[Pipeandslippers]

Oh that’s great. I’m glad to hear it!

 

Lee – what do they charge for this service?

[Pipeandslippers]

There’s a pairing button?! Where’s that? I haven’t seen it. Thanks!

[Pipeandslippers]

Well this is a result. It seems to have got past the boot loop so real progress…I’m reluctant to turn it off now! 

I cannot click connect because it isn’t paired with the remote. I’m going to try the remote app again if I can find it.

[Pipeandslippers]

No that’s a Beovision Horizon 48 panel.

[Pipeandslippers]

I have had a quote from B&O to replace the main board at a cost of £650. They suspect that the firmware has become corrupted. It is certainly possible. The board itself is £250 and the extra £400 is travel and labour. I’m not sure I’m willing to put £650 into this TV so I may leave it.

 

I would have hoped that they could have ‘flashed’ the software in some way.

[Pipeandslippers]

It is a Samsung LTA480FJ02.

See here for more info: https://www.panelook.com/LTA480HJ02_Samsung_48_LCM_overview_23500.html

 

Did you have any luck with it?

[Pipeandslippers]

Hi Steve, I know that this is quite an old thread but did you see this link on Reddit? https://www.reddit.com/r/BangandOlufsen/comments/x8gohw/beovision_horizon_google_login/

It links to two files on Dropbox, one with instructions and one with a .exe file that you run from a PC on the same network. Maybe it will help get the old software back on?

 

Manual: https://www.dropbox.com/s/orxh3wl9ggyp2zo/Google%20Updater%20Help.pdf?dl=0

Files: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6ff082s7mtjzo5g/GoogleUpdater.zip?dl=0

[Pipeandslippers]

Hi, thank you for the reply and suggestion. I have tried this and wasn’t able to connect to it via the B&O audio app that we use for our speakers. Is there another app? I tried scanning the QR code in the manual but it doesn’t seem to go anywhere. There seem to be six or seven B&O apps but no Beovision remote control ones on the Apple Store.

 

I can see the TV in the Bluetooth bit of my phone but I cannot connect to it there.

 

I feel sure that you are right that this is just a software issue. Perhaps a software update got interrupted or something, and so hopefully it will be a relatively inexpensive fix. I attempted the backlight repair myself because B&O quoted over a thousand pounds for a new panel and the TV is scarcely worth that, so I feel I have made great progress! It is possible that I damaged something during the disassembly but I don’t think so because I was quite careful.

 

I am quite good at fixing things, but normally dishwashers and fridges. I have to say this was an order of magnitude more stressful, fiddly and complicated.

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