You can sure buy a BV7 without centerspeaker, but I think that the sound of TV and DVD will be very strange. I would not recommand you to do that. If you have a budget and need/ want the TV right now, why not go for the 32" model WITH a center??

I think for TV it will be all right since it is broadcasted mostly in stereo to begin with. For DVD, speech may be a bit muddy and definilty not as clear as it would be with a center.

 What would bother me more is that most (all I know) mounting options are designed to have a center speaker below the TV so you might be staring at a clamp or the hole for the cable.

Cheers

JK

I am not 100% sure but if recall it right the Beosystem 3 build in the new 7-40 does not allow to run without a center speaker. I think there is no "none" speaker available for the center.

Please check this out before you are disappointed if you consider the new 7-40

Karsten 

I have read that Beo retailers would not be allowed to sell a BV7 without a speaker.

Although I am sure they would.

I'd still recommand you get the speakers, as you'd be able to enjoy a nice surround sound.

 p.

If I remember rightly (it's been a while since I've crawled behind the back of a 7-40), there are two PowerLink outputs for the Centre speaker, as well as an extra centre speaker output on the Dolby Board.

If you use a pair of BeoLab 3's, you'll need to plug them into the centre speaker outputs, as you will not get any sound at all without a centre speaker activated.