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Re: best solution from MacbookPro/iTunes to b&o system

chrisped — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:06:58 GMT

I am also interested in getting a great surround / home theater setup. I am slowly collecting the components needed as I can afford them.

I currently have a BeoCenter 2, BeoSystem 3, Infrant ReadyNAS NV+, iMac, Airport Express for AirTunes, PS3 + a few PC laptops.

My iMac is not connected to the BeoSystem 3 as it is located in a different room - but should it? (it works with the ReadyNAS + AE)

Is a Mac Mini the answer? If so how should it be connected to the BeoSystem 3? I guess via a Mini DVI to HDMI converter - and what about audio? How would I get full PCM / 5.1 / True Whatever synchronized sound to my BeoSystem 3 along the Video Signal?

Does a Mac Mini via iTunes allow this new Apple TV rental of HD Movies? or is this only for Apple TV?

I am not very impressed with the UPnP stuff in my PS3 - and also all the formats it doesn't support. :(

I have linux running on my PS3 - however the players do have some performance problems as it only has around 200MB of RAM available - especially playing compressed or HD content

So is the Mac Mini the answer to my prayers?

Uhh -- and Wireless is so slow and unstable I wish my flat fully wired instead. If anyone is doing their system from scratch - go with a fully 1gbit wired system instead of Wireless.

I'm done .. I think.

Christian :-D

Re: best solution from MacbookPro/iTunes to b&o system

soundproof — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:55:30 GMT

Having a Macbook Pro lying idle just channeling stuff is not necessary. Buy a Mac mini, as said above - and use the laptop to control it when doing maintenance, downloads, etc., using the Screen Sharing.

Re: best solution from MacbookPro/iTunes to b&o system

jk1002 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:18:13 GMT

For the best B&O, that would be BL5 all around for speakers plus either BV9 or BV4/BL7.2/BS3. That and a Beocenter 2 and you just spend 60K or more.

That said, I think alll TVs they currently have are pretty good, be it BV7, BV4 or BV9.

For your mac questions, I would use airport express and a mini mac connected to the TV. And I would look at a NAS network attached storage like Infrant for video and mp3 storage in your home. Having your video share din the wireless network saves you the headache of streaming - just connect your mini mac or powerbook to it and be done with it. www.infrant.com. They are also sold branded as readynas from netgear.

For the question Apple TV or Mini Mac, I prefer Mini Mac. You have much more control over it then with an apple TV.

Cheers

best solution from MacbookPro/iTunes to b&o system

jlfn — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:10:06 GMT

HI! ... I'm moving to a new place and have like one year to comeup with a "dream" system. Since I'm an apple fun I'd like it based on apple products and B&O. Here is my expected system and question.

Expected Media Center:
Macbookpro. All content stored on internal harddrive and external hard drive, audio and video will be coming from iTunes, wirelessly.

Expected Hardware in Living Room:
B&O beovision, model tbd
B&O hometheather, model tbd

Expected Hardware in Separarate Rooms:
B&O beovision, model tbd
B&O beolabs, model tbd

QUESTIONS BEOVISION:
1) for my living room I want to install a b&o tv and hometheather system, what is currently the best b&o out there?

QUESTIONS AUDIO DISTRIBUTION
1) to send audio from the laptop wireless to the b&o hometheather what type of wireless link would be the best. An apple airport express wired to the hometheather? Or some type of b&o beolink?
2) to send audio from itunes to separate rooms, again, what is the best wireless link?
3) is there any type of audio/video distribution system out there like Crestron but for b&o and apple?

QUESTIONS VIDEO DISTRIBUTION
1) for sending video from itunes to tv in the living room what is the best way. Appletv?
2) for sending video from itunes to tv in different rooms what is the best way?, is there any type of wireless link I could use?

Thank you ...