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Beovision 8800

BeoVision

Production: 1980 - 03/1984

Another 26″ receiver in Bang & Olufsen’s range of 26″ colour TV models, the Beovision 8800 included a 14 watts log-line loudspeaker system made up of an 10cm and a 5cm speaker.

It was identical to the Beovision 7700 and Beovision 5500 with the exception that this was the biggest screen of the threesome. Up to sixteen stations could be electronically tuned. It operation was by way of the Video Terminal remote control.  The Beovision 5500 / 7700 / 8800 range was the first range of Beovision television sets equipped with an infra-red remote control.

Connections were included on the set for an extension loudspeaker as well as to a hi-fi system. There was also a headphone socket fitted.

An easy-glide undercarriage at 34 cm in height was provided for mounting the set and it had optional accessories of a Bang & Olufsen Loop Amplifier for the hard of hearing as well as a Teletext decoder and a Video FBAS kit.

Beovision 8800 was replaced in by the Beovision 8802 after the end of its market availability in 1984.

Beovision 8800 technical specifications

Specifications: 
Picture tube size 26" - 66 cm 
Cabinet Wood 
Features Infrared cordless remote control 
Number of programmes 16 VHF - UHF 
Range VHF 2 - 12 
VHF 46 - 130, 130 - 300 MHz only for type: 3325, 3323, 3321, 3373, 3374, 3371, 3372 
Picture tube 30 AX 110° in line self converging 
Start time Approx. 5 sec. 
Aerial impedance 75 ohms coaxial 
Speakers Woofer 4" - 10 cm 
Tweeter 2" - 5 cm 
Log line system 
Sound power output 14 watts 
Harmonic distortion < 0.3 % 
Intermodulation < 2.5 % 
Frequency range +/- 1.5 dB 40 - 20,000 Hz 
Power bandwidth 10 - 35,000 Hz 
Signal-to-noise ratio > 55 dB 
Bass control +8 -5 dB / 100 Hz 
Treble control +9 -6 dB / 10,000 Hz 
Power supply 180 - 265 volts 
Power consumption 75 (65 - 130) watts 
Stand-by < 2 watts 
Dimensions W x H x D 77 x 49 x 45.5 cm 
Weight 39 kg 

Connections: 
Headphones ouput Max. 7.5 V / 200 ohms 
External speaker Min. 4 ohms 
Tape output 30 mV / 470 kohms 
Amplifier output 700 mV / 1 kohms

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