Eclipse 2nd Generation Finally launched

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Emilos88
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870 posts
Posted November 2, 2020 at 13:43 GMT
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It arrived :D 

https://www.bang-olufsen.com/da/fjernsyn/beovision-eclipse?variant=beovision-eclipse-positioning-floor-stand

Nothing special or new,

Now with the GX panel, and E-ARC,

Nothing more than expected.

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Seanie
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1550 posts
Posted November 2, 2020 at 14:14 GMT
#2146740

Link doesn't work

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Emilos88
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870 posts
Posted November 2, 2020 at 14:19 GMT
#2146741

Try this:

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mibook84
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2724 posts
Posted November 2, 2020 at 14:20 GMT
#2146742
Seems there is an new oak color “light” which looks really nice!

With the new SoundCenter supporting eArc there should also be support for:

Uncompressed 5.1 and 7.1 sound

Ethernet via the TV (no need for two connections).

Dolby Atmos and DTS:X (just a license necessary).

Perfect lip sync support

According to the comparison chart the new eclipse also features a new ambient light sensor solution (part of the tv I guess).

New eclipse also show metadata of music services when streaming/casting.

And of course webOS 5 instead of the old 3.5.

It seems LG removed DTS support in the 2020 models. Not sure what this means for beovision eclipse but a bit worry some.

The new panel is also HomeKit compliant so it should also be a boost in system functionality.

I wish they would include the new size info but it seems unavailable at now. No photos showing the design changes and side pictures have been completely removed. Weird choice.
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flatwhite (archived2)
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Posted November 2, 2020 at 14:39 GMT
#2146743

Very keen to see the official pricelist pdf with part numbers. Looking for retrofit VESA adapter as well as standalone SoundCenter price.

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Mikipedia (archived2)
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Posted November 2, 2020 at 15:12 GMT
#2146744
No license for dolby atmos or dts:x mentioned, so not available. I somehow doubt dolby will just give that out and wonder how they would have 2 upscalers active/switch between them on the fly...
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mibook84
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Posted November 2, 2020 at 15:25 GMT
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Mikipidia wrote:
No license for dolby atmos or dts:x mentioned, so not available. I somehow doubt dolby will just give that out and wonder how they would have 2 upscalers active/switch between them on the fly...

Seems a bit sad but I wonder why that is. B&O is doing a campaign about home theatre and having the best sound, builts some of the worlds best speakers and seem to not care about that in the other end of the spectrum. A bit odd, right? Especially at that price point..

fansastic
fansastic
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Posted November 2, 2020 at 16:50 GMT
#2146746
Curious what it will cost to replace my C7 for a GX panel and if the C7 panel can be re used as stand alone or with a Stage connected.

Any ideas already?
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Emilos88
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Posted November 2, 2020 at 17:15 GMT
#2146747

Fansastic wrote:
Curious what it will cost to replace my C7 for a GX panel and if the C7 panel can be re used as stand alone or with a Stage connected.

 

 

Any ideas already?

The soundcenter have also been changed, so I do not think you can do that.

Sell the old complete and buy a new would be the way to go.

But what are you missing in the "old" can't see a reason to upgrade other than functions for the new consoles.

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Mikipedia (archived2)
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Posted November 2, 2020 at 17:16 GMT
#2146748
No, custom panel and no speakers in it. Also the milling is different for the new panels to sit in the top of it.
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