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Beovision MX5000

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Production: 1988 - 1990

Beovision MX5000 was a 28″ colour television which replaced the poorly-regraded Beovision MX4500. It was fitted with an A2 / NICAM stereo decoder and offered 2 x 15 watts through its log-line speaker system.

Using the Beolink 1000 remote control terminal which fully controlled its functions, the handset could also direct the television’s motorised base and stand, two units which had been specially manufactured for this particulat television (MB5000 table-top motorised base and MS5000 motorised floor stand). The television, mounted on either of these two stands could be made to turn 35 degrees in either direction for more suitable viewing. When the television was turned off, it automatically reset itself to its centre position. The Beovision MX5000 was the first Bang & Olufsen TV set to use such a motorised base/stand.

Beovision MX5000 could use the  Beocord VX5000 video recorder which could display a small image from the VCR in an on-screen window using new digital technology.  The idea was further enhanced with Bang & Olufsen’s Picture-in-Picture module a few years later.

The Beosat RX satellite decoder had been specially developed for use with this television, which fitted underneath the set itself.

The television was given the iF Design Award for its design and functionality in 1990.

There was also a variant of this TV: the Beovision MX5000 US NTSC but which was withdrawn from the market after but a short period on the market. This was Bang & Olufsen’s first television entry within the North American market.

Beovision MX5000 technical specifications

Types: 
AUS, Mulit TXT 3213 (1988 - Jun 1989) 
E, Multi TXT 3217 (1988 - Mar 1990) 
FTZ, Multi TXT 3206 (1988 - Aug 1990) 
FTZ, Multi TXT 3216 (1988 - Jul 1990) 
GB, Multi, NICAM 3218 (1988 - Jun 1990) 
I, Multi TXT 3214 (1988 - Feb 1990) 
Multi 3211 (1988 - Jul 1990) 
Multi, NICAM 3212 (1988 - Aug 1990) 
CTV system Multistandard B/G/L (GB version: PAL I) 
Colour system PAL/ SECAM, NTSC A/V 4.43 MHz / 3.58 MHz 
Picture tube (Visual picture) 70 cm (66cm) 
Picture tube system Flat square, Hi-Bri, In-Line 110 degrees 
Contrast screen: with metallised coating 
Design: high format cabinet 

Operation Beolink 1000, one-way (Prepared for two-way) 
Sound centre balance: between BeoLab and Beovision speakers 

Sound system: built-in NICAM EU + A2 stereo decoder 
Built-in NICAM EU + A2 dual language 
TV tuner range: 46 - 855 MHZ: VHF, S, Hyper, UHF 
No. of TV programmes: 50 
Satellite: prepared for BeoSat LM kit 
No. of satellite programmes: 64 
Signal/noise level: > 35 dB/1 Vpp and antenna signal > 1mV 
Crosstalk between sources: > 45 dB / 5 MHz 
Teletext FLOF, TOP, 5 alphabet, 6 alphabet (E) 
Teletext memory: 4 x 50 page nos. 
Station identification: via Teletext/station naming 
Speaker system: 2 x Log Line 
Speaker units: full range 2 x 7.5cm 
Long-term max. output power: 2 x 40 W / 8 ohms 
Harmonic distortion: < 0.5% at 15 W 
Intermodulation: < 1% 
Signal-to-noise ratio: > 50 dB weighted 50 mV (NICAM > 70 dB) 
Frequency range, audio: 25 - 20,000 Hz +/- 1.5 dB 
Power bandwidth: 25 - 20,000 Hz 
Bass control: +/- 8 dB / 100 Hz 
Treble control: +/- 8 dB /10,000 Hz 

Power supply: 220 - 240 V 
Power consumption: 100 (75 - 165) W 
Power consumption stand-by: 3 W 
Dimensions W x H x D: 54.5 x 66 x 45cm 
Weight: 42 kg 

Connections: VCR 1 (B&O AV1), Decoder (EIA:IS-15), AUX/LINE, 
Power Links 1& 2, S-Video in, B&O motorised stand, ext. speakers R & L, 
Headphones, Audio in R&L, Audio Out R&L, Video in, Video out, Data Link 
RF connectors (F type), IN A&B, IN C, Out 1&2,Out 3 

Link compatibility: Datalink 

Beovision MX 5000 USA NTSC Specifications 
Type: USA 3250 (1988 - May 1991) 
CTV system NTSC M 
Picture tube (Visual picture) 70cm (66cm) 
Picture tube system Flat square, Black matrix, In-line 110° 

Operation Beolink 1000, one-way 
Beolink 7000, two-way (from April 1990) 
Sound system Multichannel Television Sound BTSC 
TV tuner range VHF channel 2-6 
VHF mid. CATV A A-5 - A-1, A-1 
VHF channel 7 - 13 
VHF super channels 
VHF hyper channels W + 1 - W + 28 
UHF channels 14 - 69 
UHF ultra channels W + 29 - W + 84 
Tuning system Digital, fine tune 
No. of User defined channels A input: 125, B input: 125 
Sensitivity VHF: - 87 dBm min 
UHF: - 85 dBm min 
IF rejection VHF: >50 dB 
UHF: >55 dB 
Image rejection VHF: >50 dB 
UHF: >30 dB 
Adjacent channel reduction Adj. picture carrier: > 40 dB 
Adj. sound carrier: > 40 dB 
Contrast control range > 7 dB 
Tint control range > 40 degrees 

Speaker system: 2 x log line 
Speaker units: 2 x 7,5cm 
Sound output power: RMS 2 x 5 W 
Harmonic distortion: < 1.5% at 3 W 
Signal-to-noise ratio: > 45 dB stereo/SAP 
Frequency range, output ampl: 85 - 9,000 Hz 
Frequency range, Power Link out: 30 - 20,000 Hz +/- 1.5 dB ext. sources 
Bass control: +/- 5 dB / 100 Hz 
Treble control: +/- 5 dB /10,000 Hz 

Power supply: 120 V 
Power consumption: 150 W max 
Power consumption stand-by: 2,7 W 
Dimensions W x H x D: 64.7 x 67.3 x 47.6cm 
Weight: 48 kg 

Connections: VCR 1 (B&O AV1), Decoder (EIA:IS-15), AUX/LINE, Power Links 1& 2, S-Video in, B&O motorised stand, Ext. speakers R & L, Headphones, Audio in R&L 
Audio Out R&L, Video in, Video out, Data Link, RF connectors (F type), IN A&B, IN C, Out 1&2, Out 3 

Link compatibility: Datalink 

Beovision MX 5500 (USA) NTSC Specifications 
Type: USA 3251 (1990 - Oct 1994) 
Visible picture-diagonal measurement: 66cm (visible) 
Picture tube: full square, black matrix, 110° in-line 
Sound system: MTS stereo and SAP 
Tuner ranges: VHF ch. 2-6 
VHF mid. CATV A-5-A1,A1 
VHF ch. 7-13 
VHF super channels 
VHF hyper channels 
W+1-W+28 
UHF ch. 14-69 
UHF ultra ch. W+29-W+84 
Number of user defined channels: Input A-125, Input B-125 
Speaker system: 2 x log line 
Drivers 2 x 7,5cm 
RMS Power Output: 5W x 2 
Frequency response Output amp./speakers: 85-9000 Hz +/- 3 dB 

Power Link: 30-20 kHz +/- 1.5 dB 
Dimensions W x H x D: 64.7 x 67.3 x 47.6 cm 
Weight: 48 kg

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