BeoLiving news & support from Khimo!

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britbloke (archived2)
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Posted October 3, 2021 at 05:20 GMT
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Hey there!

Can I connect BLI to local music storage (not DLNA server) - either on the device or on NAS on the same local netowkr?

 

Cheers!

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carolpa
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Posted October 3, 2021 at 08:49 GMT
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britbloke wrote:
Hey there!

Can I connect BLI to local music storage (not DLNA server) - either on the device or on NAS on the same local netowkr?

Cheers!

No

Do yourself a favour and add a music-server to your NAS. Then you can use the BLI app for your music collection (searchable)

Note: I stream WAV (up to 192kHz (limitations of my renderers) + DSF files (both in stereo & up to 7.1 multi-channel) using a (dlna) music server.

 

 

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Khimo Support
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Posted October 4, 2021 at 18:08 GMT
#2216437
Hi everyone!
We are really happy with the interaction in this forum and hopeful the community will continue to grow. This time we are dropping by to share some of the latest BeoLiving developments!

The (in)famous Nuki driver is now public for everyone (BLI PRO & BLGW), a really good example of Khimo/B&O-community teamwork!!! We have also done a major revamp of the BeoLiving app for Android devices, and with this app, you can even try a new feature: controlling B&O NetRadios. This can now also be done with Macros configured on the BLI's web UI.

The main update is huge and we know for a fact that many of you were waiting for this news: You can now use the BeoRemote Halo to control your BeoLiving Home Automation experience through the BeoLiving Intelligence! The Halo, when connected to a BLI, offers a simple interface for interaction with home automation devices such as lights, shades, thermostats, scenes and more. The new integration is supported on the BLI in both Pro & Essential mode, with an Essential BLI the Halo's home automation interface is automatically configured by the BLI and with a PRO device, you can customize your experience completely. You can have a look at the integration's documentation link, and also check out a cool Macro idea we came up with .

We hope you enjoy these new features and as always, your feedback is most welcome, you can write to us at support+halo@khimo.com

Cheers,
the Khimo team.
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akoitidis
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Posted October 4, 2021 at 18:17 GMT
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You are the best guys!!!! I am eager to get my hand on a halo, tomorrow is shopping day after quite a long time!!!

Once more thanks guys!
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Soren
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Posted October 4, 2021 at 20:49 GMT
#2216439

Would there by any chance be an update that makes the BLGW BeoRemote Halo ready.

Søren

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Bw789 (archived2)
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Posted October 5, 2021 at 08:18 GMT
#2216440

Nope.

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Khimo Support
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Posted October 5, 2021 at 17:12 GMT
#2216441

Soren wrote:

Would there by any chance be an update that makes the BLGW BeoRemote Halo ready.

Søren

Hi Soren,

As Bw789 said, the answer is no. The BLGW is not in active development anymore and only receives security updates. Sometimes new drivers are made available because the BLI driver is compatible, but this is not the case with the Halo integration.

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beojeff
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Posted October 5, 2021 at 17:34 GMT
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Khimo Support wrote:

Soren wrote:

Would there by any chance be an update that makes the BLGW BeoRemote Halo ready.

Søren

Hi Soren,

As Bw789 said, the answer is no. The BLGW is not in active development anymore and only receives security updates. Sometimes new drivers are made available because the BLI driver is compatible, but this is not the case with the Halo integration.

Would it really be very difficult to add that same Halo support to the BLGW?

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1990 (archived2)
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Posted October 5, 2021 at 18:15 GMT
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Ivan has written earlier: 

"Indeed there are some drivers that require new integration methods that aren't available on the BLGW, and are possible with the BLI. These are the systems that you see are not available for the BLGW. But if the 3rd party system doesn't require use of these methods, the driver will also be available for BLGW."


This seems fair enough. The BLGW was introduced in 2014, the BLI around January 2019. The BLI has a newer chipset that can handle more advanced things (such as oauth authentication). Just like your 2014 iPad won't update to iOS 15, there are limits to what you can achieve on outdated hardware platforms.

Still, I think pricing is a factor here. BLGW was about half the price of the MLGW. BLI is still quite expensive. I think B&O could double or triple their sales of the BLI if they cut the price to like 500 Euro in Essential mode.

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Normann
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Posted October 5, 2021 at 21:10 GMT
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beojeff wrote:

Khimo Support wrote:

Soren wrote:

Would there by any chance be an update that makes the BLGW BeoRemote Halo ready.

Søren

Hi Soren,

As Bw789 said, the answer is no. The BLGW is not in active development anymore and only receives security updates. Sometimes new drivers are made available because the BLI driver is compatible, but this is not the case with the Halo integration.

 

Would it really be very difficult to add that same Halo support to the BLGW?

I personally don't think it's any hard to implement this to the BLGW as I have heard it's almost similar software. Correct me if I'm wrong..

This is just one way to get more sale, And I don't like it

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