Mikipedia wrote:

Just wait until you hear it 😁

Can hardly wait.

MM

Mikipedia wrote:

Just wait until you hear it 😁

Yep. My dealer said that they were blown away by the speaker and they reckon people won't need additional speakers - it's that good.

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Not sure at first glance... I do like it somehow, but I can imagine it looking more aesthetically pleasing (to me) with a black speaker fret. I don't think the aluminium quite works. Looking forward to seeing it later in the week. Very happy that we finally, have OLED, HDR, to the edge border screen with a great sound bar and remote! My goodness it took them a while to get there!

OK the speakers are good, great or whatsoever but the design is not.

I am pretty sure the soundbar will be enough of annoyance to me while watching. I cant even stand the look in the picture. 

The BV7  or Avant look 1000 times better. The problem is that the design isn't easy on the eyes. Very unbalanced IMHO.

MJ wrote:

Not even introduced yet, and the official advertisement is already out on the internet:

http://www.e-pages.dk/plb/30/html5/9/

See page 9.

Looks promising, we'll see the real life pictures tomorrow.

elephant wrote:

MJ wrote:

Not even introduced yet, and the official advertisement is already out on the internet:

http://www.e-pages.dk/plb/30/html5/9/

See page 9.

Looks promising, we'll see the real life pictures tomorrow.

Now I can see the design makes sense when you view its alternate use case: Music centre !

I hope in that mode we can display high res cover art !

They could have added some real B&O design magic by having the speaker at the very top of the TV when switched off. In this way, if you use it as an audio system just the speaker becomes active and plays content, with the B&O logo (for example) subtly centred and lit in the middle of the screen below. When you then change to TV mode, the B&O logo fades, the electronic curtains open and the selected channel fades into view; simultaneously, the speaker glides slowly from the top of the screen towards the bottom, with a low backlight on both sides behind the speaker and hey presto, you're ready to watch TV. You could set the speaker positions (1, 2, 3 corresponding to top, middle and bottom) in the same way previous BVs have operated. Where's the creative thinking gone? There are so many interesting design possibilities, it's just a matter of a little thought outside the box - literally! Honestly! I can't help but feel human beings overt think things when design is just a little bit of imagination, nothing more.

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Man it does really look a little disjointed with the bar, unsure design wise who knows might just be a bad angle. Again the tvs do tend to look better in the flesh but personal opinion a little unsure on the design.

Design weakness is the constant feedback we are all expressing. Frankly, When I saw the real picture, I could not take my eyes off the big Soundbar distracting from the display which should be the star of the show.

The issue on top is the value proposition from pricing point of view. If the design was as good as we all expected (at least the ones who have expressed their reservations on the design), I would not hesitate to pay the asking price but now I have to balance the Design weakness (IMHO) of B&O and tasteful designing of Sony / Loewe and then bring in the price equation... it has become harder to lean on the B&O side on Eclipse. 

I am all for sound and most of us on the forum already have some impressive B&O sound in our homes. I was personally not looking for more sound but the great picture to go with my soon to arrive BL 50 (My current BL 5 will also play their role in the setup).

I have not totally given up yet. Still awaiting the real life viewing 65 inch and possibility of the 77 inch Eclipse, if the design looks better on larger screen. If all else fails, there are decent alternatives.