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Re: main difference BEOPORT and BEOLINK PC2

Keith Saunders — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:57:36 GMT

Oliver,

I cannot give you an exact date or serial number and nor can B&O because what happened was this:-

The PC2 hardware & software was introduced and it was a disaster and it took more than a year for the software to become approaching an acceptable product. Several new software versions came out, and during this period the hardware was seemlessly updated or so they thought, there was no statement to dealers saying there was an updated hardware box, it was just phased in with the "Type" number not changing and serial numbers not noted.

When software version 4.01 was released and during installation, the firmware of the PC2 was updated, however it failed for hundreds of users who did not have the updated hardware box, there was panic at B&O and there was hundreds of postings on the OLD Beoworld site about it. The reason for this panic was if you did the firmware update it made the PC2 box useless and you could not go back to the old version, it was effectively a "killer" piece of software. At that time any user who had this problem got their PC2 box replaced for free.

The name Beoport was a pure marketing change to bring it in line with other products, the product is 100% the same as PC2 (later version)

If you have a Beoport/PC2 hardware box and it needs a firmware update, then the installation software will do it automatically, no dealer involvement. If you purchased the product under the marketing name of Beoport, then you certainly have the latest version and if you can install and run any version including and after version 4.01 then you also have the latest hardware version.

The latest software version for Beoport is 4.80 recently released.

Re: main difference BEOPORT and BEOLINK PC2

Jandyt — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:16:40 GMT

Please accept my humble apologies Oliver.
Perhaps you could send a personal message to Coolskin and ask him.

Re: main difference BEOPORT and BEOLINK PC2

OKF — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:11:05 GMT

if you read especially the post by coolskin you may understand what I am after

Re: main difference BEOPORT and BEOLINK PC2

Jandyt — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:06:20 GMT

I thought I had answered both questions in my last post!
Am I missing something?

Re: main difference BEOPORT and BEOLINK PC2

OKF — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:11:23 GMT

my question from above is/was:

1. From which year on and also from which Serialnumber onwards will it be updateable?

2. Those updates (software+firmware), do the have to be done by a dealer?

Re: main difference BEOPORT and BEOLINK PC2

Jandyt — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:05:09 GMT

Hi OKF
You can download the new software from the Bang & Olufsen website. I think it works on all models.

Re: main difference BEOPORT and BEOLINK PC2

OKF — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:01:59 GMT

it would be appreciated if somebody could answer my questions, Thanks

Re: main difference BEOPORT and BEOLINK PC2

Keith Saunders — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:49:10 GMT

Peter,

Coolskin is correct. If you had PC2 hardware box in the first year or so after release, then when you tried to update your system with Beoport software version 4.01 when it upgraded the firmware in the box, from then on, the PC2 box became useless. My unit was replaced by B&O under their "Fairness Plan" in November 2005 with the new version.

Re: main difference BEOPORT and BEOLINK PC2

OKF — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:56:04 GMT

Re: main difference BEOPORT and BEOLINK PC2

OKF — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:08:12 GMT

Hi again,

well from which year on and also from which Serialnumber onwards will it be updateable? Those updates, do the have to be done by a dealer?

Re: main difference BEOPORT and BEOLINK PC2

Peter — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:12:09 GMT

I think it depends on the Beolink PC2 - mine is now the same as a Beoport - but it is a newer one so I am happy to defer to your greater knowledge.

Re: main difference BEOPORT and BEOLINK PC2

Coolskin — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:53:51 GMT

Peter :
The difference is just software - you can make a Beolink PC2 the same as a Beoport if you want.

Sorry Peter, I have to disagree. The previous Beolink PC2 has an other printed circuit board. The OLD Beolink PC2 can't handle the latest firmware.

To make things complicated the Beoport is branded Beolink PC2 on the black box.

I had a demo Beolink PC2 and couldn't update it to the latest firmware. Now I have a Beoport the latest firmware is no problem.

Re: main difference BEOPORT and BEOLINK PC2

Peter — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:27:44 GMT

The difference is just software - you can make a Beolink PC2 the same as a Beoport if you want.

On the emails, click on your name where it appears in the top right hand corner - it will say Signed in as OKF

Clicking on your name gives you a control panel. Click on the Email tab and you can change the option to receiving emails - you will switch it off pretty soon unless you like filling up your email box!

main difference BEOPORT and BEOLINK PC2

OKF — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:47:04 GMT

Hi,

could somebody tell me?

Regards

Oliver

PS: how o get this tool running in the board that I get an email if answers come to a posting?