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Hi guys,
Is it possible to tell the model year of telly by the sticker on the back, or if not, is there any other way of finding out? What I am looking for, is an MX 7000 pre-Beo 4, i.e. I am looking for one of the models that could utilise the Beolink 5000 functions. Or is it possibly so that B&O upgraded all their sets to only work with one-way communication, once the two-way was kicked out?
You can tell the year of production by the Serial number - found here on the Forum:
1****** - 1984 2****** - 1985 3****** - 198604****** - 198705****** - 198806****** - 198907****** - 199008****** - 199109****** - 1992/199310****** - 1994/199511****** - 199612****** - 199713****** - 1998/199914****** - 200015****** - 200116****** - 200217****** - 2003/200418****** - 200519****** - 200620****** - 200721****** - 2008/200922****** - 2010
As far as I remember only the MX5500 was two-way (maybe not all models....).I am sure somebody will know and help out.
Ralf
PS: The Beolink 5000 Looks nice, but imho not as handy as Beolink 1000/Beo 4.
Living Room: Beosystem 4, Beolab 7-2 (Center), Beolab 9 (Fronts), Beolab 8000 (Rears), no Subwoofer. Screen: Sony KD-85XH9096Dining Room: Beosound Essence MK II with Beolab 4000 on stands, fed by Amazon Echo Show 8Home Cinema: Beosystem 4, Beolab 7-4 (Center), Beolab 1 (Fronts), Beolab 4000 (Rears). Projector: Sony VPL-HW55Home Office: Beosystem 3, Beolab 7-4, Beolab 5000, Screen: Sony KD-55XH9005 on Beovision 7-40 stand, ML to Beosound 9000 MK3 and Beosound 5/Beomaster 5 (1 TB SSD version)Bedroom: Sony KD-65XH9077, Beosound Essence MK II with Beolab 6002 and Beolab 11 (all white, wall-mounted)
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Hi,
Thanks, that is most helpful!
I agree the Beo 4 is the best there is...but since this would be a secondary telly, the Beolink 5000 would be just fine for it, as the current one uses a Beolink 1000 (and I am not a big fan of that model).
The year of manufacture doesn't tell everything, as the decisive factor is the software version. I think 2-way was dropped in 2.x, although the hardware was still there; so you will want a set with s/w 1.x (which is shown on the type sticker). These sets will be quite old, so it might not be that easy to find a unit that still has a decent picture.
--mika
Hi again,
Thanks, that is also quite helpful. Now off to see if I can find a machine that matches all those requirements (and persuade the people at home that we do need another one...)
The safest bet, of course, is to try it with your BL5000 before agreeing to carry the TV set out of the seller's place - I believe most sellers will be quite helpful