odlund:

Hello BeoWorld Users!

I'm happy to announce that a new version of BM-Link is released.

The main new feature is the ability to control Front Row if you have an IR Eye connected directly to the BeoPort box.

Some bug fixes, and enhancements to N.RADIO are also included.

Download <a href="http://www.odlund.se/bmlink/">Here</a>

Anders

odlund:

The main new feature is the ability to control Front Row if you have an IR Eye connected directly to the BeoPort box.

That ... is ... AWESOME!

Anders

Thank you for this excellent update of BM-Link, including Front Row support. A full "BeoMedia" solution hidden in a Mac Mini, exactly what I wanted.

Willem 

Hello Anders,

thanks for sharing this with us!

I'm a relatively new Mac user, running a Mac Mini in my living room as a media server connectec to a BV7. Currently I am using the Apple remote to control Front Row, and Beo 4 to control my B&O setup.  I allways tried to avoid to have more than one remote, so this is the only disadvantage of this solution.

I have neither experience with your BM-Link nor with a Beoport connected to a Mac. However as I own (but currently do not use) a PC2/Beoport with infrared eye , there seems to be a new option for me to come back to a "single-remote-solution". Is my understandig right that by using my Beoport with your new version of BM-Link I could control Front Row and the associated applications like Itunes and Iphoto fully with my Beo 4, in the same way as with the apple remote?

Best regards

francis

Anders

thanks for your immediate reply.

Just another stupid question: If it is only my intention to control Front Row with Beo4, would it be sufficient to connect Beoport via USB to the Mac or do I have to connect it to the masterlink network and soundcard in any case? It is clear that controlling the Mac out off  link rooms requires ML connection but that would not a priority for me.

And finally: Which A.Option do I have to set for Beoport?

francis

Yes it would be sufficient to connect the USB, the ML part of BM-Link has nothing to do with the Front Row controlling part.

The options you are interested in for A.OPTION programming are

[ ] IR eye only responds to LINK commands (Option 4) 

under Advanced

and 

[ ] Activate Front Row using PC/L-PC

under Interaction,

Make sure they are set to appropriate values, wether you want to use Link commands or not to activate Front Row.

The reason for two different options is due to the following possible scenario.

You have your computer and your Television in the same room, you don't want commands sent to the TV to be intercepted by the BeoPort, thus you tell BM-Link to only respond to LINK commands. But, you want to use the Normal non-linked PC command to activate Front Row, since the volume controls on the Beo4 will then still work on the TV.

I hope my reasoning about the dual options is clear to you.

wv02447:

Anders

Thank you for this excellent update of BM-Link, including Front Row support. A full "BeoMedia" solution hidden in a Mac Mini, exactly what I wanted.

Willem 

 

This seems nice new features on new BM-Link

So I wonder why NOT B&O can do the same with Beomedia1; N.Music/N.Radio scrolling tags on BS 9000???

On BM Link it seems to work even on BV7

Maybe you could use the N.RADIO and N.NUSIC codes and use the MENU button while in N.MUSIC or N.RADIO to activate front-row...

 This would fit nicely, as with the apple remote you also call frontrow by pressing MENU.

 P.

How do I activate on older Beo4's? I.e. the 1998 model?

Thanks

JK

Hi Matt!

The new software works perfect! No need any changes.

If you press n.music/n.radio, you get n.music, n.radio through iTunes. If you select fullscreen in coverflow of itunes and the video of the mac is connected to a BV master, pressing V.Tape/V.Mem you can watch the coverflow of itunes, and pressing A-N.music/A-M.radio (new Beo4) you can control it.

If you want control Frontrow in a BV (master o link), you need 2-3 IR-eye connected directly to the beoport. It's the only way. The beovisions doesn't accept the PC command, only the beoport.

I am going to buy 2 IR-Eye. This is the solution.

To scroll through the interface and get/select sound or select IPhoto or Quiktime Movies you have to select A-N.Music

I thought I could have sound when I select v.tape. I have connected a video and stereo rca wires to BV3-32.

Hi Luis,

I agree, this solution will work, albeit that if Odlund would add my suggested feature it saves a lot of infrared eyes and cables.

Question,

How did you succeed in distributing the video signal to the other tv's?  The modulator in the BeoVision is not able to distrubute a component/DVI signal of the Mac. I saw all kind of suggestions, but maybe there is an easy way?

thanks

Matt 

Matt:

Hi Luis,

I agree, this solution will work, albeit that if Odlund would add my suggested feature it saves a lot of infrared eyes and cables.

A.Mem control the sd card of BS4 and HD of BS3200. There will be a conflict.

Matt:

Question,

How did you succeed in distributing the video signal to the other tv's?  The modulator in the BeoVision is not able to distrubute a component/DVI signal of the Mac. I saw all kind of suggestions, but maybe there is an easy way?

thanks

Matt 

 

Hi Luis

Luigi:

If you select fullscreen in coverflow of itunes and the video of the mac is connected to a BV master, pressing V.Tape/V.Mem you can watch the coverflow of itunes, and pressing A-N.music/A-M.radio (new Beo4) you can control it.

What if (like I have) a HDR1 is connected to the BV? Pressing V.Mem usually switches on the HDR and displays the menu?

francis