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Re: The Beosystem 3 Owners Thread

Bieele — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:21:49 GMT

peterjacobs:
Will take pictures and post as the installation progresses. I expect I will be posting and using this thread quite a bit over the next few days / weeks.

Congrats on your great purchase!

I would love to see pictures of the installation in progress. The beosystem 3 is still on my wishlist, but I would use it to integrate a-lot of non B&O equipment, but I hope to get some good inspiration from your setup/installation. So please post as much as you can!

Greetings,

Bieele

Re: The Beosystem 3 Owners Thread

Peter Jacobs — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:58:26 GMT

Actually perhaps we do need a mini BS3 forum. After all the BS3 is gaining in popularity including its use with non B&O peripherals. AND (never start a sentence with a conjunction) my new BS 3 arrives tomorrow. I am 50 and my wife says I have been impossible to live with for the past week. Tomorrow I shall be receiving (drum roll) a Beosystem 3, Beovision 4 50", Beoliving Samsung Projector with auto Projector Lift, Stewart 100" in ceiling stealthscreen, Beolab 10 centre speaker and a PS3. I already have a pair of Lab 5s, Lab 3s, BS9000 .

Will take pictures and post as the installation progresses. I expect I will be posting and using this thread quite a bit over the next few days / weeks.

ON an even more positive note I just want to thank this forum. Over the years I have derived both inspiration and motivation for more and more B&O (the madness must stop) and must thank Peter, Lee, Keith and others for their energy and committment in keeping this forum on the straight and narrow and on balance an unbiased one (warts and all).

Peter

Re: The Beosystem 3 Owners Thread

kawo — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:32:37 GMT

Lee, I don't think we need an extra forum! Hopefully this thread will be used more and more instead starting new ones with simular questions. May be the moderators should close other threads and force the members to post here to avoid tons of new useless ones.

Karsten

Re: The Beosystem 3 Owners Thread

apearce — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:19:17 GMT

I think that questions about BS3 come up, but maybe not enough to warrant a dedicated thread, as you said, it would need to be used regularly.

Re: The Beosystem 3 Owners Thread

9 LEE — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:36:05 GMT

Being such a complex product, would you consider this product worthy of its own forum like the Beo5 - or do you think this one thread will suffice?

Please bear in mind a forum must be used regularly..

Lee

Re: The Beosystem 3 Owners Thread

apearce — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:15:39 GMT

I bought from ebay, should arrive early this week.

Re: The Beosystem 3 Owners Thread

Weebyx — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:24:49 GMT

subversive:

subversive:
Beosystem 3 can turn sony panel on/off. I've my sony panel listed in the BS3 puc list. I am using IR flasher that goes in the BS3 IR1+2 to the sony screen and i am able to turn the tv on/off using beo 4.
But that does'nt work with the Playstation 3.
It is not possible to turn the PS3 on via IR receivers since the PS3 shuts off the power to the USB ports when off. You can turn it off via the PS3 menu, but you cannot turn it on again.
The PS3 uses originally Bluetooth as remote devices, so for it to be able to handle the IR codes from BS3, then you need a IR dobgle that goes into the PS3 USB port.
/Weebyx

I agree with you about the PS3 but I was talking about turning on/off sony panel not PS3. I am controlling my PS3 using a Nyko USB dongle and it works great except turning on/off. I really don't care about the on/off feature because I've to get up anyway to place the disk in the PS3.

Ah, ok, så you were commenting on another message ?

It is a bit confusing when not using the "quote" option instead of the reply :)

/Weebyx

Re: The Beosystem 3 Owners Thread

subversive — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:20:45 GMT

Sorry! I am in USA and there are plenty available here in store and online.

Re: The Beosystem 3 Owners Thread

rednik — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:51:23 GMT

Have any of you actualy found a Uk seler for the Nyko dongle? Maybe my google skils are leting me down but I can't find any in the UK.

Thanks

Re: The Beosystem 3 Owners Thread

subversive — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:06:02 GMT

subversive:
Beosystem 3 can turn sony panel on/off. I've my sony panel listed in the BS3 puc list. I am using IR flasher that goes in the BS3 IR1+2 to the sony screen and i am able to turn the tv on/off using beo 4.

But that does'nt work with the Playstation 3.

It is not possible to turn the PS3 on via IR receivers since the PS3 shuts off the power to the USB ports when off. You can turn it off via the PS3 menu, but you cannot turn it on again.

The PS3 uses originally Bluetooth as remote devices, so for it to be able to handle the IR codes from BS3, then you need a IR dobgle that goes into the PS3 USB port.

/Weebyx

I agree with you about the PS3 but I was talking about turning on/off sony panel not PS3. I am controlling my PS3 using a Nyko USB dongle and it works great except turning on/off. I really don't care about the on/off feature because I've to get up anyway to place the disk in the PS3.

Re: The Beosystem 3 Owners Thread

subversive — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:58:05 GMT

It is on the far right side on the glass section of the sony screen and you can place it behind that glass instead of front. You would also need an IR Y adapter that will go on the IR 1+2 on BS3. IR Y adapter has 1 input silver and the other Gold. If your B&O dealer doesn't know send me a PM and I will get you the part number. The IR cable will go in either silver or gold input. I don't know exactly which one because i would have to look at my setup.

Re: The Beosystem 3 Owners Thread

apearce — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:14:56 GMT

Thanks for that subversive, is the IR on the Sony, the far right light on the glass section at the bottom?? If not, can you explain where it goes.

Re: The Beosystem 3 Owners Thread

Weebyx — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:48:24 GMT

subversive:
Beosystem 3 can turn sony panel on/off. I've my sony panel listed in the BS3 puc list. I am using IR flasher that goes in the BS3 IR1+2 to the sony screen and i am able to turn the tv on/off using beo 4.

But that does'nt work with the Playstation 3.

It is not possible to turn the PS3 on via IR receivers since the PS3 shuts off the power to the USB ports when off. You can turn it off via the PS3 menu, but you cannot turn it on again.

The PS3 uses originally Bluetooth as remote devices, so for it to be able to handle the IR codes from BS3, then you need a IR dobgle that goes into the PS3 USB port.

/Weebyx

Re: The Beosystem 3 Owners Thread

subversive — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:24:44 GMT

Beosystem 3 can turn sony panel on/off. I've my sony panel listed in the BS3 puc list. I am using IR flasher that goes in the BS3 IR1+2 to the sony screen and i am able to turn the tv on/off using beo 4.

Re: The Beosystem 3 Owners Thread

Weebyx — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:40:26 GMT

apearce:

Thanks Weebyx,
I popped into my dealer yesterday and he showed me that exact remote, so i've just ordered one online (£8.95).
So is it just Power On/Off that can't be controlled?? Is there a solution for this?

I believe someone has been experimenting with a strip of electric leading material which is placed over the physical on/off button, and then controlled via some ir device. I have just accepted that i need a controller or PS3 remote to turn on/off with. It is not worth the hasle i think.

/Weebyx