Posts by erg4000 (archived)
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iPad + Apple TV = The better Beosound/Beomaster 5 ?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 31, 2010 03:54[quote user="linder"] I agree that in this setup, the Beosound 5 is definitely superior. Beosound 5 is the best B&O music system especially for people who are willing to spend the money for something that works well with…
iPad + Apple TV = The better Beosound/Beomaster 5 ?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 29, 2010 16:55[quote user="TripEnglish"] AppleTV only has 160GB on-board storage and gives priority to video. My audio along is greater so there's streaming from a "switched-on" system no matter what. Attached DACs improve a bad situa…
iPad + Apple TV = The better Beosound/Beomaster 5 ?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 29, 2010 13:19I'm a long term B&O fan and a Mac user since 1984. After it's announcement the Beosound 5 was planned to become my latest B&O purchase. But the lack of iTunes compatibility and some problems with early versions of the Be…
Beosound3 crash ?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 13, 2010 01:56Wow, the display really seems to be a problem with the Beosound 3. I'll definitely ask my dealer for "kulanz" respectively good will. Thanks !
Beosound3 crash ?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 12, 2010 16:45After the first fix the problem appeared again the next day. I'm afraid that the top plate has to be changed. 🙁
Beosound3 crash ?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 11, 2010 02:30OK, I was able to fix the problem. I pressed the STBY button for over 30 seconds and the unconnected Beosound 3 shot down. After I reconnected the BS3 to the power supply it started again and I had to readjust time and a…
Beosound3 crash ?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 10, 2010 17:36My Beosound 3 suddenly doesn't respond to touching on the buttons except the STBY button. It seems like there is a software crash and that the touch sensitive surface is locked. Did anybody experience a similar problem ?…
Big Warning before considering buying the new BeoSound/Master 5 System
in Beo5 & Beo6 · Sept 7, 2009 06:45Dear Mats, your contribution is much appreciated. It matches with my concerns about buying the Beosound 5, even as a loyal B&O customer. I hope your feedback will make B&O rethink their attitude. Products like Beo5 and B…
Beosound 5 alternative: LaCinema Black
in Beo5 & Beo6 · Aug 31, 2009 17:52[quote user="evman140"] I know this is a tad late for this reply, but the thread has lingered in the back of my mind for a while. If you are looking for a media player, how about the hp touchsmart computer, you all may n…
Off topic a little: Dead PS3
in General Discussion & Questions · Aug 18, 2009 15:55I have the first generation PS3 with SACD capability. AFAIK this feature was disabled in the newer versions. Does anybody know if the Charcoal Black (CECH-2000A) will play SACD again ?
Beosound 5 alternative: LaCinema Black
in Beo5 & Beo6 · Aug 18, 2009 02:59[quote user="beojeff"] Music that is ripped from a CD requires quite a bit of tag editing. Even the online tagging services that we have make quite a lot of mistakes that must be cleaned up. Also, the current tagging ser…
Beosound 5 alternative: LaCinema Black
in Beo5 & Beo6 · Aug 17, 2009 16:19[quote user="Stan"] You don't have a computer? [/quote] Why would you think that ? B&O could have adressed two different types of customers: - Solution for computer enthusiasts: Easy synchronisation like Apple TV or full…
Beosound 5 alternative: LaCinema Black
in Beo5 & Beo6 · Aug 16, 2009 19:05[quote user="stefan"] [quote user="erg4000"] Stefan, what made you choose the Tvix 6500 in place of the Mac Mini ? E. [/quote] E., ... The mac mini is back in my home office connected to a Mermaid monitor and does a nice…
Beosound 5 alternative: LaCinema Black
in Beo5 & Beo6 · Aug 16, 2009 18:51[quote user="beojeff"] B&O is planning on having a video access similar to tivx installed on future B&O tvs. Until then, B&O is having dealers recommend that clients set up a wired network and use the tivx 6500 for video…
Beosound 5 alternative: LaCinema Black
in Beo5 & Beo6 · Aug 16, 2009 18:46[quote user="jk1002"] WMA beeing the only choice for gapless playing is just one example. Just doesn't fly when you are on a Mac. [/quote] AFAIK gapless playing is possible in iTunes too. Apple lossless plays on Windows …
Beosound 5 alternative: LaCinema Black
in Beo5 & Beo6 · Aug 13, 2009 10:32Stefan, what made you choose the Tvix 6500 in place of the Mac Mini ? E.
Beosound 5 alternative: LaCinema Black
in Beo5 & Beo6 · Aug 12, 2009 17:18[quote user="stefan"] I managed to play movies, even HD movies, on BM5. You can read about that in older threads here in he BS5 forum. [/quote] Thanks for this useful information. I'll go through those threads. [quote us…
Beosound 5 alternative: LaCinema Black
in Beo5 & Beo6 · Aug 12, 2009 16:56[quote user="TWG"] now that my BS 5 works like it should, I simply love it. It is a joy to touch the aluminium wheels and simply to look at it. It is so decent and nothing of this cheapo plastic looks like all the 99,- E…
Beosound 5 alternative: LaCinema Black
in Beo5 & Beo6 · Aug 11, 2009 18:03[quote user="stefan"] You will be able to navigate with Beo4 as you could with BM1. Should be in the next update [/quote] Too bad, I thought it's possible already. Is this upgrade scheduled already ? Will we be able to c…
Beosound 5 alternative: LaCinema Black
in Beo5 & Beo6 · Aug 11, 2009 02:54The Beosound 5 has a very nice design, made of precious materials and with e beautiful user interface. Practically I'd prefer to use my Beo4 to navigate through the menus on my Beovision 4, like I do now with Apple TV. T…