Ha! Forgive my pedantry! Too much time on my hands! What to do with the extra 900 pounds eh..
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Actually, thinking more about Eclipse, it's not a true BeoVision – at least not in the sense of what the name infers and has always inferred.
You can either have this/the Eclipse (and what comes next) from B&O....
....or you can have nothing/no tv from B&O anymore.
It is your choice and of course it - as always with B&O - depends on what you are willing to pay.
Actually I was very pleased and surpriced by the feel (not to speak of the sound and of the picture) of this tv/the Eclipse.
If people are satisfied with a stock LG-tv and some kind of soundbar/speaker combination at a 'much lower price', so be it.
Either you take the BV Eclipse or you leave it - in my opinion it is the best, that one can expect from B&O these days.
MM
Location: Flensborg————Danmark
You could buy a tv........😕Ha! Forgive my pedantry! Too much time on my hands! What to do with the extra 900 pounds eh..
That's the point though - neither being ideal choices.Or a Sony - though at least with the Eclipse there's integration with B&O ecosystem I don't quite get the "sell everything and move on" comments....if I did that, I'd end up in a worse place.
Ha! Forgive my pedantry! Too much time on my hands!What to do with the extra 900 pounds eh..
I'm super-happy now! Might treat myself to a rebranded Samsung/BeoPlay E8 with the loose change.
I know a lot of people on here are trying to be really positive about the Eclipse and I'm sure it's a really decent television, but there's no way I'm finding an additional £7500 on top of the regular LG OLED 65" to justify it. 100% guarantee visitors would think I'm certified mental if they found out, B&O "magic" or not (and that price difference excludes the additional cost of the motorised stand).
The eclipse Does not have contrast glass. And the E7 I believe gave glass behind the panel. Not in front.All very true - though the C7 isn't picture on glass, so the E7 might be a better comparison But your broader point remains correct
Actually, thinking more about Eclipse, it's not a true BeoVision – at least not in the sense of what the name infers and has always inferred.
There is nothing Beo in the Vision part of the TV, contrary to all previous BeoVisions.
No.
BeoVision 14, BeoVision Avant NG and BeoVision Horizon are all with vision parts from TP Vision (Philips). Ie. its the ones with Android TV.
You'll have to go back in time to BV11, Avant 1.gen. and V1 to find a TV with an inhouse made vision part from B&O.
/Lars
I think B&O should also do a BeoSystem 5 that is the Eclipse "engine" (including a PUC that can control TVs as well, perhaps via HDMI CEC) but without the LG TV or the B&O soundbar. Then B&O can sell this BeoSystem bundled with Beolabs of your choice (including different choices for center speaker) and you can just "bring-your-own-panel" and freely choose between Sony, LG or whoever you prefer.
It's not news that "regular" TVs look good too but the interfaces are crap and look so bad. Not very well thought through. This is like putting mac design on a PC (hello HP) and trying to sell it like one. Designwise close but not in software. I buy macs because they look great but mainly because they work great and has an interface I LOVE.Can't say this for the eclipse and the price is as KMA wrote. 2500 fully equipped tv with a 6000 euro sound bar.Makes no sense. I want the B&O experience!You can either have this/the Eclipse (and what comes next) from B&O.... ....or you can have nothing/no tv from B&O anymore. It is your choice and of course it - as always with B&O - depends on what you are willing to pay. Actually I was very pleased and surpriced by the feel (not to speak of the sound and of the picture) of this tv/the Eclipse. If people are satisfied with a stock LG-tv and some kind of soundbar/speaker combination at a 'much lower price', so be it. Either you take the BV Eclipse or you leave it - in my opinion it is the best, that one can expect from B&O these days. MM There is a tv - and there is a BV.
Folks
Story gets even more crazy in the US. LG E7 65 is $ 3995 only in the US and if you do not mind picking up an open box from the Sony Authorised dealer (absolutely unused TV), it crashed down to $ 2800 only. Hence the price differential becomes even more of an issue here in the US.
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