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Re: Live webcast problem

Ignace — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:15:49 GMT

The got a few questions, but difficult to hear / understand.

Below are my impressions and information on the BV4-103 :

The webcast is over, IMHO it was a bit embarrassing....

Only a few people called-in after Ben Verbraak and Ole Moltsen answered a few questions

that were asked by the (nervous) presentor.

In the beginning, the audio was muted, and the picture quality was average, at best,

even with my broadband connection.

For a company like B&O, presenting their top-of-the-line tv,

i was expecting (a lot) more.

I guess this was the first time that they presented something in this way,

hopefully next time it will be better.

They did point out that it was an informal presentation.

As for the BV4 - 103 :

Not many new things to say about it;

- very big, very expensive.

- great hydraulic stand (...)

- price : € 100.000,- (including BeoSystem 3, BeoLab 10 and the stand)

- 2 mounting options: the hydraulic stand and a fixed wall mount

- lead time (ordering --> delivery) : 3-4 months (BV4-103 will only be built on order)

- Panasonic plasma

- availability : ordering possible now, delivery about July 2009)

- Where can we see the BV4 - 103; all dealers ? No, - London, Munich, New York, Moskou

- Viewing distance : with Standard Definition : 6 x picture height (1.3 m) = 8 meters

with High Definition: 3 x picture height = 4 meters

- best plasma panel, anti reflection screen, high-end video engine, Vision Clear / BS3

- power consumption : 1200-1300 W. (meets EU regulations)

- Why a BV4-103 : showcase of what is possible and to show that B&O will produce tv's

from high-end to entry level (referring to the new BV8-40

- Beo 5 included (...)

It was nice to see the pre-launch webcast, hopefully we will see webcasts of new products in the future

about products for a larger group of potential customers.

Re: Live webcast problem

expoman — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:51:30 GMT

Since they did not get a single question, I would think everyone had the same problem I did getting the phone conference to work.

Re: Live webcast problem

Karel Uyttendaele — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:41:18 GMT

Watched it on a 3year old portable running XP.. I have to admit that I have a 25Mb/s downstream Internet account... The actual stream thoughput was around 300K/s.. The whole webcast came through without a single glitch.

Re: Live webcast problem

Robert — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:34:44 GMT

I thought that would work expoman, but i dont have parallels or vmware fusion, or even windows running on bootcamp!

Re: Live webcast problem

expoman — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:32:52 GMT

I could see it fine on my Mac by running Parallel's and starting internet explorer. I could not ask any questions because when I called the phone number I was asked for code number which I could not find in the email invite and the operator could not find the conference without it. I missed about 5 minutes of the video while I was on the phone.

Re: Live webcast problem

Robert — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:29:59 GMT

Karel, where you using a Mac or PC?

Anyway, hopefully Jose can cheer me up now...

Robert.

Re: Live webcast problem

Karel Uyttendaele — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:28:19 GMT

I didn't have any problem at all.. Perfect sound and picture!

A lot of these problems are not originating from the source... but to the local Internet Providers...

Anyway... Nice screen... But I need to buy a larger appartement (where the TV is then half the value of the appartement!) in order to fit it in the living room... And at 1300W.. this baby sucks electricity big time. The motion of the stand is a joy!

Karel.

Re: Live webcast problem

Robert — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:28:03 GMT

live webcast is over, looks like it will be available on demand in an hours time...

Maybe get to see it on a PC in the library tmw.

Re: Live webcast problem

bayerische — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:24:51 GMT

Oh... man....

Re: Live webcast problem

PhilLondon — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:23:46 GMT

They are doing these webcasts so that bloggers report on the conf and give them free publicity!, well it is a miss, again...

Re: Live webcast problem

Peter — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:20:41 GMT

Unable to get on either. Never mind. I must confess that I would not consider a 103" set - I would prefer a 42-50" set and have a projector for films which would be the only thing I would use such a big screen for. Seriously considering this at present.

Re: Live webcast problem

PhilLondon — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:19:34 GMT

Don't worry, you are not missing anything... even on windows, it is impossible to view more than 15 seconds without crashing.

Also, talking about mac, they are using a MacBook Pro for their slides!

Re: Live webcast problem

bayerische — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:15:52 GMT

Me too... Really disappointing.

Tried everything.

Funny that the link Beo provides to test if you are capable of playing the webcast, plays just fine on my mac... But not the Beo webcast.

Here's a test, and that works brilliantly. Beo should and could have warned us beforehand of any incompatible problems using mac's!

http://www.mamato.se/support/default_eng.html

Live webcast problem

Robert — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:06:10 GMT

Anyone else with a mac trying to watch the webcast unable to view the stream? Flip4mac doesnt seem to be working :S Very frustrating!

Robert.