hi just bought 2 of these for peanuts - i am well pleased with the performance - however this is a comparison with an early 40cm lg set now some 7 years old! points to watch - foam rot on speakers - both mine had this problem however easy to repair / replace with rings from Goodhifi(see ebay) less than 10-12€ i use a beolink1000 so no idea of beo

hi all when the drivers in my passive pentas needed refoaming i asked them if they did the work the reply was no have a go yourself! i did with good results maybe easier with small diam units i don't know - i used Goodhifi rings - do a search on ebay - 10 rings cost me €28 inc p&p - i didn't use the advertised ebay service tho'

will it not take a higher speed cpu - i don't know a great deal about them tony s

ta for that but are they in shiny/brushed ali/steel or can i get one in matt grey? t

hi all anyone out there got or can point me at a centre panel for a bc 8500 - mine got damaged last week by a halogen lamp being upended by a curtain movement caused by high winds thro' the patio door! - it chipped the dark grey paintwork - about a 10mm chip - really fortunate not to have crashed onto the glass panel! salut tony s

Re french tv - why not acquire a tnt stb for about €35 or more whistles and flutes ie hdd and two tuners etc for more (last time i looked they ranged up to €150 i live in finistere and my manage adequately with acheapo stb! Hope this helps! tony s

Hi all Have just openned up my 7100 to figure out my vision problem - appears to be terminal! However in the case was a copy of the above - can i donate it to the tech docs system if so can someone contact me with the relevant contact details - also if anyone wants the tv contact me before friday as it is skip bound! salut tony s

anyone got a wiring pin out sketch of the audio in/out 7pin din i have one somewhere, but have been searching for about a week now - help please!! tony s

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hi i didn't shim but the process worked finr - i'm happy with the results ie to my jaded hearing! salut t