malcolm welborn wrote:

will the eclipse get the c9 panel or some other

This has been discussed many times in many threads!

Some people are saying there's an Eclipse v2 coming, others say it's not coming any time soon.

Remember you can't just plonk the panel in an Eclipse. Still needs custom work from LG. My guess is B&O commits to a certain number and hasn't sold them all yet.

I think this is correct,

The Eclipse will not disappear, but until the current are sold out we wont now what is going to happen.

The dealer I talked to, assured that it was not going away but how have not been told to the dealers yet. 

Had contact with 2 dealers they both told me to wait for the MK II if I was interesten in buying one.

Also they both told me the panels would be “updatable” take of current one and put on a newer model.

The hardware should support this.

Zanpaqto wrote:

Also they both told me the panels would be “updatable” take of current one and put on a newer model.

I really worry about this info. The panel has custom LG parts. I guess any new panel (from B&O) will have custom LG parts to enable you to do this, but would you want to? Think of the cost!

I can't imagine the 'panel' part of the Eclipse v2 would be much under £5000. I agree I would wait for any v2, but if I was a v1 user I wouldn't personally spend that to get a relatively marginal visual upgrade.

What makes you thing that moxxey? Why would they not do it just like the Harmony via a regular vesa mount? 

The V1 eclipse has custom parts, which makes it a lot harder to support, so why would they want to do that all over again?

Mikipidia wrote:

What makes you thing that moxxey? 

Think what?

Why would the Eclipse v2 have custom lg parts? Why would they not ditch that and just use a standard screen and make that fit?

They could of course, but that then becomes a different product no?

I'm still of the opinion that its 50/50 at best that any V2 will ever appear.

They have a 65 and 77 inch TV, in the Harmony.

I can see why may want something 55 (or smaller), but maintaining a V2 65 Eclipse would potentially cannibalise the 65 Harmony sales.

I know there has been overlap before, Avant 55 and BV11/4 55 overlapped, but I'm not convinced they'll do the same.

That was when they offered a broad-ish range of TVs - those days seem to have gone from what I can see.

Mikipidia wrote:

Why would the Eclipse v2 have custom lg parts? Why would they not ditch that and just use a standard screen and make that fit?