Niels, Apologies for the delay in getting back to you. I have resolved the problem which was actually caused by a small problem in the B&O firmware when using BITSTREAM encoding, but I have implemented a workaround which works perfectly. You can download the new version of the Generic Samsung Blu_Player XML for DIRECT control from HERE Let me know

[quote user="jahur"] many thanks for your reply, ok ill break it down like this 1. yes 2. no, just through the rear grille, if im looking at the grille its coming from near top right. 3. short time after switch on, disappears then returns then stops and may come back 4. no 5. no, it goes when switched off. [/quote] Based on your answers I

[quote user="folkdeejay"] Faint lines are visible behind the picture, most visible on on darker images, ( hard to say on light images - say BBC news 24 studio shots, or an outside, daytime image) they runing horizontally across the screen in a sort of stretched S shape....(may be called scan lines, seems to ring a bell??) and I think they

The minimum software level for this to work is version 2.1

[quote user="nkbitsch"] Could it be something with that all of your commands begins with: UNKNOWN:GlobalManual ? [/quote] No, that is fine, UNKNOWN is used where the protocol is not directly implemented in the firmware. The normal reason for this type of problem is where you have RAW encoding and also enable REPEAT for that command

OK, so that is not the problem.. I will need to re-test this XML file and get back to you. I am currently travelling, so I will not be able to look at this until Friday evening when I get home.

[quote user="nkbitsch"] If i press any button in the Samsung BLU-RAY Generic menu on the Beo5, the Beo5 starts to hang, and i have to press the physical "off" button to stop the hang. [/quote] That sounds like you have an old version of firmware in your Beo5. What version of Configuration Tool are you using ?

[quote user="nkbitsch"] But I have a question. Since my Samsung blu-ray player also works as my TV receiver, is it then possible to have the tv channel logos on the samsung page on the Beo5? [/quote] It certainly is possible and desirable..

Jason, When you say you have an "annoying high pitch" coming from the rear of the AVANT, can you say what kind of noise, is it a high frequency whistle Can it also be heard in the speakers ? Is it always there all the time or only for a short time after switch on ? Does the sound come on instantly you switch on ? Does the sound continue until

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