folkdeejay wrote:

Is the apple app maybe dropping out with mobile connection issues ?

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folkdeejay wrote:

Well, in reference to an ealrier point - £5 a month is not a lot to pay for all that content, advert-free.

No it's not, but if I'm to pay for music, I'd like at least some of that money going to the artists, so I'll rather just continue to buy records (or mostly just listen to the radio, but anyway...).

Given the lower quality of the free service and the frequency and annoyance of the advertisements, I think they should rather pay me for using it instead of limiting my listening time! 😁

But, I wasn't trying to start a discussion on their pricing policy, just pointed out that the Windows client is rock solid.

moxxey wrote:

folkdeejay wrote:

Is the apple app maybe dropping out with mobile connection issues ?

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Oh dear...that all sounds a bit crap.

Not an apple user, and don't use many apps really, so I didn't know apps vary in reliability accross platforms.

http://www.stuff.tv/news/web/hands-on/pure-music-hands-on?page=0,0

If i could buy a B&O media player, where i was guarenteed top quality music and film, at a reasonable cost i would buy one. In the mean time i'll make do with an Ipad and Apple TV.

 Whats the point in having a player, where the user has to put plastic disks into the bottom of the TV to watch video in this internet wireless age? I just don't get it.

This looks promising that B&O is adding more functionality to the BeoSound 5 to make it a more complete media center. Hopefully, they will give some attention to the BeoMaster 5 as a video media center, too. It would seem so logical to have Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, etc. on the BeoMaster 5 with a very "B&O" style of interface. It does seem a shame that B&O used a DVI instead of HDMI connection from the BeoMaster 5, though. With all the attention on the BeoSound 5 Encore, B&O needs to show added features to market the BeoSound 5/BeoMster 5 combo.

beojeff wrote:

It does seem a shame that B&O used a DVI instead of HDMI connection from the BeoMaster 5, though. With all the attention on the BeoSound 5 Encore, B&O needs to show added features to market the BeoSound 5/BeoMster 5 combo.

And what is the problem??...

DVI and HDMI is the same but different connector and no sound in DVI but a simpel coax wire to tv fix that

beojeff wrote:

This looks promising that B&O is adding more functionality to the BeoSound 5 to make it a more complete media center. Hopefully, they will give some attention to the BeoMaster 5 as a video media center, too. It would seem so logical to have Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, etc. on the BeoMaster 5 with a very "B&O" style of interface. It does seem a shame that B&O used a DVI instead of HDMI connection from the BeoMaster 5, though. With all the attention on the BeoSound 5 Encore, B&O needs to show added features to market the BeoSound 5/BeoMster 5 combo.

For video use a mediaplayer

koning wrote:

beojeff wrote:

This looks promising that B&O is adding more functionality to the BeoSound 5 to make it a more complete media center. Hopefully, they will give some attention to the BeoMaster 5 as a video media center, too. It would seem so logical to have Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, etc. on the BeoMaster 5 with a very "B&O" style of interface. It does seem a shame that B&O used a DVI instead of HDMI connection from the BeoMaster 5, though. With all the attention on the BeoSound 5 Encore, B&O needs to show added features to market the BeoSound 5/BeoMster 5 combo.

 

For video use a mediaplayer

 

That's my point. For what we pay for a BeoMaster 5, it SHOULD be a media player for video. It would be nice to have that all intergrated into one B&O product. As the BeoMaster 5 is basically a computer and hard drive and has an internet connection, this should be possible.

tompa wrote:

beojeff wrote:

It does seem a shame that B&O used a DVI instead of HDMI connection from the BeoMaster 5, though. With all the attention on the BeoSound 5 Encore, B&O needs to show added features to market the BeoSound 5/BeoMster 5 combo.

 

 

And what is the problem??...

DVI and HDMI is the same but different connector and no sound in DVI but a simpel coax wire to tv fix that

The DVI interface is bulky, dated, and requires an adapter even for B&O's own BeoSystem 3.

Is this a rumor or has Spotify for the BeoSound 5 Encore been annonced? This would be very interesting!