Is the consensus that the 7.4 would be too weak with this TV for normal TV viewing (i.e. if you left the front speakers in a surround set-up off for viewing cable)?  I like the idea of sticking with ALT technology, but the 7.4 is mono (correct?), and I wonder if it has enough juice to be the sole speaker used for the BV-7 55" when it's in non-surround mode (like watching TV).

M

One other thing I forgot to mention in my last post:

I inquired about the Adaptive Sound Technology in the BS3.  It will not be enabled when the BV-7 55" is released, but the BS3s that have been produced for the last year or so will probably be upgradable via a software upgrade when this new tech comes out.

M

LarsJensen wrote:

Daniel wrote:

xegoon wrote:

BV7-55" + DVB-HD: 9.728,00 €

BV7-55" + BD Player + DVB-HD + BL7-6: 14.418,00 €

 

Do they charge 4 690 € for a BD-player? 😉

 

No, thats both the BL7-6 and the BD-player.

/Lars

 

Thank you! I was so terrified I couldn't read the full line. Now I'm calm again.

BeoNut1 wrote:

Is the consensus that the 7.4 would be too weak with this TV for normal TV viewing (i.e. if you left the front speakers in a surround set-up off for viewing cable)?  I like the idea of sticking with ALT technology, but the 7.4 is mono (correct?), and I wonder if it has enough juice to be the sole speaker used for the BV-7 55" when it's in non-surround mode (like watching TV).

M

Don't think it will be good to view TV with only the center channel. 7.4 is mono as it's intended to be used as just a center channel.

If you're planning to not use the front speakers when whatcing TV go for 7.6.

By the way, why on earth have the named it 7.6? I was so sure it would be 7.3, wich would be more logical.

Daniel wrote:

LarsJensen wrote:

Daniel wrote:

xegoon wrote:

BV7-55" + DVB-HD: 9.728,00 €

BV7-55" + BD Player + DVB-HD + BL7-6: 14.418,00 €

 

Do they charge 4 690 € for a BD-player? 😉

 

No, thats both the BL7-6 and the BD-player.

/Lars

 

 

 

Thank you! I was so terrified I couldn't read the full line. Now I'm calm again.

😕

I've got a dumb question (imagine that) for the group:

I'm very interested in the BV-7 55", but in my home set-up, it makes more sense having a stereo speaker under the TV (as opposed to a 7.4 center channel speaker) as I need to keep costs down, have limited space and intend to use the TV's speaker as a speaker for my Apple TV music collection.

Well, I find the size of the BL 7.6 daunting - in fact, I'm having trouble trying to figure out how to fit it in to my cabinetry (which will obviously require the help of a carpenter) and yet still allow the TV to turn on it's "low floor stand" (which will actually be sitting on a cabinet rather than the floor in my proposed set-up).

I started looking at the specs for the the 7.6 and comparing them to the 7.2 and they both appear to have 6 x 125 watt speakers and I'm now wondering if I couldn't use a 7.2 instead of the 7.6 with the BV-7 55".

Does anyone know if these speakers are essentially the same other than the external dimensions of the tube-like housing?  Also, do you think it possible to mount a 7.2 under the BV-7 55" on the motorized "low floor stand"?

If so, this would be more aesthetically pleasing to me and allow for the TV to probably move to more extreme off-viewing angles within my cabinetry.

Thank you in advance for answering my questions,

Mark

The speakers are identical with regard to drivers and electronics

The 7.6 does have a larger volume - 8 litres a side as opposed to 6 litres for the 7.2, but the quoted frequency responses are identical. 37 - 20,000Hz.

BeoNut1 wrote:

I'm very interested in the BV-7 55", but....have limited space

Have you seen the BV7-55" for real? Although we'd all love to have a larger TV, the BV7-55 is huge! It's 15" or 38cm larger than the 40", and that's hardly small. I wouldn't be looking at the 55" if you have limited space.

My ideal BV7 would be a 46". I can't see that happening though.

I have only seen pics of the BV-7 55", but I've seen larger TVs (including the BV-4 65") so I have some feeling for how large it is.

However, I still contend that the extra 5 inches that BL 7.6 extends beyond each edge of the BV-7 55" would restrict the motorized stand in my cabinetry though I concur that the TV without the speaker is still very large (no disagreement in those regards).

I'd like the group to take a gander at the space that I'm planning to place this TV to see if I can garner any advice from the group as well as attempt to show you guys what I mean about the TV's ability to move being restricted slightly more with the BL 7.6.  Please forgive the messiness of this room - it's definitely not up to the standards of the austere, contemporary European living rooms depicted here by members of Beoword that almost seem to deserve B&O equipment.  This room has needed a re-doing for some time, and if I put a BV-7 55" TV in it, I'll bring it up to higher standards furniture-wise.

Also, please note the space where the BV-8 32" is - it will obviously have to be enlarged to accommadate the much bigger panel (I'll have to take out the middle 4 cabinets and substitute a lowered shelf with smaller, underneath cabinets).  Incidentally, the little boy in front of the BV-8 is my 3 year old who took out the BV-8's LCD screen with a wooden jump rope handle that he was swinging over his head in a lasso-like fashion (you can see the damage to the panel despite the images being low-res).

After looking at the pics, I'd appreciate any insights from the group about how to do the cabinetry.  I'd like to retain the overall look of the cabinetry and shelving even though I realize that they'll have to be totally redone.  As I mentioned, I think the long BL 7.6 will restrict the TV moving side to side more than it might seem by simply looking at it's measurements owing to the confined space.  I'm thinking the BL 7.2 (assuming it can fit on the BV-7 55" stand) might be a better fit aesthetically, too.

BeoNut1 wrote:

At the below link, there are two small jpegs that can be downloaded (I can't figure out how to attach jpegs on these Beoworld forums - I'm not smart enough to do so):

http://idisk.mac.com/douglasfamily-Public

I could not display/view the images on your website ... but as you said they are downloadable !

So I uploaded one of them for you into a folder under my ID called "for Mark D" (let me know if you want it deleted, or the one that includes your child added)

FYI the process is (annoyingly cumbersome) to use two windows, one for manipulating the file(s) and the other for manipulating the post(s):

In the "file(s)" window ...

1. go to your profile (click on your "Signed in as name")

2. scroll down that page to "My Files" and click that

3. on this screen type into the input box the name of the folder you want to store things under e.g. [for Mark D] and click {Add Folder} button

4. click on the new folder's name "for Mark D" in our example

5. click on {Choose File} button ... and then use the popped-up menu/dialogue to select your file on your PC (a Mac I believe) for uploading (IMG_0546.jpg in this case)

6. now press the {Add File} that will perform the upload

7. now click on the uploaded image thumbnail or its link (IMG_0546.jpg) to have the image displayed full-size

8. now right-click on the large image and select "Copy Image Address"

Now in the "post(s)" window ...

9. click on the "advanced.image_desc" (!) icon on the post's toolbar (it is the icon of the photo of a tree) ... and in the popped-up menu/dialogue box do a past of the 'Image Address' you copied into the "Image URL" input area [   ] and press the {Insert} button

10. the image, annoyingly, will not immediately appear in your post, but it is invisibly there and provided you don't type over it the next edit command or add image etc will result in it appearing