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This is the second Archived Forum which was active between 1st March 2012 and 23rd February 2022
Dave Farr:For the home sharing - do the computers etc need to be on the same network? My main PC is different to my ATV which even though home sharing is switched on, it doesn't work! I don't see that it should make a difference but I know nothing about networks etc. I thought some people were using a BEO4 with it? Dave.
I thought some people were using a BEO4 with it?
Dave.
Yes, since it is even called HOME sharing :). They should be on the same network. Many years back iTunes supported this over the internet but licensing issues made them change it. You can have a B&O system control the ATV via IR PUC but not the other way around. The ATV remote has volume buttons and can send IR commands to some brands but B&O is not included, for now at least.
Beolab 50, Beolab 8000 x 2, Beolab 4000 x 2, BeoSound Core, BeoSound 9000, BeoSound Century, BeoLit 15, BeoPlay A1, BeoPlay P2, BeoPlay H9 3rd Gen, BeoPlay H6, EarSet 3i, BeoVision Eclipse Gen 2 55", BeoPlay V1-40, BeoCom 6000 and so much else :)
Hey Dave,
Is your iTunes on your PC signed in with the same iTunes account on your Apple TV?
Maybe you can add a beautiful champagne gold Retina MacBook to your collection :) :) :)
This is a great thread. Looks like I'm going to have to get on the bandwagon and order mine.
Too true Sal.
It's very cool that Michael has noticed a real positive improvement in picture quality! His judgement is pretty fine and the fact that he's using it on a 55" Avant is excellent as a screen of that size would definitely show up failings.
Paul W:Hey Dave, Is your iTunes on your PC signed in with the same iTunes account on your Apple TV? Maybe you can add a beautiful champagne gold Retina MacBook to your collection :) :) :)
Very nice Dave. I'm sure that you'll find it a true delight!
Michael is your guy for IT problems with iTunes home sharing!
When Home Sharing sometimes stops working at my home, I log off Home Sharing from all Apple products. Wait a few moments, then ensure all of them are on the home network. Then I turn on Home Sharing from the Master Mac Account Computer (my Mac Pro); after that's ON, I wait a minute, and then turn on Home sharing on all of the subsequent products. That seems to do the trick. Your mileage may vary. This is also the process I've used to fix any iCloud troubles as well, especially iMessage account issues.
That's exactly what i do Sal and i switch off my wifi router and switch it on again. Tends to do the trick.
Also Dave, have you tried to move everything from your pc onto your macbook pro and home share it from that instead?
PS Very nice Dave. The watch is definitely not my kind of thing. I like to escape phones and technology most of the time :)
Michael:so we could use Apple TV for volume on our B&O systems too. Perhaps a bit unnecessary but it is annoying with buttons that does not work.
BeoNut since '75
Michael:The new slow-motion screensavers are very beautiful and relaxing to watch. Like this one for example. (Don't mind the cable mess. I am moving in a month)
Dave Farr:I've just set-up my ATV4 but cannot turn Siri on! I didn't activate the location service on initial set-up which it seems to need for some reason and haven't managed t be able to activate it since.Edit: now fixed by telling it I was in the US and not in France!
Dave Farr:I thought some people were using a BEO4 with it?
elephant: Here is a new shot - I am holding a spare PUC cable with its IR transmitter eye, and you can see how I have sticky taped the working eye over the top of the new ATV
elephant: I tried changing my region to trick the HBO Nordic app into working but it still geoblocked me
I tried changing my region to trick the HBO Nordic app into working but it still geoblocked me
You'll have to use some kind of VPN solution (like us-unblock...)
That is what we have to in Denmark (Scandinavia) or Germany, when we are geoblocked.
MM
There is a tv - and there is a BV
Elephant, I couldn't help noticing you have Valerie June on one of your PLEX screens. She's something else isn't she? (also Thumbs up to Yann Tiersen)
Sal:Elephant, I couldn't help noticing you have Valerie June on one of your PLEX screens. She's something else isn't she? (also Thumbs up to Yann Tiersen)
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WOW! I received mine yesterday evening. I can confirm it fits INSIDE the BV11-55 without to many issues. You just have to take off the bottom panel, which is quite easy and only a few minutes work. See iFixit.com for instructions. With the bottom panel installed, it is just a few millimeters too thick. With the bottom removed, it just snaps into place and the BV can be closed without putting any force on the back panel.
