I have to say I am a bit surprised and disappointed on how slow the app and firmware updates have been for the Theatre.  There are plenty of issues and UI elements that need fixing and they should really be faster at fixing these things.

I agree. However, there are two issues I see. On one hand, knee-jerking to individual solutions into the app can lead to more problems, on the other, some issues can be annoyance and brand-diminishing until they are fixed.  The last update (barring the new 2.5.3 which few have received) was November 22nd 2022. An update every month would be a good compromise?

I do iOS development but I understand how hard it can be. :)  They should really be pushing out bug fixes in the FIRMWARE more often though.  The OS interface enhancements can wait for every month or 2.

The theatre was originally to be shipped Q2 last year and they delayed it for component reasons. In that time they did get the software in good shape for the new release date but there are some really glaring bugs still in it.

Maybe the Christmas break slowed things down as well but I really hope things pick up.

 

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Hmmmm!

Hi fellow B&O lovers,

I have the theatre for a couple of weeks now, very keen with it and combined with a pair of beolabs 9 for the front and 6000 mk2 for the back it’s a real gamechanger.

however I’ve found quite a big bug it seems. When switching from listening modes for some strange reason the theatre itself always becomes louder. It changes back to the right settings when you touch the “db” meter for whichever speaker you select. Just a quick tap on it seems to fix it.

This is quite annoying seeing every single time i startup my Apple TV / soundbar and tv i need to go into the settings of the app and tap on the listening position and tap on one of the “db” levels.

Anyone having the same strange problems. My setup is; beolabs 9 as front, theatre as center channel so left and right speakers combined with the center itself. 6000MK2 as left and right side surround.

Edit: Seems I’ve found the problem. When recalibrating the theatre disables left and right front firing and only uses the center and height  channels from the soundbar. After that the problem disappears. However when putting right and left front firing in the center mode the problem occurs once again when switching listening positions. When adjusting “db” from whichever speaker it works again.

So a pretty big bug in the software. For now I’m only using the center channel from the theatre the left and right tweeter + midrange completely disabled. Still sounds awesome but would be nice to see this getting fixed.

 

With LG pledging some support for DTS:X, is there any chance the Theatre will eventually support it as well?

 

good question - but I think the recent LG move has more to do with supporting IMAX Enhanced, which Disney+ will start offering, and IMAX Enhanced builds (from a tech perspective) on DTS.   The LG move is only to enable passthrough as well.

Anyway, I share your hope for the Theatre adding DTS support, but I'd really only give it a very v very small probability at this stage.

If there is anything we would maybe need, it is the support for DTS HD-MA in the Theatre.
DTS IMAX Enhanced will be limited (I only know of something from Disney+) and that - as Sandyb writes - is only ‘passthrough’ in the coming LG.
Marketing people however, probably will advertise this as ground breaking - a reason for the costumer to buy a new 2023 LG tv.

I guess DTS has failed in the marked…….Dolby was first and dominates streaming and cinema.

Friends of physical media stil have and still buy Bluray/UHD, which often contains a DTS HD-MA track - and not every player does the decoding correct.

Anyway - I have little hope for something to change in the Theatre.
Personally I managed to get a player that is DTS HD-MA capable and that is connected directly to the BST.

MM