bumping this up .... will they keep up the pace of product launches and updates when we go through 2010? Will there be more product variations or will they focus more on keeping their products current?

Since this thread got carried a bit into a discussion, maybe we can have a sticky with the questions listed sofar. That would be bad if we only have 10 or so questions ....

>>I said the BV9 is simply an evolution of the BV<< I don't think it is. The design of the BV5 was mend to be like a picture frame, that you could hang or lean on the wall. The BV9 with its different proportions and shape has nothing left. I somehow agree with the statement that the BV5 is an icon as the BS9000 is .... for me its still

I could see that the BL7s may not work design-wise with the 55" and they sell it with the BL10. I think the BV7 still looks best proportioned with the 32", everything larger not so much. Who wants to have a 6 feet speaker bar under the screen?

this has been discussed a lot. I have used IRTrans/Ired. Only thing I would do different is use the network rather then the USB version. Fast scrolling is still an issue with it I believe. I do believe though that there was somebody who programmed to get it too work. Most of us by now I think use the STB in their B&O TVs to control it.

If I recall correct the BS9000 is a "dead man walking" meaning about to be terminated. So we won't see it coming with a HD. I think we will see though alternatives for the BS5 head unit.

Are the recent and near future product releases already a result of the new (global) CEO or will his changes take affect at a lter point.

You need a decoder, typically a Beosystem 1, 2 or 3. If you do a search, there is quite a few discussions about how to pull this off best, especially if your rears are B&O speakers as well. You need a receiver with regulated line output so that you can control the volume of the speakers ..... also, you need to supply them with a control power so

Do they know if there is an above average number of Apple mac users among their customers and if yes, will this be more considered for future products then they did with BS5.

I think you have to separate out Music and Video. For Music, I want 2 way remote and integration into Itunes. Sonos does support that, Apple TV as well. I do not want to deal with mouse and keyboard in my living room which you have to with Mini Mac/ Imac based on my experience. For Video, I don't like to use Itunes as it stands. I like the idea