I went to my local b & o dealer with my other half this afternoon and we spent about 40mins looking at and playing with the Eclipse.

Our first look at the tv the which was in standby,the screen looked  nice and black and very thin with a metal back with the speaker bar below with the purpal heart fret fitted was not bad,but I did notice it catch my eye a little when first watching the screen and id think the ally one woud be full on you can see me below the screen.

My choice would be the black fret which for us would blend in with the look of the tv nicely.

Watching the screen with diffrent  things from the demo usb  was impressive with nice blacks and sharp picture and my lady was enjoing what see saw as told me the picture pulled her in when watching which was nice to hear as the tv had out of the box settings only.

I did notice a little shimmering and digital blocking on screen during our watch with the usb content and not sure why?

Utube 4k demos off the net looked really good and hdr even better.

I could not check the picture on normal tv as the aerial

had not been fitted but will be going back to play around again when the aerial also the bluray is connected.

Yes the lg logo on screen  is abit of a put off but its for the connrcted lg services the lg play store and the lg on screen stuff could of been tweeked a little b & o but is not bad  with smooth movement.

As for sound,the sound bar which most of you know has the screen sitting through it looks ok with the back of the sound bar fitted with a silver cover not sure if metal or plastic,but looked good.

The sound from the speeker bar was very good and with nice bass,deph which you could tell is the sort of sound output that you just would not get out of your every day tv without a extra sound bar connected below.

Is the Eclipse for me???

I/we liked what we saw in the eclipse finnish,design,picture sound but the lg logo was a bit off putting but thats a logo.Its the pakage on offer from b and o in the eclipse you are buying into.

Yes they could of done a little bit more to be a more b & o tv,like the curtains,rid the lg logo, a thin glass screen we our used to on the front and a little more on screen magic with the icons but this is a diffrent step/way forward for b & o tvs.

Im waiting for the stb prices for there brackets to see if the price is a little better as I post before the b & o stands and brackets push the price up so much more as the tv is a good price,its just the silly stand prices.

At the mo id like an eclipse.

Watch this space......

 

 

 

 

With you in spirit, but a couple of honest questions

Don't the LG panels have a far greater range of image customisation than we've had previously on beovision sets?

Also, is it true that software versions are permanent / stuck?

Aussie Michael wrote:

I agree with Sheffield about the Eclipse. But for me because of the price it is, i either buy an Eclipse with no additional speakers, or a Sony OLED and a BeoCore / Transmitter 1 and some B&O speakers.

And then, what about a center speaker? Don't you care for that?

In case of yes, you would need some kind of processor in between the Sony tv and the BeoLab speakers (which brings additional costs and spoils the ease of controlling the ensemble).

With the Eclipse you have a 3.0 speaker solution, which means an already built-in processor and the needed speaker/s.

According to my dealer round about half of the BV buyers don't buy additional apeakers.

The Sound Center of the BV Eclipse is certainly capable of delievering outstanding sound for both video and audio performances.

Believe me - I have heard it on more occasions now.

Additional speakers are the icing on the cake....or for people, who care about multi channel sound.

MM

Thought the Sony OLED was pretty underpowered sound wise as well, however clever the acoustic surface is.

The software dont know.

The customisation yes...has isf  day and night  also a number of  setting you can play with.

That was my understanding - it has a full range of image calibration, which has been much more limited on previous BV's. Maybe more than some customers want or need, but still much more flexibility.

Not sure about the room adaptation.

9 LEE wrote:

People don't attach the same values they did to a TV 10-20 years ago.  When the whole family sat round it to watch the big soap, it was a 'thing'. Now, when everyone has an iPad, Tablet or Phone they can watch what they like, when they want, in their room - a TV becomes irrelevant.

Trust me... if Apple, with BILLIONS of Dollars to burn, decided not to make a physical TV you know that TV's aren't really the future if you want to make a profit.

Lee

 

Lee
I not agree with you I think the people still having high values to a TV and otherwise the TV business (Netherlands) was not so booming! There are still a lot of buyers they want more the the regular TV and go for the "special"brands like B&O, Loewe and maybe more brands.

What I see overhere that people want to have bigger screens 65"and up and that market is not so big (maybe it is in the UK different?) still a lot of people have to spend a lot of money for there TV....... a Ipad, Tabled , Phone or whatsoever is nice as extra but not for watching real TV.

 

 

 

 

I do like the centre channel but also the left and the right and for the rears too

I didn't mind the Sony sound on the acoustic surface. A B&O it certainly ain't in the speaker department.

If less than a certain percentage of people buy speakers with the TV - they certainly come back to buy more speakers after. I did. That's how i ended up with the BL19, and 2 BL18 (as rears) after.

The question i also pose to myself is "why would i even upgrade/update to the Eclipse from the Avant" which i also suspect many people do.

It will be good to see how much the options are on the stb bracket solution.

Interesting to see what people think of the eclipse, for me I think the design of the tv loos great I just down like the speaker being bigger than the tv, if it was separate then yes I think it would work better ultimately, its up the the customer to decide if paying the extra is worth, personally I'm not sure, but time will tell, if this product will sell in the numbers that bang and olufsen need

Folks, , 2 questions , one hypothetical and one real .

1. If the eclipse was a Sony product , how much premium we would be willing to pay over the standard Sony A1E?

2. For those who are liking the Eclipse , how much of you positive feelings are driven by the B&O multi room / multinproduct integration versus if you were to use Eclipse as a Stand alone product in one location with no other consideration .?