PhilLondon: AAC is not a proprietary format at all, and the BM5/BS5 can perfectly read AAC... See the answer to the story you've posted. http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/19646/ good call phil! might as well -delete- my previous post ;-) but as mentioned in the second article, older device may use this...

look at this while you are it

is the glass still intact? only damage is to the plastic bezel?

i am confused... i thought the 6th gen ipod and all later apple mobile devices were locked from video output on 3rd party devices?

barryrose: Thanks for the very quick response, as mentioned the comment about the Beolab 3500 being used as a centre speaker was from a friend of a friend so had no idea if it was true or not, so I can guess from your response it is highly unlikely. first, welcome to beoworld! second, yes the bl3500 CAN be used as a center with a powerlink connection

first, welcome to beoworld! second, great project -you have come to the right place!

Jandyt: Kikinoko DVD player below your 4000 speaker near your table lamp. NOPE. that is the aforementioned "cable box" -man would i like to hide that! keep searching... on another note, thanks for the comments. it is interesting to see everyone's adaptations of similar equipment all over the world. as was mentioned in another thread, traditional

jandyt!!! i was thinking: you might need a hobby! oh! er, ah... perhaps you already have one! LOL

seanklemis: 1) is it possible to take the insides of the beo4 out so io can clean the front esier as its a b**ch to do with cottom buds every now and then yes, but be careful when extracting and reinstalling the rubber keypad -potential tear. also, the plate is very "soft" -very easily bent, and don't be too agressive w/ the cleaning.

if you can locate a fifth generation ipod -the release before they started calling them "classic" it will work. probably not too expensive on ebay, etc... of course you could also go for an apple tv...