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ARCHIVED FORUM -- April 2007 to March 2012 READ ONLY FORUM
This is the first Archived Forum which was active between 17th April 2007 and
1st March February 2012
Latest post 02-18-2010 1:18 PM by superdario. 51 replies.
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02-14-2010 11:07 PM
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Dave
- Joined on 04-17-2007
- Brisbane, Australia
- Posts 2,328
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The worst B&O I'VE ever owned
After receiving a Beolink 1000 i now can easily say that this is the worst piece i've ever owned.
I can barely think of one good thing about this remote, and that is, that it's built well.
Using this remote is like a punishment of some sort (compared to the Beo4) and it's really awkward, does anybody actually like the BL1000??
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.”
Your health and well-being comes first and fore-most.
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BenSA
- Joined on 04-16-2007
- Durban, South Africa
- Posts 808
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Dillen
- Joined on 02-14-2007
- Copenhagen / Denmark
- Posts 5,008
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I agree, best remote I ever saw. Nice build quality, nice feel, beautiful design, wonderful to use, shoot in any direction - even around corners, lots of functions...
Why are you so disappointed with it ?
Martin
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wirralsimon
- Joined on 04-17-2007
- Birkenhead, UK
- Posts 1,253
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I love all four of mine!
Simon
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Kokomo
- Joined on 08-21-2007
- Spain
- Posts 618
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I loved mine. It felt so 'good' to pick up and use. Remember also that this was at a time when remotes were just plastic junk. Some still are but better ones have come along.
I have very fond memories of it.
When it came out I bought a later B & O remote, can't remember the model though. It had a glass display and buttons on both sides. Hopeless! Thank goodness I still had the 1000 at that time.
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Stonk
- Joined on 04-16-2007
- Marlow, Bucks, UK
- Posts 1,688
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I'd say ownership of the BL1000 through the 90's and later was probably a major part of why I'm still here now!
If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.
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Dave
- Joined on 04-17-2007
- Brisbane, Australia
- Posts 2,328
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kokomo:
When it came out I bought a later B & O remote, can't remember the model though. It had a glass display and buttons on both sides. Hopeless! Thank goodness I still had the 1000 at that time.
Yes the BeoLink 5000. That's what i had, but the insurance company replaced it with this BeoLink 1000.
I didn't know so many people STILL liked it > It would have been amazing in its time, but for masterlinked TV's with motorised stands and set top box controllers, it's very backwards, and makes operation, an unpleasant experience.
The Beo4 is absolutely brilliant. You comfortably hold it where the center of gravity is, and everything you need is in easy reach with just your thumb. That is my problem with the BL1000... you have to look at it and the buttons are all over the place. The play / stop / up / down / left / right cluster on this remote is barmy! You have to repeatedly press << >> in order to turn the television. What is the deal with that?
Not having an EXIT button is also a daily nuissance.
So basically i'll be selling it. I'm sure it'll be useful to someone who has B&o from the time it was designed.
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.”
Your health and well-being comes first and fore-most.
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Dave
- Joined on 04-17-2007
- Brisbane, Australia
- Posts 2,328
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Stonk:
I'd say ownership of the BL1000 through the 90's and later was probably a major part of why I'm still here now!
Did you use it as a self-defence device?
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.”
Your health and well-being comes first and fore-most.
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mobeyone
- Joined on 03-27-2007
- UK
- Posts 955
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Has to be one of the best items/remotes ever made imo, two here and will never give them up.
Simplicity, superb build, logically unparalleled? is there another remote out there which was so easy to pick up and use? which has stood the test of time and I use this more than my Beo5.... and iconic.
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Dave
- Joined on 04-17-2007
- Brisbane, Australia
- Posts 2,328
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mobeyone:
is there another remote out there which was so easy to pick up and use?
Yes, the beo4. We're in 2010 now and that remote was brought to us in 1994, beo4 is KING.
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.”
Your health and well-being comes first and fore-most.
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mobeyone
- Joined on 03-27-2007
- UK
- Posts 955
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Oh yes, sorry.. wonder why I use the Bl1000 more than the beo4? must be my age... god I am so not with it anymore..
Thought I should add, even though it was made all those years ago.. I use mine in a link room and it is perfect for its intended use so for a product to still retain some element of functionality all these years later speaks volumes.
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Daniel
- Joined on 04-17-2007
- Svinarp, Sweden
- Posts 1,284
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I love my BL 1000! So easy to use and built like a tank and still beautyful.
Beovision LX5500, BeoCord V6000, BeoSound 9000, BeoLab 8000, BeoLab 3500, BeoLab 2000, BeoVox1, BeoCom 6000, Form1, LightControl 1
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StUrrock
- Joined on 02-04-2008
- Cambridgeshire
- Posts 219
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Ex wife once threw a BL1000 at me and it hit my person just below the knee.
God, it hurt!
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stefan
- Joined on 04-16-2007
- 200 miles from Struer
- Posts 1,733
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StUrrock:
Ex wife once threw a BL1000 at me and it hit my person just below the knee.
God, it hurt!
Sorry, I forgot: You can even use your BL1000 as a weapon - that`s the dangerous side...
Did anybody (any ex wife) try that with a Beo4?
Stefan
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beocool
- Joined on 10-17-2007
- the Netherlands
- Posts 5,514
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stefan:
Sorry, I forgot: You can even use your BL1000 as a weapon - that`s the dangerous side...
Did anybody (any ex wife) try that with a Beo4?
Stefan
No, thank god! Dear would be serious casualties! I use both Beo4 and Beolink 1000 on a daily basis. I love both!
Beoworld's twenty-eighth ninth prize winner and fifty-first second prize winner. Best £30 I've ever spent!
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Dave
- Joined on 04-17-2007
- Brisbane, Australia
- Posts 2,328
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soundproof:
When she comes at you swinging a BeoLab 8000 as a club ... duck.
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.”
Your health and well-being comes first and fore-most.
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Daniel
- Joined on 04-17-2007
- Svinarp, Sweden
- Posts 1,284
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soundproof:
When she comes at you swinging a BeoLab 8000 as a club ... duck.
NO! Then she will hit the hard wall. No good for the speaker. Take the pain and save the BL.
Beovision LX5500, BeoCord V6000, BeoSound 9000, BeoLab 8000, BeoLab 3500, BeoLab 2000, BeoVox1, BeoCom 6000, Form1, LightControl 1
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j0hnbarker
- Joined on 04-16-2007
- LS28/GB
- Posts 2,002
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Hi Dave
I do hear where you're coming from, but the Beolink 5000 you were using before was hardly cutting edge technology, and not that much younger than the Beolink 1000 itself. The Beo 4 is pretty long in the tooth now too!
It's not as if the insurance company have give you a 6000 Commander after all :)
President, Beomaster 8000 Appreciation Society
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