Control LG TV with Beoremote One

[greegy]

Hello al, newbie here, still no B&O in house 🙂

I was reading up on the B&O soundbars – Theater and Stage – and understood that with them, one can control certain LG TV’s natively via Beoremote One.

Are these the only B&O products that provide this functionality? I was thinking if BR1 <> TV control will be possible via other products, like Beosound Core for example.

Thank you

greegy

[Millemissen]

Sorry – but controlling the LG tv (with Theatre/Stage) is done via a network connection between these unit and a sw.

This means that this will not be possible with e.g. a Core.
The Core (and the connected speakers) however, can very well be used for the sound from the LG tv (via the toslink connection).

Furthermore – if you have an AppleTV as your main source, you can pair that with a Beoremote One…..the LG tv then acts as a dumb screen (and the Core/speakers can be used for sound).

MM

[greegy]

Thanks MM, this clarifies a bit.

I didn’t know that Beoremote One can pair with ATV. Are you saying something like this will work and can be controlled by Beoremote One (basics – switch on/off, select program, volume up/down):

AppleTV <- hdmi -> LG TV <- toslink ->  B&O speakers

I thought that Beoremote is not a universal remote but maybe I thought wrong

greegy

[Millemissen]

No, the BROne is not a universal controller in the old sense.

But it uses bluetooth for sending controls and the ATV can be paired with bluetooth devices.
Start pairing on the remote and go into the bt settings in the ATV menu….

The ATV and the tv communicates via HDMI/CEC and the tv will turn on when the ATV is activated – the tv will turn off after a certain time after use.

The ATV can be set to send sound out via Airplay to the Core/speakers.
(Will be easier than to use the tosling cable connection).

This however, means that you won’t be able to control any of the LG tv functions/apps etc with the BROne – for this you’ll need the original remote.

By the way, using this method you are not limited to using the LG tv – any modern tv (with CEC) will do….it is just a dumb screen.

 

P.S.

Not the best way to use the BROne, but an option, if you can not combine the LG tv with a Stage or the Theatre…and you mainly use the ATV on a daylight basis.

 

MM

[greegy]

This is very helpful!

I was thinking about the possibly to build an integrated home audio/video system with B&O speakers, subwoofer, room correction, smart TV, streaming – all controlled by a single Beoremote…

It seems the only way is to use the Theatre but I don’t want a large sound bar. I much prefer separate speakers – will look better in my space and will probably sound better too. I kinda want the Theater electronics without the bar part 🙂

greegy

[greegy]

Forgot to say I do watch cable TV from time to time and occasionally play a Blue ray movie so I need some basic remote control functionality. The plastic-fantastic modern TV remotes with colourful pay app buttons drive me crazy though
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[Millemissen]

The reason – one of the reasons – why B&O gear is relatively expensive, is the feature set that you hardly find anywhere else.

The Stage – I would not call that huge – would bring you the option to integrate the BROne with the LG tv (inclusive tuner) and would also control the blu ray player.
However, you can not connect external speakers there.
The Theatre gives you all options.
Even as a standalone unit it provides an excellent audio experience.

All is possible with the Theatre…..that seems to be too bulky for you.

An option would be to use the Stage/LG and seperately the Core/speakers.
This way you’d gain B&O etc multiroom…..all with the Beoremote One.

MM

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