@kuyttendale

Would you be so kind to make some comments to the following questions?

What is in the 'Source List' (of the BV14)?

It is divided in 'Audio' and 'Video' - I know - which makes sense, since the remote/BT works that way.

Can you add something from your apps to the List(s), just like it previously was possible with the BV11 etc?

E.g. Spotify, Deezer and Youtube could be added, which was quite handy -  especially because you could map these to a specific 'button' on the remote.

Does it work this way too on the 14?

What is possible to make your day easier - I would not want to scroll through some apps just to find Spotify or TuneIN....

Of course you can use the 4 MyButtons - but that is not what I meant....because these are 'nameless'.

All in all - how does the BV14 do its everyday-work?

Are you using it in a NL-setup?

MM

B&o should own the problem! It is there customers who they promised to have a up to date smart TV, with android interface being pushed.

The whole point of a smart TV is to get rid of extra boxes and clutter and use the TV interface for YouTube, Netflix etc.

My Sony smart TV works flawless with Netflix, Amazon etc and with kodi build installed I have done away with subscription to.

This reminds me when I bought a new 7-40 mk2 and was told it was Dolby digital surround sound when I could not even get 2 channel pcm and one dvi socket, this was a breach of Dolby standards, they then try and fob you off with a 1080p Apple TV on their new 4k TV ???.

I am watching HDR 4k film now and believe me there is a difference, and I still have numerous beovisions in the house.I am struggling to buy another at this rate.

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Chris Townsend wrote:

I drove past one of their sets up here in deepest County Durham, just yesterday.

Millemissen wrote:

@kuyttendale

Would you be so kind to make some comments to the following questions?

MM

 

I'll come back to you in a couple of days.. Didn't have that much time.

In the mean time I can tell you that (per Netflix support by phone) "If the TV didn't come with Netflix pre installed then you can install it from Google Play.. but it won't work" (Du'h!)

I haven't found a way to add additional sources to "Audio" or "Video" ... but maybe I'm overlooking something...

But.. I'll come back with a more detailed write-out

Karel.

Thanks Karel - for getting back.

Looking forward to your 'details' ;-)

Always a pleasure to hear from someone, who 'lives' with a new product.

MM

With the removal of native Netflix app I find "Netflix" button on BeoRemote One quite puzzling.

What is supposed to happen if you press it?

I had my BV14 installed yesterday - had some connectivity issues, seem to have just resolved themselves of their own accord....strange, but anyway....

This is how i think it works :

Remote source lists are managed on the BV14 menu system and then applied back to the remote. Seems to work well enough to me. Not sure about adding apps as sources - think its possible, managed to do it somehow for Youtube, let me see if can progress. There's something in the user guide / help under Personalise Your Experience which suggests it is possible, though haven't fully explored. 

Remains to be seen how good the apps are - just downloaded the TuneIn Radio app from the Android TV store, and its very poor. The TuneIn app on the Fire TV is excellent, light years apart. The Spotify app seems pretty good on the Android TV though, which is encouraging. 

Anyway getting used to the new BV14 - the 4K looks pretty good from both Netflix and Amazon Prime. Sound seems very good too, though my use case is my bedroom, and a world away from my lounge set up of course.

And for those who had asked previously, Amazon Fire TVs can be controlled using the BeoRemote, i have that up and running now.

Also nice that the new BeoRemote will switch to IR automatically if you change the device to an IR BV from the device list.

Will update later.

S.

Sandyb wrote:

I had my BV14 installed yesterday - had some connectivity issues, seem to have just resolved themselves of their own accord....strange, but anyway....

This is how i think it works :

Remote source lists are managed on the BV14 menu system and then applied back to the remote. Seems to work well enough to me. Not sure about adding apps as sources - think its possible, managed to do it somehow for Youtube, let me see if can progress. There's something in the user guide / help under Personalise Your Experience which suggests it is possible, though haven't fully explored.

Remains to be seen how good the apps are - just downloaded the TuneIn Radio app from the Android TV store, and its very poor. The TuneIn app on the Fire TV is excellent, light years apart. The Spotify app seems pretty good on the Android TV though, which is encouraging.

Anyway getting used to the new BV14 - the 4K looks pretty good from both Netflix and Amazon Prime. Sound seems very good too, though my use case is my bedroom, and a world away from my lounge set up of course.

And for those who had asked previously, Amazon Fire TVs can be controlled using the BeoRemote, i have that up and running now.

Also nice that the new BeoRemote will switch to IR automatically if you change the device to an IR BV from the device list.

Will update later.

S.