Internet Radio through my beosound 4

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Hello,

 I started looking out there for a solution that would allow me to listen to intenet radios (living in the UK, i miss my french radio stations). At this point in time, that's all I want to do and therefore I was thinking of simply buying a good quality internet radio.

However now, I am looking at beoport, thinking of connecting it to my beasound 4 and listen to the music (from music files and internet radio) through to my beolab 4000.

Am I looking at the wrong thing? it seems to me beoport is designed to do a lot more than just getting to intenet radion channels; is this an expensive way of doing it?

 If not, is it easy to instal and connect? Do i need wires. My current set up is beosound 4 connected to bolab 4000, and then a standard laptop with wireless access to internet.

 Many thanks if you can help.

Chris

 

Hi Chis, Beoport will give you just what you are after. It is connected to your Beosound4 via Masterlink. It connects to your PC witha USB cable and a connection to the soundcard.

 

Craig🙂

.....and it's brilliant!!!
I have 680 french speaking stations.

Andy T.

Well, thanks guys, that was a very quick response. So, once Beoport is connected to my laptop, does it need configuring? What I am thinking is I may not want to have this little box wired into my laptop all the time since the laptop is connected wireless and I tend to walk around with it a lot.

Thanks gain, 

I seem to be recommending it a lot at the moment, but if you like Wireless systems then I'd strongly recommend an AirPort Express! Works wirelessly with iTunes and sounds very good (better than your computer's built in output).

Bonjour Chris;

The Beoport works very well, but alas, it does need to be connected to a PC. Not necessarily your laptop if you are mobile and take the laptop around with you.

Internet radio is only one of it's features; It really acts as a bridge between your computer and your B&O system. Stored or downloaded music, local or internet radio, photo and video clips, TV, DVD, CD, PC, which you can then send anywhere in your residence via ML. Dining, Bedroom, Bathroom, Laundry, Garage, Garden, out on the Terrace. Once you config and set it up, it updates itself automatically.

Like you I miss certain stations from Europe when abroad, and vice-versa. I know it works well for me in North America, and south of the Equator in Brasil when there.

I hope this is helpful to you.

Bon Chance !

Hi Swiss 2,

 thank you for your message. so do you plug your beoport to a pc which is linked to a router?

In my case, I would then need to re instal my retired pc just to access internet radio?

 With regards to Airport Express, I am not I understand correctly: does it give access to a wiless laptop and therefore internet radio? But then, how does it send the sound to my beolabs?

Sorry if my questions are sooo basic!!

 Thanks again

Yes, this is correct, it's completely wireless...

Hi Alex,

This sounds rather good but how does it send the sound to beolab? right my beolabs are connected to beosound4 and there is no connection to the laptop.

Also, woudl AE replace both my existing router and wireless box?

THANK YOU for your help.

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