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Re: BeoSound 5 Bang&Olufsen's big mistake?

cooldude — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:10:50 GMT

saf:

Perhaps such a system would just need (to be programable to) react to its master's voice and few others only, otherwise there would indeed be troubles as pointed out above - or during a family quarel (or an excited party) as to what should the system be playing now.

You got a point there.

Yes I think it should be programmable to certain voices. A necessity, just like speech recognition software I suppose.
However it could be this easy to push a button on the remote to make it 'listen' to commands or have a 'trigger' word first automatically dimming the sound and then acknowledge the given command .

Re: BeoSound 5 Bang&Olufsen's big mistake?

saf — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:02:39 GMT

Perhaps such a system would just need (to be programable to) react to its master's voice and few others only, otherwise there would indeed be troubles as pointed out above - or during a family quarel (or an excited party) as to what should the system be playing now.

Re: BeoSound 5 Bang&Olufsen's big mistake?

cooldude — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:40:56 GMT

soundproof:

cooldude:

I think B&O should integrate 'voice activated controls' into their new remote.

Now that would be something I would buy immediately...

One would just have to hope that no music or television sound is playing when you issue a command?

LOL .. true. Just don't want make things too easy for B&O either.

The technology exists, (ex voice commanded GPS in cars, voice controled cell phones, speciality software for disabled people to control their pc's) so it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to work out, I think and I am sure B&O could come up with a way to make it work design wise.
For fun, I even did try the built in voice commands in osx on my imac and it seems to work well (though the commands are limited).... even with the useless built-in little mic. Maybe build a directional little microphone into the remote ?

Re: BeoSound 5 Bang&Olufsen's big mistake?

burantek — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:45:47 GMT

Affineur:

burantek:

Affineur:
911 at the airport parking lot

Well, if that doesn't stress you out, what would?

Honestly though, very well put! A very refreshing take on the situation!

B,

Over the years I have come to view the door dings on the 911 as "patina" indicating that, yes, this person actually uses their's.

Ummm... that was a joke...

Re: BeoSound 5 Bang&Olufsen's big mistake?

TripEnglish — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:34:42 GMT

Affineur,

Well played, sir.

-T

Re: BeoSound 5 Bang&Olufsen's big mistake?

soundproof — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:55:45 GMT

cooldude:

I think B&O should integrate 'voice activated controls' into their new remote.

Now that would be something I would buy immediately...

One would just have to hope that no music or television sound is playing when you issue a command?

Re: BeoSound 5 Bang&Olufsen's big mistake?

Affineur — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:01:31 GMT

burantek:

Affineur:
911 at the airport parking lot

Well, if that doesn't stress you out, what would?

Honestly though, very well put! A very refreshing take on the situation!

Over the years I have come to view the door dings on the 911 as "patina" indicating that, yes, this person actually uses their's.

My BS5 has never crashed..... however my ATV crashes at least once a week. Uhhm.....

Re: BeoSound 5 Bang&Olufsen's big mistake?

Peter2 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:22:01 GMT

Well definitely have to keep alert adjusting volume between tracks :) but no crashes from the BS5 since I've had mine. Occasional album art not transferred which is irritating. P

Re: BeoSound 5 Bang&Olufsen's big mistake?

cooldude — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:48:51 GMT

I think B&O should integrate 'voice activated controls' into their new remote.

Now that would be something I would buy immediately...

Also, when I doze off and snore, the music could switch automatically to lower volume and a 'softer' choice playlist ...

Re: BeoSound 5 Bang&Olufsen's big mistake?

moxxey — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:20:27 GMT

Affineur:

You are relaxed, you do not have to do ANYTHING. This is the essensce of the Beosound 5.

Sure....if it turns on and performs correctly. As my BS5 is connected to my TV, via the BM5, occassionally the BM5 interface crashes or shows the BS5 interface, which means selecting any tracks, easily, requires a reboot first.

Again, these are software issues and I'd agree I don't need to reboot it often, but if it happens once in every ten times I turn on my BS5, that's once too often.

Plus, there's no sound equalisation across BS5 tracks, so some can sound a lot louder than others - requires Beo4 interaction. So your 'relax' and you don't have to do 'anything' are more of a dream, than reality.

Re: BeoSound 5 Bang&Olufsen's big mistake?

nmartin771 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:15:51 GMT

Affineur:

You have just returned at 9:00P from a long business trip with a couple of unpleasant layovers. You climb into your 911 at the airport parking lot and drive to your home. You tap the appropriate button on the Radio RA remote to open the garage door and light the house before you enter. The entrance door senses the presence of the electronic key in your bag and unlocks. As you enter you drop your bag and walk through the kitchen to pour a glass of wine. You take the wine to the great room and approach the Beosound 5, select a track, and let MOTS do it's thing. You settle into your comfortable chair, marvel at the audio clarity of your Beolab 9s, and relax while listening to other tracks that you had forgotten you liked. You are relaxed, you do not have to do ANYTHING.

This is the essensce of the Beosound 5. It is not a video game, it is not a cure for your attention deficit disorder, it not a multi-tasking productivity enhancement device. It is for listening in a relaxed environment with little or no interuptions. It is not for everyone.

And after a while Angelina is coming from other room only with white male shirt .....

Sorry, but I see Hollywood movie. Usually is not like that ....

It will be nice to live a dream like that, but real life is far more complicated.

And we don't need to complicated more with device like BS5. I can imagine everything you said but with BS9000, BS4, BS2... some magic is missing in your story.

Re: BeoSound 5 Bang&Olufsen's big mistake?

burantek — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:30:35 GMT

Affineur:
911 at the airport parking lot

Well, if that doesn't stress you out, what would?

Honestly though, very well put! A very refreshing take on the situation!

Re: BeoSound 5 Bang&Olufsen's big mistake?

Stan — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:26:11 GMT

Affineur:

This is the essensce of the Beosound 5. It is not a video game, it is not a cure for your attention deficit disorder, it not a multi-tasking productivity enhancement device. It is for listening in a relaxed environment with little or no interuptions. It is not for everyone.

Exactly!

Re: BeoSound 5 Bang&Olufsen's big mistake?

Affineur — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:17:25 GMT

You have just returned at 9:00P from a long business trip with a couple of unpleasant layovers. You climb into your 911 at the airport parking lot and drive to your home. You tap the appropriate button on the Radio RA remote to open the garage door and light the house before you enter. The entrance door senses the presence of the electronic key in your bag and unlocks. As you enter you drop your bag and walk through the kitchen to pour a glass of wine. You take the wine to the great room and approach the Beosound 5, select a track, and let MOTS do it's thing. You settle into your comfortable chair, marvel at the audio clarity of your Beolab 9s, and relax while listening to other tracks that you had forgotten you liked. You are relaxed, you do not have to do ANYTHING.

This is the essensce of the Beosound 5. It is not a video game, it is not a cure for your attention deficit disorder, it not a multi-tasking productivity enhancement device. It is for listening in a relaxed environment with little or no interuptions. It is not for everyone.

Re: BeoSound 5 Bang&Olufsen's big mistake?

TripEnglish — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:05:47 GMT

(smacks forehead)