One minor clarification. Not all serialization errors can be ignored. *Most* serialization errors I've run into do not seem to impact the operation of the Beo5. You just click "ok" at the "download anyway" prompt. The config loads and the Beo5 works fine. However, I have also seen the Beo5 crash after loading a config with a

According to this thread, some iTunes non-mp3 content can be played: http://forum.beoworld.org/forums/t/26922.aspx You can burn DRM mp3s to a CD, then re-rip as MP3. Yes, this is a pain. I've done it for my BS3 and BS2 where metadata isn't an issue. Luckily, I've only bought a handful of music from iTunes.

Thanks for the information. This is very helpful. Just to make sure I understand correctly, the cover art that BeoPlayer brings down (and most of what iTunes provides) will look bad on the BS5 screen. It's not just a concern if you have it connected to a TV (which I will not), correct? Still looking for that AIFF to WMA lossless converter... or

Well, I stepped up and bought a BS5 over the weekend and now I need to get my music in order. I'm coming from a BeoPort setup where I never cared about cover art because my BS9000 didn't show it . Much of my music is on a Mac. Some of this I'll be re-ripping as lossless WMA, most I will probably handle incrementally (I'll re-rip if/when

I didn't see any listed on LifeStyleAV's web site and wasn't familiar with the others... I ended up buying from the dealer - I bought a lot of other stuff so he gave me a reasonable discount.... But I did buy some PowerLink to RCA cables from you as I plan to connect this active to BS1's AUX input. Stan

A couple short and long answer to your long question: 1) The audio is delivered by the sound card so the quality is very relevant. 2) You basically skip song forward and back by pressing the up/down arrows. The double arrow (left/right) are used to navigate thru folders. Pressing the colored keys determines whether your songs are grouped by album, artist

I use the light touch all the time to back-light the hard keys - my thumbs still do not have them memorized Stan

Honestly, I'm afraid to upgrade now (so I will not until somebody figures this out), since mixed macros are one of the main reasons I went down this self-programmed Beo5 path. I hope somebody can help you, because I'd like to upgrade. Stan

Although I've never designed one, I would think that most IR receiving applications are designed with the assumption that it is a human pressing the number buttons, and humans cannot press buttons instantly... and there's also the issue of the remote having to determine 1 press of a number vs. 2 presses of the number - Many years ago, I wrote

This is how mine works. Stan