It seems that some in Europe are buying it without a center speaker. I don't have space for the floorstand so I can't do the 7.4 and I find the BL7.2 to massive .

 

Anyone? Would the price be reduced by the normal list price of the center?

 

Thanks

JK 

When I bought mine, the floor stand would be to big for my room, so I got the motorised table stand. This meant no BeoLab7-4, like you I thought the BeoLab7-2 was too big for the screen, but honestly, after a week or so it just sort of fades into the background, and just becomes part of the screen, and not very noticeable, well I think so anyway...

I was not given an option to buy the screen without a speaker, as when the dealer ordered the TV, the speaker choice was one or the other. But looking at the invoice after, the stand, TV & speaker are all listed and priced separately.

So I guess a talk to your dealer is in order, maybe he can order the screen with a speaker, and keep the speaker and sell it on for use with one of the plasma screens.

Looked at it today at a dealer. They do sell in the US at least the BV7 without speaker. However when looking at the different stand and mounting options, there is no good way to cover the bracket/whole where the speaker would be attached. So why I find it a very tempting option I think its back to the BV8 for me.

 

JK 

What about the 7-1?  Still too massive?

jk1002:

However when looking at the different stand and mounting options, there is no good way to cover the bracket/whole where the speaker would be attached. So why I find it a very tempting option I think its back to the BV8 for me.

Well seeing as the BeoLab7-2 sits on a kind of mini-shelf, maybe you could make/buy some sort of shelf expansion that could be used to hold a set-top-box, games console etc. As the BV7 MK3 is a full HD screen, and has loads of HDMI ports, and projector out, I think it is pretty well future proof, more so than the BV8...

He mentioned the 7.1 option but I am not sure if I like that. I think I am settling on the BV8, I was surprised how good it looks. I think it's mostly because it matches the look of the BL3 so well. Is a lot of money as I would need the BC2 as well so I will be mulling it a bit.

BV8 does have nor electronic curtain, neither a motorised stand, which should be taken in account when comparing the 2 sets. Would personnally chose a BV7....

Greets from the French Alps,

Laurent.

The official line from B&O is that the BV7 must be sold with either the BL7-2 or BL7-4 speaker systems. As a matter of fact, the BV7 comes packaged with a second power cord and a 1' Powerlink cable, both clearly intended to connect a BL7-2/4. However, most dealers are willing to fudge the paperwork and sell the BV7 without the speaker. When you deduct the value of the speaker and the integrated BS3 from the MSRP of the BV7, the LCD screen and DVD player cost only $1250!

As regards the B&O stand options, if you don't plan to get a BL7-2, the speaker mounting bracket makes an excellent stand for an Apple TV! It looks just great with the BV7. 

The BeoVision 7 is absolutely sold without the B&O mounting. There is no paperwork fudging necessary. You can purchase great brackets from STB in the UK and have them shipped here. Some stores even stock them due to the long lead time on deliveries. While there is no floor or table stand, it does look very pretty on a wall bracket. 

I bought a BV8 in the meantime but a picture still would be very nice. How to mount a BV7 without speaker was asked before so it wasn't just me who had that idea.

 

Cheers

JK 

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