Sony don't make panels either.

Paul W wrote:

For me, 40" is the ABSOLUTE maximum size that I could possibly accept. There are many people out there that do not like large screens.

Hmmm...well, I'm sure you tell yourself that women also don't want, well, you know. 😎

In the US/Canada nobody buys under 50" screens anymore. I have mine for about 4 yrs now and though it looked embarrassingly huge then, it feels rather modest now.

Like tournedos says : Smaller screen are only sold on pricing, not on quality. I don't think the V1 got that much tracking over here.
However personally I think the decision was made because the required screen panels will no longer be available (from whomever makes them) and minimum production quantities to have them available are too much for B&O alone to handle.

My mother bought a V1 40 and so did I. We are both very satisfied with them. I would not want a bigger panel than 40. I might as well put up a movie-projetor instead if I wanted a bigger movie experience. The screen is easy to hide and so are the projector.

Chris Townsend wrote:

I get the feeling that it isn't a lack of 40 INCH panels, but a lack of somebody to make specific panels unique to B&Os V1.

Sorry guys but I have simple question: who made he panels build in V1?

Is it Samsung panel?

I'm sure the V1 used a samsung VA panel made to b&0 specs. LG panels IPS tend to give generous and wider viewing angles but tend to have weak black levels, VA panels tend to have a deeper black level and constrast but suffer when watching of axis.

Chris Townsend wrote:

I get the feeling that it isn't a lack of 40 INCH panels, but a lack of somebody to make specific panels unique to B&Os V1. Beovision 7-55 Mk2, Beovision 8-32, Avant RF 28, Beolab 8000, Beolit 12, Beoplay A2, Beocom 2, Beotime, H6, Form 2.

There has been used different panels in the 'life of the V1's'.

If I remember well - 4 different panels was mentioned in another thread.

I don't know which ones - I guess the Hannspree was in the first ones.

Don't forget - there are two sizes, and it might be different from thee 32" to the 40".

MM