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Re: Hoe werkt Apple TV?

Ferdinand — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:38:49 GMT

Hello All,

I am using the macmini as a source to watch tv-series and documentaries via broadcasting websites e.g. SVTplay (Sweden) or uitzendinggemist (NL). All is working great but that are two things that I want to have changed:

1) Lately a buzzing background sound coming from audio via MacMini, sound can be described as an untuned radio. Some interference-sound? But from what? How can I test what it is and how to stop this?

2) MacMini is 'activated' out of it's sleeping mode via VMEM on my Beo4 ... I often need to press the exit button to get to 'frontrow' and from there to the MacMini again. When done watching just pressing the off (red) button on the Beo4 shuts down the BV10 but not the MacMini. I need to press exit first. Is this how it should be or is there an easy /easier way?

As always your help and advice is appreciated

Re: Hoe werkt Apple TV?

chucky — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:37:57 GMT

Ik heb een mac mini met mini display port. Ik heb van Dr Bott een kabel gekocht, belachelijk duur maar het werkt wel. In alle Macstores te koop. Het geluid en het beed gaan nu via HDMI over 10 meter digitaal naar de BV7

zoiets:

http://www.allekabels.nl/DisplayPort-Kabel/4473/1145571/Mini-DisplayPort-naar-HDMI-met-Audio-Adapter.html

Re: Hoe werkt Apple TV?

Ferdinand — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:06:48 GMT

Elephant, Double-U and others,

Started a new topic on the potential image quality issue and will follow up there.

Todat the Macmini has been mounted back on the BV10 (with tie-wrap, awaiting more fixed solution in the future). Via IR-cable (and thus Beo4) the Macmini can be activated (out of sleeping mode) and I have access to so called 'front row' to select which files to use (music,film, foto). All working perfect and no need to go list-go-go-go-go-pc-ok any longer.

Control of Macmini via iPad keyboard(app) is working so-so ... not always as accurate and precise ... patience is KING with this tool.

That's basically it for now.

Re: Hoe werkt Apple TV?

DoubleU — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:26:30 GMT

Ferdinand:

Edit: on the 1st picture, on top of screen the 'white' seems to fade from dark / bright / dark / bright .. seen from left to right

Not good. My guess is there is dust on the layers in your panel. Why don't you generate some solid background colors with your Mini and send those pic's to your dealer.

Re: Hoe werkt Apple TV?

elephant — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:08:42 GMT

Ferdinand:
I am myself actuallly more worried about the 1st picture .. let me know if and how to photograph this a bit better?

I agree that does not look good; I can try later to capture my BV8 for comparison.

But I suggest you start a new General Forum thread with that first picture and see if others have seen that symptom and what their advice is.

Re: Hoe werkt Apple TV?

Ferdinand — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:04:18 GMT

Did not change anything on the Mac Mini settings concerning the title bar. The starfield (standard I believe) could very well be the desktop picture.

I am myself actuallly more worried about the 1st picture .. let me know if and how to photograph this a bit better?

Re: Hoe werkt Apple TV?

elephant — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:57:01 GMT

Oh that does not look good :-(

Is the pink hue on the title bar in the second picture because you have the title bar set to semi-transparent and you have the starfield as your desktop picture ?

Re: Hoe werkt Apple TV?

Ferdinand — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:55:55 GMT

Here you go .. screen seems / is darker in the center and on the edges.

Edit: on the 1st picture, on top of screen the 'white' seems to fade from dark / bright / dark / bright .. seen from left to right

The normal apple backround looks on the other hand razorscharp but this is most likely because there are so many colours / stars in that theme.

I have the same when watching TV but it is less disturbing as it is quite rare to have a big surface in one colour in the image, this would mostly be with talkshow background, or with commercials where the logo appears after the actual advertisement.

Ferdinand

Re: Hoe werkt Apple TV?

elephant — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:23:33 GMT

Ferdinand:
Besides all minor set-up issues above I have also found something a bit more disturbing. My TV can't handle one colour background images, specificly white is difficult. I have seen this from the start directly (backgrounds being a it foggy) and more or less accepted it. But now with the Mac start-up (w/white background) it is clear that the screen(image) is not. Best described as foggy or wih shades (stagelighting on backgound in theater). Also it looks like looking at a screen backlight by tube-lights (which in essence is LCD-screen, correct?).

