Raeuber wrote:

My dealer told me a few weeks ago that the BV 7-40 3D will get a new panel but he didn't know the specs.

But KMA had seen the specs in the new catalogue, so let us believe these specs are true.

I have not the new catalogue but B&O should update their website with the specs of BV 7-40 3D very soon.

I also hope they use the panel type that offers the best possible picture quality on a 40 inch tv, because the BV 7-40 is not the cheapest tv on the market!

Regards

Räuber

Yeah, here are specs as they are in the new catalogue:

I can not find any mention of 3D??? But should be the latest version, arriving soon, because "old" panel has had Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL) as BACKLIGHT TYPE.

hotknife wrote:

I can not find any mention of 3D??? But should be the latest version, arriving soon, because "old" panel has had Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL) as BACKLIGHT TYPE.

I had to double-check this: 3D is mentioned ONLY in the specs for the 55" version, and 3D is also mentioned in the product description of that model elsewhere in the catalogue. There is no mention of 3D in the specs or description for the 40" model -- none whatsoever. So is the 40" model undergoing another panel change soon? Now first CCFL to edgeLED panel, and later to a 3D panel? It would be rather peculiar to have 2 new Mk's of 7-40" in a short period of time... It would mean that if you buy one now, you get the edgeLED version, but no 3D, but a little later you might also get 3D.

To my recollection, didn't B&O state that they consider 55" to be the minimum size for a screen to really benefit from 3D? I could remember this inaccurately, but it would go towards explaining why the next Mk of 7-40" is not 3D, even though it has undergone (or is undergoing) the panel change mentioned in the new catalogue.

Perhaps the new panel is 3D-ready already, but the feature -- which requires active shutter glasses with the 55" model and therefore the sync signal transmission component built-in the set --  is not enabled with the 40" model.

I guess those wanting 7-40" with 3D will have to wait for the official word and clarification from B&O...

i certainly read somewhere Bang andOlufsen saying 55 the minimum but the ideal is 85 for 3d

malcolm

This is all sounding very disjointed. 3D or no 3D, unclear technology path, unclear differentiation between future 7-40 and BV10 series, dealers who are unclear what will be available, the surreal customer experience at stores (at least in the US), catalogue not matching web site, lack of messaging on availability date (when it is already out in the open that something is coming out), sarcastic dealership employees....this is a company in bad need of a marketing VP (apologies to existing B&O Consumer Marketing VP if there is one)...oh please hire me, it would be so much fun to fix this...

German pricelist show: BeoVision 7 - 40 3D Monitor

Well I guess we have to wait and see....many thanks everyone for the feedback

I visited my well-informed dealer today: The 7-40" is listed as 3D in the dealer system. The info most likely did simply not make it to the latest catalogue in time of print.

It is apparent that a lot of swift changes are taking place at B&O, driven by Tue, which is a good thing for B&O.