beotex wrote:

Second, since we have BV14, Horizon, and Avant NG running Android, and older sets running something else, how likely is it B&O supports yet another user interface with the LG sets? Is Android temporary or is it here to stay?

The "LG based" Beovisions will be running WebOS i.e LGs own operating system.

thats probably a good thing......will be interesting if the range of smart apps is the same as for LG's own TVs or if we get a more restricted list....

Thanks for the information MM!  Checking to see if I misread the articles....  Are the articles essentially saying, "Hey....  All of these models are great, and the difference between the $8000 model & $2500 model isn't monumental (with respect to PQ).  Buy what you can afford; you can't go wrong."

B&O will get my money sometime this year for a music system, but I'm fortunate enough to be able to wait another year or two for the right display.  It sounds like LG has developed a lot of credibility in the display space as a thought-leader, so I'm super excited to see the results of this collaborative effort.  2017 & 2018 has to be an exciting year for B&O.  Stabilizing the android based sets & rolling out full functionality has got to be on the horizon (no pun intended), and the prospect of a new line more aligned with current/future specs seems more likely than not.  :: holding breath ::

I really, really hope that B&O will make more impact to the design for coming Beovisions than providing the soundbar part of package.😮

The article that MM linked to says that LG themselves will only sell the new screens with a bulky connection-box including built-in speakers, and only during 2018 provide a smaller connectionbox.

Hi Hiort -- I'll reread the article.  I thought that design (thinnest display through separated soundbar) was unique to the most expensive model, and the other models were built more traditionally.

Sure, that is about the W series - not about all others.

MM

Hiort wrote:

I really, really hope that B&O will make more impact to the design for coming Beovisions than providing the soundbar part of package.

The article that MM linked to says that LG themselves will only sell the new screens with a bulky connection-box including built-in speakers, and only during 2018 provide a smaller connectionbox.

Chris Townsend wrote:

If they've got any sense, they'll repeat the 12-65.

A brilliant display, repacked by B&O in a modified case, and then have an almost identical sound bar/box like LG has. Albeit with a load of Geoff's magic thrown in.

The BV 12-65 had a center speaker built-in - in order to have stereo (or 3.0 or more), you had to add external speakers to that.

This would add a lot of costs to get a functional tv in regards to sound.

Personally I doubt, that B&O will make a tv without built-in speakers to work on it's own - additional speakers would be a plus, but not a necessity.

It has been so for quite a while now!

Everyone wants something else - nobody knows, what we will get.

MM