There is a Horizon refresh in October.

mrCTE wrote:

It looks very good, and so much more refined than the rehash of old ideas that STB brackets churn out.

To be fair I think STB offer some very good solutions and the workmanship and quality is high end. I am often put off by the pricing though personally. If it were cheaper I probably would have bought more over the years.

That sounds great, wil it get an oled panel?

Personally I am hoping it will because then it will be a consideration for me for a new tv. The dealer I spoke to didn’t want to reveal too much, which I fully understand. He was just advising me to wait until October for the new model before making a large tv/sound bar purchase. I told him I will, so that’s all I know I am afraid. I would be very surprised (and disappointed) if it didn’t I must admit, and I wouldn’t buy it in this case.

The Beonic Man wrote:

Personally I am hoping it will because then it will be a consideration for me for a new tv. The dealer I spoke to didn’t want to reveal too much, which I fully understand. He was just advising me to wait until October for the new model before making a large tv/sound bar purchase. I told him I will, so that’s all I know I am afraid. I would be very surprised (and disappointed) if it didn’t I must admit, and I wouldn’t buy it in this case.

It's very interesting news.

Nothing lasts for ever, and I've had 8 very happy years with my V1-40 - BUT - sooner or later electronics in things like TV's can die and something like an updated Horizon, with an OLED panel, dolby vision and HDR 10 + and hopefully an updated speaker system would be an excellent TV - approaching a true replacement for the V1 at hopefully sensible money.

The Eclipse is magnificent - but I'd rather spend serious money on speakers than a TV whose lifetime is quite limited as the technology and specifications change so rapidly.

Certainly making that decision when I bought the V1-40 allowed me to purchase the Beolab 9's - which hopefully will well outlast the TV in terms of tech and as a foundation for the system.

Cheers and thanks. :-)

LG panels dont support HDR 10+, so I wouldn't expect support for it, given B&O use LG panels.

Not that I think it matters, as HDR 10+ is clearly dying out, and from a weak starting point too.

John wrote:

The Beonic Man wrote:

Personally I am hoping it will because then it will be a consideration for me for a new tv. The dealer I spoke to didn’t want to reveal too much, which I fully understand. He was just advising me to wait until October for the new model before making a large tv/sound bar purchase. I told him I will, so that’s all I know I am afraid. I would be very surprised (and disappointed) if it didn’t I must admit, and I wouldn’t buy it in this case.

It's very interesting news.

Nothing lasts for ever, and I've had 8 very happy years with my V1-40 - BUT - sooner or later electronics in things like TV's can die and something like an updated Horizon, with an OLED panel, dolby vision and HDR 10 + and hopefully an updated speaker system would be an excellent TV - approaching a true replacement for the V1 at hopefully sensible money.

The Eclipse is magnificent - but I'd rather spend serious money on speakers than a TV whose lifetime is quite limited as the technology and specifications change so rapidly.

Certainly making that decision when I bought the V1-40 allowed me to purchase the Beolab 9's - which hopefully will well outlast the TV in terms of tech and as a foundation for the system.

Cheers and thanks. :-)

 

Sibbi wrote:

That sounds great, wil it get an oled panel?

Bit confused. I told everyone a Horizon update was coming in Q4 back in May :)

Yes, the plan is a basic upgrade. I was told it's likely to be a panel update with the existing design.

moxxey wrote:

Sibbi wrote:

Now that LG is making oleds in 48. Do you think that we will get an updated Horizon?

You must have missed it, but a prominent UK dealer told me that B&O had prioritised a Horizon refresh as their top priority, aiming for September/October, so it could be very likely you'll see an updated panel soon.

See ^ 😁

moxxey wrote:

Yes, the plan is a basic upgrade. I was told it's likely to be a panel update with the existing design.

It seems they will need to slash price or significantly upgrade audio if they want more than a small handful of sales.

Beovision Horizon: $6,250 USD

• 48" LG panel
• 2 x 30 watts amplifier driving 2.5” full range speakers

 Beosound Stage plus LG 48" CX: $3,200 USD

• 48" LG Panel
• 4 x 50 watts amplifiers driving 4" woofers
• 4 x 50 watts amplifiers driving 1.5" mid ranges
• 3 x 50 watts amplifiers driving 3/4" tweeters

So for roughly half the price you get (presumably) the same panel, but 10x the audio power.

I really love the design of the Horizon and would pay a premium to get it versus a Stage and separate OLED.  But I cant see paying 2x more to get 1/10 the audio.