You need to get a Component > RGB converter to connect to the Apple TV via Scart. To achieve control over the Apple TV, you need to use the PUC controller built into your BeoVision with the 'Apple TV' setting, although you may need a software update to do this...

wonderfulelectric: Why compare the Lab5s with the B&W 800s? Shouldn't we go for something more aspirational like an actively powered Goldmund Epilogue or a full flagged B&W Nautilus? The last time I read about the Lab5s was that the treble and mid drivers are from Vifa. Comparing a

That seems like a reasonable explanation to me, never thought of it that way before! I'd always preferred the 801 to the 800, mainly due to the midrange, but the 801 also seems to exhibit much smoother bass. On a similar vein to the thread title, the B&W series actually suffer hugely from break in time, particularly those with surroundless kevlar midrange

XLR vs RCA bears no difference in determining how much of an affect the quality of the cable has on the sound. Balanced vs. Unbalanced may do, but once you get past mains-cable quality, there's no real difference, and changing the connections at either end will have no affect on this. For a cable to have an affect on sound quality, it has to be of very

As it happens I'm not a huge fan of the excessively lumpy midrange response of B&W's 800 range in particular (as fantastic as they are otherwise). Why on earth they're so popular as monitor speakers in studios - goodness knows. BeoLab 5s are far more neutral. B&W's other speakers don't seem to suffer from this as much however. Even my little DM303s

TBH, at the lengths of cable required for balanced connections to be a necessity at line level would present issues more to do with Impedance than interference. By this stage, you really would be looking at DI boxes along the chain which would allow you to achieve balanced connections anyway. To give you an idea of how much cabling this would required

The only way Bose suits my ear is when it's off...

XLR connections offer no real advantage in the hifi market! When you've got a singer who's throwing a microphone up in the air and pulling it back down by the lead, then yes, you want a Neutrik locking XLR. For hifi use, this is completely pointless and will just require more specialised cables before they can be connected to a pair of BeoLabs.

I'd look for a BeoSystem 3 ideally! Huge step ahead of what else is available on the market. You may find the BeoSystem 1 limited to say the least, when it comes to HD capability.

You would essentially have to almost completely bypass the BeoSound 3200. It would involve using a brand-x surround sound receiver to do the decoding, and plugging the BeoLabs into the pre-outs. You would essentially end up with a system which behaves just like a brand-x system...