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BeoVision Avant 28 RF DVD

BeoVision

Production: 04/2002 - 01/2004

BeoVision Avant 28 RF DVD was again available in the same five shades of high-gloss pearlescent paint.  However, instead of the combined VHS video recorder, this set included a DVD player on its top left-hand side. The TV amplifier delivered 2 x 39 watts of sound through its integrated active speakers.

Looking very similar to the CD mechanism on the Beocenter AV5, the DVD player was a discrete mechanism which worked well and was very reliable. But, unlike the Beocenter AV5 where the medium of CDi was not at all relevant to the marketplace, the inclusion of a DVD player was a useful step forward and helped this television - as well as the other Avant DVD models - become good sellers.

A VHS video recorder, as well as a satellite decoder, could be used with the set as standalone units, as there were sufficient connectors at the rear of the unit to permit this with ease.

However, because customers’ aspirations were moving rapidly towards larger-screened televisions, this particular model did not remain in the product range for very long.

BeoVision Avant 28 RF DVD technical specifications

Details:

CTV :  
Technology 100Hz
Dimensions W x H x D 73 x 103 x 58cm
Weight 71 kg
Cabinet finish Pearlescent shades of black
Pearlescent shades of silver
Pearlescent shades of red
Pearlescent shades of green
Pearlescent shades of blue
Power consumption Typical 134 watt/stand-by < 2 W
Terminal included Beo4
Stand turning function +/- 35 degrees, remote operated
two memory positions
Picture tube/Visual picture 70 cm - 28″/67 cm - 26″ (16:9)
Wide-Screen, Real Flat
Curtain Electronic
Contrast screen Anti-reflex coating
VisionClear Auto picture adjustment
Auto cut-off
Digital CTI
Adaptive Luminance Peaking
Scan Velocity Modulatioin
Improved letterbox
Motion Clear
Teletext Teletext level 2½, 1780 pages
Wide Screen Signalling (WSS)
Fastext (FLOF), 4 memory pages per program
17 teletext languages in 7 groups
Group 0
Group 1
Group 2
(Russian) Group 3
(Greece) Group 4
(Arabic) Group 5
(Hebrew) Group 6
English, German, Swedish, Italian, French, Spanish/Portuguese, Czech/Slovak
Polish, German, Swedish, Italian, French, Serbocroat, Czech/Slovak, Romanian
English, German, Swedish, Italian, French, Spanish/Portuguese, Turkish
English, Russian, Estonian, Czech/Slovak, German, Lithuanian/Lettish, Ukrainian
English, German, Swedish, Italian, French, Spanish/Portuguese, Turkish, Greek
English, Arabic, French
English, Hebrew, Arabic
Tuning Autotune, program move and semiautomatic naming
Tuner range 45 - 860 MHz, VHF, S, Hyper, UHF
TV programmes 99
Stereo decoders A2 + Nicam
Theft protection With pin-code or Disabled
DVD: Built-in
Disc sizes 12 cm
Frequency range 20Hz - 20KHz
Playback the following: DVD-Video, Video CD, CD-A, CD-R, CD-RW
  Multistandard PAL/NTSC
Signal-to-noise-ratio Typical 100 dB, A weighted, in Audio mode
DVD Zone According to type
Loudspeakers:  
Power amplifier modules 4 units
Long term max. output power per module 39 watts
Frequency range 50 - 20,000 Hz
Max. sound pressure level 96 dB
Cabinet principle/ net volume Bass Reflex / 3.5 litres
Woofer 115 mm
Tweeter 18 mm
Bass equalizer Adaptive
Magnetic shielded Yes
Dolby® Digital Decoder :  
Decoding capabilities Dolby® Digital 5.1 channel decoding
Dolby® Pro-Logic decoding of two channel Dolby® Digital
Dolby® Pro-Logic decoding of two channel PCM
Dolby® Pro-Logic decoding of two analogue channels (Lt/Rt)
Automatic format detection(Dolby® Digital, PCM)
Calibration 3 channel tone control & loudness (L/C/R)
Bass management, Delay management
Sound modes (Speaker 1 - 5) Speaker 1 : Stereo internal speakers (subwoofer muted)
Speaker 2 2.0/2.1 : Stereo external speakers / Stereo external speakers + subwoofer
Speaker 3 3.0/3.1 : Dolby®-3 stereo / Dolby®-3 stereo + subwoofer
Speaker 4 4.0/4.1 : Stereo-4 / Stereo-4 + subwoofer
Speaker 5 5.0/5.1 : Dolby® Digital or Dolby® Pro-Logic Surround / Dolby® Digital + subwoofer
Connections :
- Digital audio input
- External Beolab loudspeakers
2 x Coax phono, Input-1 for AV-scart, Input-2 for DECODER-scart
5 x Power Link (left, right, rear left, rear right, subwoofer. - internal center)
Loudspeakers recommended, Front/Rear Beolab 1, Beolab 8000, Beolab 6000, Beolab 4000, Beolab 4500
Loudspeaker recommended, subwoofer BeoLab 2
System modulator : Splitter/system modulator output to link room (BeoLink Video Distribution)
Frequency range 479 - 831 MHz (in 1 MHz step), Dual side band
Audio Mono
According to type : FM sound system G : 5.5MHz, FM sound system I : 6MHz
Connection 1 x 75 ohm aerial male
Satellite modul :(optional)  
Tuner range 950 - 2150 Mhz
Programmes 119 TV/Radio
Sound systems Mono/Stereo
Satellite radio Yes
Down conv. supply 14/18 Volts control, Tone control (22 Khz)
  DiSEqC (One way control)
Connections 2 x F-connector (2 x 75 ohm)
Set Top Box-Controller :(optional)  
Controlling boxes with Beo4 Supported boxes : See list at Bang & Olufsen Retail System (via Internet)
Controlling one or two boxes (2 x STB) 1 box control by use of the IR-blaster included in the kit.
2 box control by use of the IR-blaster included in the kit

