If they do a BS5, then that will scavange sales from the Beovisions.

I think they should do both

Barry Santini wrote:

If they do a BS5, then that will scavange sales from the Beovisions.

 

While I am sure this is true,and probably why there is a rumor that the BeoSystem ends with "4".  I would definately like the 4K "5" as I expect that the BeoSystem 5 would have a longer life than the TV.  I'd rather spend about $2-3000 for a new TV every 5 years or so, and I am sure I would be happy with the sound of the BeoSystem 5 for the long run.  It will be inevitable that I will buy a 4K TV in the near future, but I will need to figure out the best way to integrate the BeoSystem 4 into it.  The Oppo 4K player has two HDMI outputs which would work fine, but what about another 4K source like a future Apple TV?

I hope the rumor is not true about no BeoSystem 5!

 

 

It is rather simple.

In the future (near future) B&O will use the video engine of the LG platform.

(That is the meaning of cooperating with LG).

Maybe they will/can add this or that to this engine, but it will not be an engine like in a BeoSystem as before.

The audio part/the audio engine will - I suppose - be further developed.

In what way is not clear - since we have no details, yet.

Whether this will be as an integrated part of' the tv or as something more standalone with integrated speakers or....

Well, we don't know - several options there I suppose!

Therefore there will be no BSys5 as a direct successor of the previous BeoSystems.

MM

BeoSystem 3 & 4 were there when then B&O had dedicated screens in their gamma... Unfortunately there are no separate screens... So I guess that a new BeoSystem won't come out...

 

Karel.

 

Hi Mark, I hope not, I see no reason why they rather put it a TV than having it separate Receiver. When I started buying B&O, I tried a whole lot of receivers with it until I tried 7000 with Pentas and BeoSound 9000 that's when I decided I'll never use BeoLabs with other Receivers. The cost of the cables were even another thing. Most of us are willing to spend on Beosystems for our Speakers so Please don't leave us behind!

kuyttendaele wrote:

BeoSystem 3 & 4 were there when then B&O had dedicated screens in their gamma... Unfortunately there are no separate screens... So I guess that a new BeoSystem won't come out...

 

Karel.

 

I was under the impression that the BeoSystems were also available to those that had projection TV's.  Did B&O sell those at one time?

Mark-N wrote:

I was under the impression that the BeoSystems were also available to those that had projection TV's.  Did B&O sell those at one time?

I don't think B&O ever sold B&O branded projectors, but I believe dealers recommended and installed non B&O projectors when installing full home theaters for customers -- powered by Beosystems.

I am saddened that the standalone Beosystems are going the way of the Dodo.

For large screen wall installations, home theaters, complete surround sound, and/or projectors, a separate BeoSystem is a must. I can't imagine running all of those cables through a wall! This is a very different need than those who want just a simple, integrated tv.

My wish would be that B&O would focus more on a BeoSystem that passed through the 4K without video processing other than adding the menu overlay. Video processing has never been one of B&O's strengths. Some of us in the US might remember the disaster of the AV7000. The AV7000 was the only way to integrate B&O speakers as surround sound to a TV at the time. However, the video was horribly over-processed and looked unnatural.

It would be nice to think they would consider a Beosystem 5, but it seems their new Italian CEO is focused on play and a younger less discerning audience than on high end quality and their "old" loyal customer base.

Given that the TV's (and the new Harmony is no exception) are based around LG displays, maybe B&O should abandon TV's (rumours are they may) and develop a stylish AV processor around the Beosound5/Beomaster5, call it Beosystem 5, and give it all the features we want such as high end audio via wifi or cable such as the CORE capacity (Deezer Flac etc), video processing hat embraces 4K and 8K, surround sound to both old wired speakers as well as new wireless speakers, etc etc.

It's a dream, but under current management I cannot see this happen.

In Australia they again changed distributor/agent without any warning and the result is most of the stores are shut down. I can see if they want to continue the Beoplay line of cheap products for the younger sound def population, but they have abandoned the basics of the company objective from the get go, Style and high end quality. A sad stage again in the B&O saga. Separate Beoplay from B&O and run them as two different business entities.

Someone please bring back all the things we miss, including availability of spare parts for the "old" quality speakers and Beosound systems. Recently they shifted spare parts to India and stopped carrying spares after 10 years, so you can guess what that results in.

I still run all my B&O products, i.e. speakers (1's, 2's, 8000. 6000, 5000, 4000, 5's, 2's etc) and Beosound 5, Beosund 5 Encore and my new CORE but fear that one day they will start to fail and I won't find parts. Anything besides that is sub par except maybe the Beolab 50's and 90's, but there is nothing (besides the CORE) to run them with high end quality. audio unless you start buying 3rd party processors.....