[Paul9367]

Hi guys

what are your thoughts have a good friend who had the above tv, they have been quoted over £2500 for the replacement of the screen. He could buy a new lg and still have change left over, are we being unrealistic about the cost of the repair. It is out of guarantee?

[Stan]

Not sure what you are asking. If you buy a new LG, then you’ll have change left over, but no soundcenter or stand. Or are you looking at an aftermarket integration of a new LG panel with the old soundcenter/stand?

If it was me, I’d probably go with the replacement screen, but the soundcenter, stand and sleek integration between them all are very important to me. I’d only go with the aftermarket option (assuming one exists) of mounting a different LG on the soundcenter if B&O could not help me. If your friend is considering dumping the entire Eclipse in favor of an LG, then I suppose audio quality and integration is not very important.

[Paul9367]

Hi stan

 

thanks for the reply. I just think £2500 for a replacement screen to me is expensive, waiting to see if bang and olufsen are considering making a contribution, if not then my thought are new lg with a beosound theatre yes it is a more expensive solution, but that way any issues he has the soundbar and he just needs to replace the screen in future.

[SimonWeir]

@Paul9367, as a previous owner of a Gen 1 Eclipse 55” and a Gen 2 Eclipse, and now have a Stage with a C9 and a Theatre with a G3 65”, I feel suitably qualified to steer you to the Stage with a STB bracket if you are not needing to add further speakers or automated stand movement. The simplicity of the Stage / LG combo continues to impress me, it just works flawlessly and the sound is epic, with adequate sound processing for an Atmos effect. Remember the Eclipse’s sound is only OK and no Atmos processing.

However, if adding more speakers is your goal then I am an advocate of the Theatre especially if matched with a G3 or C3, and the party piece over the Eclipse 55 is that if you had the width for the Eclipse 55” you can probably go up to the 65” with minimal effort as the dimensions are close… that’s what I did and the extract picture size matches the power of the Theatre’s sound.

IMO do not pay for the screen repair, I did with my first Eclipse Gen 1 and was the forever looking for picture fault as I lost trust in the screen. Also the automated bracket was simply not strong enough for the weight of the newer LG TVs, and over time they sagged when away from the wall (fully open at 60 degrees); in fact the website removed the ability to by the automated wall bracket.

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