In the market for the BeoVision 10-40, however I don't like the way the TV sits 10cm high on the base. it just looks wrong

Does anyone know how easy it would be to shorten or lower the pole so the TV sits just suspended off the base, just as the gorgeous BeoVision 5 did.

I've photoshopped how I think it should look.. 

Divingnut:

Does anyone know how easy it would be to shorten or lower the pole so the TV sits just suspended off the base, just as the gorgeous BeoVision 5 did.

... looks gorgeous but ...

the limiting factor for lowering will be the required  thread engagement to
safely attach the pole to the base plate and the space needed for the
connection plugs!

Having modified a table stand BV7-32 / no BLB 7.1 in a similar way
I remember it has been a lot of time and effort 

- You'll have to dismantle the pole to protect the cable during cutting
- Very probably you'll have to modify the cable feedthrough
  to get enough space for the connection plugs     

You'll need a metal-craftman or precision tools  to
- cut the pole precisely
- cut the threads

good luck ! 

Divingnut:

In the market for the BeoVision 10-40, however I don't like the way the TV sits 10cm high on the base. it just looks wrong

Does anyone know how easy it would be to shorten or lower the pole so the TV sits just suspended off the base, just as the gorgeous BeoVision 5 did.

I've photoshopped how I think it should look.. 

This is excellent, it looks alot better. I do not understand why B&O did not use this length stand for BV10. Future update? Come on how much would it actually cost them to cut the pole 15cm??

I'm surprised that people like the idea of reverting back to the low stance. B&O have been visually cheating the physical reality of televisions for years now. Making the Avant look like it was a flat screen hanging on the wall, for example. The BeoVision 10 is genuinely as thin and visually light as B&O have long deigned their TVs to look and I was delighted to see that they emphasized this by letting it float off the ground. To my eye, lowering it to nearly the base of the stand is going in the opposite direction and making a very slim television look large and heavy. 

To each their own I suppose.

I replaced an LX5500 with an Avant 32 and much prefer the landscape or 16:9 look of the LX. Room ceiling height is a determining factor. The Avant would IMHO still have the same 'picture on the wall' effect if it were 100mm lower yet be much less bulky and dominant in the room. The BV10-40 is far better proportioned although I can understand why many would still prefer a lower stance depending on their room dimensions and TV position in relation to other furniture etc. Compatible adjustable stands would be a useful addition. 

TripEnglish:

The BeoVision 10 is genuinely as thin and visually light as B&O have long deigned their TVs to look and I was delighted to see that they emphasized this by letting it float off the ground.

I can understand that...

OTH, I always thought the BV5/9 looked like a painting in an artist's studio -slung down low like they are. They are (were) distinct.

I liked the idea of lowering the 10 until I read your comments. Now I realize, for the reason you stated, I much prefer it as it is made.

burantek:

I can understand that...

You're going soft old man!

Not sure how being 10cm off the floor emphasises it's thinness. If it did they could've done it with the BV5 to mask it's thickness!

I prefer the "close to the floor" look, it looks as if it were meant as opposed to just being on a stand.

Puncher:

Not sure how being 10cm off the floor emphasises it's thinness. If it did they could've done it with the BV5 to mask it's thickness!

I prefer the "close to the floor" look, it looks as if it were meant as opposed to just being on a stand.

I think that it emphasized the lightness rather than the thinness. 

TripEnglish:

Puncher:

Not sure how being 10cm off the floor emphasises it's thinness. If it did they could've done it with the BV5 to mask it's thickness!

I prefer the "close to the floor" look, it looks as if it were meant as opposed to just being on a stand.

I think that it emphasized the lightness rather than the thinness. 

Still prefer the "close to the floor" look - purposeful, rather than on a genric "TV stand".

Puncher:

 

Still prefer the "close to the floor" look - purposeful, rather than on a genric "TV stand".

Precisely. Close to the floor (judging only by the photo) gives it a stately prescence, it looks cheap / flimsy imho, on its standard stand. Lets make it happen, it should at least be an option... STB brackets??

B&O should have made the height of the floor stand adjustable in the first place, or offered two height options. Both heights satisfy different people and look good. I emailed Gavin Sykes at STB last November and here was his response:

I actually agree with both sides. The stand does make the TV seem to float and it looks great - but you can then see the cables which is not so great.

Looking at photographs of the rear of the BV10, it should be quite straight forward to make 2 x 6mm thick spacer bars for this with 4 holes in each.

Think a shape like this with two holes counter-sunk one way, two holes the other. Easy.

Hey, sounds like a good idea! No cutting to the stand itself - I like it. My only concern would be the tilt mechanism. The tilt is not motorised and holds its angle by friction. Adding spacer bars might disrupt the balance so the angle won't hold. Unless it can be locked into place.

Leo

I agree, the TV looks far better in BV5/BV9 stance.