Posts by bdm01 (archived)
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BeoMedia 1 mapped drive ?
in General Discussion & Questions · Mar 29, 2009 12:09Having used Beoplayer and Beoport for some years now, just got hold of a BeoMedia 1 and set it all up, and have a question. All my music is stored on a NAS box sitting on the home network with both the PC's that need to …
[BV5] Does B&O overrule the panasonic settings?
in General Discussion & Questions · Mar 20, 2009 09:02I believe there are some settings within the Panasonic panel that tell it or tell a BS2 /BS3 that its got a Pana panal on the end of its connections. You will need a Pana panal and a panasonic remote for this. You need t…
HDD upgrade of a HDR1 - Is it possible to DIY?
in General Discussion & Questions · Mar 15, 2009 04:46Hi, In theory yes it can be done, but I seem to remember that there was a post on here that said the way the hard disk is formatted is not a standard format (ie it's not FAT32 or NTFS ) don't know what format it is, may …
Play station 3 with Beosystem 2 and Beo4
in General Discussion & Questions · Mar 14, 2009 02:20Can't believe there is nobody out there with a PS3 connected to a B&O TV ? If you have one connected can you tell me the IR / Blutooth dongle you are using and if it's good or not ? Previous threads seem to indicate the …
Play station 3 with Beosystem 2 and Beo4
in General Discussion & Questions · Mar 13, 2009 07:06Hi, Can someone just confirm for me that the Nyko Bluwave Blue tooth to IR dongle is the correct one to use to get the Beo4 working via a Beosystem 2 (STB-C has PS3 in the list) to control a PS3. Thanks
DIY Beolab 7.1
in General Discussion & Questions · Mar 2, 2009 12:21This may not be the correct forum but i will give it a try. Wanted a Lab 7.1 as a centre speaker for my Beovision 4 set up but can't justify to 2K spend. So, got hold of the empty shell of a 7.1 and a front cover and wan…
DIY Beolab 7.1
in The Workbench · Mar 2, 2009 10:05This may not be the correct forum but i will give it a try. Wanted a Lab 7.1 as a centre speaker for my Beovision 4 set up but can't justify to 2K spend. So, got hold of the empty shell of a 7.1 and a front cover and wan…
Humax Freesat STB/c
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 19, 2009 14:47Thanks Keith, Thats what I call research ! I'm using a beosystem 2 so it's not PUC but STBC and I have the latest S/W It might be easier to go for the HDCI 2000 that is on the list, but I sort of hoped that I could use m…
Humax Freesat STB/c
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 19, 2009 10:46Hi, Is anyone out there using a Humax satellite box ? preferably a HD one any info before I go off and make a purchase that wont work. OR is anyone receiving HD freesat ? what box are you using.
Humax Freesat STB/c
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 18, 2009 13:16I have a Beosystem 2 with the latest STB controller software fitted v4.01 West Europe. On the list of devices it can control are the following Humax devices:- Humax DTT-4100 Humax PVR 9200T Humax CI 5100C Humax PR HD1000…
avant stb question
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 13, 2009 10:05Where do you get your quotes from ? I live close to Birmingham and the chip upgrade (version 4.01 west europe) for the Avant costs about £17.00 and the IR cable about £10.00 I presume you could fit this yourself ?
Beoport / Beoplayer 5.0 now avaliable for download !
in BeoApp · Feb 12, 2009 03:16You may need to go into SETUP - SOURCES and then add it from the list again ? I know when I did the install as a clean install ( remove the old version first ) all the extra sources we missing. But they were all added ba…
Beoport / Beoplayer 5.0 now avaliable for download !
in BeoApp · Feb 9, 2009 10:26I have the software running on 3 PC's (all XP Pro) runs fine and all pull N music thats stored on a NAS box on the network. Why if the S/W is only for those lucky enough to have Beomaster 5 does the S/W ask if you have a…
Is this possible ? Link question
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 7, 2009 03:07I have 2 beosystem 2's and other Audio equipment inc beoport linked around the house. I have a question regarding linking the beosystems video connection. I know it is possible to link the RF link out on the 1st system t…
BV4-50(D8) with BS2 MKII Help
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 2, 2009 06:10I understood and was once shown by a friendly dealer that the card you speak of (also somtimes called a blade) fits into a spare slot in the Beovision panel ? When you then want to connect a hi-def source you connect it …
HELP WITH A BEOSYSTEM 2 OUTPUT TO NON BV 4 !
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 1, 2009 12:02Comments are correct the VGA output from the Beosystem 2 is at 50Hz and not many monitors or LCD panels will accept this. I have a small 22" LCD panel that will work with this and allows you to go to the setup menu's and…
Beomedia INside and Out
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 31, 2009 11:19I'd love to get hold of a copy of the beomedia software ! It would be a great product if it were to run on an up to date hardware platform. Oh I suppose that would be Beo master 5 then ? Beomedia one was build on low spe…
Humax, Topfield or other Satellite boxe's
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 31, 2009 07:26Who's using what and what works well ? I have a Sky box, but want to have a bit of FREE sat and even a bit of FREE HD sat, so my question is Who out there in the UK has a story to tell of a good or bad STB ? Full integra…
Beolink PC Office and Windows XP
in BeoApp · Jan 29, 2009 13:36Hi Frank, both my units are USB, Your's must be an early unit, the only thing I can think of to try would be to connect it to your PC using a serial (rs232) to USB adapter and just hope it works. It may not work but at l…
The best STB's to use in the UK
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 29, 2009 08:57Pace Sky+ is in the list but didn't want to start paying money to sky when there appears to be a lot of free stuuf out there. Really wanted those of you who have freesat or fereeview boxes set up and working for comments…