KMA wrote:

I doubt B&O has the resources or the interest to care about odd random faults in their old TVs. The panel is outdated (probably not available from Samsung any longer) and the video engine is discontinued just like the whole Avant 55 as a product.

B&O's way forward with LG's OLEDs is something you should jump on. You'd enjoy the picture that's 10x better than any LCD, you'd have the longevity & support of a big brand manufacturer and the upgradeability of a modular TV setup. KMA

B&O product history since 1991: Ridiculously long to list in a signature.

I haven't had your issue Mike

Just on the other point, I get your sentiment, but whether B&O has the interest or resources is beside the point, they offer a warranty for the product to be free of defects.  It's on them to fix it. 

Best of luck. 

Whilst OLED is an improvement ( not 10 x better) over a good LCD, thats only hugely evident if one is watching 4K, when it comes to lower resolutions that advantage evaporates.

It seems panel reliability ( on AV forums and others) is far from good, and other tecnologies will gove OLED quality without the heartaches.

lets see how B&O treat the early eclipse customer with a panel problem- rinse and repeat on each generation of product im afraid

The 'way forward' is to sell LG technology at  a high price,  the sensible money has gone to non B&O panels and a stage. 

Not for nothing have B&O sales collapsed

Antonysoc wrote:

Hi Daniel, Sorry to hear your tv has gone wrong. Mine got fixed last week and it’s working again. The engineer knew exactly what to do, verified the fault, opened the back panels, took out the faulty board (the main board actually) and replaced with a new one, put the wires, screws, etc. in place and the tv is fine again. It happened during the 6 year warranty so no cost to me. I hope the new board is more reliable than the old one as the warranty runs out next year.

Great to hear yours is up an running again, and free of charge as well. 🙂

If B&O has a six years warranty I will be quite sad, as I bought the Avant in May, and had it delivered in June, 2014.

Apparently, this problem is caused by a lack of ventilation inside the Avant Mk1 cabinet, causing the motherboard to overheat and burn.

Willie Satanek has found a solution that is the installation of fans inside the cabinet. I have asked Michael (Mikipedia) to ask Willie to present his solution at the next podcast.

Regards,

Jean

PS I don't own this TV (I have an Eclipse and a BV 7-40) , so I cannot comment on the efficiency of this solution.

Yes, I think it’s the same board which can go wrong in the different Avants.

OlivierC wrote:

My understanding is that all the Avant MK1, regardless of the size, might be affected by that issue, not the 55” only.

 

 

Correct?

 

 

Olivier

Oh well mine went the same way yesterday :-(

benjnz wrote:

Oh well mine went the same way yesterday :-(

Oh, sorry to hear!

Mine is now repaired and work like a charm. The DVE had to be replaced. Took over a month for delivery in these COVID 19 days. Total cost was 1300 euros, but to my big surprise the home insurance covered it. Unfortunately I lost all recordings on my hard disc, as the TV appear as a new set. Lost many great games recorded with my favourite team.