Posts by Justin (archived)
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5 1 setup
in General Discussion & Questions · Aug 17, 2010 16:56[quote user="KingOfSnake"] third-party amp with pre-outs [/quote] The speakers should work, but will the BL2? And presumably the speakers will need to be manually turned on, unlike a Beosystem solution? Justin
iPhone 4
in General Discussion & Questions · Jun 27, 2010 07:43I picked up the phone on Friday morning and agree with Linder - it has a great feel to it and is faster than my old 3GS. I have to confess that switching from a 3GS with the updated software, I personally haven't noticed…
BeoLab 9 - do I need BL2?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 4, 2010 05:15I demoed the BL9 from having exactly this setup. My conclusion was for music the BL9s on their own were fine and the BL2 made no difference. However watching movies with lots of surround sound effects the BL2 made a defi…
Any mathematicians out there?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jun 29, 2009 07:36Probably of winning in one draw =1/550 Probability of not winning in one draw = 1 - 1/550 = 549/550 Probability of not winning any prizes in 120 draws (a year) = (549/550)^120 = 0.8 Probability of winning more than zero …
BeoLab 9
in General Discussion & Questions · Apr 18, 2009 06:42When I demo'ed the 9s I tried them with and without a lab2. For music the lab2 is definitely not needed, but when playing surrround sound movies with deep base (try opening scene to "5th Element") without the lab2s there…
BeoLab 9
in General Discussion & Questions · Apr 17, 2009 16:51I agree the 9s sound great - and I bought them as fronts with 3s as rears for an apartment. If I was really honest though, they probably are a bit overkill. I've since moved and actually have less space either side of th…
Top 5 digital boxes for BV7!
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 20, 2009 08:29I have the Topfield 5800 and can only say its a nasty machine with awful graphic/user interface (esp EPG). We have a BT vision box in the bedroom - it can't be controlled by a STB so we use two remotes, but is far better…
The best STB's to use in the UK
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 29, 2009 11:40I used to have Sky+ which worked excellently with a Beo4, but recently moved where I cannot get Sky, so switched to a Topfield 5800 - I can confirm that as a user interface this is a horrible machine, and would recommend…
BeoLab 2
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 25, 2009 12:58akeithj Referring back to the original question, it is always clear from the differing answers, and comments in other posts on this topic that speakers are a very personal topic, so other people answering the question fo…
Changing to a non-B&O TV: what equipment is needed
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 10, 2009 05:49I'm not a technical person, and like to keep things simple, and I think from what you are saying is that doing something that will work well will cost (virtually) the price of a Beovision. So I suspect this means I'll si…
Changing to a non-B&O TV: what equipment is needed
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 9, 2009 07:54I suspect this should be obvious from previous threads, but not being very tech savvy can I have your advice. I have a B&O set up - BV3/DVD1/V8000, BL9 front, BL3 rear and BL2. At some point I'd like to change the TV for…
What DTV boxes does a BV3 typically control in the UK?
in General Discussion & Questions · Nov 8, 2008 08:37Many thanks - I've asked my dealer, and a guy who does install and they both mentioned topfield, so will go with that, and get a new STB software chip into the BV3, many thanks!
What DTV boxes does a BV3 typically control in the UK?
in General Discussion & Questions · Nov 7, 2008 10:38I have recently moved to a new flat and taken my BV3 and Sky+ box (connected by STB). The new flat is in a block with a communal Sky dish, but only one Sky socket in each flat. Without being connected to two sockets, the…
Beocom 6000
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 8, 2008 07:24I also sometimes get interference - best to get the PSTN as far away from other wires eg broadband etc - but I guess is a problem in most homes today that are heavily wired
Wiiiide-Screen Television
in General Discussion & Questions · Jun 3, 2008 11:42I wonder why 16:9 rather than 1.61803399:1 was decided as most comfortable http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio
Is it worth buying a B&O TV anymore? A thought for the day.
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 29, 2008 08:30Some really thought provoking threads here. To clarify my point about the cost of B&O - for me I do not have a problem in spending £7k on a B&O TV - I already have spent not far off that when I bought my BV3 with all the…
Is it worth buying a B&O TV anymore? A thought for the day.
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 28, 2008 06:04I look over the number of postings about BV7 MkI vs Mk II and MkIII and whether a MkIV is coming out - plus whether HDMI ready or full HDMI, 780p, 1080i etc etc and really wonder if I'll get on the LCD/plasm bandwagon. I…
beocom 4 ... disappointing
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 14, 2008 12:33I personally never got on with a Com4. I used to got awful interference. I was told it was likely down to having wireless broadband. Huh? Isn't that rather common to have now? Anyway, I changed to Com6000s - maybe its th…
Another Nigerian Scam?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 6, 2008 10:36I assume the G in his name stands for Glaxo.... Given he therefore has net assets of around $50billion I'm sure there's no problem - NOT!!
apple TV?
in Beo-Mac · Feb 1, 2008 12:27If you want something that gets your music and photos on your tv with zero hassle (especially if you are a mac user I suspect) the I think aTV is a winner. It doesn't have the functionality that doing this through a mac …