I don't think I have seen anything like that on my screen ... why not take a photograph and publish it here for comment from other BV10 owners

Re: Hoe werkt Apple TV?

Ferdinand — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 10:42:19 GMT

Hi Elephant,

Thanks -again- I actually was already thinking it was something with the Ma Mini since both DVD and STB do not have a seperate soundcable either. I will check the settings and adjust. As for the iPad keyboard App, all is working excellent but I understand better know that a real KB/mouse can usefull to have (at least on the side).

Besides all minor set-up issues above I have also found something a bit more disturbing. My TV can't handle one colour background images, specificly white is difficult. I have seen this from the start directly (backgrounds being a it foggy) and more or less accepted it. But now with the Mac start-up (w/white background) it is clear that the screen(image) is not. Best described as foggy or wih shades (stagelighting on backgound in theater). Also it looks like looking at a screen backlight by tube-lights (which in essence is LCD-screen, correct?).

Is this 'famous' clouding issue? I hope not and also I believed this was about having a miniscul spot somewhere in the screen only to be seen in the dark? Are these the settings? I don't expect you or anyone to fix this via the forum but I would like some advise if this is something my dealer should now about. My picture set-up for my BV10 is 'standard' (I believe) meaning a bit darkish which i like and somewhat 'cold'. Not too overbright or some 'showroom' mode often seen.

Re: Hoe werkt Apple TV?

elephant — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:40:10 GMT

Cool & Congratulations !

For "no sound" please check your MacMini's System Preferences for Sound icon and Output tab and make sure that the output is NOT associated with the mini-jacl port but rather with the BV10 and its HDMI port (sorry I can't show you that since I don't have a BV10)

Re: Hoe werkt Apple TV?

Ferdinand — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:42:21 GMT

Hi Elephant and others,

'could not wait for the B&O technician to come and help me so I started myself to connect the Mac Mini with my BV10

It went surprisingly well, connected via HDMI and I have added PC in the Beo4 so I can go to PC via the list option.

Few adjustments still to be made, being:

- no sound from the Mac Mini on the BV10. Why is this and how to resolve?

- when IR eye is installed the B&O guy should be able to assign a button on the Beo4 for PC, correct? Eg. DTV?

I'll now will fiddle around a bit more and will try the suggested keyboard option on the iPad. Now I have to switch the keyboard from the Mac Mini to iMac. Yep, a ''serious'' problem

Re: Hoe werkt Apple TV?

elephant — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:49:35 GMT

I use the iPad App called remote to control my music; the iPad virtual keyboard is good enough for typing in searches (e.g. and artist like "Neil" for Neil Diamond and Neil Young etc).

But for scheduling my EyeTV Elgato Hybrid recordings of DTV (FreeView) or V.AUX (FoxTel) I usually prefer to use this keyboard http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC184LL/B?mco=MTM3NTAzMTk

Yes, having that keyboard on our side table is a bit of clutter but we are not stressed by it, after all my Fabric Selector has her pin cushion, pins & needles, threads, and scissors there as well !

Re: Hoe werkt Apple TV?

Ferdinand — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:37:19 GMT

Elephant,

Not sure if I understand you well enough. iPad would not be favourable as a keyboard / remote for safari or FF on the Mac Mini to navigate to broadcastingwebsites? How stupid it may sound but this is my main purpose with the Mac Mini as is now, to get internet on my TV (my BR Samsung also has Internet Access but only works with specific apps).

I was hoping (?) that the iPad could give a keyboard and mouse (scroll) remote thinghy to the Mac Mini.A keyboard and mouse laying around on the livingroom table would seem a bit too much although Logitech (!) has a real nice and tiny one.

What's your thought?

Re: Hoe werkt Apple TV?

elephant — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:56:09 GMT

Ferdinand:
Everything was 30% discounted including one (1) Mac Mini that I have picked up.Appereantly nobody knew what it was

Well done !

Ferdinand:
I am now a bit in doubt to buy either extra keyboard and mouse or to buy an iPad (which is already longer on my wish list) and to use that as remote for the Mac Mini.

Sorry, but in my experience you will need a keyboard and mouse about once a week, unless (unlike me!) you have the strength to leave it alone and stop fiddling (my wife wishes I would stop messing around with ours).

It does not have to be an Apple keyboard/mouse, so if you already have a bluetooth one you can test with that and see if you can accomplish the installation. Alternatively I will happily fly over to help you ... but you could buy a box of iPads for the cost of the flight :-(