For B&O veterans: Beovision MX 2000 year?

Hello all,
I'm new to the forum so I'll drop a quick line here. I'm a fan or retro design of the 60s-80s period, love the B&O aesthetic and I'm considering taking my first step into the B&O vintage world so I had a question for B&O veterans out there.

I'm really interested to find out the exact year of manufacturing of the MX2000 (or rather when it became available for sale to the public). I've found contrasting information on the web with this very website stating it came out in 1985 and other sources 1986.

The service manual for the PAL version states "04-85" on the back so you would think the unit hit the market before the end of the year (at least in Europe?). The MX2000 won the ID Design award in 1986 so I'm wondering if that's the source of the confusion.

If anyone has any information I would love to hear your thoughts! 

Just an addition.

I've found the the MX2000 in the 1985 German "Katalog":
http://wegavision.pytalhost.com/Beo/1985/06.jpg

Again, that's not necessarily proof that it was available for purchase already in 1985 but does seem to make it more likely...

It was launched as the M20 quite early in the eighties,and then revamped later as the MX2000.The styling improvements,mostly the contrast screen,and being available in various colours,made it much more attractive.The innovative floor stand was unusual too,and these various factors ensured the type and it's variants would remain popular through the years.Many people stated that the tv looked good even when it was switched off!.I still have an MX4000,super telly!

Nick

And I have an MX2000 still in use in the sauna cabin Got it for peanuts years ago and repaired a few bad solders.

The sensible thing to do would be to take it to the tip, but the picture & sound are still beautiful! It's not too bright anymore, but frankly I find the colour reproduction nicer and picture sharper than my MX4000 and -2.

Haha, Here in Australia they must be a lot rarer I think. They don't seem to come up that often and when they do they ain't that cheap!
I imagine it would make a pretty cool monitor for the sauna cabin!
:P

The MX 2000 is not in the 1985 catalog but is in the 1986.

If that can help...

I had an MX2000 - these are odd TVs as they were actually built around the Thomson ICC3 chassis which was used in many other make TV sets of the time. Not the most reliable or indeed well made chassis, it is actually rather clever that B&O got as much out of it as it did. Also meant repairs could be performed by almost any TV repair shop!

The MX 2000 was definitely on sale in the U.K. in 1985, because I bought one that year with some of the money my uncle gave me for university lodging. It was black and I bought at the same time a matching VHS91 with hi-fi sound.

It was my first ever B&O purchase at the age of 18, after I fell in love with my aunt’s BeoMaster 3000-2 and Beograd 3000 at the age of 8. It was a long time to wait!

Thanks everyone for your replies!
Interesting to find our more about the product itself as well as little slices of people's life at the time. (^^)

Lawrence, that's an interesting story! Hehe, trade that larger uni room for a smaller one with that extra touch of design in it! ;)

I found a Dutch catalog for 1985-1986 season which also has the MX2000 in it so between that, the other German catalog (which dates August 1985), the service manual (dated April 1985) and Lawrence's comment i think it's safe to assume that the MX2000 was definitely available for purchase before the end of 1985 (maybe in time for Christmas?) in at least SOME countries.

Thanks everyone for you help and please share more stories if have them! (^^)b