kokomo wrote:

 

When it came out I bought a later B & O remote, can't remember the model though. It had a glass display and buttons on both sides. Hopeless! Thank goodness I still had the 1000 at that time.

 

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Yes the BeoLink 5000. That's what i had, but the insurance company replaced it with this BeoLink 1000. 🙁

I didn't know so many people STILL liked it > It would have been amazing in its time, but for masterlinked TV's with motorised stands and set top box controllers, it's very backwards, and makes operation, an unpleasant experience.

The Beo4 is absolutely brilliant. You comfortably hold it where the center of gravity is, and everything you need is in easy reach with just your thumb.
That is my problem with the BL1000... you have to look at it and the buttons are all over the place. The play / stop / up / down / left / right cluster on this remote is barmy! You have to repeatedly press << >> in order to turn the television. What is the deal with that?

Not having an EXIT button is also a daily nuissance.

So basically i'll be selling it. I'm sure it'll be useful to someone who has B&o from the time it was designed.

Stonk wrote:

I'd say ownership of the BL1000 through the 90's and later was probably a major part of why I'm still here now!

Did you use it as a self-defence device? 😁

Has to be one of the best items/remotes ever made imo, two here and will never give them up.

Simplicity, superb build, logically unparalleled? is there another remote out there which was so easy to pick up and use? which has stood the test of time and I use this more than my Beo5.... and iconic.

mobeyone wrote:

 is there another remote out there which was so easy to pick up and use?

Yes, the beo4. We're in 2010 now and that remote was brought to us in 1994, beo4 is KING.

Oh yes, sorry.. wonder why I use the Bl1000 more than the beo4? must be my age... god I am so not with it anymore..

Thought I should add, even though it was made all those years ago.. I use mine in a link room and it is perfect for its intended use so for a product to still retain some element of functionality all these years later speaks volumes.

I love my BL 1000! So easy to use and built like a tank and still beautyful. 🙂

Ex wife once threw a BL1000 at me and it hit my person just below the knee.

God, it hurt!

BL 1000 is great. I think I have 5 or 6 of them. I use it since 20 years now. It got a SHIFT and a LINK button, you can select DVD, V.AUX, DVD2, L-N.MUSIC.....without any List functions. You can even access the 4 colored buttons.

Stefan

StUrrock wrote:

Ex wife once threw a BL1000 at me and it hit my person just below the knee.

 

God, it hurt!

Sorry, I forgot: You can even use your BL1000 as a weapon - that`s the dangerous side...😛

Did anybody (any ex wife) try that with a Beo4?😁

Stefan

stefan wrote:

Sorry, I forgot: You can even use your BL1000 as a weapon - that`s the dangerous side...😛

Did anybody (any ex wife) try that with a Beo4?😁

Stefan

No, thank god! Dear would be serious casualties! I use both Beo4 and Beolink 1000 on a daily basis. I love both!