The Beonic Man: The poor guy. All he had to do was walk into a B&O dealership and he could of got a top end system without spending so much money! I think these guys are a bit above B&O in terms of sound! I wonder what they'd think of BL5s though, they would compete with speakers way above their price range... Glad to see the cable thing has been

Puncher: Unless its "full" HD (1080) I would want to use a 23" or 26" HD panel as a computer monitor - 768 lines is basic 17" monitor resolution - blowing that up to 26" would be unacceptable for me for normal monitor use. As an aside, I've been shopping for a combined bedroom TV/computer monitor for my son. As far

Haven't compared them directly to other speakers (other than those in the B&O range), but I know exactly what you're talking about! I have a pair of B&Ws myself, which I would say easily outperform the BeoLab 8000s (used with my BeoMaster 6500), and I know the current B&W range very well too. That doesn't mean BeoLab 8000s aren't an impressive pair

I also sometimes have iChat crash completely, but the windows etc.. stay open and look normal (even the text cursor keeps flashing) but I can't type or receive/send any messages, or scroll around. It's also crashed a few times when sending files...

I think we're being a bit harsh here! The BeoLab 8000s are very good speakers, and can perform to a very high standard and while you may well be able to get speakers which perform better for a much lower cost, you won't find anything out there which looks as good and sounds as good at the same time! They really do sound very good considering what they

I've had a few bugs. • Kernel Panics (complete system crash) when clicking the AirPort menu (haven't had this since the 10.5.1 update) • Dragging icons from Stacks often seems to 'lag' and you end up with the icon floating a few CMs away from the mouse. • The Finder's sidebar often seems to 'lock up', so nothing changes (disconnected external HDDs still

I'm going to be a pain and disagree with Peter! IMO the BeoSound 1's bass seems to extend deeper than the Century (although I can't say I've ever listened to a Century extensively, I do listen to the BeoSound 1 quite a lot). The bass isn't the biggest improvement IMO, the hi-end and mids sound much nicer and more rounded on the BeoSound 1, in the same

Craig: In our Kitchen we have a Beomaster 900K. Not sure what it is, but it has such a nice warm sound. One of the best sounding recievers I have heard is the Beomaster 4000. Fantastic sound and that was on a pair of Beovox 1000's not the best speakers but not the worst (X25's ) Craig I agree about the 4000! Often overlooked IMO and as my first

thorne: Which? magazine now publishes ideal picture settings for all models it tests (brightness, contrat and colour) which I think is an excellent idea. My model is a BV7-40 markii and I would love to have this info. Does it exist, and if not should it? I never understand why this should be the case. All this implies is that most TV manufacturers don

I've tended to say that HD is a waste on anything below 32", even 40", but after having seen an HD signal on my (rather pathetic) little 17" Philips LCD at 'normal watching distances', I think it is of benefit on smaller screens. However it's not a 'necessity', and doesn't offer anywhere near the difference you see on the larger screens. It's still