Posts by VANTAGE (archived)
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BS5 supports Apple Lossless
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 13, 2012 07:11[quote user="mbee"] Qobuz.com is already selling HD tracks in Apple Lossless file format. It's already possible, but not sure if the BS5 decode HD ALAC (iTunes do it, Airport Express don't, and I don't know about Apple T…
BeoVision 7-55----Owner experience?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 9, 2012 11:39[quote user="TerryM"] More than likely,a small,elite group,but I would appreciate it if any owners would share their experience with the BV 7-55. Any problems with the usual shortcomings of LCD technology,viz motion blur…
BL2 superfluous for home cinema?
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 26, 2011 12:14Many thanks all, for your inputs. Especially you hotknife: as you said, I am in exactly the same situation as you were, so your experience is therefore pretty useful! Cheers - VANTAGE
BL2 superfluous for home cinema?
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 24, 2011 10:14Hi everybody, My dealer is offering me a good price for my BL 8000s and my BL2, if I purchase a pair of new BL9s from him. I have no trouble believing that the BL9s will sound better than my BL8000s + BL2 when listening …
Any experience with Pure Music (Mac software)?
in Beo-Mac · Aug 11, 2011 04:48Hi all, I was wondering if any of you has any experience with this: http://www.channld.com/puremusic/ It seems to me that it combines the ease of use of iTunes with our demand for high quality (playback of hi-res music f…
Tarifs indicatifs B&O hors remise
in Français · Feb 24, 2010 06:32Le BV7 55" est à 16900 € dans le magasin B&O des Champs-Elysées à Paris. Ce tarif comprend le lecteur Bluray, la TNT HD (évidemment) et l'enceinte (modèle au choix du client). En sus, en tout cas chez ce distributeur, il…
Connection of a Mac mini to a BV8 40": Dolby Digital 5.1?
in Beo-Mac · Aug 26, 2009 07:59Gentlemen, I thank you very much for your inputs! Now's the time for me to go out hunting for a Mac mini then :-) VANTAGE
Connection of a Mac mini to a BV8 40": Dolby Digital 5.1?
in Beo-Mac · Aug 26, 2009 04:18Thanks for your answer mbee! So I guess it means that by going optical to SPDIF, I will get sound, but no digital (Dolby 5.1) though? VANTAGE
Connection of a Mac mini to a BV8 40": Dolby Digital 5.1?
in Beo-Mac · Aug 24, 2009 17:23Hi everybody, Forgive me for asking, but it's really not clear to me, despite numerous searches in cyberspace... Can somebody please tell me whether connecting a Mac mini to a BV8 40" using the Mini DisplayPort output of…
MP3 bit rate comparison
in General Discussion & Questions · Mar 19, 2009 10:53I believe that iPods traditionnally play 128kbps protected music (when purchased via iTunes). Since early this year though, Apple is moving to the iTunes Plus format, ie. DRM free and 256 kbps. As for what the maximum pl…
New 2009 Brochure
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 16, 2009 05:46Interesting! Any mention about how many HDMI inputs are available in the BV8 40"? Vantage
Année 2009 et télévisions B & O
in Français · Jan 29, 2009 04:40A ce propos, quel est l'intérêt d'un BV7 sans enceintes lorsque l'on a un home cinema? Dans mon cas, avec 2 BL 8000 devant, 2 BL 6000 derrière et un BL 2 comme subwoofer, il faut bien qu'un BV7 ait des enceintes en plus,…
BV7-40 / AppleTV & its 2.3 Software
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 19, 2009 11:59Thanks for your help! I will check out the software of my TV (from March 2008) and have it updated by my dealer if need be. Klaus
BV7-40 / AppleTV & its 2.3 Software
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 19, 2009 09:08Hi all, I have a BV 7-40 Mk III and would like to connect an AppleTV to it through HDMI. I have heard that the latest 2.3 software update from Apple allows you to "teach" your AppleTV the commands from another remote tha…
News on an updated BV 8 LCD panel?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 9, 2009 14:34Allow me to add a question on the same topic (BV8): does anybody know if you will be able to add a DSS module to the 40" version of BV8 (apparently introduced during the Spring of 2009?) Many thanks. Klaus
BANG & OLUFSEN OF DENMARK
in Français · Nov 24, 2008 12:16Can anyone tell me why B&O has removed the "Bang & Olufsen of Denmark" text written on all its products until the end of the 80s? I think it was a classy touch (maybe I'm biased, since I am Danish!) Do you remember which…
Nouveautés 2008-2009
in Français · Aug 15, 2008 11:26Pour les nouveautés de l'année à venir, il suffit de lire le dernier compte-rendu aux actionnaires publiés sur le site de B&O, qui en donne déjà une idée: http://www.bang-olufsen.com/Userfiles/File/Investors/BO_0805_FUK.…
How far is too far?
in General Discussion & Questions · May 11, 2008 09:55You are completely right. B&O has always been more expensive than other brands, but I do agree that they are going to a bit too far these days. You always had to have a 'certain' level of income to be able to afford B&O …
B&O TV standards throughout Europe
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 24, 2007 08:20Hi Laurent, If you buy a B&O TV in a 'PAL country', it won't have SECAM. Whereas if you buy a B&O TV in France, it will have both SECAM and PAL. This is why, when I lived in Sweden a few years ago, I specifically ordered…