Dylan,

Putting aside price, in my view, you should not consider buying a BeoVision 7 in the UK and trying to use it in Australia unless you find you can buy a Australian version from a UK dealer which I expect is unlikely.

Taking the BeoVision 7-32 as an example

The 7-32 in the UK is type number 9334 and in Australia it is type number 9335

The differences are:-

The first thing you would notice if you tried a UK set in Australia is that you would not get any sound.

Now having said all of the above, some things can be changed using the service menu, but you need to know what you are doing, for example on most B&O BeoVision units these days you can change between the various PAL types which (may ?) also change the sound sub-carrier, either way you are going to need the help of your friendly B&O dealer which is likely to be chargable because the Australian B&O dealer did not make a margin on the product sale.

So, if you purchase one in the UK you still have the shipping cost and any possible shipping damage to consider before you get to watch you BeoVision in Australia.

Keith..

I would buy the BV7 in Australia, its clearly simpler.  PM me and I'll find the price list for you.

If the price is more expensive which I am sure it will be, email the questions to customer service at Struer before buying in the UK.  In the past Avants and BV5's have made it to our shores from the UK and Hong Kong without tuning problems. Not sure about BV7's though.

Beoaus.

I did a BV6 from UK to NZ, and save a heck of a lot off the listing price. I'd recommend you buy from your local friendly UK B&O dealer, he'll also tell you how to get the service menu and switch off the UK PAL tuning and turn it on for AUS/NZ PAL tuning :)

If you buy in opened you remove your 17.5% VAT but pay 12% GST over here.

Do the sums and see the cost difference 

So, to be clear, what exactly is the list price of a BeoVision 7-32 in Australia ?

Also if you buy a product in the UK for direct shipment outside the EU, then VAT is not chargeable.

Dear All,

thank you for the replies - my dealer has already said that they will set up for use in Australia and can deliver straight to our shipping agent to go in our container. (he will also make DVD player multi-region - apparently the only situation where they are allowed to). So, I think the only issue for me is the comparative price (apart from whether the new BV7 arrives before October that is!). Thanks for the offfer of looking up the price Beoaus - I'll PM you.

once again thanks for all the help

dylan 

dylan:

...he will also make DVD player multi-region...

you will loose warranty after deregioning the DVD-player, won't you?

I'm thinking that if the dealer does it before I even see the machine that surely that can't invalidate the warranty -  couldn't stand up legally.

Dylan 

Dylan,

You will be fine with warranty provided a B&O dealer does the work.