There’s a Rolling Stones song called ‘I can’t get no satisfaction’. Well, the wife is the opposite when it comes to TVs at least... Not only has she shot down the idea of a BeoVision as “the biggest waste of money ever”, she can’t even see the point of an OLED. She only watches Coming Prancing or Best Baker of 201x and Triple xxx factor or whatever they’re called, otherwise it’s CBeebies for our toddlers so she asks me what’s the point of having a fancy picture. She’s angling for a £600 LCD Panasonic. She says 55” is perfect for her so she also knows what size will satisfy her. https://www.johnlewis.com/panasonic-tx-55fx650b-led-hdr-4k-ultra-hd-smart-tv-55-inch-with-freeview-play-switch-design-adjustable-stand-black/p3493452I complained about the sound on our last Panasonic and her reply was that I hardly watch TV and I could just closer. If I’m honest, these are compelling points and I’m questioning my sanity drooling over Beovisions. May be I am more superficial than I thought and like a TV panel in a posh frock and a loud voice... ahhh well, you win some and you lose some. Money saved can go to my Moment as a Xmas present 🤣 B&O bless them, will have a hard time in coming years if there are more women like my wife out there!
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IMO one should never buy the tv, that the wife wants.....unless that is for her own room 😁
Buy her a decent, big tablet - and get the tv that you want (and can afford, of course).
Please don’t forget - a BeoVision is more than just a tv!
On the other hand, if what you are looking for is just a tv, you might do as your wife tells you - at least then there will be peace in the house.......for a while
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@ seethroughyou:
If your wife has humour have a look in your wife's wardrobe, choose some of her expensive clothing and ask why she can't wear a 10$ shirt instead when arguing about the TV. ;)
She likes to dress up? And so does the Panasonic/LG tech, too: It wants to be dressed in some nice B&O clothing spiced with that B&O extra tech.
Explain the positive sides for her when watching her favorite content on a Beovision.
And yes, I see it the same way Millemissen does: Get the TV you want... otherwise you'll be angry or worried everytime you have to use that thing that you don't want and like.
We (B&O Lincoln) have a MK1 BeoVision Avant-55" on a motorised floor stand, beoremote one, (sold originally Oct 2014) 1 year warranty. Can supply to if collected for £2600 or + £200 if you need an engineer to deliver it to you and do a basic set-up. Let me know if of interest. lincoln@bang-olufsen.co.uk
Thanks, Michael
4 years ago I bought the Beosystem 4 as I have a number of B&O speakers that I wanted to keep in play. My TV at that time was a Toshiba 34" tube that I had for over a decade. My B&O dealer said I could get an Advant 55" for what I was paying for the Beosystem 4 but I stuck with the Beosystem 4. Due to TV placement issues I ended up waiting 2 years before replacing the TV. I'm glad I went with the Beosystem 4 option. True the Beosystem 4 doesn't do 4K but most material I watch (Broadcast TV with a ChannelMaster DVR+) isn't 4K and can be fed directly into the Beosystem 4. I do have an Oppo UDP-203 that plugs directly into the TV with an additional hdmi output that feeds the audio to Beosystem 4. With the Beosystem 4 option I was later able to buy a Sony A1E OLED TV and incorporate it into my B&O sound system.without issue.
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