[quote user="StUrrock"] Ours is off display, refuse to sell products that don't work :( (kept losing network connection) Customers and us are Looking forward to a fully working version :) [/quote] That's is a pathetic state of affairs for this product. All my B&O gear is a few years old and my TV is still the Beovision 3. I could

No excuse for the appalling service I know, but when you told the sales you were only a visitor he clearly saw 'time waster' stamped on your forehead. I repeat this is no excuse for the standard of service you received or the dreadful lack of information or facts he seemed to possess, but as, in his opinion, you were never going to buy anything

Thanks very much for those responses. I will send him a link to this page so that he can view the advice for himself.

A long-time close friend of mine and fellow B&O enthusiast has just purchased a full 5500 system via eBay. He used to own a 5000 system in the 1980s and always regretted selling it. Here's a couple of questions he asked me, which I said I would post to the forum:- He remembers (he thinks) that there was an optional remote to the Master Control

Looks very interesting. Like you, I'm very attracted to the idea of the EPG and recording via the iPad. Over to you B&O!

Not answering your question, so apologies, but isn't it strange how the 'thing' is still referred to as a STB (set-top box)? With flat screens, who sits the box on top of the TV? Shouldn't it be called a bsb - a below set box? Or perhaps just a box. Just a thought!

[quote user="ssgill"]The reason for me searching for new ones is that I think this is a unique product.[/quote] So was the Sinclair C5! Is that next on your 'must have' list?

Can't help with a copy of the CD, but I presume you have tried cleaning it? This can sometimes work enough to rip the album to the PC and burn a copy. Also, there are I believe CD programs for the PC which claim to recover damaged discs. I've never tried them, but perhaps worth a try.

[quote user="moxxey"] I stopped discussing the Avant over six years ago.[/quote] Accept for this posting eh moxxey?

[quote user="Karel Uyttendaele"] All BeoVisions that have have a SurroundSound decoder :-) [/quote] Ah! Thanks for that Karel.