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Re: New BC2 is defferent to old one!

steph — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:01:37 GMT

Very cool !!

Re: New BC2 is defferent to old one!

Gerd — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:38:08 GMT

Both versions - DVD and Audio - are available in steel and aluminium!

Re: New BC2 is defferent to old one!

steph — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:15:22 GMT

Is it possible to choose the "material" of the BC2 ?

I mean, on the B&O website (french version), we can read that there are 2 types of "colors" :

- silver and black

- steel and black

May be the new option "steel and black" is only available for the BC2 audio and the classic aluminium (silver and black) for the BC2 CD/DVD

Have you got an idea ?

Re: New BC2 is defferent to old one!

Dave — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:43:47 GMT

Oh yeah i remember my dealer telling me about a new model having the click of the Beo5.

Whats interesting is that (being the sometimes negative person i am) the first thing i pointed out when playing with the BC2 was that i didn't like not knowing if i pressed hard enough, and not having any feedback from the buttons apart from the little light that didn't get my attention. This was the one thing on the BC2 that made me say out loud "i don't like it" lol

Paddy, you say it's noisier, thats not good to hear! In what way is it noisy?

Re: New BC2 is defferent to old one!

paddy2042 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:32:19 GMT

One important thought on this issue is that you don't actually know what you are buying when you choose B&O. It seems to me that the MKII is a completely different machine than the MKI. It is just put in the same case. The two machines obviously look exactly the same but are as different as buying a Philips or a Pioneer!!!

In another world this difference of brand could make the difference in purchasing or not.

Re: New BC2 is defferent to old one!

paddy2042 — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:20:06 GMT

Beolab:
Alex:
I dont know the actual cost to upgrade ur current BC2 to the new one. The MKII is the same price as the MKI. the software was updated to do single push commands instead of pressing go before the arrows now you only push the arrows (which makes more sense to me) and the steel finish is also new. The hourglass when you push the load button as well as the audible feedback when you touch the buttons.
Sounds very interesting! Can you here any difference Vs the old MK I when you play a CD ?? Regards

I haven't sat and really listened to any difference in sound, but I have noticed that the new mechanism is much noisier than the old. There is a lot of whirring goes on when you access the disc.

Re: New BC2 is defferent to old one!

Peter — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:01:06 GMT

It was introduced mid September. Look for S/W 5.10a though that did predate the hardware. Master units from S/N 20405179 onwards. Not sure that the Mk1 is upgradeable.

Re: New BC2 is defferent to old one!

Beolab — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:38:28 GMT

Alex:
I dont know the actual cost to upgrade ur current BC2 to the new one. The MKII is the same price as the MKI. the software was updated to do single push commands instead of pressing go before the arrows now you only push the arrows (which makes more sense to me) and the steel finish is also new. The hourglass when you push the load button as well as the audible feedback when you touch the buttons.

Sounds very interesting! Can you here any difference Vs the old MK I when you play a CD ??

Regards

Re: New BC2 is defferent to old one!

Alex — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:51:02 GMT

I dont know the actual cost to upgrade ur current BC2 to the new one. The MKII is the same price as the MKI. the software was updated to do single push commands instead of pressing go before the arrows now you only push the arrows (which makes more sense to me) and the steel finish is also new. The hourglass when you push the load button as well as the audible feedback when you touch the buttons.

Re: New BC2 is defferent to old one!

linder — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:15:36 GMT

I would like to keep my BC2 for a long time. Does anybody know what the cost is to upgrade to MKII? Also what does the upgrade include?

Thanks,

Re: New BC2 is defferent to old one!

Jandyt — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:03:04 GMT

You walked right into that one Alex!

Re: New BC2 is defferent to old one!

Alex — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:39:52 GMT

When they introduced the MKII

Re: New BC2 is defferent to old one!

Alex — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:10:36 GMT

Since when did this change happen?

Re: New BC2 is defferent to old one!

Peter — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:35:12 GMT

I think so - the problem with the BC2 is knowing when you have pressed a button! The red light does flash but an acoustic feedback like the Beo5 would be perfect.

Re: New BC2 is defferent to old one!

steph — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:32:31 GMT

Wohh !

Sounds interesting !

Do you think the acoustic feedback is a good idea for the flat and thin aluminium surface of the BeoCenter ?

I love when the sound is very "smooth" (like the BeoSound 3200 doors).