I'd say that an SD dvd player and a BR dvd player are equally in danger of being swept away by The Future. Wait until they put a BeoMaster 5 or something in it. Otherwise, don't let the drive determine you decision so much as the panel and the BeoSystem.

I will gladly be skeptical about lots of things instead of a few things. If there being a lot of something was all it took for it to be good, light beer would taste better! It's all down to the buying public "wanting" something without knowing the implication. I have to reboot my $500 wireless router at lease twice a month. My iPhone gets

Well said, Simon. I feel similarly. I look for a combination of quality and character in things I buy. I find those things in Bang & Olufsen and in almost nothing else. There are too few companies like Bang & Olufsen and we're the worse for it.

I agree with Flappo. The BeoVision 7 is a great value as you can buy it solo with no BL7 or stand to start with. Here in the US that puts it at about $9.5k with a BeoSystem 3, Disc Drive, and 40" LCD inside. Since you already have a great speaker setup this might be a great value. If nothing else, the MkIIIs will get a healthy markdown with a transition

This is a difficult situation for any retailer and has to be handled delicately (my specialty, right? ) But seriously. When something like this happens repeatedly either in the same unit or between different units it is most likely the fault of the user. The problem is that "fault" is such a loaded term that many take it to mean that we believe

Moxxey, I think you're right on here. I think that Blu-Ray holds a value for us and definitely for the OP, but I've found that B&O clients tend to follow the viewing/listening habits of regular folk versus other high-end gear owners who only listen to Hell Freezes Over or something! So the comments tend to reflect the larger market. They're

I think there would be interest, but I would guess only about 20% positive. I can't be anything but highly skeptical about wireless transmission, especially HD. The thickness thing, to me, is neither here nor there. It tells me we've reached about as good a picture as we're going to get so what else can we change to get people to buy more

I think that we'd have many of the complaints that we currently have (though a few might swoon!) I think that we've been looking for more flexible and practical options from B&O. I can't think of a single instance where we've criticized the thickness of a product since the BeoSystem 1!

Blu-Ray was really limping out of the gate. Had there not been a format war to drum up press, I don't think it would have even the small amount of cache it currently holds. Great DVD players can be had for $100 or less and the DVDs are around $10-20. Why double or triple the price when there are so few titles that take full advantage of the media

Also ask them to check the power settings on you STB. I'm sorry to hear that you dealer has been less than excited to help you get your system working.