Hehe... good times :) Now it's overrun with Chinese... they seem to be the only people buying stuff from there...
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B&O Price rise again?!
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I've had to work at two different B&O shops as a sales clerk in order to afford any of the products new. For a brief period of time when my own business was doing well, I paid full price for an Avant, a couple of DVD-1 players, and a BeoLab 2. I've been considering a BeoVision 7 for a few years now to replace my Avant, but I just cant justify spending that kind of money on a television with yesteryear backlight technology and questionable performance. My girlfriend owns B&O herself, and she still thinks I'm crazy for even considering paying the price for a new B&O television.
Please Apple, come to our rescue and buy B&O!
Please Apple, come to our rescue and buy B&O!
Hold that thought... for a cold beer I shall predict that 2-3 years from now... you will see Apple's very own TV sets!
Please Apple, come to our rescue and buy B&O!Hold that thought... for a cold beer I shall predict that 2-3 years from now... you will see Apple's very own TV sets!
... a TV that will only play TV shows downloaded from iTunes! lol
Please Apple, come to our rescue and buy B&O!
Not this again... what on earth would Apple do with B&O?
I admit of not following too closely, but has Apple ever had any interaction with anybody else other than trying to kill or sue it? B&O seems perfectly capable of pulling their own plug...
We already have that: AppleTV I think that Jeff is right about Apple making televisions, in fact, a TV with an inbuilt set top box which can integrate with the home network, has apps which can be controlled by iPhone / iTouch / ipad / And laptops... I think that's the kind of ecosystem which Apple is trying to build... if not a television, then an STB with those capabilities... The Apple TV is the testbed, the Mac Mini can be the form factor.Please Apple, come to our rescue and buy B&O!Hold that thought... for a cold beer I shall predict that 2-3 years from now... you will see Apple's very own TV sets!
... a TV that will only play TV shows downloaded from iTunes! lol
Sal,
You got it! It is coming...
FWIW, Apple actually did a STB before as some may remember.
I used to collect Apple products and
i am getting frustrated as well with these annual price increases...
7 years ago i bought a BS9000, Beo4 remote and Lab1s. Used them for 10 years and they were fantastic.
Upgraded to Bs5, BL5 speakers and a Beo5 remote over last few years.
The BL5 are truly amazing but the Bs5 was a nightmare to setup, has no easy mac lossless transfer, developed dust under glass screen. The unit was sent for cleaning and came back with even more dust in it...! I just can't be bothered to go to all that trouble again to send it off. When they agreed to a simple plug and play they tried to charge me for cables which were enormously overpriced.
The Beo5 remote has stopped charging and has gone off for repairs...
Build quality, poor software compatibility and reliability are definite issues now.
I can't justify B&O anymore and like others have decided to give up on the brand in terms of future purchases...
I really hope they get their act together but for now, thanks but no thanks.
🙁
Wow! I had never heard of / seen that. Thanks! Back to B&O, the facts are that we all love the brand and their products. B&O have lost their way with decisions meant to save money, which end up costing them customers and reputation which inevitably cost them far more in terms of long-term loyalty. It comes back to what B&O can do to attract NEW customers. They had a chance with the Beo5, the "gateway drug" for B&O. A fully customizable, universal remote for B&O and non B&O products. PC / MAC compatible software, they'd have made a killing! But instead they chose to lock it in (there's nothing wrong with lock in; Apple does this), but to lock it insofar as to require a Dealer to program it? I'm all for customer service, but forcing it is a tad totalitarian. If B&O is NOT going to change their philosophy, then price increases are the only recourse. Making less than world class products with less than world class customer service does not a successful boutique brand make.Sal,
You got it! It is coming...
FWIW, Apple actually did a STB before as some may remember.
I used to collect Apple products and this was sort of a holy grail -sold it years ago for ridiculous $! 😁
Not this again... what on earth would Apple do with B&O?
It's not worth answering. If people can't 'see' it, it's not worth a reply.
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