Hi BeoMedia,

Ultimately, this is something I wouldn't worry about. As with any other Mozart based speakers, once you have set up the Theatre to your liking, there shouldn't be any need for further app or software updates (although B&O do continue to provide ongoing updates both both the app and the product software if you choose to install them).

You can use the Theatre with a B&O remote without needing the app, but if you have an iOS or Android device with the B&O app installed then this would in theory continue to function long after B&O stopped providing further updates.

I have my own Mozart speakers set to not download further software updates, as I am happy with their current functionality (I may review this if B&O provide extra features in the future!). So, to all intents and purposes, my speakers are operating in that same (theoretical) "end-of-support" situation that you described.

Hope that helps!

Kind regards, Steve.

In addition to what Steve had said, I'd add that B&O has proven willing to support old products in the app and in newer versions of the app.

 

When they deprecated the old Beoplay app, they migrated all of the products over to the new Bang & Olufsen app, and products that are now almost 10 years old are still supported by the app.

 

I would say it's safe to assume that, should they release a new app or should a new platform get to in the market (let's imagine that Android and iOS no longer exist in 10 years), B&O will follow up with a new app that still supports all of the B&O portfolio of products.

A quick question…..

has anyone see sight on how to mount the BSTheatre to the floor stand? There are no instructions online yet it appears.

STB have a traditional stand….but their prices are almost as silly as B&Os.

Im thinking of using an old stand in any future purchase decision.

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My question is in the same way.

Is there a solution to attach the Beosound Theatre to the Floorstand Beovision 7-55? For my seeing position the official floorstand is unfortunately too low and the solution of STB isn‘t a match for me.

 

Thomas

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My question is in the same way. Is there a solution to attach the Beosound Theatre to the Floorstand Beovision 7-55? For my seeing position the official floorstand is unfortunately too low and the solution of STB isn‘t a match for me. Thomas

Here are all the install videos link

Well found. Thank you

I had been concerned about the loss of DTS decoding. Since my previous Beosystems always relied on the player to do the decoding, I never used the bitstream setting of the player. My Sony UHD player has two settings, either "PCM" or "Auto." I tried the "Auto" setting and the player decoded DTS-HD Master Audio and sent it to the BeoSystem 4 via PCM. Therefore, I'm hoping that this setting will pass Dolby Atmos to the Theatre via bitstream but do the decoding for DTS formats and send that sound to the Theatre via PCM.

It’s funny that there (with one or two exceptions) was no mentioning of a required ethernet connection between tv and soundcenter, as we know it from the previous LG-based Beovisions in the new install videos.

Or was what we saw not LG-tv’s, but another brand, just a generic tv?

We still need to know how the unit (including the LG-tv functions) is controlled with a Beoremote One.

MM

isn't the ethernet port marked TV intended for that connection (between Theatre and TV)?

I'm pretty sure that will still be the connection path for LGs paired to the Theatre, but good question about whether that needs to be the same connection for other brands.

It certainly looked like this years C series in the instal video that I watched, i.e. an LG.

I guess we will see other videos explaining the setup with an LG-tv.

At one point in the videos you could see the phrase ‘generic tv’ on screen.

It may have been an LG that we see there, but the videos obviously mainly were about the different placement options for the BS Theatre.

Also (in the last part about using the microphone) exactly the same sequenze has been used. Seems to be mixed from different sources.

 

MM