Bang & Olufsen Beovision MX5500 (NTSC)
December 28, 2025, 1:36 pm
December 28, 2025, 7:15 pm
Summary
High-end 26" television by Bang & Olufsen, a successor to the MX5000, released in 1990. Primarily sold to wealthy television enthusiasts, the MX5500 is one of the very few sets released in North America with a SCART input wired for RGB. Also has RF, composite, and s-video inputs with stereo sound. Designed by David Lewis, the case came in black, blue, red, and white colors. B&O licensed the brand name to Hitachi to manufacture the chassis in California.
(Special thanks to Nino Bot for most of the pics!)
Manuals
- MX5000 (NTSC) Owner's Manual (Closest Equivalent)
Articles
Notes
According to Beoworld.org:
Bang & Olufsen’s second television in the North American market was a minor upgrade of the previous MX 5000 NTSC. The major difference was a different CRT tube and a software upgrade to allow bidirectional Infrared communication with the BeoLink 7000 and BeoLink 5000 remote controls.
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| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Bang & Olufsen |
| Manufacturer: | Hitachi |
| Model: | MX5500 |
| Series: | MX |
| Viewable Size: | 26" |
| Inputs: | Composite, S-Video, RF, RGB |
| Native Resolutions: | 240p, 480i |
| Horizontal Scan Range: | 15 kHz |
| Vertical Scan Range: | 60 Hz |
| Formats: | NTSC |
| Aspect: | 4:3 |
| Adjustments: | OSD Customer Controls, OSD Service Menu |
| Jungle IC: | Philips, TDA4580 |
| Focus Type: | Single |
| Heater Voltage: | 6.3v |
| Deflection: | 110° |
| Mask: |
Slot
|
| Tint: | Dark |
| Removable Glare Film: | No |
| Speakers: | Stereo, Headphone Jack, Amplifier |
| Remote: | Beolink 1000, Beolink 5000 |
| Weight: | 105.8 lbs (48 kg) |
| Dimensions (W/H/D): |
648 x 673 x 476 mm
(25.5 x 26.4 x 18.7") |
| Application: | Consumer |
| Cabinet Material: | Plastic |
| Launched: | 1990 |
| Country of Manufacture: | USA, Denmark |
| Market: | North America |
| Power Standard: | 120v |
| Mounting: | Table Surface (Standard) |
| Degaussing: | Automatic on Power-on |
| Tag: | Needs Owners Manual, Needs Service Manual |
