Arno, I read the topic from the top and I have just realized you might have an Avant VCR (with tape recorder). In this case, you should have only 2 inputs available for the ATV: Decoder and AV. The VTape input is already in use by the internal VCR (the V.Tape recorder input has no use for the ATV).

I'll try to answer: - Not sure I understand the question: if you have AV and VTape inputs already busy, then you are left only with the Decoder input... Otherwise, you can use one of the first inputs and use RGB signal which should be better compared to s-video and CVBS. - If you use the Decoder input, according to the specs (http://www.beoworld

Hi Dave and welcome to the site. If you want to use the B&O link standard, you are linking data/audio with masterlink and data/audio/video with masterlink+coax. For the video, B&O uses multi-channel RF modulator which means the source emits PAL or NTSC signal on a specific frequency to be decoded only on the desired link set. Due to the type

Glad I can help you. Make sure you get a adaptor for input (like this one: http://www.svideo.com/scart.html). Some do have a switch to control input/output. Also make sure the connector has a stereo sound input, as the digital coax inputs on the Avant are for VTape and AV ports only. Then you can upgrade your Avant in order to control the ATV directly

Just some more ideas... Is your decoder scart available on your Avant? In this case, you can use a scart adapter (cheap) to link the ATV using composite. I personally use this. If the decoder port is not available, you could link the ATV to one of the VTape peripherals (for example HDR1, using Svideo or RGB) and watch/command the ATV through this device

What you are saying is what I wanted to express in my post. From the BV5, you can control directly only the first level of equipment. Only newer chassis can do second level. With the ATV connected to HDR1, what you are doing is then correct: select HDR1 then select the source (ATV). Having the same equipment as yours (DVD and HDR1), this is why I have

Hi mor, that's a good news for you. Personally, I use the decoder from www.svideo.com. Simple and neat. Here are my ideas about controlling the ATV but I am not expert with BV5. This is in the case the ATV is connected to HDR1 (not directly to TV). If it is the same as the BV7, you can control the ATV by running an IR blaster from the BV5 to the

Well, people watching my 1998 Avant are saying the image is a lot better than their HD LCD. However, I am limited to 32"... IMHO, I see HD today's offering more as a technological challenge and consumerism brainwash than the search for real quality and usefulness. But I may change my mind if you offer me BS3 + BV4... ;-)

BTW, wanting to connect an ATV to my Avant, I had the same question a few weeks ago. Because I have already HDR1 connected to V-Tape and DVD1 connected to AV, I went to connect ATV to Decoder socket using a YUV-CVBS decoder. So far I am pleased with the solution for audio and video. Next step is to upgrade the chip in order to control the ATV from Beo4

Hi, according to the specs of BV5 on this web site: V.TAPE: CVBS in/out, RGB in (automatic 16:9 sense (pin-8), B&O AVL) AV: CVBS in/out, RGB in, S-VHS in/out (automatic 16:9 sense (pin-8), automatic S-VHS configuration, B&O AVL) Decoder: CVBS in/out (automatic 16:9 detection (pin-8)) So you have RGB in only on the V.Tape and AV sockets (with