Now we just need the Beoremote to have af touch area and a microphone 👍

We would still need the new Apple remote for the extended features. But with the fact that it does have IR support, the basic functions can be done with the B&O remote. Hopefully B&O will update the PUC quickly for the new buttons (ie. SIRI) (except for the touch sensitive area of course).

Siri would also require the remote, the remote has the microphone. The apple tv does not fit in cabinets anymore becouse of the added height to the apple-tv. 

I would be surprised if the Apple Watch doesn't also control the Apple TV with Siri.

Historicly the apple-tv was controlable with a app on your iphone or apple-watch. The hardware is there so it's just a update away.

I guess you would not have noticed the impact it will have on the B&O ? No infrared for the PUC to drive!

Yeah. And I guess the B&O doesn't support HDMI CEC?

Actually some beoworlders are say it does still have IR. what's CEC ?

It's how the new ATV remote can use IR to adjust volume on TVs and turn them on.

I think the IR is only the other way around now.

As in it's just on the remote and it's only meant to drive the control of TVs from the new remote.

It doesn't drive the ATV and thus the ATV can't be controlled by other IR hardware.

Makes sense?

I think so ..... I had wondered what Eddy Cue was claiming when he said it would control the television's volume ... So yes, I think the BeoVision is out of that play - especially as it uses a different IR band from the average remote

elephant wrote:

I think so ..... I had wondered what Eddy Cue was claiming when he said it would control the television's volume ... So yes, I think the BeoVision is out of that play - especially as it uses a different IR band from the average remote

The new Apple TV (4th gen) has a built in IR-receiver, and the remote has an IR transmitter. So the Apple TV is backwards compatible and the remote can send IR commands to a TV-set or Amp. So we are safe, for now :).

Michael wrote:

The new Apple TV (4th gen) has a built in IR-receiver, and the remote has an IR transmitter. So the Apple TV is backwards compatible and the remote can send IR commands to a TV-set or Amp. So we are safe, for now :).