Soren, With a current exchange rate of $1.64 = £1 that makes the BS8 approx. £610,so we're paying about 55% more than our American friends for the same product.That seems alot even if you add on differences in tax etc. Not sure whats going on tbh....maybe B&O have different pricing structures in different market's. Nick

Chris Visited my dealer up here in Yorkshire last week,Beosound 8 was £950.I was interested in Beolab 9's which were quoted at £6200.Also Beocom 6000 was £490,Beocom 2 £710 and i think the Beosound 5 was £4800 which included the table stand. Nick

Hi John, Might be even less soon as i'm thinking of moving to maybe Leeds,Manchester or York.Lived here all my life and could do with a different environment...this place is a little too quiet at times! Nick

Peter-Thanks for the kind offer i'm in Sheffield.The tapes are playing fine at the moment though....your tip seems to have worked....Nick

bucko: i am keen to find a way to preserve the information on them. I have been using a USB attachment called an Elgato EyeTV Hybrid that connects my VCR to my Mac. I then capture the videos into digital form and then edit them. Elgato is well known in the Apple Universe but I am sure there are just as reputable firms in the Windows World. This looks

Thanks for the advice....have tried rewinding 2 tapes then playing them to no avail,however the third one i got a decent picture and sound,i think this confirms Geearr's idea that these machines are sensitive to tape quality.All my tapes are Guitar Instructional ones that are 6-13 years old ,each one cost me £25-£30 and i have over 80

Hello everyone, Just purchased a pre-owed V8000 VCR which is to be used only for playback.I've connected it to my BV3 and registered it in the connections menu,also connected is a sky+ stb and a sony dvd recorder. I played two videos the first day and everthing was fine ... good picture and sound.A few days later i played a third video but this