Thank you to our Sponsors
SORRY, this is what Wikipedia has to say:LOL. Who ever believes what wiki has to say. A lecturer friend of mine loves giving D's on students assignments who quote Wiki as a reference.
Australia used to do KDK (knock down kits) in other cars years ago. My 1 series is made in Germany.
The actual company site for you fellow BM fans may be of interest http://www.bmwgroup.com/e/nav/index.html?../0_0_www_bmwgroup_com/home/home.html&source=overview
Cheers
MH
They do produce cars in Russia....
SORRY, this is what Wikipedia has to say:LOL. Who ever believes what wiki has to say. A lecturer friend of mine loves giving D's on students assignments who quote Wiki as a reference.
Australia used to do KDK (knock down kits) in other cars years ago. My 1 series is made in Germany.
The actual company site for you fellow BM fans may be of interest http://www.bmwgroup.com/e/nav/index.html?../0_0_www_bmwgroup_com/home/home.html&source=overview
Cheers
MH
Maybe Wiki isn't the greatest source but bmwgroup site states the following:
|
The Rosslyn plant, near Pretoria, South Africa, was the BMW Group's first foreign location. Circa 2,000 employees manufacture up to 49,029 units of the BMW 3 Series Sedan per year. A quarter of these automobiles are sold in South Africa; three-quarters of them are exported.
|
aren´t you a litle bit off topic?
I sure am but this thread went off topic donkies ago😁
I was at my local dealer this morning ( Knightsbridge ) & they told me that there will be 3 x 3d bno tv's out July / August this year , the bv 7 is the one to look out for he said.
Got a demo of the 7/40 & the stunning 7/55
The 55 is simply a masterpiece imo.
Imagine THAT in 3d !!!
I accept B&O is a premium product, but every manufacturer of such products has an entry level product. The Beovision 8 isn't that product. Making whats at best a "transient" technology in 3D is nice, but a waste of recourses, and bad long term thinking in my book. Take a leaf out of the Beosound 8's book. Twice as good as some of its competitors, but not 7-10 times the cost!
And thats where the future customers will come from. Not only new to B&O ,but new types of people to B&O in respect of their backgrounds or demographics.
I was at my local dealer this morning ( Knightsbridge ) & they told me that there will be 3 x 3d bno tv's out July / August this year
Yep, these are just 3D versions of the existing BV7's, unless I'm mistaken?
Not sure if I'd bother upgrading my BV7-40 to a 3D version. I'd only be interested if there was a panel between 40" and 55", and there won't be. No idea why there's a BV10-40/BV7-40 and a BV10-55/BV7-55, but no BV10-46/BV7-46. Surely they must be using the same panel(s) going forward, so economies of scale would enable a BV7-46. I guess it's the need to produce yet another BL7.x speaker that is prevening this.
Does anyone know if the current BeoSystem 3 will be upgradeable to 3D or will it be necessary to buy the new BeoSystem 3 3D? It would seem that the big obstacle is the lack of HDMI 1.4.
I'm of the same opinion to an extent. Parts made elsewhere sure. As a flagship brand though it's a little borderline. Would you buy a Ferrari if it was designed in Italy but made in a different Country or would your buy a Swiss designed watch that was made in China? I know BMW produce most of thier cars elsewhere in South Africa and save the local production in Baveria for thier Flagship 7 seriers and M seriers.
I think you're comparing apples to oranges here. There's a very large demand for luxury automobiles. Ferrari doesn't need to worry about outsourcing manufacturing because there's always a demand for their product regardless of price. Furthermore, buyers are always prepared to make a significant investment in an automobile. Same applies to watches and jewelry. Consumer electronics is a completely different animal. Bang & Olufsen is simply doing exactly what they need to do to remain competitive in a rapidly changing market.
Technically yes but you're talking about a gigantic waste of money. You're essentially buying almost all the non-cosmetic parts and paying for the labor for your System 3 to be rebuilt from the ground up while still keeping your original (and possibly expired) warranty. You're better off selling your BeoSystem 3 second hand and spending the extra cash on a System 3D with a new guarantee 😕
You must be logged in as a BeoWorld member to post replies to forum threads.
Register to access the forums, reference material, and exclusive member benefits — including our monthly prize draw.
Become a Member