Beo-PC

Re: Beomedia

marrow999 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:05:56 GMT

I just received an update today???? - the information says its a new improved version but I see no changes - anyone else been notified of an apparent update recently?

Re: Beomedia

tournedos — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:02:45 GMT

Beophile:

Further, regarding Beomedia 1 and Beomaster 5.....why no AAC lossless compatibility? If I (not a programmer) am able to add this capability to windows media player (although not easily) I would think B&O would figure out how.

Yes, you can do that as a private person on your home PC, but it's a completely different thing when you're a company making products for sale. Firstly Apple and Microsoft aren't exactly known for their warm relations supporting each other's businesses, and secondly I believe AAC is a product you have to license. And Apple isn't giving away commercial licenses, they have their own products to sell.

Re: Beomedia

Beophile — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:12:13 GMT

From Roger's post it looks as if there is a new hardware/software platform. So the question is...will they provide a software update to Beomedia 1? I would love to receive a yes or no on this point.

What they should do is offer a hardware upgrade option which upgrades the internals of the Beomedia 1 to that of the Beomaster 5 so that they only have to worry about the new platform instead of two platforms. Further, they should do this at or near cost. This would eliminate the requirement to support two platforms and would go along way to making whole the people that bought the BeoMedia 1 on the promise of future upgrades (and Beosound 5 compatibility).

If no software upgrade is provided or if no reduced cost upgrade option is provided, I will give up on B&O digital solutions and embrace apple.

Further, regarding Beomedia 1 and Beomaster 5.....why no AAC lossless compatibility? If I (not a programmer) am able to add this capability to windows media player (although not easily) I would think B&O would figure out how.

Re: Beomedia

Roger — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:02:03 GMT

The main issue now is the fact that they moved all the graphics handling from the main board to a dedicated video board - a totally new S/W design. So the plan to have the same S/W for both BM1 and BM5 had to be dropped.

Roger

Re: Beomedia

Seanie_230 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:15:52 GMT

would be nice if it did and you coudl see album covers like yolu can on beoplayer

Re: Beomedia

Beogen — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:15:12 GMT

I also would like to know if the BM1 will receive a final update.

Re: Beomedia

Ken — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:18 GMT

Hi,

A year ago I started a home project updatering my BM1 with a more powefull processor borard. I bought a VIA EN1500 board (the most powerfull VIA borard at that time) and gor everything up and running. I however faced two issues: 1) There are no wide screen 1366*768 drivers for VIA En1500 borard. 2) The BM1 temprature monitor program does not report the right temprature on the En1500 borad. Mainly for the forst issue I never actually implemented the new borard and are still running with the original MII-1200 board.

Ken

Beomedia

Seanie_230 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:57:07 GMT

Hello All

with the launch of beosound 5 i keep reading about a final software update for Beomedia 1 how true is this

also has anyone updated the processor on it ?

i have updated the ram but need more umpf lol

does anyone actually know if beomedia will get the "one final" update.

i do hope it allos the viewing of covers.