To me, the first photos seem to be of the 8-40 while the last in white could be the 8-26 or 8-32... The 8-40 can't get by with the old 8-32 stand (unless you bolt it to the floor). Roger

The price issue is an eternal theme on this forum. I guess you can look at it from different point of views - you can acknowledge the fact that a BeoVision customer will replace her set less often than a regular highstreet customer and you can acknowledge the fact that you can actually trade in your used BeoVision later on. But, as with cars, you can

When plugged in - can you get any info in the display by touching the volume control, moving your finger clockwise? If so, then it may be that you have left it plugged in for an extended periode of time without any use. Somehow the intelligent battery charger may have drained the battery and operation is not possible. A possible remedy is to plug it

They will not and can not talk about products not yet finalized. Expect official info regarding this next Fall (ie Fall of -09). Try to send an email to both Audi in Germany and in the USA and ask for details regarding their CLS-clone known as the Audi A7... it will be launched at the same time next year. Roger

There is a supplied cable with the Serenata for connecting it to your BeoLab's. Sound quality is superb as it can handle lossless. Roger

Historically, when something is greyed out in a B&O menu you will have to add hardware to make it work. But this could be as simple as adding a temporary device to your BS3 for calibration purposes... Roger

Have you checked the setup menu of the BC2 (how it is connected to your tv)? Roger

It is said to be made available from BV9 mkIV and BV7-40 mkIV, due in 2009... Roger

The tv will switch between format 1 and 3 depending on the voltage of pin 8 on the scart (6v or 12v), this is also known as widescreen signaling (WSS) - when you set your set-top-box to give a 16:9-feed to your TV it will use pin 8 to switch between 6v and 12v, but some boxes will have a constant "format 3"-voltage on pin 8 if they are set

Hi Andreas, The language shouldn't hold anyone back on the General Forum - thank you for posting on the General Forum, and by doing so more people will be able to search and find the answer to their challenges with their BeoMedia setup. Roger