Posts by msinn (archived)
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beovision 9 vs beovision 10-46
in General Discussion & Questions · Nov 30, 2011 17:30I have a BV9 in the living room and a BV10-40 fitted to the wall in the bedroom. I chose the BV10 for space economy. For picture and sound quality I would opt for the BV9 anytime. Martin
Jensen has lost his touch
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 5, 2010 17:19I think the Tangent box isn't Jacob Jensens best work, but ist is far better than the BS8. I have seen the BS8 in flesh and it is outright ugly. Martin
Beoworld iPhone Application
in General Discussion & Questions · Nov 25, 2010 14:55Phil, Why do you say it is NOT compatible with the iPad? It works briliantly! Martin
The unique, one and only SOFTWARE UPDATE THREAD!
in General Discussion & Questions · Nov 9, 2010 17:09I got the update today. it fixed the modulator bug introduced in fw 9.01. In fw 9.01 the modulator didn't switch on when a video source was selected in a link room with a BeoLink Active. msinn
Which speaker in the kitchen ?
in General Discussion & Questions · Nov 4, 2010 06:27I just decided to go for a pair of BeoLab 4 mounted to the ceiling and match the color of the coviering to the colors used in the kitchen. msinn
BeoLab 9 - where is the midrange, too much tweeter!
in General Discussion & Questions · Aug 23, 2010 17:58David, your music taste is fine. Just get yourself some decent CDs. My experiance is, that older CDs have a better chance of being decently produced. msinn
iPhone to BS3
in General Discussion & Questions · May 29, 2010 12:44You have to connect both (audio and video) to the same AV. Otherwise you will get only sound or picture, depending on the AV input you select on your BV9. Either build an adapter to use the scart connector on AV3 or conn…
How to connect an IR eye to a BeoLink Video?
in General Discussion & Questions · Apr 17, 2010 17:30Phil, I prefer not to use a BeoLink Active for that purpose. I have a link room with a non B&O tv and a BeoLink Active. This room conflicts with audio usage of other link rooms at the same time. I want to get the same be…
How to connect an IR eye to a BeoLink Video?
in General Discussion & Questions · Apr 17, 2010 13:33Hi, I have a BeoLink Video and a spare IR eye (from a BeoLink Active). Now I want to add the IR eye to control the Link output of the main room tv. I want this setup to use a non B&O tv in a link room. The link room alre…
Beolink Active 1636 SW Revisions
in General Discussion & Questions · Apr 11, 2010 07:41I might be mistaken, but I think the SW 1.3 is for the BeoLink 1616 only. When I ordered two BeoLink Active a couple of weeks ago, they were delivered to my dealer with SW 1.1 and had to be returned because I asked for t…
BeoLab 9 - do I need BL2?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 30, 2010 13:37In my opinion you don't need it (but it may be nice to have it for some movies). I had the same configuration. I didn't like the BL2 for music. I think it was too much and not precise enough. On the other hand, BL8000 al…
Beo 5 or not? with Sony BDP-S550 and Dish
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 9, 2009 14:41Razlaw, I stayed with the Beo4 for controlling all my equipment (connected to a BV9). But I can understand your frustration. I have a BDP-S350, which has the same remote as your BDP-S550. I did some serious reassignment …
Mac Mini as media center on b&o
in General Discussion & Questions · Nov 14, 2009 11:42For videos I have no problem with DRM. I don't buy videos in the iTunes store. 😕 Allmost all my audio ist in Apple lossless format. So I stick to iTunes. PLEX integrates with iTunes for audio. It can read the iTunes lib…
Mac Mini as media center on b&o
in General Discussion & Questions · Nov 14, 2009 11:35Hi, are you talking about Snatch? I am playing around with it and it works fine for me. My planned setup will control PLEX with the Beo4 (thru the PUC of my BV9. When I have a need for specialities in PLEX I will grab my…
Mac Mini as media center on b&o
in General Discussion & Questions · Nov 14, 2009 07:05Hi, at the moment I use my Mac Mini for audio only. It is connected throug an Airport Express and an DAC from Cambrige Audio to the aux in of my Beocenter 2500. The sound is excelent. I control iTunes via the Remote appl…
Best blu-ray player for a Bv4+Beosystem 3 setup?
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 26, 2009 18:19The BDPs shae a core set of IR commands. I have a BDP-S350 which shares the same remote control with the BDP-S550. B&O offers a PUC definition for the BDP-S300 and a definition called BDPxxx. So you can control the playe…
Bvis 7-40 MK2 And MacMini
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 19, 2009 15:37What gives you the impression that the actual Mac Mini is "digital only"? Take a look at Apple's specification: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 128MB or 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory 3 Extended…
Mac Mini connectivity with Beo vision 7-40
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 5, 2009 02:39How have you configured the AV4 input of your BV7? Is it set to PC? msinn
Mac Mini connectivity with Beo vision 7-40
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 4, 2009 15:52The dvi of your BV7 supports analog and digitag signals, as does the mac mini. If you are sure the dvi cable is ok, the problem most likely is in the configuration of your BV7. How have you configured the inputs of your …
Mac Mini connectivity with Beo vision 7-40
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 4, 2009 07:09You can connect your mac mini in two ways: 1. Digital: You need an adapter from DVI to HDMI and use a HDMI input on your bv7 2. Analog: You need a VGA adapter from Apple (displayport to VGA or Mini-DVI to VGA) and connec…