BeoVision 8

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britops (archived)
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Posted April 16, 2007 at 14:40 GMT
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Quote from Shiny Shiny

"Apparently, they've paid an extra amount of interest in the speech reproduction, and as a result, when you're watching, it seems like the sound is actually coming out of the mouth of the person, rather than the speakers. Whether it's actually true or not I'm not convinced"



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Alex (archived)
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Posted April 16, 2007 at 14:41 GMT
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Thats pretty cool!  Aren't they supposed to start showing up in EU stores soon?
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Mark (archived)
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Posted April 17, 2007 at 08:25 GMT
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Does anybody have an idea of the likely pricing for the UK yet?
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smito (archived)
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Posted April 17, 2007 at 10:36 GMT
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My dealer told me in february, that the BV8 would be delivered here in Luxembourg during week 18... that should be next week! I'll go and check! 😉
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meandmyshadow (archived)
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Posted April 17, 2007 at 11:15 GMT
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Nicholas (archived)
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Posted April 17, 2007 at 12:38 GMT
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I hate to start on the same topic again but £2000 for something that does not even have a DVB tuner built in? It's madness. I just bought a 26" Samsung LCD TV for my mother with DVB, HDMI and a selection of other acronyms for £400. Obvious the quality will not be as good as the BV8's but for that price it is difficult to complain.

Top that all off with the lack of glass between the panel and the viewer and the ridiculously large logo on the front (that was enough to put me off to begin with) and it really does not take my fancy. Then again I am sure it will find a market with some.

Nicholas
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Killyp (archived)
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Posted April 17, 2007 at 12:47 GMT
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The BeoVision 8 has a single HDMI connector I believe.

Hopefully they will realise that High Definition is the technology on it's way IN and not on it's way OUT as they seem to be treating it fairly soon.

Let me see, XBox 360, oh no I can't connect that, no component. How about my Sky HD? Okay I've connected that. Upscaling DVD player, oh nope. No spare HD connections. Play Station 3? Oh no no more connections! Apple TV, again, no spare connections.

So let's say I want a Bang & Olufsen TV for a kid's bedroom (when I'm old enough to have kids), they want to connect their PS3 and Apple TV. They can't! Only one high-def connection when the majority of decent sources out there at the moment connect with HDMI! Not even an option to connect an xbox 360 in HD because it only runs down Component!

Please B&O, make your TVs look like they were designed some time after the year 2003. Sure it looks fancy and performs fantastically for what it has, but what it has is INCREDIBLY limited. I don't want to have to pay for a BeoVision 7 if I just want to play my 360 in HD. I should only be having to buy a BV7 for the main room!!!

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Rant over. Can't wait for the BeoVision 8...
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Bingo (archived)
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Posted April 17, 2007 at 13:37 GMT
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Just one HDMI for that price?

How do they think that people are making their mind up if they want to buy their first B&O television?

For the same price you can buy 46 inch A -brand LCD television with three HDMI 1.3 inputs.

How do they expect to get people over the edge to choose for the Beovison 8 then?

It is not pretty in looks in my opinion, so that attraction ain 't there.

A strong point could have been facilities build in, but there ain 't much either to flaunt with.

I think the Beovison 8 can become a big mistake.

Sometimes I think they are not doing their homework properly in Stuer what goes on in the marked.

Ofcourse that is only my simple opinion.

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beoberlin (archived)
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Posted April 17, 2007 at 18:28 GMT
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I think the customers will decide ...and not for bv8 i´m afraid. I like it´s look -apart from the logo-, but the technical hard facts are just so far away from the competition, it´s only sad.
I´m very interested in the first number of sales in the danish market and the future development of the 8 line. In the official forum were some rumours about a special "additional box" being launched with the analogue switch-off in denmark next year (probably a hdr with dvb-t), but only future will tell. Still no satisfying solution.

Regards, beoberlin
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Posted April 19, 2007 at 14:54 GMT
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I have seen in now in flesh and I like it very much. The logo is change so you can only see it in different angel.
And the price is dropped to 2700EUR for 26". And the plug-in module (ML+extra scart etc) goes for 490EUR

I think i gonna swap my brand new BC6-26 to BV8, so there will be money over for Beo5
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