How would I change the Playmaker

62 replies

bayerische wrote:

Very nice Tomaz, about 50 times better than B&O's attempt! 

50 Times ? ... Please don't exaggerate ... not more than 49 😁

and guys thanks there will be no other designs thats it, no time for this *+!?

Evan wrote:

On a serious note, I was picturing a display that is two lines and runs across the bottom width of the front panel.

hey thats boring :) no way I gonna do this

Like your style Tomaz

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tgt365 wrote:
a beogram platter clock!  Retro and classic, hang it on a wall and the playmaker would then be hidden in plain sight. 

+1

My B&O Icons:

BeoCenter-9500.png BeoCenter-9500.png
Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beovision-10.png Beovision-10.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound-9000.png Beosound-9000.png
Beomaster.png Beomaster.png
Beogram-400x.png Beogram-400x.png
Beocenter-2.png Beocenter-2.png

valve1 wrote:

Like your style Tomaz

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tgt365 wrote:
a beogram platter clock!  Retro and classic, hang it on a wall and the playmaker would then be hidden in plain sight. 

+1

Thanks Valve...

Guys the weather in germany is so bad , so staying at home and continuing on this was an option :)cause I have so much fun with this..
The new design incorporates the desire of tgt365 with the beogram style platter, and Evans 2 row display ...actually its now a 2+1 rows display :D

I will send this to Tim Cook @ Apple so he can bring out  a special serie of Airport Express for bitterly disappointed B&O fans... Like iPlayBetter ...


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Tomaz wrote:
Guys the weather in germany is so bad

cold and tray here too - sadly I am working and not having nearly as much fun as you

Tomaz wrote:
I will send this to Tim Cook @ Apple so he can bring out  a special serie of Airport Express for bitterly disappointed B&O fans... Like iPlayBetter ...

LOL, I notice you changed the logo on the lower right hand side !

But to truly satisfy Evan you better make it a scrolling title line

And others will prefer artwork

Whereas Soren and Rich will want the artwork to be the labels that used to be stuck in the centre of platters

Just goes to show how hard it is to satisfy Beoworlders

😂

elephant wrote:

Tomaz wrote:
Guys the weather in germany is so bad

cold and tray here too - sadly I am working and not having nearly as much fun as you

And the UK hasn't had a summer at all. Well, we did, in March. Was 26c in March - when it used to snow when I was a kid - and 15c in July!

Tomaz, your designs are great. I'd rather pay a little more and buy something with a little more style, than the current Playmaker design.

Tomaz wrote:

Thanks Valve...

Guys the weather in germany is so bad , so staying at home and continuing on this was an option :)cause I have so much fun with this.. The new design incorporates the desire of tgt365 with the beogram style platter, and Evans 2 row display ...actually its now a 2+1 rows display :D I will send this to Tim Cook @ Apple so he can bring out a special serie of Airport Express for bitterly disappointed B&O fans... Like iPlayBetter ...

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I don't need one, but if they produced your design I would get one.

I agree - though I would re-instate the B&O logo!! 🙂

My B&O Icons:

BeoCenter-9500.png BeoCenter-9500.png
Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beovox.png Beovox.png
Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound-Stage.png Beosound-Stage.png
Beosound-Moment.png Beosound-Moment.png
Beosound-5.png Beosound-5.png
Beosound-2.png Beosound-2.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beoplay-Portal.png Beoplay-Portal.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beomaster.png Beomaster.png
Beolit.png Beolit.png
Beogram-400x.png Beogram-400x.png
Beocenter-2.png Beocenter-2.png

Tomaz wrote:

valve1 wrote:

Like your style Tomaz

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tgt365 wrote:
a beogram platter clock!  Retro and classic, hang it on a wall and the playmaker would then be hidden in plain sight. 

+1

Thanks Valve...

Guys the weather in germany is so bad , so staying at home and continuing on this was an option :)cause I have so much fun with this..
The new design incorporates the desire of tgt365 with the beogram style platter, and Evans 2 row display ...actually its now a 2+1 rows display :D

I will send this to Tim Cook @ Apple so he can bring out  a special serie of Airport Express for bitterly disappointed B&O fans... Like iPlayBetter ...


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Now this I would buy in a heartbeat and happily pay double of what they are charging for the plastic Playmaker!

Did B&O miss the significance of the Playmaker as a product, rush it out to the market, or is the plastic "utility style" their new design line? The only thing the Playmaker remotely resonates with (design-wise) is the white V1. Yet, judging by the logo, it does not belong to the Play-range. And it sure as heck does not fit in the Bang & Olufsen range -- the Playmaker is meant to be kept visible, as opposed to Beolink Wireless, for example, where you hide the box.

Does anyone know if there's a black version coming out of the Playmaker? That alone would be an improvement over the plastic creamy white!

KMA wrote:
Does anyone know if there's a black version coming out of the Playmaker? That alone would be an improvement over the plastic creamy white!

Please do not ask for an orange version ...........

Thank you all for your nice comments...

 

elephant wrote:

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And others will prefer artwork

Whereas Soren and Rich will want the artwork to be the labels that used to be stuck in the centre of platters

Just goes to show how hard it is to satisfy Beoworlders

😂

yeah and at the moment weather anomalies all over the world not just europe...

haha , no actually quite the opposite , it was quite refreshing to design with the input of Beoworlders :D and without them it wouldn't have ended up like that...

and even your last comment about an orange version for the real one, resultet in this colorful idea

Peter wrote:

I agree - though I would re-instate the B&O logo!! 🙂

Peter  for you , bit of an eyesore isnt it? :-D


 

 

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