Hi Soundproof

Great set of emails detailing how we can use an iphone & touch with our b&o gear - it must have taken you ages to write! I have a bit of a problem that you might be able to help with - please? - The A.Aux socket on the back of my 2300 is already in use - it goes to a beolink converter to patch it into the masterlink - is there a splitter available do you know - can I cut into the cable as you can masterlink? I have a bv3 CRT but that doesn't have any connections that I believe are appropriate? I would like to eventually get both audio from itunes and video from my mac onto the screen. I did think that audio would be relatively plain sailing but now because of the above I'm not so sure! I'm also not having much luck finding a DVI to Scart converter if there is such a thing that'll work as it should - I have found the Gefen one but there seems to be a lack of info on it...? Given the fact my TV and 2300 are in two different locations it will be problematic to run cables to each - can i use a spare audio coax on the TV to get the sound from the mac and still use it in the same way? - otherwise I may have to settle for just audio until I upgrade the TV, but I can't see that happening anytime soon!

Any help gratefully received. Thanks

JB 

JB,

you can connect your mac to an AV-socket using a SCART-adapter. You will need a DVI - video-adapter for the mac. See apple store or Gefen.com. If the BV3 has a stb controler with apple codes you can control the mac with Beo 4, also from linkrooms.

Stefan 

After reading this article, I rushed to the shop and bought me an itouch (no need for phone as I am in love with my blackberry).

What a great piece of electronics! I have connected mine through apple's Remote software and it works flawless. Within 15 minutes (first updateing the software) I had it all working.

I'm a very big B&O fan and would not doubt to buy anything else than B&O for audio/video in my house, but this ipod touch with remote is a masterpiece. Finally I can choose what cd to listen to from one of the link rooms (through beoport) without trying to find one with the up-down and colour arrows.

This keeps just one question remaining: why has B&O not been able to give the beolink 5 these (simple) capabilities? Although I'm one of their biggest fans, I have to admit that this is just a lost chance for B&O.
Looking forward to the BS5!

Hi Stefan

Thanks for your reply. I've looked at the apple store and have seen the adapter taking the DVI to composite, which I suppose I can plug into a scart plug with appropriate plugs. I'm not sure if this will allow both music & video to be distributed but I'll take the plunge and see!

Cheers

JB 

Ah - good point. I had read all about the DVI interface last week but had conveniently forgotten about it!! Thanks for pointing that out. I now remember earlier in the thread about using the headphone plug on the mac with a simple lead or to take it further/better with using another piece of kit in the line - I'll try the headphone first...

Thanks again

 JB 

Meanwhile I am waiting for my iPhone 3G I bought a iPod Touch 8GB for using as remotecontrol

I have Beomedia 1 and can now pilot my music with iPod, same as you who have Beoport

I just installed iTunes in "Service Menu" and add all my musicfiles.

So now I have just to press A-PC to open "soundport" on my BV9, or in any Linkroom 🤩

Congratulations! Why don't you write up the details of how you did it - it might be useful both for members and dealers who wish to prepare something similar both for existing BeoPort/BeoMedia and for the "who knows when it arrives" BeoSound 5? I'd imagine you can control playback in the same manner, using a Touch or iPhone?

exc guide , soundproof , well done

then again you ARE a mac guru

so nuff said :)