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Suitable Beovision for use as computer monitor?? (BV8-32?)
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 28, 2016 19:40 GMT

woah, it has been a while... That is a good question, and I owe it a response... i would recommend the BV8 to anyone who uses a mac/pc frequently, watches a lot of movies, likes a larger screen, isn't too obsessed with r…

Suitable Beovision for use as computer monitor?? (BV8-32?)
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 13, 2015 23:07 GMT

Genius Martin! for celebration, a little early beoporn ;) - don't worry, those wires will be hidden in no time (eta 2-3 weeks when I'm certain everything is the way i want it ;) thanks a bunch!

Suitable Beovision for use as computer monitor?? (BV8-32?)
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 13, 2015 22:48 GMT

Okay. with a bit of fiddling... still confused with the difference between 'setting 1 and 2' and option 0-5 ... either way, i optioned the Beosound at 0, and the TV at 2... (achieved this, i think, by pressing off and li…

Suitable Beovision for use as computer monitor?? (BV8-32?)
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 13, 2015 22:45 GMT

Okay. with a bit of fiddling... still confused with the difference between 'setting 1 and 2' and option 0-5 ... either way, i optioned the Beosound at 0, and the TV at 2.... now when i press cd/radio/atape or the like, t…

Suitable Beovision for use as computer monitor?? (BV8-32?)
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 13, 2015 22:14 GMT

Hey Martin, i tried both of the ports allowing RCA Input, believe its 3 and 4, and neither wanted to work.. Current setup is a beosound 3200 with 4 Beolab 3... In the same room as a BV 8, connected to the 3200 via master…

Suitable Beovision for use as computer monitor?? (BV8-32?)
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 11, 2015 16:29 GMT

Yep.. Good idea on your parts, but i checked that... Its a mac, which lets you choose pretty transparently where the sound comes out from.....

Suitable Beovision for use as computer monitor?? (BV8-32?)
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 10, 2015 20:10 GMT

Hmmm... Tried connecting the RCA audio out to the AV3 audio ins on the back of the TV... Set AV3 to PC, HDMI yes, and while it showed picture from HDMI, no sound came out.. If I set AV3 to VGA yes, i got sound but no pic…

Suitable Beovision for use as computer monitor?? (BV8-32?)
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 1, 2015 07:14 GMT

Good Morning (from Munich) - I'll double check the way of the lag when I get back in the afternoon and can make a bit more noise... It did however seem fairly obvious last night that the Beovision would be like, grossly,…

Suitable Beovision for use as computer monitor?? (BV8-32?)
in General Discussion & Questions · Nov 30, 2015 22:57 GMT

thanks a bunch for the quick responses.. I installed the module itself a few hours ago.. it seems to have taken it pretty well, no signs of transplant rejection so far ;)... (the unit seems to be the one that allows inst…

Suitable Beovision for use as computer monitor?? (BV8-32?)
in General Discussion & Questions · Nov 30, 2015 16:56 GMT

Hey - so.... finally have my Beovision 8 (26).. To be more exact, I now have 2... One of them (in white) has the masterlink module, the other black one does not.. I am considering switching the module to the other BV 8 t…

Beogram 4002 (MMC4000) vs. Beogram 8000 (MMC 20CL)
in BeoGram · Nov 22, 2015 10:24 GMT

all I had to do was follow the cables going to the DIN cable inside... Problem found! now I just have to brush up my soldering skills and get er fixed... looking better otherwise... chassis is 'more centered', platter al…

audio out for BG4002 - problem found!
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Nov 22, 2015 10:20 GMT

Been thinking a lot about where the problem in my BG might lie.. As of today I had only gotten Mono sound.... Looked a little deeper today, and saw the Cable for the right channel was disconnected inside....

Beogram 4002 (MMC4000) vs. Beogram 8000 (MMC 20CL)
in BeoGram · Nov 22, 2015 09:53 GMT

quick update.. just tapped the leads on the tonearm that the cartridge would connect to.. was only able to produce sound in the left speakers by doing this....... So i guess that doesn't bring me much farther, but it sol…

Beogram 4002 (MMC4000) vs. Beogram 8000 (MMC 20CL)
in BeoGram · Nov 21, 2015 19:31 GMT

Okay, so the saga continues ;) After having taken most of the superficial parts of the player apart, along with cleaning and realigning them, I have noticed a pretty distinguishable improvement in aesthetics but also in …

Beogram 4002 (MMC4000) vs. Beogram 8000 (MMC 20CL)
in BeoGram · Nov 3, 2015 09:11 GMT

Hey Andrew, RADIO & TV-EKSPERTEN in Denmark seems to have a BG4000 for ca 400€!

Beogram 4002 (MMC4000) vs. Beogram 8000 (MMC 20CL)
in BeoGram · Nov 3, 2015 09:11 GMT

Hey Andrew, RADIO & TV-EKSPERTEN in Denmark seems to have a BG4000 for ca 400€!

Beogram 4002 (MMC4000) vs. Beogram 8000 (MMC 20CL)
in BeoGram · Nov 1, 2015 20:56 GMT

Hey there Lee- just wanted to reiterate how useful your advice was. Unfortunately didn't get around to checking out all the stuff you had mentioned in your posts until this weekend. Radio & TV Eksperten in Denmark seems …

Beogram 4002 (MMC4000) vs. Beogram 8000 (MMC 20CL)
in BeoGram · Oct 30, 2015 23:02 GMT

In other news (on which I'll blame my cartridge fail (an emoticon smashing its head into a brick wall would be most suited here, right now), 2 used Beolab 3's in pretty darn good condition arrived today. Let me verify, f…

Beogram 4002 (MMC4000) vs. Beogram 8000 (MMC 20CL)
in BeoGram · Oct 30, 2015 22:34 GMT

Ufff. I was apparently a little too fixated on supporting local businesses today.. Knew in the back of my mind that it wasn't ultimately the cheapest price, but unfortunately wasn't aware that I was paying double (even t…

Beogram 4002 (MMC4000) vs. Beogram 8000 (MMC 20CL)
in BeoGram · Oct 30, 2015 17:18 GMT

very smart - but I already tried that yesterday, just forgot to mention it ;) - It remained mono... So it isn't the pre-amp :( ..... Just handed off my MMC4000 to a local Cartridge specialist in munich (the last remainin…