Eclipse Alternative

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BeoBang (archived2)
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Posted September 11, 2017 at 18:07 GMT
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I have been reading with interest the discussion about the new Eclipse. I have now seen one and have to say it looks much better in real life than it does in any of the images I have found online. That said its not really a B&O TV is it? I see it as an LG TV with a beautiful stand and sound bar that can easily integrate with my other B&O equipment. 

I am struggling to pay such a premium for the Eclipse so I looked around for an alternative and found this 

https://almando.com/index.php/b-o/bo-surround/almando-multiplay-surround-decoder.html

The Almando Multiplay Decoder

I am thinking of buying an LG 65B7V OLED and then linking it to my existing BeoLab 5’s front BeoLab 3’s rear BeoLab 2 Subwoofer and BeoLab 7.2 centre. 

Has anyone used this decoder before or have any knowledge about it? 

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Mikipedia (archived2)
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Posted September 11, 2017 at 18:17 GMT
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I started a tread with that, but so far no answer. Iam curious about this aswell. My dealer even sells those. I asked him and he says it works well, how ever you'll always be in 5.1. And can't set speaker type like you select on a bv.

Other than that i don't know that much, other than the app to set it up is android only according to their website(almando). So i would have to borrow somebodies phone to set it up. Hope this helps a little, but i would like some more info too as this is only second hand knowledge
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elephant
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Posted September 11, 2017 at 18:45 GMT
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What about this

https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/collection/televisions/beosystem-4
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BeoBang (archived2)
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Posted September 11, 2017 at 18:51 GMT
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Good idea but I don't think its 4K? 

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carolpa
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Posted September 11, 2017 at 18:51 GMT
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elephant wrote:
What about this

https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/collection/televisions/beosystem-4 BeoNut since '75

I had the same idea

But add the costs of the BSys4 and a LG oled screen ..........

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jvdl (archived2)
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Posted September 11, 2017 at 18:52 GMT
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elephant wrote:
What about this

https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/collection/televisions/beosystem-4

 

Only a hughe price difference between the BS4 and Almando Multiplay Decoder.......


 

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Tonker (archived2)
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Posted September 11, 2017 at 18:56 GMT
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The Loewe Bild 5&7 both use the LG OLED panel, albeit with their own processing. It includes a 5.1 decoder. No extra boxes.

https://uk.loewe.tv/bild/bild-5-oled/

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BeoBang (archived2)
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Posted September 11, 2017 at 19:01 GMT
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Will the BeoLabs work directly with the Loewe?

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Tonker (archived2)
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Posted September 11, 2017 at 19:07 GMT
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I've heard of one person doing it without a problem.
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Mikipedia (archived2)
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Posted September 11, 2017 at 19:08 GMT
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And how would one connect beolabs to the loewe tv?
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