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Latest post 09-16-2010 2:50 AM by Ehlerz. 14 replies.
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  • 09-15-2010 7:12 AM

    beo 6

    i am not technical my system is bv10 plus sky hd  beolab 8000 beolab 2 and beocentre 2 with dvd.

    what advantages would the new remote have over my beo4. could anyone explain please.

    malcolm

  • 09-15-2010 7:55 AM In reply to

    Re: beo 6

    The specs are not released yet, it is difficult to judge from just the name!

    On the Beo5, for example, you can have logos for channels, so you do not have to remember the channel number, you just click on the CNN logo for example.

  • 09-15-2010 9:35 AM In reply to

    Re: beo 6

    realise no specs out yet,but trying to work out why they have brought one out, and benefitto existing users

    many thanks

    malcolm

  • 09-15-2010 10:33 AM In reply to

    Re: beo 6

    It is rumoured to be a two-way remote.

    So for your setup it might not be interesting, but for people that want to browse their Beosound 5 playlists, or who want to control their home automation system from their sofa, it may be interesting.

    p.

  • 09-15-2010 10:55 AM In reply to

    Re: beo 6

    What about backwards compatibility w/ the old two-way systems? Hmm Big Smile

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  • 09-15-2010 12:43 PM In reply to

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    Re: beo 6

    burantek:

    What about backwards compatibility w/ the old two-way systems? Hmm Big Smile

     

    Yes -  thumbs up That would be niceBig Smile

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  • 09-15-2010 12:46 PM In reply to

    Re: beo 6

    burantek:

    What about backwards compatibility w/ the old two-way systems? Hmm Big Smile

    Not that silly an idea actually - it could quite well receive and display the old style IR status messages if some piece of kit happened to be around transmitting them. But no, I don't believe a bit that it would actually do that - we'll just write it down on the endless list of esoteric unfulfilled wishes and reasons to call it an expensive piece of crap, whatever it finally will & won't do Big Smile

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  • 09-15-2010 12:57 PM In reply to

    Re: beo 6

    Well, I'll be a bit more optimistic! Big Smile

    As the new-old (thinking like BS4500 and 7000, etc...) two-way were all driven from BL1000 coding -why wouldn't it work!?

    I could finally retire a semi-functional BL7000 to display status! ...and B&o would sell one of their new-fangled products to this old curmudgeon!

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  • 09-15-2010 1:03 PM In reply to

    Re: beo 6

    Would be good if the Beo6 did work,with the older systems,then would be a winner for B&O.

    I think the remote is for the Besound 5 but there again most new remotes will work with older kit up to a point!..Just have to see what it does but if  the remote displayed album covers be great in link rooms!..Who knows............

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  • 09-15-2010 2:11 PM In reply to

    Re: beo 6

    It is a twoway remote, giving you the option to browse say your albums on BS5 with albumcovers etc. Furthermore, the screen is rumored to be widescreen which may add the possibility of watching tv on it like the new samsung. But then again, it could also be that the bigger screen is just to ease the browsing.

     

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  • 09-15-2010 4:35 PM In reply to

    Re: beo 6

    That would be great if it was a widescreen remote and had back lighting as well but could be a updated Beo4?

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  • 09-15-2010 5:04 PM In reply to

    Re: beo 6

    The reason given for the old two way being dropped was the slow transmission speed. I cannot see that the Beo6 would use this system. It must be to allow the browsing of large music and video libraries and so will be unlikely to use IR transmission. My iPhone is already jolly good at this!

  • 09-15-2010 9:30 PM In reply to

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    Re: beo 6

    It'd be a shame if they don't include two-way IR functionality - I'm dying to start using the timer in my Beosystem as my alarm clock, but don't want to spend several hundred pounds on a 20-year old (but very impressive) Beolink 7000.

    Really though, including two-way IR would be a silly decision on B&O's behalf - think of how few people are out there to using two-way systems in comparison to the number of people with new systems, all these people would be spending money on technology they don't need...

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  • 09-16-2010 2:38 AM In reply to

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    Re: beo 6

     did a quick search -found another beo6 topic

    http://forum.beoworld.org/forums/p/32029/259444.aspx#259444

     

  • 09-16-2010 2:50 AM In reply to

    Re: beo 6

    Bv7Mk3:

    That would be great if it was a widescreen remote and had back lighting as well but could be a updated Beo4?

    It looks almost exactly like the Beo5 except the wider screen

    /Ehlerz

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