BeoVision Eclipse Mk1 Screen Upgrade

[Beoet]

Hi, anyone consider upgrading their C7 OLED panel on the Mk1 Eclipse using the new adapter from STBbrackets?

BeoVision Eclipse Screen Adapter – STBbrackets

Our 2018 65″ Eclipse is suffering from burn-ins, and I consider ordering this adapter.

[Severed_hand_of_skywalker]

I haven’t used it but people seem to like STB brackets.

I also can’t believe an OLED from 2018 already has problems. My Sony OLED from 2015 is still going strong.  Did you have a lot of static images with logos on your screen a lot? Just curious.

Location: Toronto, Canada

[Beoet]

Several burn-ins (e.g. from Youtube etc).

The only downside with getting a new C4/C5 panel is that the new panels are significantly narrower than the original C7 panel (for the 65″ I think the new panels are 12.6 mm narrower than the original one). Meaning that the edges will not align with the lower glass panel…. The picture quality should be really bad to sacrifice esthetics (Eclipse is a successful and timeless design IMO)!

If STBbrackets could have provided a 3 edges “click-on-frame” to fill in the 6.3mm width on each of the 3 sides for the new panel, I think upgrading would be a no-brainer!

[Mbee]

I thought I would see the difference in size between the TV and the lower glass panel, but in real life it’s not noticeable.

[Beoet]

Does that mean that you’ve installed the screen adapter, Mbee? 6.6 mm narrower on each side is a bit, and I thought it would be noticable?

[David Honner]

I have ordered the screen adapter from STB and a new LG C6 (on sale 30% off) and will install over the next week. Would appreciate any tips from someone who has done it before.

I’m not fond of the exposed back–seems very non-B&O. I wonder if the cover of the Eclipse Mk3 could be used to cover it up, if ordered separately? Has anyone explored this idea? Since it is the back of the TV I’ll probably just live with it in the end but it would be nice to clean it up a bit…

[David Honner]

Since no-one has chimed in with any experience of applying this update, I’ll provide my impressions as I go along.

I received the STB order within a few days, quite remarkable since it came from the other side of the world. Well packed and included a paper copy of instructions; these are available on their website but it is helpful to be able to have something with you on the floor. The individual pieces all have more than adequate protection within the package.

There are no instructions about routing an antenna cable from the side of the new screen to the bottom centre where all my cables enter the Eclipse. I think this would be a worthwhile addition to the STB kit, especially being able to provide specific correct length cables and connectors, and perhaps a hole cutout in the centre may be useful to allow the cable to exit. For my own conversion I shall try routing a cable alongside the two cables connecting the screen to the B&O part, then along the bottom underneath the black plastic parts to the centre, where I think I can squeeze through the existing cutouts around the steel bracket to connect to the existing antenna cable. There is very little space and it requires small radius turns so a standard TV antenna cable will not work. I ordered the following from Amazon to do this:

• RG179 75 Ohm cable (looks the same as existing Eclipse Mk.1 cable)
• Right angle connector F type to PAL
• F type connector female-female

So far I have set up the new screen and adjusted the settings. The following links helped me do that:

• LG settings youtube (actually for a C5 but also applicable to C6) turns off unwanted LG crap
• Rtings.com for detailed picture settings
• Techradar.com recommends the Near Black setting to be tweaked to -1 from a default of 0

My impression of the screen compared to the existing Eclipse Mk.1 is that they are almost the same. Supposedly the recent LG screens are brighter but I haven’t noticed that. There are way more apps available than the 2017 original, as the engine driving the screen is 10 years more modern.

My current Eclipse screen has no burnout and no problems with picture quality after 5,000 hours. So why did I upgrade? I wanted to ensure that I could get another 10 years at least out of the Eclipse, and I wanted the latest smart TV access to apps that are not available with the original Eclipse.

So if you are in Australia and need a replacement screen for your Mk.1 Eclipse, let me know.

My next step is to recruit a couple of helpers to mount the new screen. It’s not heavy but it is too large and bulky for one person. I shall update once that is done.

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