BBC iPlayer is in full HD and looks amazing on the Avant 55.

That might be a reason to use the SmartTV platform - ok!

MM

MM - the issue on some TV''s it seems (mine is a brand new fresh out of the box Avant 55) is that when you are in the Webmedia page itself, you can no longer see the highlight behind the icon as you navigate. 

Also the title of the page 'Webmedia' is no longer present on the top left of the page.

It seems that B and O are on the case and I guess a new version will be released soon. Like others, I was also looking for a 'Reset TV to factory settings' option - it doesnt exist.

 

 

 

Millemissen wrote:

@vikinger - what do you mean by 'DTV/ Smart function'?

MM

I mean exactly what I say and you describe. It seems that your webmedia home page works, with the choices highlighted by using the Beo4 joystick to move around. On my TV, and many in this thread, the highlighting has gone so you cannot see what you are selecting. So my assumption is that, depending on the exact time your TV was set to update its software, some of us downloaded something incomplete or corrupt.

I have just tried Deezer and can only get a page up with the name Deezer on it ((no free excerpts or Deezer radio) Spotify asks me to subscribe, YouTube seems to work but will not let me exit unless I go to Spotify or Deezer.

As far as some comments by others are concerned.... I personally expect all these functions to work or be available whether I use them or not.

Graham

Graham

I have exactly the same as you are describing on all the apps you mention. Ditto,.

Allright - lucky me then.

My V1 is set to automatic updating - which is during the night.

The latest one was December 09 2015 - I noticed it in the morning after.

It just said 'Your tv has been updated with new software' - no further details.

The version now running is 1.0.11.37385

MM

Millemissen wrote:

Allright - lucky me then.

My V1 is set to automatic updating - which is during the night.

The latest one was December 09 2015 - I noticed it in the morning after.

It just said 'Your tv has been updated with new software' - no further details.

The version now running is 1.0.11.37385

MM

I have the same software update, with a release date of 08-12-2015. I can't remember the exact date that the TV showed that the update had taken place.

Graham