My new disc-less B&O home setup

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erg4000 (archived2)
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Posted May 1, 2012 at 19:53 GMT
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After moving our home I decided to get rid of all my disc players, CD's and DVD's. My local B&O dealer helped me with disconnecting packaging, moving and reconnecting all my B&O stuff. I ripped all my audiophile music lossless into iTunes.

 

My DVD movie collection meanwhile consisted of approximately 300 DVD's. I ripped all my movies to a hard disc that is connected to a WD TV Live. Now all digital players (Apple TV, WD TV Live and Playstation 3) are connected to my Beosystem 3, which is the best media hub in the market. All my media at my fingertip controlled with a Beo4 remote.

 

Now I have a DVD 2 and a Beocenter 2 left over. :)

 

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Toubro
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Posted May 1, 2012 at 20:22 GMT
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I will gladly help you get rid of your Beocenter 2, I'll even pay for the shipping 😎

I must admit, that I don't understand why you use a WD TV Live for your movies, if you have an Apple TV, but other than that it sounds cool, and I would love to see pictures of your setup.

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erg4000 (archived2)
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Posted May 1, 2012 at 21:50 GMT
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Apple TV doesn't play every movie format and you can't connect a hard disk. 

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erg4000 (archived2)
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Posted May 1, 2012 at 21:58 GMT
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Everything is in the cabinet: ATV, BS3, WDTV

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erg4000 (archived2)
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Posted May 3, 2012 at 22:37 GMT
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Some pics of my old setup with Beocenter 2 and DVD 2

 

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synth (archived2)
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Posted May 4, 2012 at 02:37 GMT
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How do you find the quality with the WD live? I was thinking of buying one.

Also are you using a NAS for the storage? About to go same route at my place, also loking at a BS3 as I think it just makes sense to have a central brain that runs everything.

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Toubro
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Posted May 4, 2012 at 08:26 GMT
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Wauw, I really like your setup, fantastic with the BL5s and BL3s :o)

I only ask about the Apple TV as you ripped the DVDs yourself and therefore could choose the format. I'm just not a big fan of the WD interface. I swapped my WD and my NAS, for a Mac Mini as a central hub and an ATV at every TV. The important thing is it works for you, I was just curious :o)

I rarely use discs either, but still have my BS9000 because I love the design. 

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erg4000 (archived2)
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Posted May 6, 2012 at 21:30 GMT
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WD TV Live surprised me in rendering the DVD's. I just connected an external USB drive to the WD TV Live. So far that's my simple NAS.

 

I agree, the Beosystem 3 is a great central hub that runs everything with your Beo4.

 

 

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erg4000 (archived2)
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Posted May 6, 2012 at 21:44 GMT
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The WD interface is worse compared to ATV but it gives you the freedom to store and play all your digital media. Apple TV has too many restrictions and has to stream from your iTunes library somewhere on your Mac. I also thought about the solution with a Mac Mini, but WD does the job and is very low priced.

Apple TV + Mac Mini = 720 €

WDt TV Live + external 2TB HD = 280 €

 

 

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markiedee (archived2)
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Posted May 6, 2012 at 22:04 GMT
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Wow what a beautiful setup very minimalistic and sleek you must be very happy with it.

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