I don't consider it an issue the Apple TV now has no bottom panel, maybe it is even better for cooling, I don't know. The PUC works great, and also the BlueTooth Apple remote works fine with the ATV inside the BV.
I haven't tried the ATV itself yet, but so far, I am very happy and still have no cables and boxes lying around except for the TV itself.
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elephant:I have the $500 Apple Watch solution (when it is running BeoMusic) however thanks for explanation, link, and I look forward to getting updates in your research and experiments.
Michael:I also have one, 42 Stainless with milanese loop :P
'Beositting Roo' must have been in Oz!
I nearly bought an Apple watch but couldn't justify it - yet.
Anyway, did anyone see the pictures of my Avant without the plastic covers on? I thought at least someone would find that interesting :).
Michael:Anyway, did anyone see the pictures of my Avant without the plastic covers on? I thought at least someone would find that interesting :).
Elephant thank you for the pictures.
Chris T - maybe they will organise the apps into genres when more appear in the future?
Glad everyone is having fun. I still wouldn't know whether to go for a 32GB or 64GB.
I've found when dealing with Apple to always go for the max amount of memory you can afford, since they make it impossible to add memory after the initial purchase, unlike with a traditional PC.
Jeff
I'm afraid I'm recovering from the BeoVirus.
So true Jeff. Always learnt the hard way with iPhones and previous MacBook. I remember at art school when my iBook had a 3GB hard drive and 64mb of RAM and in those days we thought that, that was HUGE :) :) :) Now 512GB is minimum and 8GB RAM minimum :)
Aussie Michael: Michael: Anyway, did anyone see the pictures of my Avant without the plastic covers on? I thought at least someone would find that interesting :). I loved the pictures. It's a lot busier back there than I thought. I loved how you fit the new Apple TV inside the avant
Michael: Anyway, did anyone see the pictures of my Avant without the plastic covers on? I thought at least someone would find that interesting :).
I loved the pictures. It's a lot busier back there than I thought.
I loved how you fit the new Apple TV inside the avant
Thanks :D
Paul W: So true Jeff. Always learnt the hard way with iPhones and previous MacBook. I remember at art school when my iBook had a 3GB hard drive and 64mb of RAM and in those days we thought that, that was HUGE :) :) :) Now 512GB is minimum and 8GB RAM minimum :)
True indeed, compact programming is a lost art so memory and storage needs grow exponentially. I've known programmers who got into the old Atari cartridge machines just to hone their coding skills, they found an interesting hobby in trying to do things with 8 bits and 8k of RAM.Gave them a real appreciation for the older generation of coders. I also remember,in the early 90s, one guy buying a 1 GB disk because he said he wanted a black hole that he'd never have to worry about filling up. We were in awe of it, such a huge disk! How times change.
Bought one today
So you can not activate SIRI on Swedish Apple TVs?
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Paul W:Elephant thank you for the pictures. Chris T - maybe they will organise the apps into genres when more appear in the future? Glad everyone is having fun. I still wouldn't know whether to go for a 32GB or 64GB.
mr_anders_son:Bought one today So you can not activate SIRI on Swedish Apple TVs? BeoVision 11-55....BeoLab 14 2.1 as REAR....BeoLab 8002 as FRONT....BL 6000....BV4-42HD....BV4-50HD....BV7-32....BV6-26....BeoRemote One....Beo4....Beo4 Cinema....BeoLink 7000....Serene....BeoSound Ouverture....BeoGram 4500....H8....H6 Bronzed Hazel....Form 1....U70....BeoLit 600...A2 Black Copper Special Edt
Really cool story Jeff and so true! I remember when our 1998 iMacs were running Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, the lot and everything ran like butter :) How crazy it is today :)
So true Dave, I learnt the hard way with only 16GB on an iPhone - videos, music playlists, more HD films - so hard deciding which ones to remove :(
Paul W: Really cool story Jeff and so true! I remember when our 1998 iMacs were running Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, the lot and everything ran like butter :) How crazy it is today :) So true Dave, I learnt the hard way with only 16GB on an iPhone - videos, music playlists, more HD films - so hard deciding which ones to remove :(
I always reghretted buying my first iPad which was only 8 or 16GB, I can't remember now. A few apps, games a bit of music and it was full. My 5 year old uses it now - stripped of all the stuff I used and she just plays games (educational of course) and a bit of music. Within a couple of days I knew I'd been a cheapskate so had to buy a new one!