MIK wrote:

Unfortunately I don't have any further information on this. But let me add one more thing to the story:

The wall bracket issue became "public" on the weekend before my V1 arrived, so I had to settle for the tilted floor stand as a quick backup solution. (Which I now really like and will stick to.). I took this decision because my dealer told me that the improved wall brackets should be available by July, and I didn't want to wait another couple of weeks.

To keep things safe, I'd advise you to take the hassle of exchanging the bracket since they should be available by now... maybe the part fixed to the wall doesn't even need to be changed at all.

Ah I understand. Well I have mine on a wall and don´t have a tilted stand at all. When the TV arrived there where no stands at all so I had it for a week or two without being able to use it. Then I got a wallmount but I was supposed to buy a table stand that they said was necessary to buy but I was able to get only the wall mount (for the same price also). 

I am now thinking that I should probably have a backup tilted stand anyway for future installations in different environments perhaps. And regarding exchanging the wall mount I don't want to do the job for B&O/my dealer. I think it is up to them to tell me the stand needs to be exchanged (if it has to be). Perhaps they remade it because if it isnt screwed in completely it might fail but not if it is used properly?

If it in fact is really dangerous they should have called me by now, right? I am after all buying a B&O tv, not a samsung. The mother company is just an hour away from me so it seems weird that I should need to call them. 

Michael wrote:

Then I got a wallmount but I was supposed to buy a table stand that they said was necessary to buy but I was able to get only the wall mount (for the same price also). 

 

I completely agree on your point. However, I've placed my advice to ask the dealer for further proceeding since we all here seem to be wondering about what is the root cause of this issue. And, I am new to this brand I don't know how B&O behaves regarding previous recalls.

2 things to add: maybe the revised brackets are still not available, thus no recall so far, and far more important, at least from my experience in mechanical engineering (I'm involved in automotive development) there should have been some sort misuse and overload tests especially on the wall bracket to meet both engineering and legislative requirements. In case you don't know, you'd probably wonder what tests are being conducted on a car's doors and hinges, to stay on wall bracket topic 😂

And, back on the original topic: in case you're trying your V1's wired ethernet port for video streaming, I'd be glad to hear about your experience. I have severe picture and audio stutter using LAN, whereas using WLAN streaming works perfectly. Tried both a LACIE NAS with Twonky and an iMac with Plex DLNA mediaserver.

Michael wrote:

elephant wrote:

Michael wrote:

Using the AirPort utility from Apple I can see that it connects and establishes a speed of about 144mbit most of the time.

144mbit or 144Mb/s ?

Only my Macbook and MacMini get up to that speed

I checked yesterday and it said 144MB/s as you can link. Actually I think it could go even faster. The new Macs can get up to 450.

Thanks for the picture - it showed me that you are using your iPad to do the measurements - interesting that the three versions of the Airport Utility I have (Mac, iPad, iPhone) all show the (same?) information differently.

Mine is showing that I currently have 14 devices connected to the Time Capsule ............... maybe that's why many are showing lower throughput rates

MIK wrote:

And, back on the original topic: in case you're trying your V1's wired ethernet port for video streaming, I'd be glad to hear about your experience. I have severe picture and audio stutter using LAN, whereas using WLAN streaming works perfectly. Tried both a LACIE NAS with Twonky and an iMac with Plex DLNA mediaserver.

I was thinking about trying that but I have yet to try it. But I might try just for fun :). One thing that really irritates me is that the built in media player don't play alot of movie files. Almost all of my files is unplayable. Some are playable and stops just in the middle or somewhere a few seconds in. A few work. others doesnt work at all. I think the media player part is very poorly made right now. But it could get better, it must get better. 

Michael wrote:

I was thinking about trying that but I have yet to try it. But I might try just for fun :).

This weekend, I might be trying to re-route my wired network to the V1 just for fun. :)

Same topic, but on a more serious note: I'm really curious what's the problem, since LAN seems to slow for video streaming in my installation, I have to double-check the wired connection including the network switch in the attic (where it'll already have about 35°C+ by this daytime now... again: great fun!)

Michael wrote:

One thing that really irritates me is that the built in media player don't play alot of movie files. Almost all of my files is unplayable. Some are playable and stops just in the middle or somewhere a few seconds in. A few work. others doesnt work at all. I think the media player part is very poorly made right now. But it could get better, it must get better. 

Did you have a look at the supported file formats list? For instance, V1 seems to be unable to playback DivX (also, not on the list), which might result from a missing license for that codec. In a slight contrast to that, .ts MPEG files seem to be supported, but the V1 cannot stream the .ts recordings from a Kathrein DVB-S2 set-top box in another room. Which formats/containers did you experience problems with?

Michael wrote:

Maybe they cut it to introduce it on more expensive B&O sets with the same video engine? Or perhaps it will come with a software update later? 

Betting they cut it, but the video engine supports it. It's the same with the Surround sound decoder; it only supports 6 channels, but the Technical Sound Guide describes 7.1 setups.

Michael wrote:

Another thing I was thinking about is that it is supposed to support both 2.4ghz and 5ghz wifi. My V1 can only see my 2.4Ghz network(they have separate SSID names).

Remember that 2,4 GHz networks have much better range than 5 GHz. Does your Macbook detect the 5GHz network in your bedroom?

Michael wrote:

I checked yesterday and it said 144MB/s as you can see here. Actually I think it could go even faster. The new Macs can get up to 450.

That must be an error in the Swedish translation or something. 144MB/s = 1152Mbps... And that's fast!

Magnus wrote:

Michael wrote:

Maybe they cut it to introduce it on more expensive B&O sets with the same video engine? Or perhaps it will come with a software update later? 

Betting they cut it, but the video engine supports it. It's the same with the Surround sound decoder; it only supports 6 channels, but the Technical Sound Guide describes 7.1 setups.

Michael wrote:

Another thing I was thinking about is that it is supposed to support both 2.4ghz and 5ghz wifi. My V1 can only see my 2.4Ghz network(they have separate SSID names).

Remember that 2,4 GHz networks have much better range than 5 GHz. Does your Macbook detect the 5GHz network in your bedroom?

Michael wrote:

I checked yesterday and it said 144MB/s as you can see here. Actually I think it could go even faster. The new Macs can get up to 450.

That must be an error in the Swedish translation or something. 144MB/s = 1152Mbps... And that's fast!

Hi Magnus,

Yes I also think they disabled it to let it be a feature of more expensive sets with the same cpu and engine. Very sad and I see other companies do this, not companies like B&O but I guess thats what we are seeing here anyway. Perhaps it can be hacked if the software is downloadable.

i know 5GHz have worse range but the router is five meters away :) I used to have a 2.4/5ghz mixed network but I chose to have different names on them, it felt better but it makes no difference :). I can see the 5Ghz network from my laptops without a problem. The V1 should see it also (if it supports 5ghz like it says in the tech spec.).

You are right about the Mbit :) Sorry, a bit off this time of the year.

Good night :)

Michael,

You know B&O are little horrors when it comes to software etc. I wouldn't even touch that damn media player in the V1 - in fact, I laughed when I red about it. Do what B&O promote and stick with that very clever little Apple TV box!!!

PS iSkysoft seems to do an excellent job at making all files MP4 for iTunes!

I just got a call from my local B&O dealer today, that there is a fault on the wall bracket and they are coming by my house next week to switch the bracket. 

Didn't even know there was a issue with the bracket. Great service by B&O I really must say. 😁