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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>General Forum</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/13.aspx</link><description>The main Meeting Place for BeoWorld members, and the place for General Questions, Answers and things to say! 
If you have any questions about anything Bang &amp;amp; Olufsen related - please ask. If you have anything to say - please tell!</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)</generator><item><title>Re: Serial number/Age relationship</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/196133.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:54:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:196133</guid><dc:creator>ouverture</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/196133.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=196133</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;thanks Lee, that is great to have handy, what about prior to 1986 ??&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Serial number/Age relationship</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/196076.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:44:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:196076</guid><dc:creator>birgerbum</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/196076.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=196076</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;HI&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sveifors&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Try to look on &lt;a href="http://www.beocentral.com"&gt;www.beocentral.com&lt;/a&gt; under audio intregreted systems&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;regards&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;jan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Serial number/Age relationship</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/5497.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:49:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:5497</guid><dc:creator>sveifors</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/5497.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=5497</wfw:commentRss><description>Thanks, but I have&amp;nbsp; one question. How far back does this go? It would mean that 1986 will have 01, but what about earlier than this?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Serial number/Age relationship</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/4606.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:47:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:4606</guid><dc:creator>9 LEE</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/4606.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=4606</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Yes, of course.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am currently sorting out &amp;#39;teething issues&amp;#39; which are now pretty much done, and after that i will be spending 1-2 days a week full time updating articles, news, FAQ&amp;#39;s etc - as will Steve. This ought to create a pretty comprehensive database over the months/years!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lee&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Serial number/Age relationship</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/4602.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:36:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:4602</guid><dc:creator>Nicholas</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/4602.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=4602</wfw:commentRss><description>Is there any chance we could have an article written up covering this topic and posted on the main site?&lt;div&gt;&lt;br class="khtml-block-placeholder" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Nicholas&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Serial number/Age relationship</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/3879.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:13:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:3879</guid><dc:creator>9 LEE</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/3879.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=3879</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Some products differ, but it will be in there!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some V8000&amp;#39;s and DVD1&amp;#39;s have the Serial (for example) 9148345432 - but you just need to ignore the 9 at the beginning..&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lee&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Serial number/Age relationship</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/3802.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:33:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:3802</guid><dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/3802.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=3802</wfw:commentRss><description>the serial number of my besound3 begins with 94. &lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/emotion-8.gif" alt="Indifferent" /&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Serial number/Age relationship</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/3768.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:03:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:3768</guid><dc:creator>joeyboygolf</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/3768.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=3768</wfw:commentRss><description>Many thanks Lee&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Serial number/Age relationship</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/3763.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:56:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:3763</guid><dc:creator>Christophe75</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/3763.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=3763</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi there,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;@ Lee - This is exactly the sort of info I used to store in the &amp;quot;my space&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;my controls&amp;quot; area in the old Beoworld, that I lost in the upgrading. Do you think there is a way we will be able to retreave this ? Cheers and congratulation again for the new site !&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Christophe&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Serial number/Age relationship</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/3762.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:43:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:3762</guid><dc:creator>9 LEE</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/3762.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=3762</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Here you go!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;first two numbers&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; relate to the approximate year of manufacture. If a product was made just before everyone went home on Dec 31st 2003, it will be one digit out from a 2004.. &lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/emotion-18.gif" alt="Huh?" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Okay..&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;09 - 1994&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10 - 1995&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11 - 1996&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;12 - 1997&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;13 - 1998/99&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;14 - 2000&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;15 - 2001&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;16 - 2002&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;17 - 2003/04&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;18 - 2004/05&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;19 - 2006/07-&amp;gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hope this helps&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lee&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Serial number/Age relationship</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/3744.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:57:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:3744</guid><dc:creator>joeyboygolf</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/3744.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=3744</wfw:commentRss><description>Anyone?&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Serial number/Age relationship</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/3220.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:31:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:3220</guid><dc:creator>Graeme</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/3220.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=3220</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/emotion-61.gif" alt="Laughing" /&gt;&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/emotion-61.gif" alt="Laughing" /&gt; &lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;I was about to ask something similar.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;Can we have a page of popular older equipments serial numbers and the age relating to them?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;Graeme&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Serial number/Age relationship</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/3198.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:50:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:3198</guid><dc:creator>joeyboygolf</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/3198.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&amp;PostID=3198</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Anyone remember how the serial number (first two digits)/Age of product relationship works?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I had it from a post on the old forum but of course it is no longer available.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>