I too have a white V1 and bought a red speaker grill to get some contrast however it is almost impossible to see whether I'm using the red or grey.

A total waste of money. 

Hi Michael,

I couldn't justify the cost for the barely noticeable difference. I agree, spend the same (or even less) for a nice piece of art! I think the dealer should give you a choice of colour when you buy the TV! I was also wondering if it would be possible to simply recover the existing fret with a bit of coloured fabric.

Jonathan

I thought perhaps that the yellow one would stand out the most. I think the green is attractive but pity it doesn't stand out like it does on the b&o website.

How are you enjoying your V1 anyway Michael? You're using it standalone right? Most of my usage is with the screen muted and Spotify Airplayed through it although sometimes I even watch it too ;)

Jonathan

Hi guys, thanks for the input!

It´s a pity that the speaker fret don't to more change to the overall design of the TV. Like on the BS2500 where the  covers made a very big difference, or the MX-series with their back casing in different colors. For the price they charge for the fret you get very little back it seems.

I think it could be possible to replace the fabric yourself but the problem is probably to get the right kind of fabric. It has to be very thin to fit inside the box on the steel plate and also be "airy" enough for the speakers to sound as good as possible.

I would like a blue cover for example, perhaps it could even be possible just to paint it with spray paint, not sure I wan't to try it out however =)

Sorry to hear that you can´t see much of a difference hitolaus but I hope it makes a bit of difference at least.

Jonathan, yes I am using it as a standalone unit. It works very good at that. I use it for airplay a bit and I have been enjoying iTunes Festival a few nights this month on the V1 with great sound and video. I do think the matte screen looks a bit dated, watching video on my main tv with a glossy screen or even on my iPad, Mac or iPhone feels different with a feeling of more color and contrast compared to the matte screen.

One strange thing I have noticed is that when I play video from USB that the Natural motion-engine of the TV works much better than on DVB-C. It looks just as on my Avant, very smooth and very nice. I do think there is a big difference and perhaps it is shut of on the DVB-receiver? No way to configure it manually from what I have found.

I have had a few questions and problems which I have talked with B&O about. They have also confirmed that the TV is made in China, but I had to send a few mails to get that confirmed. However to their quality specifications and such. More or less the tv is working fine but is going to be replaced because of the paint chipping issue and that sometimes on DVB-C that my screen goes green (which I think is software but B&O wanted to replace) - and I want to wait until they have been producing it a few months so I can get a tv that is made with perhaps a few different adjustments(?).

Michael 

I completely agree. I am slightly bored of looking at it now and it would great to have a speaker cover that radically changed the look.

My first one had the paint chips too but B&O were very helpful in replacing it with a new unchipped one. They drove over and took care of the whole install including cabling and PUC setup.

Michael wrote:

I think the fret is a bit expensive for what it is. I could just as well buy a nice lithography to hang beside the tv for some nice art :)

Totally agree. The BV10 frets are much better made and seem slightly better value for money. When I saw the V1 frets, all I could think was "they were made for a fiver!". No way did they cost more than a few pounds to produce. Was a bit shocked.

Plus it's quite hard to see the coloured fret behind the speaker, unless it's a room with a light of natural light. My dealer put the green fret behind the white V1 and I didn't even know it was behind the grill. Just looked dark.

I think the idea was good, the implementation less so.

jkhamler wrote:

I completely agree. I am slightly bored of looking at it now and it would great to have a speaker cover that radically changed the look.

My first one had the paint chips too but B&O were very helpful in replacing it with a new unchipped one. They drove over and took care of the whole install including cabling and PUC setup.

Sorry to hear your first unit had paint chipping, but good to hear that B&O took good care of you.

I was concerned about paint chipping when I ordered mine, and asked the dealer to attend my home, as I am within walking distance, to help with the setup of the stand, and also in case of any issues with chipping.

Fortunately, mine came with all the extra paper/light cardboard packing around the hinge area, and was chip free thank goodness.

I've got the standard silver fret, but will buy blue if one becomes available.

IMHO, the only reason the covers appear to make only a slight difference, is that because of the punched holes in the casework, and the thickness of the metal, you only 'see' the effect of the cover when you are square on to the front of the TV.  Otherwise, the natural thickness of the metal and holes being offset, means you don't see the colour of the fret when standing slightly to the side etc.

Kind regards

John.. 😐

 

Yes I also thought the unit was made in denmark (it says that on the stand for example) On the TV there is no mention of china but there are chinese signs on it (I thought they where just regulatory texts). I don't think it is fair play not to mention it on the product.

However it works well and I can't complain. My Macs are also made in china, the difference is that apple doesnt hide it. Try to find china on the Beoplay website =).

I don't know how they will fix my tv but I don't have time to worry about that right now anyway. 

How have you guys connected dvd/bluray? I am still confused that the manual in the tv says that there are B&O DVD and Bluray players that can be controlled via the tv. (There are no b&o blurays for V1?)

 It also says that if the red light blinks that the tv might be recording tv(?). I guess this would be perfectly possible to usb (my samsung and alot of other tvs can do this). This feature is disabled on the V1 however, and I guess they will use it in the BV11 with the same cpu. So they should enable it. 

Unfortunately impossible to get in touch with the B&O developers, I have asked B&O several times and they do not want consumers to be in contact with their developers unfortunately.