In 2023, I had the opportunity to get an Eclipse MKI, which I thought was in perfect condition. Arrived to my home, I discovered that the panel was broken.I did know that the special Oled 55C7BO was expensive to get for an outdated technology. My dealer confirmed that with a €2600 quote. (at this time, a brand new 55C3 was only €1600).Then, I thought a bit about the fact that the new Eclipse are working with a software that is easy to get from the LG store, and that the connectivity of the newer MKIII Eclipse were the same that mine (Ethernet + HDMI), so I thought that with a bit of chance, my MKI could work with the new LG software, as it seemed that my Eclipse was, like the new ones, a HDMI ARC soundbar with a control over ethernet.I discussed about that with my dealer, who contacted B&O to ask if it was possible.

The answer from B&O product manager in Denmark was a clear "NO", as for him the MKI Eclipse didn't support HDMI ARC.I doubted about that, and I just thought that the current product manager has no idea what was inside the MKI, because he might not be at this job for long, and never worked on MKI.

Fortunately, my dealer is multi brand and sells LG. So I asked him if I could connect my sound center to one of his LG C3 panels, which he allowed me to do, interested to see the result.

So I went to my dealer with my sound center AND motorized stand. Connected his LG C3 where he already installed the B&O app... And saw that everything was working! So I ordered him a LG 55C3.

I then had to adapt the panel to the Soundcenter, as the old panel stand from MKI wasn't adapted to the new LG. So I made a DiY stand with 2 metal brackets and a bit of wood (see picture). Overall cost: around €10.

But as a dealer, he knows people... And talked about that to STB Brackets, who started working on a very nice adapter, with covers to make everything very clean.So now, in may 2025, it's officially available: the STB Bracket Eclipse MKI to LG C4/C5 adapter!! 🥳