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Re: Beo 5 Countdown- who get the first one...?

Peter — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:16:42 GMT

Mine appears to be fine! Lovely device! My only problem is not being in that much to be able to use it!!

Re: Beo 5 Countdown- who get the first one...?

joff135 — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:12:29 GMT

I popped into my dealer the other day and looked at the new Beo5...and he told me that there is a known problem with them at the moment?

Re: Beo 5 Countdown- who get the first one...?

KingStreet — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:40:59 GMT

britops:
KingStreet:

Typical UK prices, btw, seem to be in the region of £430 - £450, supplied set up and with charger.
What's your price, KingStreet? and how long do orders take?
Regards

Britops - sent you a PM, regards

David

Re: Beo 5 Countdown- who get the first one...?

Keith Saunders — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:11:54 GMT

The draft FAQ for the Beo5 can be reviewed HERE

Re: Beo 5 Countdown- who get the first one...?

mr_anders_son — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:28:43 GMT

frank2u:

Hi,
I got a second Beo5 for testing. I have a problem with mine. It doubles the GO button but only visible in the menu of Beosystem and Beovision. The effect is the same with the second Beo5. In a few days I will visit my dealer again and test the Beo5s with his Beovisions. Very strange.

No use, mine do the same - sometimes. A bug maybe

Re: Beo 5 Countdown- who get the first one...?

frank2u — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:12:41 GMT

Hi,

I got a second Beo5 for testing. I have a problem with mine. It doubles the GO button but only visible in the menu of Beosystem and Beovision. The effect is the same with the second Beo5. In a few days I will visit my dealer again and test the Beo5s with his Beovisions. Very strange.

Re: Beo 5 Countdown- who get the first one...?

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:14:40 GMT

KingStreet:
Typical UK prices, btw, seem to be in the region of £430 - £450, supplied set up and with charger.

What's your price, KingStreet? and how long do orders take?

Regards

Re: Beo 5 Countdown- who get the first one...?

KingStreet — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:04:06 GMT

jazz:

So lets say you manage to "hack" your Beo5's. Then what happens when you make a big mess of it all. Your poor dealers are going to be stuck cleaning up the mess.
I'll be letting my dealer do all the work on my Beo5 (when i get one)...

jazz.

Good idea - maybe i would say that though

Having had a few weeks to get used to the product, and the "supply proccess" I think a few relevant points are :

1. The initial set up on "most" standard set ups is straightforward. It is only multiroom systems with less common combinations that will take a bit more thought. I suggest getting your remote with all the basics in place, use it for a while, build a "wish list" over a few weeks use, and then get it updated a second time. Email your dealer in advance about any specific logos you want.

2. Your dealer will keep a record of your Beo5 settings - associated with the serial number, and accessible in seconds. So future changes etc will be quicker and relatively straightforward.

3. Its reasonable to expect additional home visits with a laptop, made at a customers request to add a certain feature, to be chargeable.

4. This shop is now building up a library of "common" profiles -eg, Bvis 7 with Bsnd 9000, one link TV. Bvis 4 with Bsnd 4, audio links only, etc etc. These can then be loaded in, and modified to suit. Quick and fairly easy.

Check out the price charged by the Custom Install installers for pre-loading Crestron and similar devices. You will see rates in the many hundreds of pounds, simply to drop in pre-configured codes. So maybe a similar amount for a fully personalised Beo5, including the actual remote, is good value.

Future minor changes ( say adding a new SKY channel logo ) can be done in-store in minutes, and so would attract a nominal, or no, charge.

Only my opinions though - other dealers may vary.

Typical UK prices, btw, seem to be in the region of £430 - £450, supplied set up and with charger.

Re: Beo 5 Countdown- who get the first one...?

Peter — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:24:16 GMT

I can see that I will need an extension. Only 5 rooms with linked equipment here!!

Re: Beo 5 Countdown- who get the first one...?

The Stig - ver. 1.7 — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:41:32 GMT

Peter:
Keith is correct - 100 in 16 zones at present.

Yes but if you go wireless then it's like this. 21 wireless rooms and 13 wired total 34!

Re: Beo 5 Countdown- who get the first one...?

Peter — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:38:21 GMT

Keith is correct - 100 in 16 zones at present.

Re: Beo 5 Countdown- who get the first one...?

Keith Saunders — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:53:39 GMT

If you find you do need a few more, the Beo5 memory can hold a maximum of 100 logos, 100 icons and supports 24 zones.

Whilst it can support 24 zones, the Masterlink can only support 16 devices (products), so clearly this is for future expansion.

Re: Beo 5 Countdown- who get the first one...?

Santiago — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:21:28 GMT

eduard:
I have 27 for the sat. 27 for the radio and 27 for the cable tv.... 81 logo's is enough!!

Thank you Eduard

Re: Beo 5 Countdown- who get the first one...?

Santiago — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:26:46 GMT

Peter:
I think I heard the capacity was 160 logos

160 = Tv + radio ?

For me is enough too only having 80 in total.

Thank you Peter.