I agree ATV2 is not as elegant as I might have expected. Still it's a class leader given it's price to function ratio.

It will work. I've done it with an Avant and DLO dock. However, I agree with Alex: AppleTV is better suited to the task.

One more question: Is ML standard or extra here in USA?

Russ, Just to confirm once again, does the BV8 have a sleep timer? I mean one that will turn the TV off as any regular bedroom TV (15-30-45-etc). I don't mean a built in clock function as in other B&) equipment. Seems a rational feature for a bedroom set.

I had the same "no clock" problem with my 3500, though my set up is ML only. Some one on the old forum sent the following instructions and it solved my problem: You have 3 options for the clock display of a BL3500. NO CLOCK - no time indication - on standby just the red dot and when playing just the source is shown CLOCK.1 - on standby, the

I can confirm controlling AppleTV with Lintronic. All functions work, except fast scroll.

I've had an Apple TV controlled y Beo4 via Lintronic since April of last year with flawless operation. Smooth fast scrolling is nearly impossible because of the manner in which Apple has implemented fast scroll. Perhaps at some future date, Apple will release an SDK so that we can more easily tweak the ATV software. In this manner we would be able

I can't imagine the shipping fee. BV8 looks promising for us NTSC types, but I man I wish it were the BV6.

Ebay has had some amazing Avant bargains. They don't come up a lot, but their prices have really come down. I think for $2,000 an Avant is still worth it.

Or you could consider buying an Avant in the USA. One recently sold on ebay for about $2,000! This will be NTSC all the way, and while it may not control a Japanese cable box, you can use a Lintronic to handle the conversion.