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You will love this! To comply with new regulations which say that products have to be able to be switched completely off, the Beocenter 2 and a number of other products will have a switch put into the mains lead. However this is the only modification so that if you use it and you have a PIN code active, the system will need to have the PIN code entered each time. The BS9000 is slightly better favoured by getting the red button back!
My B&O Icons:
Wow, so my 10 yr old BS 9000 is going to look just like the new ones! Excellent!
Why would we love this?? Is it irony or are you serious?? The red button on the BS9000 is a design disaster and a thorn in my eye. I loved when they were able to remove it because of the change in regulations a few years back, and now they're changing it again...
Irony or sarcasm, I'm sure 🙂
Not always obvious in written word and across languages/cultures (speaking from experience, unfortunately)...
Stan
This is just regular EU practice - the bureucrats see a problem, issue a regulation, the regulation is satisfied by a feature that costs money but nobody will ever use, and everybody is happy.
the bureucrats see a problem, issue a regulation, the regulation is satisfied by a feature that costs money but nobody will ever use, and everybody is happy.
... you left out: bureaucrats get re-elected, bureaucrats happy, everyone else unhappy ...
This is all a strike of global-warming is it not?
Well, I invite the explanations of the freak weather we are having all around the world right now, but I'm sure it's all due to global warming. 😂 Or should this winter be called, "global freezing"?! 😂😂😂
The PIN code seems to be more of a hassle than repellant... As was mentioned a few days ago, the PIN isn't really going to repulse burglars, what's the odds of them knowing about it? Sure we can get some enjoyment knowing most likely no-one can use our stolen goods, but it doesn't exactly help once your home has been destroyed/violated...
This is all a strike of global-warming is it not?
Well, I invite the explanations of the freak weather we are having all around the world right now, but I'm sure it's all due to global warming. 😂 Or should this winter be called, "global freezing"?! 😂😂😂
The PIN code seems to be more of a hassle than repellant... As was mentioned a few days ago, the PIN isn't really going to repulse burglars, what's the odds of them knowing about it? Sure we can get some enjoyment knowing most likely no-one can use our stolen goods, but it doesn't exactly help once your home has been destroyed/violated...
It's unfortunate that the politicians have been persuaded to focus on the idea that TVs etc left on standby waste a lot of power. It's really a tiny tiny proportion of the power demand. B&O products generally only consume 0.25 to 1W on standby. Also, power dissipated as heat from appliances left on or or on standby is not wasted during the winter months: it contributes to the heating requirement of a property so your thermostat will result in a corresponding power reduction from your central heating boiler.
If you have PIN protected B&O equipment it really is too much hassle to have to keep re-entering the PIN.
Graham
It was irony or sarcasim 🙂. Now the typical question as to which Mk version may not be as distinguishable simply because of the red power button.
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