Beosound2 and 3 both play > 192kbps. I encode using LAME's default settings which I think is ~256kbps (MP3), and have tried higher (but found I couldn't tell the difference on the mobile devices). True, they don't support lossless, but, IMHO, lossless is overkill for these devices - especially since they only support 2GB cards. Stan

I don't own one, but have been doing a lot of research as I'm trying to decide (and please, anybody, correct me if I'm wrong)... It is my understanding that you connect the BS5/BM5 system to your others via MasterLink. You can do this via the later versions of the wireless link product (if I recall correctly, the early wireless only distributed

Steph, Did you get rid of your BS9000, or do you have both? I'm in a similar situation. I'm thinking of dumping my BS9000 for the BS5, but my wife thinks I'm crazy (and she's usually correct ). She wants both (great woman!), but my bank account is leaning toward just one. Stan

No, don't strip the actual small cables that get pushed into the slot. The slot is designed to cut through the insulation and make a solid contact with the inner wire. Exposing more of wire opens up the potential for shorting and crossed wires. It's also much easier Stan

The small junction boxes are simple - especially if you're just connecting 2 MLs. With 3 or more, it can get a little tight, and I'd recommend using the larger box (which is really just the smaller box oriented perpendicular to the wires in a larger enclosure). Definitely consider the larger box for 4, but 3 isn't that bad. Carefully cut

If you are happy with the sound of 192kbps, then you can encode your music at this rate and you only need one copy of the music. This is where I started with my BeoPort, BS2 and BS3. When I really wanted to hear the best audio, I'd listen to the CD. As I've grown to use my BeoPort more (and my CDs less - it's a matter of convenience - my

I did add the 3rd party product as an accessory. I also noticed that all of this Beovision specific stuff is found in the XML file generated by the 3rd party XML generator. I was going to try removing it from the 3rd party XML file, but since it seems to be working (and I'm mostly done with my programming), I'm less motivated to do this. Stan

I just want to follow-up on this thread... I bought my Beo5, and thanks mainly to Keith's help and software as well as various other internet resources, I have it doing 90% of what I need (the remaining 10% is just tweaking and optimization, and finding the time to tweak and optimize). Most importantly, my wife (SHMBO) was originally skeptical,

When I try to add IR codes as you describe (right click, select properties) while navigating within my 3rd party device page, the IR tab is empty, and the 3rd Party IR tab does not even select (stays grey when I click on it). An example of an XML entity that it complains about look like this: < hardKey stName =" zones\FamilyRoom\source\DVR\Yellow1

I'm having trouble assigning 3rd party buttons to hard keys. In the Configuration Tool (v2.2), I drag a button from the touch screen to the hard key. When I go into "view", it shows the correct IR code. However, when I try to load it into the Beo5, I get a "Serialization Error" something like this: ERROR: [573] "ZONES\FAMILYROOM