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I have now finished my “Eclipse -55 1st Gen” project.

Firmware is now up to date. Missing panels from the back of the TV and Soundcenter has been purchased from B&O. Speaker cover received from a B&O friend.

Since the set is a prototype it has only quite crude aluminium (not anodised) back of the Soundcenter. It was very expensive to buy replacements so I don’t think its worth it, especially considering how the TV is placed.

A desk stand has been manufactured at a local mechanics shop based on my drawings, using the bracket that was attached to the TV:

After that I did some polishing and painting and attached the “counter weights” with superglue:

TV installed:

Will add a cable sock when we have settled on the connections 🙂

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jvezina wrote:

I am responding here since it seems that the personal message facility has a bug since the sent/received messages show empty. The corrected measurements for the STB Brackets table stand are on this picture. I was not able to measure the height of the support of the bracket as it is hidden inside the Sound Center (more exactly behind the covers) when it is mounted. The bottom of the Sound Center and the top of the base are separated by a gap of about 0,5 mm. So they are not touching together, allowing a manual rotation of the TV to access the back panels. Regards, Jean

Thanks Jean,

I got that in your original message. I have now talked with a local mechanics shop and discussed drawings. They will be do something that hopefully will work.

I have now picked up the loose back panels that where all missing I have ordered from B&O, so the back of the TV look really tidy. There where also missing a number of rubber bushings on the soundcenter where the speaker front attach.

Will post picture when all is complete.

The aluminium back panels on the sound centre are not anodised, and buying those as spares was too expensive and would be a hazel to change so I skip that. The way the TV will be placed they will not be so visible anyway.

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I set ATV to Dolby Vision/60.

played a video on the YouTube app that was supposed to be DV 60.

This is what the stats liked like:

Does is makes sense?

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Did a quick check with the latest AppleTV 4K connected to the Soundcenter (HDMI D) and had it configured as per the instructions (4K SDR, Match content On).

When I play a movie from Netflix that is Dolby Vision, the panel signal that it is indeed Dolby Vision being played.

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Interesting.

Thanks for sharing. I was not aware of this. I recently got my hands on a 1stgen Eclipse.

Its says in the guide that you should use the HDMIs in the TV it self rather than the ones in the Soundcenter if you want to benefit from Dolby Vision. I will do some tests and report back, since I have the latest ATV available.

However, if you use the HDMIs in the TV it self I do not think you can use the PUC cable, hence you need to use the AppleTV remote.

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Thanks Jean,

I will check with my dealer.

Do you know if it’s a difficult task to replace the panels?

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I had my BV11-46 for some 7 years now and never seen something like that. Works like a clock.

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I was able to change my avatar to a picture of my selection. Go to your profile and choose edit in the left column.

An option to change picture will appear. Worked with the Safari browser.

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“Slightly updated in that I see Deezer Flow on there – dont remember seeing that there before. Either way, nice for the Deezer users no doubt.”

Note that Deezer Flow is only available if you have some of “mozart platform devices” as source, like Emerge, Balance and Level.

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Cannot agree more! Thanks for all hard work to everyone that has been involved!

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