The BeoVision 3-32 was a wide-screened tabletop model television. With widescreen TVs gaining ground in the early years of the 21st century Bang & Olufsen moved away from the conventional 4:3 format to the 16:9 format whereby prerecorded formats such as DVDs would be shown to their best advantage. So out went the MX-range of ’square’ TVs and in came BeoVision 3 as a table-top replacement.
Using the same tube as the BeoVision Avant the BeoVision 3-32 offered an excellent quality picture. A contrast screen was standard, but an anti-reflective coating could be ordered as an additional option. The superb sound was provided by the forward-facing active loudspeakers situated on either side of the screen. A replaceable framed cloth surround could be bought in a variety of colors to revamp a tired color scheme instantly or to make the television instantaneously blend itself into a new environment. A choice of six was on offer:
Black
Grey
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
The television - like the MX-range and most other televisions from Bang & Olufsen - was made to look slimmer than it was. From the front, and offset at an angle, it seemed narrower than its bulbous back belied. The TV sat on a rounded-off anodized aluminum ‘base’; the width of which was proportionate to a Beocord V8000 VCR or DVD1 which could be housed inside specially-designed stands beneath the set.
A 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround module could be fitted within the television. MasterLink was fitted as standard as was the Beo4 remote control.
A motorized base/stand was introduced in late 2002, and a year later BeoVision 3-32 was joined by a smaller BeoVision 3-28 partner. With the advent of flat LCD/plasma televisions, the BeoVision 3 range was withdrawn in 2006.
BeoVision 3 - 32
Dimensions W x H x D: 96 x 77 x 58cm Weight: 65 kg
Front Cloth Colours: Red, Black, Grey, Dark Grey, Green, Blue, Yellow
Power consumption: Typical 134 watt/stand-by < 1.8 watt
Terminal included: Beo4
Picture tube/Visual picture 81 cm / 76 cm (16:9)
Wide-Screen, Real Flat
Curtain: Electronic
Contrast screen (Optional): Anti-reflex coating
VisionClear:
Auto picture adjustment
Auto cut-off
Digital CTI
Adaptive Luminance Peaking
Scan Velocity Modulation
Improved letterbox
Motion Clear
Teletext:
Teletext level 2*, 1780 pages
Wide Screen Signalling (WSS)
FastText (FLOF), 4 memory pages per program
17 Teletext languages in 7 groups
Group 0 English, German, Swedish, Italian, French, Spanish/Portuguese, Czech/Slovak
Group 1 Polish, German, Swedish, Italian, French, Serbo-croat, Czech/Slovak, Romanian
Group 2 English, German, Swedish, Italian, French, Spanish/Portuguese, Turkish
(Russian) Group 3 English, Russian, Estonian, Czech/Slovak, German, Lithuanian/Lettish, Ukrainian
(Greece) Group 4 English, German, Swedish, Italian, French, Spanish/Portuguese, Turkish, Greek
(Arabic) Group 5 English, Arabic, French
(Hebrew) Group 6 English, Hebrew, Arabic
Tuning: Auto-tune, 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
Speakers :
Power amplifier modules:
4 units
Long term max. output power per module: 39 watts
Frequency range: 55 - 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 : (optional)
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 speakers:
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 Centre)
Speakers recommended, Front/Rear:
BeoLab 8000, BeoLab 6000, BeoLab 4000 or BeoLab1
Speakers recommended, Subwoofer: BeoLab 2
System modulator : (optional):
Splitter/System modulator output to Link Room (Beolink Video Distribution)
Frequency range:
479 - 831 MHz (in 1 MHz step), Dual side band
Video:
Automatic Gain Control
Audio:
Mono
According to type : FM sound system G : 5.5MHz, FM sound system I : 6MHz
Connection: 1 x 75 ohm arial male
Satellite module : (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 : Se list at Bang & Olufsen Retail System (via internet)
Controlling one or two boxes (2 x STB):
1 box controlled by use of the IR-blaster included in the kit.
2 box controlled 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
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