The porcelain bowls must have took a lot of thinking about!

Apathy - Definition : The only thing left at which the British are capable of winning a World Championship!

It seems O2 has won the fight to sell the iPhone in the UK. Story

Well done Peter - ever the diplomat I think this is a monumental own goal by B&O's Marketing Department - everyone who follows the brand can see its nothing more than a half-hearted attempt at best, based on an already outdated product and the chance of attracting a new "youf" following is zero because of the ipod, the price and its

It looks dated, (it looks especially crap in the leather pouch, like some sad soul with his phone attached to his belt), its specs are crap (USB 1.1??) and it'll cost a fortune. I've no doubt it'll sound good but I'm sorry - this is so far down the "Not Good Enough" scale its almost a criminal attempt to steal money from brand

darioazul: Dear All: Would someone please explain SCART ? Purpose? Benefits? thks dario SCART

Yes Dad - you're absolutely right Dad - won't happen again Dad - Sorry. That my trouble - I just don't plan three years ahead.

jandyt: I'm glad you are looking into this Peter as your batteries seem to have deteriorated since you last saw the 7000. Since you lent it to me it has sat on it's charger 24 hrs a day. Occasionally I would take it off for a play but it would only last 4 or 5 minites. Yesterday, I took it off and it wouldn't even fire up. It still works

OK - ignore all that, the data sheet (see attachment) says they're good with trickle rates down to 20mA. Seems you're good to go

Colin: So, it sounds like this battery pack might be the answer? If the cell layout is correct. The only other thing I would say on the charging theme is that sometimes NiMH may not accept low rates of charge as well as NiCd cells. Does the 7000 fast charge or is it a typical 10 hour trickle charge time?? Given the age of the 7000 I would guess the