Major,

why don`t you import a telly from the US yourself. I think, you only have to change the plug? Or am I wrong?

A years salary as a teacher for a B&O flatscreen. That`s in deed a large amount.

Sorry, I had a brain fart there. It isn't a year's salary. It is a 1/3 of a years salary for the beovision 7. The Beovision 10-40 is 600,000yen on it's own. That is the cheapest TV here. Japanese TVs are a super cheap. 40 inch Sony/Sharp are about 80,000. I would rather have the B&O.

I would love a BV8-40. Classic design!

Major,

I do not understand why so many people blame the 8-40 for "cheap looking". I love the style of the Beovision 8 too. Before the 8-40 I owned the 8-32 for 4 years. Not the style of a everyday flatscreen.

But make sure you take one with DSS-module, to make sure you can connect your BL4000 and the BL11 (you will buy in the future).

TheMajor wrote:

I agree with you. I can't afford a B&O screen. They are mentally expensive in Japan. The cheapest is over a years salary but then I'm a teacher. I got a decent 46" panasonic for half months wages. I plan on getting a beolab 11 then 6000s then a beosystem 2 but hopefully 3. A beosystem 3 is so nice too.

I like the 6000s now that they can mount on the wall on each side of the flat screen, looks pretty tempting to replace my CX50s!

macjonny1 wrote:

There are plenty of very highly rated non B&O TVs out there, and may even have better performance than the B&O TVs at a fraction of the price. 

Well, that sentence isn't actually true. The advice to check out the AVS forums is sound, though. Many of us here either own B&O tvs only, or like them so much that we haven't kept as up to date with other screens. 

Unfortunately there's no short cut to picture quality. Any of the screens that were competitive with B&O are no longer made and the only other video displays with similar or superior technology are projectors.

TripEnglish wrote:

macjonny1 wrote:

There are plenty of very highly rated non B&O TVs out there, and may even have better performance than the B&O TVs at a fraction of the price. 

Well, that sentence isn't actually true. The advice to check out the AVS forums is sound, though. Many of us here either own B&O tvs only, or like them so much that we haven't kept as up to date with other screens. 

Unfortunately there's no short cut to picture quality. Any of the screens that were competitive with B&O are no longer made and the only other video displays with similar or superior technology are projectors.

I'm not sure your last statement is entirely factual either!

Until the latest crop of LED & Plasma panels from the leading manufacturers are viewed side by side, having all being calibrated and set to the same "level", I don't believe you can state as a matter of fact that B&O has a superior picture to everything else out there.

"Among the best" would be a more reasonable claim in the absense of a full competitive test.

Yes, there are flatscreens on the market, having a better performance than a beovision.

1, do they have the same style? Not many.
2, do they have a central speaker with the sound quality of B&O? Maybe a view.
3, do they the possibility for a surround setup like B&O? Maybe a view.
4, are the integrable with my soundsystem? One or two.

But is there a single one available who is able to meet 1-4? Only B&O.

If the picture quality is the only point, go for a telly for a fraction of a beovision.

Yes, there are flatscreens on the market, having a better performance than a beovision.

tell me which brand??

I had to take a decision 2 years ago and bought  a Pioneer Kuro (I have not yet seen a better display/picture!).

You would need a pre-amp (avr with pre-outs) to drive the Beolabs (or use special cables, check