I don't think so.😭

If not, I only hope they have enough of very rich customners.

Avus

Right now, this minute you should run, not walk, to you favorite B&O shop and ask about the price of a BV-40 MK3 w/o DVD player.  They should quote you a price which is shockingly low.  But only while current stock of the 60hz panels and current BeoSystem 3 audio processors last.

Run, go now, this price will not last long enough for anyone to complain about the 60hz panel!

Russ wrote:

 They should quote you a price which is shockingly low.  

Hmmm, relative to... 😁

Dear AVus:

Is the sound processor going to be changed on BS 3? 

Please elaborate.

Dario

avus17 wrote:

What do you think, will Bang&Olufsen lower the prices for the BeoVisions in the future? I think BeoVision 7 32" and 40'' are both owerpriced.

Hi there

I suppose it is not so easy for them to lower the prices. B&O seem to be stuck with prices for flat screens that were valid several years ago. I understand that B&O has a second hand market, unlike other manufacturers. Maybe they wish to maintain that? There is also a very good sound in B&O TV not to forget.

The market is obviously also different now with flat screens. Not much room for design on a TV that is thin and hanging on a wall, maybe even without a speaker, certainly not good for a company like B&O. The flat screen technology also seems to run a bit fast for B&O. We owned once upon a time a CRT TV from B&O. At that time, the late 70th, Beovisions had a very solid reputation. Not just for their design, but also for their very fine picture quality. We owned this TV for a long time and the picture was actually quite good compared to newer TVs many years after. Though, I do not remember that Beovisions at that time was as expensive compared to other brands. Ok, the design is still good but the picture quality does not seem to be there any longer, not if you read tests and not when I compare with my own amateur eyes. They seem to be very good but not best in class, which is certainly not good if they want to charge much more than other brands. Have in mind also that tests are much more available today with internet and my experience is that people check out much more today.

Another thing that stroke us when we selected our TV was that B&O could not really could cope with the digital era concerning media player HDMI e t c. Today, there are several brands with media players inbuilt, either with ethernet or even WLAN. The TVs from B&O do not seem to jump this train.

Also if you want a well designed TV with decent picture/sound with modern equipment/connections but not use it as a home cinema setup, B&O does not have much to offer.

But as always, the choice is yours. If you must have a B&O for some reasons and want to spend very much, you buy B&O anyway.

Have a nice evening

Clakke

I'm not sure Beo gives a damn about second hand markets, there's no money in it for them.

Kinda hard to convey your stock-holders to push in money "because we need to think of the second hand market". 🙂

bayerische wrote:

I'm not sure Beo gives a damn about second hand markets, there's no money in it for them.

Kinda hard to convey your stock-holders to push in money "because we need to think of the second hand market". 🙂

Well, it is at least not bad to have a good second hand market. If you do not loose too much money if you want to sell, maybe you could pay more from start. I think I would feel comfortable to say that B&O (and others) can benfit from a good second market, or what do you say Lee?🙂

B R

Clakke

B&O certainly does care about second hand markets - part of B&O's image/strength is upheld by their products/televisions lasting as long as any good electronics should. If people see their £6k TVs going for next to nothing on ebay etc... several years later, then B&O have something to worry about.