Millemissen wrote:

All I say is stop 'picking on' B&O for not making exactly 'the kind of device'' you want.

 

You sure about that...? 

My personal experience is owning a V1 rather than pictures of it and ,with the wall bracket , its certainly admired by everybody who sees it. Ours is the white version and whilst I thought I was going to miss the motorised stand I don't. No shiny "piano black" plastic , just metal with a metal bar handle at one end echoing the hinge bar at the other end. 

One of the reasons I choose a beovision,over your typical Sony,lg etc is of the materials used ie the glass,aluminium,not your typical cheap plastic surrounds with usual exposed scratch prone screens.

The v1 too me looks cheap,maybe it has a good picture and up to date connections,but it still looks cheap and doesn't match well with B&o speakers from the range,it's a ok for a bedroom tv in white,but for a main room tv as a centrepiece,looks nothing special,and not in the same league as a bv7-40 which has the true B&o  DNA ie built in sources,anti reflection glass etc.

Its like buying a used top of the range Audi,instead of a new entry model skoda,both from the same stable ie beo play and B&o,but so much different.Each to their own though,and I agree with Chris,regarding opinions and freedom speech.Not keen on the bv8-40 either,but prefer it to v1..

Like others have said you can get a bv10-40 for under £3k now,there is a store in Manchester got one for £2895 on motorised stand.If you are in to surround sound the bv7-40 is a cracking tv.

regards

Ever thought of adding a bl11 to make up for the lack of bass?V1,4000s and a lab11 would  make one sweet combination imho...

I own a small V1 and the picture quality is quite impressing.The Design?love it or hate it;-)

linkAll of you complaining about the V1 lacking the magical "B&O experience" seems to forget that the V1 isn't a Bang & Olufsen product, but a Beoplay product. 

There needs to be a clear distinction between the Beoplay and B&O production lines, in order to justify asking 2-3 times the price.

Also, please don't comment on the look and design of the V1 before actually seeing it in person. There is a massive difference between looking at pictures and experience the V1 in real life. While the pictures makes it look like an Ikea TV, reality is very different. At first glance it is clearly seen that this isn't any ordinary TV, primarily due to the steel exterior which does come on as plastic on the pictures.

There is no doubt that the V1 is the best value for money product made by B&O.

Since the V1 has been out for over a year, I think most of us has seen it in the "flesh".

I think the white one could be an alternative for a bedroom, but for my taste the V1 could never be a center piece TV.

Mikael, you hit the nail on the head, by saying it's not a B&O TV, which is right. But once again we come to the same problem... Why on earth make two brands, that are so tightly connected? The name "Beoplay" is so strongly connected to Bang & Olufsen, since pretty much all B&O products have "Beo" in their names.

I'd like to bring up an example... Rolex makes Tudor watches. It's a cheaper version of Rolex, with (nowadays) quite different design. They don't use they manufacture movements in Tudor, but ETA movements. The name "Tudor" isn't bringing any flashbacks to Rolex. Rolex did use to have "Oystercase made by Rolex" printed on the back-case of the Tudor watches, but that is also gone now. 

I do connect Beoplay to Bang & Olufsen, so I do expect the same quality.

bayerische wrote:

Since the V1 has been out for over a year,

and I was wondering if that means (in a BeoPlay world) that we should be expecting a V1.1 or V2.0 sometime soon 🙂

bayerische wrote:

I do connect Beoplay to Bang & Olufsen, so I do expect the same quality.

You are expected to do so - see logos on websites:

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Ralf

I didn't realise that Bang & Olufsen had created a second company, B&O (Play?) so this is an area I can't really comment on until I find out more. Very surprised. Like I say, I have been away from the 'scene' for a few years so I am playing catch up.

The reference to Rolex/Tudor is a good one and this is an area I do know well. Actually, a lot of Tudor watches have become very popular among Rolex enthusiasts with many of the recent models from the last 2-3 years at Baselworld causing much interest and and hype around the brand again. Perhaps B&O Play will do this over time?

Few direct questions if anyone can help...

- How many revisions of the V1 have there been since its release last year? is it on version 2 now or the same one? Is there a new one coming out?
- Since the discontinuation of the BV7-40 (only this model) from B&Os catalogue last week, is there a new TV coming out, if so when?
- Which choice would you make from these options:
  Option 1 - BV7-40 Mk 3 (2007 model), Blu Ray, twin tuners, 7-2 speaker, motorised stand, average viewing stats, all mint condition, £2,600
  Option 2 - BV10-40, £2,800 (going on what a poster put above in reference to a store in Manchester)
  Option 3 - New V1, and if so, which colour?
  Option 4 - None of the above!!! Find yourself a VT50 Panny Plasma from last year for a few hundred quid! 

No other B&O equipment to link in at this time as I sold it all! But might build up again. BeoSound 8 only for my iPhone 3Gs, which I really love by the way! Well, few BeoCom 6000s etc.

Thanks!
Simon. 

I don't think it is a separate company, but just a different brand.

Although regardless of how anyone reads it, my Beoplay A8 sat next to me has B&o written on its front.

Have you looked at the Loewe Connect ID?

I had a 7-40 Mk3 and it was good picture, but not as good as my old 10-46. And noticeably so. The 7-40 Mk3 has a overly dark picture and is very much a first generation full HD panel. My sons £300 LG had a better picture if i'm honest.  The Mk4 i believe was much better still, and the 5/6 excellent. The sound on the other hand was unbeatable.

Just my opinion🤒