What are the chances of this coming to the playmaker? Since it's already possible on the beoplay A9?
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What are the chances of this coming to the playmaker? Since it's already possible on the beoplay A9?
PlayMaker as well as A9, both use the Airplay utility for now. For the A9 there soon will be Spotify Connect, later this year. Spotify Connect looks great. No more Airplay (with possible dropouts), but the wifi devices are only used as a controller.
On topic: I don’t think the Spotify API on smart TV’s do support an external keyboard. Other brands like Samsung have the same problem. So it looks like Spotify is limited to the on-screen keyboard which is not efficient enough to search.
But if you can live with managing your playlists on a PC/Mac and use it on the Beovisions this is a nice upgrade. If you don’t follow Chris’s advice and get some extra hardware like Sonos, Apple TV, PlayMaker etc..
If you share speakers then yes you can have multiple NLBV's playing the same spotify. Or Playmaker to NL converter on the network will do the same if your looking for a more proper way of doing it.
Thanks for the answer.
What would be the command(s) if you want to hear the Spotfy playing on the BV on another on the NL as well?
On Beo4 and on BeoRemote?
Actually I was asking about a pure NL-setup (with no converter involved).
MM
Location: Flensborg————Danmark
Actually I was asking about a pure NL-setup (with no converter involved).
MM
You can do it with no converter, by sharing the speakers in the source list. No dedicated button for it though as those sources are only available when they are On and on the network. If your purely listening you can then P.Mute the screen and listen only.
It seems a bit complicated (if you are used to the ML-way).
Your tip to use the converter/line-in/Playmaker would be far more convenient....
Even my wife could do that - which is the ultimate test!
....if you have a converter in your setup 😮
MM
Location: Flensborg————Danmark
It seems a bit complicated (if you are used to the ML-way).
Your tip to use the converter/line-in/Playmaker would be far more convenient....
Even my wife could do that - which is the ultimate test!
....if you have a converter in your setup 😮
MM
agreed. If you occasionally have people over, use spotify, and want a somewhat of party mode that's the cheap solution over getting a converter.
Unfortunately you can't have multiple TV's playing Spotify in this way. The reason for this is that Spotify is only licenced to play digital tracks on one device at a time. To share over a network you would have to play it in analogue and distribute it that way - which is how BeoSound 5 works. Or any BeoSound with a Playmaker, Airport Express, Sonos etc plugged in to it.Using Speaker Groups to distribute from the TV works fine although of course this is quite a restricted way to do it - fine for two adjacent open plan areas but not for around the house.It would seem this restriction is from Spotify not B&O - presumably B&O have had to block the Network Link function for the Spotify feature to comply with Spotify's requirement.I do understand that Sonos does this though, i don't know how they are able to do it but others are not. Technically Network Link is an ideal system for doing this so I am sure B&O would have wanted to be able to - its not a lack of technology in this case.I still think its a terrific feature for listening to music in one room. iPad operation via Airplay is easier for searching for tracks, but for just going on to Spotify to set off a playlist I think being able to do it with your Beo4/5/6 is perfect - not having to wrestle the iPad off your wife, no music getting interrupted by calls and text messages, and best of all no Airplay drop outs, which my system is plagued by!If I had bought a V1 a year ago I would be delighted with this added value feature for free :)If you share speakers then yes you can have multiple NLBV's playing the same spotify. Or Playmaker to NL converter on the network will do the same if your looking for a more proper way of doing it. Ah, you know... A little B&O here, a little there
Here is the official explanation from B&O on my previous waffle...Legal LimitationDue to legal issues regarding digital content copy protection, Spotify does not allow for digital distribution of the sound. This means that the Spotify music service feature in the TVs can only be played in the TV speakers or the Bang & Olufsen loudspeakers connected to BeoVision 11 / BeoPlay V1 / BeoSystem 4 via wired or wireless power link. In case a customer would like the ability to distribute Spotify music to other rooms, this can still be offered by integrating BeoSound 5 as primary Spotify source, as the sound from BeoSound 5 is distributed as analogue sound, which is not restricted by any content copy protection limitations.
and once again legal & copyright bullsh*it is preventing further innovation :-(
My B&O Icons:
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