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Re: Apple TV loves BV7

Ed109 — Thu, 10 May 2007 11:09:38 GMT

No. I want the Beo4 to control the BV7. When I select PC, the BV7 should control the Apple TV, via the hardwired PC connection, not directly via IR.

Re: Apple TV loves BV7

godotz — Wed, 09 May 2007 02:42:05 GMT

no , beo4 cannot control apple tv up to now . the "switch-on-apple tv-first" thing is for preventing a picture distortion bug while using an old bv7-32 . maybe , buying a beo5 will do that dirty job .

anyway , after playing with the apple tv for weeks , i still enjoy the music , movie , podcast , photo all-in-one concept .

and 720p picture for my bv7-32 is just great !

david

Re: Apple TV loves BV7

beo-ap — Tue, 08 May 2007 22:00:47 GMT

I don't see how Apple TV could be controlled with a beo4 except with Lintronic. Unless of course the BV7's IR database has already been updated with the AppleTV IR codes.

Re: Apple TV loves BV7

Ed109 — Tue, 08 May 2007 14:07:09 GMT

Interesting, I also have a BV7.

I have an apple tv, but I am waiting for the HDMI cable. I want to put the apple tv in a box so you won't see it. When it is in the box, the IR won't work. I fully want to control the Apple tv with the Beo4. You metioned you have to switch the apple tv on first and then the BV7: and then it all works with the Beo4?

Re: Apple TV loves BV7

beo-ap — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:33:25 GMT

The device is certainly HD. The navigation graphics are some of the best. Bus getting Quicktime HD results looks to be more difficult than I thought. Even SD DVD encoded in Quicktime are less than the original I think our eyes are probably better than our ears. I can absolutely tell the difference between a great CD and an ok (192) mp3. But for casual listening it's absolutely acceptable. On the other hand, I find that video on the AppleTV is a bit of a chore.

Perhaps we just need TVs with lower quality screens. That might solve the problem.

Re: Apple TV loves BV7

Munin — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:47:09 GMT

Well actually I can decide which playlists to sync but unfortunately - the whole library gets streamed ... I cannot shut down, or limit, the streaming. I'd like to be able to sync "finialized" high quality music - and leave the crap on my computer - same for slideshows. With slideshows it's however possible to have ONLY synch - since iPhoto doesn't stream to AppleTV as far as I know ... but with iTunes things are weird. I cannot see why it should not be possible to shut of streaming.

I thought this should be a HD-device!!

Re: Apple TV loves BV7

beo-ap — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:14:34 GMT

I don't know if you can be selective as to which Playlists get synced.

Video is definitely not HD. There's been some discussion about this here and in other places around the web. My view is that video quality lies between DVD and VHS. I don't have a BV7 but DVDs look fantastic on my Avant (US), Apple TV does not. That's ok with me, casual music listening is more important to me.

I have managed to create a complete control file for the AppleTV on Lintronic that allows me to use my Beo4 and my personal favorite (toy) to also use a Beo1. B&O's version of a minimalist remote control is so much better than the plastic Apple remote.

There are some indications by Apple that they will have a "plug in" architecture for Apple TV. My hope is that this will eventually lead to the integration of the BeoPort into the AppleTV platform for a trully cool solution.

Re: Apple TV loves BV7

Munin — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:57:43 GMT

I just bought an AppleTV today - after thinking a lot about the BeoMedia Everything seems to work fine so far exept for streaming - my whole library shows up on the AppleTV, even if I choose to share just one playlist. Do you also have this problem? Another thing --- have you tried any HDTV-trailers? The ones that you can select by default doesn't look very HiDef to me.

PS I'll probably by a BeoMedia if it gets this functionality ... but as far as I know there are no signs of that yet ... anyone more updated on this?

Re: Apple TV loves BV7

Jandyt — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:08:56 GMT

I gather that cleaning ones own staff is the German equivalent of blowing ones own trumpet in the UK. Either that or he's found a way round the automatic porn remover!

Andy T.

Re: Apple TV loves BV7

PD — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:06:04 GMT

SoundsGood:
Sorry but I clean my staff by my self :-).
Thomas

You have mucky staff? Or just a high standard of cleanliness required by the domestics & a need to jealously guard the butler from that nasty Mr. Ffontington-Smythe-Hedges?

Re: Apple TV loves BV7

SoundsGood — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:57:14 GMT

Sorry but I clean my staff by my self :-). But I like the AppleTV much more than Beomedia. Original, I want to order the Beomedia, but the AppleTV has the same feature set (with out a WebBrowser, but I have one in the PS3 and in the Wii). And the AppleTV work with iTunes MusicStore perfect together and I enjoy the US TV Series (I use a US iTunes Account).

I think the Problem for the PS3 not to be a MediaCenter, it is really difficult to get Media Content on it.

Thomas

Re: Apple TV loves BV7

PD — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:14:42 GMT

Still not up there with Russell Crowe's "At my signal, unleash hell!"

Re: Apple TV loves BV7

mr_anders_son — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:40:56 GMT

what about Playstation3 as mediacenter Killyp?

Re: Apple TV loves BV7

Alex — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:32:58 GMT

Do you need a house cleaner? I'd be more than happy to ~~steal~~ clean your BeoVision 9 .

This makes me want an Apple TV even more though. The Xbox 360 is rubbish as a mediacenter. It always sounds as if it's about to take off, only supports WMV and is rubbish at navigating through tonnes of music.

Also, RE the '300' movie trailer. I went to see it last night (actually went to see Sunshine, but it had sold out), and 300 was possibly one of the worst films I've ever seen. Every line was a cliché (such as "tonight, we DIE IN HELLL!!!" <roar from spartans>). I want my 2 hours of my life back.

Re: Apple TV loves BV7

mr_anders_son — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:37:57 GMT

BV9!!!!!!!!...I am not jealous