Im 29 too and I bought the tv. There where mostly older people around their 50-60s but that's not so strange is it? It's customers that's been with the company for many years. There where a few young people at the launch too, is say 30% perhaps.How was the launch for everyone else ? b&o need to get some younger customers, at 29 I was one of the youngest at the launch at our dealer, which was kinda disappointing. One of the guests asked if the TV was fitted with a DVD player. Average age was maybe 65 and by the sounds, they wanted a 32 inch sized screen. LOL Maybe it was because I went to the one in the countryside... Also, when we were talking to each other before they unveiled it the dealer was convinced that nobody had seen the TV before, until I opened my big mouth and described to him in detail what the TV looks like. :-/ Wish I hadn't done that, he looked so disappointed.
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After the twin fiascos of our Beovision 7 (which wasn't as good as we'd hoped) and our Beo5 (which has been damaged and no-one seems interested in helping us get it repaired), Mrs. S and I has pretty much decided that our next televison would not be a B&O, especially after evaluating a few 4K sets by other manufacturers that were half the price with picture quality that was as good if not better than the Beovision 11 that we briefly considered.
And then we happened to be passing our local B&O store on Saturday and thought we'd pop in for a look at this apparently huge new TV with the Bose Wave Radio grille, the strange stand and the pointless new remote control. Verdict?
Styling - superb and nowhere near as big in the flesh as we'd expected.
Picture - fabulous
Sound - very good (but, to be fair, not as good as the original Avant)
Stand - absolutely brilliant!
New remote - gorgeous.
Controversial grille - very stylish and nothing like a Bose in the flesh.
Overall - we want one!
I hate you , B&O....😳
After the twin fiascos of our Beovision 7 (which wasn't as good as we'd hoped) and our Beo5 (which has been damaged and no-one seems interested in helping us get it repaired), .....
Overall - we want one!
I hate you , B&O....😳
Tell your dealer that you're not considering the Avant until they fix your Beo5!
I like your simple evaluation (thanks, very good to read :-) )
After the twin fiascos of our Beovision 7 (which wasn't as good as we'd hoped) and our Beo5 (which has been damaged and no-one seems interested in helping us get it repaired), Mrs. S and I has pretty much decided that our next televison would not be a B&O, especially after evaluating a few 4K sets by other manufacturers that were half the price with picture quality that was as good if not better than the Beovision 11 that we briefly considered.
And then we happened to be passing our local B&O store on Saturday and thought we'd pop in for a look at this apparently huge new TV with the Bose Wave Radio grille, the strange stand and the pointless new remote control. Verdict?
Styling - superb and nowhere near as big in the flesh as we'd expected.
Picture - fabulous
Sound - very good (but, to be fair, not as good as the original Avant)
Stand - absolutely brilliant!
New remote - gorgeous.
Controversial grille - very stylish and nothing like a Bose in the flesh.
Overall - we want one!
I hate you , B&O....😳
This is brilliant! Get one you too! By the way, think about all the sensors in a Beovision, the 4K sets you saw in the store probably looks attractive there, but it won't adapt to your home setting (that changes every minute every day).
Tell your dealer that you're not considering the Avant until they fix your Beo5!
Funnily enough - this did cross my mind!
Tell your dealer that you're not considering the Avant until they fix your Beo5!
Funnily enough - this did cross my mind!
Off-topic: What issues do you have with your BEO5?
Learned today that the "fixed" wall bracket for the Avant is actually only a manual bracket that you can swing out from the wall by hand. The mechanics are still quite complex, hence the price. The name "fixed" is clearly misleading.
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Location: Sweden
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today the dealer we happened to visit (seemingly /otherwise very knowledgable) answered on our question whether the "fixed wall bracket" is kinda like the fixed bracket for the BV11 (so TV can be moved into a xx degree angle, manually instead of motorized):
"no, it's just a truly fixed wall mount".
Upon our query: "what if you want to exchange say the Apple TV?" he said, "well, you'd have to demount the TV".
However, he did say that none of the dealers have actually seen / put hands on the wall mounts ... (and these would only arrive in June anyway); so he could -hopefully !!! - be wrong
Location: Amsterdam
RB
today the dealer we happened to visit (seemingly /otherwise very knowledgable) answered on our question whether the "fixed wall bracket" is kinda like the fixed bracket for the BV11 (so TV can be moved into a xx degree angle, manually instead of motorized):
"no, it's just a truly fixed wall mount".
Upon our query: "what if you want to exchange say the Apple TV?" he said, "well, you'd have to demount the TV".
However, he did say that none of the dealers have actually seen / put hands on the wall mounts ... (and these would only arrive in June anyway); so he could -hopefully !!! - be wrong
My dealer had the fact confirmed by B&O HQ. Its sounds ridiculous that it would be impossible to swing out the TV from a wallbracket that cost some 650 euro.
Location: Sweden
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I can also confirm that the startuptime is very fast. The Avant reveal the picture right after the speakers are in position and the electronic curtain is opened (think the standby settings where not in energy save mode or anything like that)
Also noted that the speakers that expand to the right and left are moving synchronized with the electronic curtain. Very neat indeed,
Location: Sweden
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