 

and IR Y-adaptor(6174171) and one more IR-blaster(8330352)

Connection 1 x stereo mini jack

Connections:

TV Input 1 x 75 ohms aerial female
System modulator 1 x 75 ohms aerial male (splitter/system modulator output). According to type : G or I RF output
V.TAPE - AV - Decoder 3 x 21-pin sockets
V.TAPE : CVBS in/out, RGB in (automatic 16:9 sense(pin-8), B&O AVL)
AV : CVBS in/out, RGB in, S-VHS in/out (automatic 16:9 sense (pin-8), automatic S-VHS configuration, B&O AVL)
DECODER : CVBS in/out (automatic 16:9 sense (pin-8))
BeoLink 1 x Master Link
Dolby® Digital
- External BeoLab speakers
- Digital audio input
5 x Power Link (2 x front, 2 x rear, 1 x subwoofer)
2 x Coax phono, Input-1 for AV-scart, Input-2 for DECODER-scart
Camcorder / Auxiliary 3 x Phono sockets (video in/audio L-R in) *)
S-Video (S-VHS) 1 x Y/C playback 4-pin socket
Headphone socket 1 x Mini jack
V.TAPE DECODER 1 x 21-pin for V.TAPE decoder (video, L, R in/out)
Satellite modul (optional) 2 x F-connector input (2 x 75 ohms)
STB-Controller output (optional) 1 x Mini jack (stereo for 2 x IR-blaster with IR-Y-adaptor)

*) Possible to configure Set Top Box(STB) at Camcorder input and control via STB-Controller.
Link compatibility

Master Link

Optional features/modules

Satellite 4158  
Digital Satellite Module (DVB-S) 4032 (Part no.: 1403200)  
Digital Terrestrial module(DVB-T) 4463 (Part no.: 1446300)  
Picture in picture 4007  
Set Top Box-Controller 4167  
Positioner (external) 4170 (EU) 4171 (GB)  
Power positioner (external) 4172 (EU) 4173 (GB)  

Market specifications
MKI types:

Market: Type: Country: Active CTV system Basic CTV system *) System modulator
NEU 8340 A-B-CH-D-DK-E-GR-I-N-NL-P-S-SF-Other B/G B/G G
HK 8342 Hong Kong M/I/D/K B/G/M/I/D/K/L I
GB 8343 UK, South Africa I B/G/L/L’/I/D/K I
ITA 8344 Italy B/G B/G G
AUS 8345 AUS, NZ B/G B/G G
EEU 8346 East Europe B/G/D/K B/G/M/I/D/K/L G
TAI 8347 Thailand, Other B/G/M/I/D/K B/G/M/I/D/K/L G
FGB 8348 F, (CH, B, Channel Islands) B/G/L/L´ (NICAM B/G/L) B/G/L/L´/I/D/K G

*) Basic CTV systems can be switched ON in Service menu
MKII types:

Market: Type: Country: Active CTV system Basic CTV system *) System modulator
NEU 8350 A-B-CH-D-DK-E-GR-I-N-NL-P-S-SF-Other B/G B/G G
HK 8352 Hong Kong M/I/D/K B/G/M/I/D/K/L I
GB 8353 UK, South Africa I B/G/L/L’/I/D/K I
ITA 8354 Italy B/G B/G G
AUS 8355 AUS, NZ B/G B/G G
EEU 8356 East Europe B/G/D/K B/G/M/I/D/K/L G
FGB 8358 F, (CH, B, Channel Islands) B/G/L/L´ (NICAM B/G/L) B/G/L/L´/I/D/K G

*) Basic CTV systems can be switched ON in Service menu

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