Here it is on display already. 

Nice looking TV!

Regarding the debate about motorised stands, for me a motorised stand is essential because of very different room sitting positions. However, motorised stands are now undoubtedly less necessary for many situations, The latest screens, unlike early LCD's, have wide viewing angles, both side to side and up and down. Also, big 55” plus screens are becoming the standard and are more likely to be fixed to a flat wall or left in one stand position simply because of their size.

Graham

Daniel wrote:

Here it is on display already.

https://ibb.co/L9g8MW5

Exist to create

That is from the B&O store in Hamburg......if I am not mistaken.

MM

Daniel wrote:

Here it is on display already. 

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Why aren't I surprised the Moment in the background has the back panel off?

L O L at the moment comment 🤣

Quick math on the price tag:

LG panel is about 1500€
Stage is about 1500€
So you pay a premium of about 3000€ for the frame and stand (and maybe remote?). 

It’s not cheap, but not crazy expensive either. There seems to be a lot of aluminum. 
Personally I think the design is to “heavy” and not elegant. But maybe that will change when I see it live (as with so many of B&Os products). 

As many others in this thread the TV is not for me based solely on the lack of PL. 
I still think that it’s a huge mistake not to include PL in all their TVs. Even though the customer doesn’t have any B&O speakers right now, the PL connections is the gateway for them to start a B&O collection. If the Contour is your first B&O tv, then it will be extremely expensive to add speakers, as you not only needs to buy the speakers but also a new TV which is another price class. People who buy the Contour properly have less cash to spend in the first place, so this TV ends up being a one time only purchase customer or your secondary B&O TV. 

I think that the typical demand of forum users here differs largely from that of a mainstream client. For many people, especially those that have some sort of design awareness, TVs are horrible. You need one in your living room for the rare get-together where you watch a movie or maybe some Netflix on lazy weekends. But most of the time, the TV just sits there and takes a lot of room, especially in a small city apartment. Some of my friends even abandoned the TV completely and only watch shows on their iPad.

The demand for a great looking, all-in-one, small footprint, floor-standing TV thus is huge. You see the difference when browsing through Tech Forums, where everyone is aiming for 55", 65" or even larger Screens - but in reality, many electronic markets are reporting that the new 48 OLEDs are actually very sought after and often sold out.

For the audience I'm describing, there is no plan to add large and expensive speakers at any point. What they might want is some sort of multiroom feature, which the Stage (and so the Contour I guess) supports. I think this sort of young, urban living, design aware and but ultra techy client is a very attractive market for many brands.

I think tuxian is right. A magnificent all-in-one 48 oled tv has its place in many european homes.

I really like the frame and the integration of the Stage. The floor stand is nice too.I can't wait to see the other stands.

For me, 2 things are missing from these Beovisions (Eclipse, Harmony and Contour) : a "more B&O" UI different from the LG WebOs and the trademark electronic curtain :-)). Of course, i can live without it, but it's these little details that i love on a B&O tv. 🙂

PS : i hope the PUC is there...

Mikael wrote:

Quick math on the price tag:

LG panel is about 1500€ Stage is about 1500€ So you pay a premium of about 3000€ for the frame and stand (and maybe remote?). It’s not cheap, but not crazy expensive either. There seems to be a lot of aluminum. Personally I think the design is to “heavy” and not elegant. But maybe that will change when I see it live (as with so many of B&Os products).

As many others in this thread the TV is not for me based solely on the lack of PL. I still think that it’s a huge mistake not to include PL in all their TVs. Even though the customer doesn’t have any B&O speakers right now, the PL connections is the gateway for them to start a B&O collection. If the Contour is your first B&O tv, then it will be extremely expensive to add speakers, as you not only needs to buy the speakers but also a new TV which is another price class. People who buy the Contour properly have less cash to spend in the first place, so this TV ends up being a one time only purchase customer or your secondary B&O TV.

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