I think most concede it is quite a bit too expensive (even my dealer thinks so)

Of course, there were those on the release thread who passionately argued that the extra (i.e a frame) is worth the premium.

A standalone product such as this (no expansion to extra speakers, no motorised stands etc etc) should have been closer to 4k rather than just above 5k.

Get ready for the onslaught of posts arguing that the value proposition is perfectly OK.

That would place an awfully high price on the looks - its nice, though still looks like a cheaper knock off BV11.

andy_js wrote:

I’ve been looking at upgrading my BV11 to a newer TV and would like to share this observation I’ve made I’ve made about the Beovision Conour.

 

 

I can order a 48” LG C1 with a BeoSound Stage and BeoRemote One from Peter Tyson for £2599. On the same site I can spec a Beovision Contour with no stand or cover for £5200. That means the Beovision Contour with no stand or cover is £2601 more than the LG C1 bundle. In other words, I can have two TV setups for the price of one BV Contour, and that doesn’t even include a stand or cover! What am I missing? Is the frame really built to such a high standard that it justifies more than half the total cost of the Contour? I have serious doubts. I think they are just having a laugh.

You also paying for the internal speaker system Contour not just the frame. 

I also presume you get a BeoRemote One with it as well which isn't a cheap remote. 

BenSA wrote:

You also paying for the internal speaker system Contour not just the frame. 

I also presume you get a BeoRemote One with it as well which isn't a cheap remote. 

andy_js wrote:

I can order a 48” LG C1 with a BeoSound Stage and BeoRemote One from Peter Tyson for £2599.

Either I was looking at the 55" model by mistake or Peter Tyson just adjusted their prices.  The 48" Contour (minus fret and stand, but with a remote) is now listed as £4500.  That would make the aluminium frame and wood panels only £1901.

matador43 wrote:

BenSA wrote:

You also paying for the internal speaker system Contour not just the frame. 

I also presume you get a BeoRemote One with it as well which isn't a cheap remote. 

 

andy_js wrote:

I can order a 48” LG C1 with a BeoSound Stage and BeoRemote One from Peter Tyson for £2599.

 

I am not saying its not expensive but looks wise a LG with a Stage doesn't look vaguely as nice as the Contour. 

BenSA wrote:

I am not saying its not expensive but looks wise a LG with a Stage doesn't look vaguely as nice as the Contour. 

That was not meant to argue but to clarify. I'm not in "The League" for that amount of money for a TV, mostly because I don't watch TV enough.
But if I could afford it and beyond a certain point I would do it just because it's a beautiful object only and it has to stand somewhere obvious in a room.
(That would apply for a BV14, BV Horizon, less for a Contour and not at all for an Harmony!) meaning that if you're not counting and you are a B&O customer who want beautiful things, you don't care it is 4000, 5500 or 7000 €/£/$.

matador43 wrote:

BenSA wrote:

I am not saying its not expensive but looks wise a LG with a Stage doesn't look vaguely as nice as the Contour. 

That was not meant to argue but to clarify. I'm not in "The League" for that amount of money for a TV, mostly because I don't watch TV enough.
But if I could afford it and beyond a certain point I would do it just because it's a beautiful object only and it has to stand somewhere obvious in a room.
(That would apply for a BV14, BV Horizon, less for a Contour and not at all for an Harmony!) meaning that if you're not counting and you are a B&O customer who want beautiful things, you don't care it is 4000, 5500 or 7000 €/£/$.

I do understand what you are saying, it does make perfect sense 

andy_js wrote:

Either I was looking at the 55" model by mistake or Peter Tyson just adjusted their prices.  The 48" Contour (minus fret and stand, but with a remote) is now listed as £4500.  That would make the aluminium frame and wood panels only £1901.

That's a fair-ish price for those materials and from a premium brand. Also, remember B&O has limited economies of scale on these higher-end products. ie. they sell thousands, not hundreds of thousands.

Obviously the shock is when you add the stand on top of that. That's when it gets seriously pricey. And don't forget you don't get PUC control (so can't control a Sky Q box), you don't get external speaker support.

The premium is pretty big 

From the Peter Tyson website

Contour 48 with basic fret cover, floor stand and included BR One = 5750

LG 48 inch (999) + Stage (1200) + floor stand (600) + BR One (300) = 3100.

Comparing 55 inches sizes the Contour comes to 6350, the sum of the parts comes to 3600 (C1) or a bit more for a G1....but still around 2000 extra.

Either way - a lot extra, unless you value the framed Contour looks that much,

There is no way the Contour looks as classy as the BV10/11/14 - so its far from the easier call that a BV11 investment was, for example.