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Hi all. I'm new to the world of B and O and have just purchased a Beovision Avant 32 VCR which I need to collect. What is the best way to get this home? On its back with the sides supported, or face down with the screen cushioned? It will be going in a large estate car (but not large enough to get it on its side)
Thanks in advance for any advice
quickest answer is likely to be a search to the old forum's archive.
there was a big discussion on this last year, and if remember correctly a disaster because one was not transported correctly
so a serious question, and rather than wait to chance if someone replies, please search the old fora
BeoNut since '75
Never ideal to lay the screen on its back but needs must! The contours of the case at the rear allow the set to lay down to the left or right on its back, but believe me you need two strong individuals to put the screen in and also to get it out. Usual things, cushions, pillows, duvets, blankets....... good luck
elephant:search the old fora
I decide to search the old fora for you ... here are some hits to "transport avant"
Jon:It will be going in a large estate car (but not large enough to get it on its side)
Better if you get a transit size van, 3 alpha males and bogies/trollies make it easier to cross rooms/drives.
I transported it standing up wedged and tied into a padded corner.
Thanks all for the advice. I did do a search but obviously used the wrong keywords as nothing turned up. Seems a mixed set of suggestions and experiences. I have loads of blankets and will add a few more, I think. I'll report back how it goes.
I've moved one twice and contributed to several debates in the past that you'll find in the archive.
First time I asked the dealer to do it. He hired a van and strapped the Avant in with cushioning. (Not a cheap option to ask the dealer...... and mine was the dealer I'd bought it from new!)
Second time hired my own van and did the same to get the TV to my son's house.
Unless the TV was so cheap that you could buy another one for less than the price of a van hire, I'd stick with keeping it upright. Unlike the BV1 which is designed to lie on its back for servicing, the Avant is designed to be kept upright. Like it or not, you will also subject the TV to a lot of jolting in a car.
Graham
Hi there, I have transported many Avant Tv's in recent times. The best way I have found to transport these is with lots of thick blankets in the back of a big car or an estate. Put the Avant in the car with the screen down, and drive slowly, but not at OAP speeds. I have transported these Tvs like this for around 40-50 miles and had no problem with the Tv once I had got them home. But you do need two strong people to move them about, I live on a first floor flat with no lift, no that was tough getting it up the stairs but I did manage to do it. Not just one but two one for the bedroom and one for the front room. Good luck with the move, and like someone has already stated these Tv's are cheap enough so if they do get damaged in transit then they shouldn't cost to much to replace. Like I said mate good luck with the move and enjoy your new telly it really is a great Tv with picture quality that is just as good as any new flat screen Tv on the market. Last and the best of the old CRT Tvs.
Jon: Hi all. I'm new to the world of B and O and have just purchased a Beovision Avant 32 VCR which I need to collect. What is the best way to get this home? On its back with the sides supported, or face down with the screen cushioned? It will be going in a large estate car (but not large enough to get it on its side) Thanks in advance for any advice
When we were buying and selling them we used to lay them face down on 4inch seating foam in the back of my Discovery when we bought them and hired a Transit van for delivery when we sold them.
My Disco was cheaper but the Transit gave a much better impression to the purchaser and we built the cost of the hire into the selling expenses.
However, we never damaged one by laying it face down on the seating foam.
Regards Graham
joeyboygolf:When we were buying and selling them we used to lay them face down on 4inch seating foam in the back of my Discovery when we bought them and hired a Transit van for delivery when we sold them.
'Too much information'. You'll never know whether that had any long-term impact on the TV's life or not.
Having said that, any Avant that's now had a couple of owners will have had a good chance of having already had the face down treatment. I'd certainly go for upright van-hire transport if I knew that the TV had not been moved since its original B&O dealer installation.
vikinger: joeyboygolf:When we were buying and selling them we used to lay them face down on 4inch seating foam in the back of my Discovery when we bought them and hired a Transit van for delivery when we sold them. 'Too much information'. You'll never know whether that had any long-term impact on the TV's life or not. Having said that, any Avant that's now had a couple of owners will have had a good chance of having already had the face down treatment. I'd certainly go for upright van-hire transport if I knew that the TV had not been moved since its original B&O dealer installation. Graham
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Jon,
mine was transported on the side what I would not recommend. Face down with cushions.
My avant was put in the back of an estate from Frankfurt to Edinburgh and it was fine. the trick was was a blanket and to have the stand lying over where the seats were folded. the plastic cover over the screen was fine!
Hi all. Thanks for the advice. I got it home face down on a duvet and blankets in the end - it would have cost far more than I paid for the set to hire a van. It doesn't seem to have had any effect on the picture at all - so far at least. I'll have a good play with the set this weekend.
They are somewhat heavy beasts, and it didn't help that it was on the second floor of a flat block with no lift. The seller didn't mention that in his advert, funnily enough. It was extreme fun getting it down the stairs. He also didn't mention that the VCR part is kaput, but I understand that this a fairly common issue with these
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