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Re: BV8, new catalogue

sinuhe — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:47:56 GMT

Öhm,

if I use Beoport in my PC (which actually is a Mac but running Windows by Paralles, for example), can I still use iTunes for playing my music, or does Window version require using B&O's software? If Leopard version is not up and running, this would be the only way to go, but useless if one wants to stick with iTunes???

Re: BV8, new catalogue

PhilLondon — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:26:02 GMT

It is in the specs but not released yet, I read a while ago.

But I also read that without software you can already place music and download photos on the serenata, from your mac.

Re: BV8, new catalogue

Dave — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:55:36 GMT

actually i could have sworn that i read in the specs of the new serenata that they have made the software to work with mac now... am i wrong?

Re: BV8, new catalogue

PhilLondon — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:11:31 GMT

not completely :-(

Re: BV8, new catalogue

sinuhe — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:26:49 GMT

Hi,

do you know if it can handle Leopard by now?

Re: BV8, new catalogue

sinuhe — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:25:56 GMT

Do you know if it works with Leopard by now?

Re: BV8, new catalogue

PhilLondon — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:23:25 GMT

For people with a Mac, you can use a software called BM-Link instead of Beoport, it has some restrictions, but it also has some advantages.

It only works as a server (Option 6 or 4), you cannot listen/view to main room sources from the Mac.

But... it uses iTunes music and radio library and play all music that itunes can play.

Beo4 controlling works as with the PC version (using color buttons, etc...)

It sends artist names, album names, etc... for display on the main system.

It can control Frontrow locally if you add an IR eye.

It is not fully working in Leopard, the latest operating system that was just released, but i am sure a fix fill come soon.

Re: BV8, new catalogue

Luigi — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:12:01 GMT

Ok.

The question is if a USB Tuner would work. At the moment, only tv tuner pci works.

Thank you.

Re: BV8, new catalogue

PhilLondon — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:06:44 GMT

It is Beoport PC that is running, there is no Mac version.

Except for the Mac Pro, you cannot install an internal Tuner card in a Mac.

If a USB Tuner works with Beoport, it is very likely it would work in VMWare as well.

Re: BV8, new catalogue

Luigi — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:01:33 GMT

Excellent!

Do you know which TV tunercards are supported by beoport-mac with VMWare?

Re: BV8, new catalogue

PhilLondon — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:53:41 GMT

You have 3 ways to run Windows on an Intel Mac:

Bootcamp

WMWare fusion http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/features.html

Parallel

With bootcamp you've got to reboot your mac into a PC mode

With the 2 others you can start a virtual PC like you start a program on your mac.

You can run the PC inside a window on the Mac or can activate a mode that mixes Mac and PC windows. VMWare is better at doing this.

Mac run PC software very fast. Even in virtualisation mode. Actually the fastest laptop under windows is the MacBook Pro...

Re: BV8, new catalogue

hampeman — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:25:28 GMT

Hello

How does it work together with a Macbook in PC-mode installed with Windows XP Professional?

Edde

Re: BV8, new catalogue

PhilLondon — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:00:16 GMT

It is Beoplayer running in Windows running on a Mac using VMWare in fusion mode (that mixes Windows windows with Mac OS X windows).

I had it installed in that way for a while. Looks exactly like that.

Re: BV8, new catalogue

warren — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:51:16 GMT

It could be the PC version running under parallels or vmware fusion??

BV8, new catalogue

Luigi — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:44:25 GMT

Pleased, take a look at this picture.

It seems like this was a new beoplayer for mac osx!

Do you know anything about this?