Re: the differences between the US and EU market... I suspect you'll find that the average middle class person in Europe is more likely to buy B&O than middle class America. The Europeans have, frankly, better aesthetic taste and also tend to live in smaller dwellings where the combination of size and sound are a necessary trade off. I don't

I don't buy because I've run out of rooms to justify more speakers. And I'm not interested in a B&O TV.

I know exactly what you're talking about. You watch a movie or use Plex or whatever and it looks fine but if you're browsing or doing anythin that involves text the writing looks all fuzzy and the closer you get the worse it is, right? Well, the good news is, your TV isn't broken. The bad news is the same thing has happened to me with any

Ever try and program an old school version of the BL3500 without a BL1000? Yeah, good luck with that. I like mine and keep it on my desk. Works like a champ. Easy to take apart and clean, too. Worst B&O product I've ever had is that stupid keychain. Every couple of years I pull it out and use it for a week and then go "oh yeah, now I remember"

[quote user="roconn"]- Is B&O the best sound/picture quality you can buy? I read (on this site I think) that the screen for the Beovision 10 is made by Samsung, I wouldn't usually buy Samsung over brands like Sony or Pioneer, why would I buy a Samsung screen with a B&O tag on the top?[/quote] In regards to this, yes, the BV10 is

The poor Cylons of the olden days, out of work and on the street due to CGI.

I love that slide rule look. That is just a sweet looking setup.

These same guys make a product called the Mothership: http://www.fat-man.co.uk/docs/product_07/iTube_Mothership.shtml If you could get them to sell you just the preamp part, then you could use that with B&O active speakers. Or you can build one yourself: http://www.shine7.com/audio/12ax7_pre.htm

Speaking of B&O and computing, maybe I missed this on the boards last month but did anyone else see this? http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2357612,00.asp

[quote user="Flappo The Grate"]my mother who has problems working the kettle and who hasn't got a clue how to turn a computer on let alone use one is unusually interested in a pad like device that requires just finger presses and no actual os interaction , the os and file system are hidden as tbh they're just not needed anymore , she