Hi, please be gentle - my first post.

My mother is thinking of buying the Beovision 8 for the princely sum of £2000, that's £500 off for part exchaging her old B&O set. I will add that it would be used as a stand alone item rather than be part of a system.

 As other manufacturers sell 32" LCD's for around £600 can someone tell what makes the Beovision worth the extra £1400?

Thanks for your help

 

1. The built-in speaker sound is amazing. Solid B & O. It out rivals anything built-in to a Plasma or LCD in the 32 inch market.

2. It is easy to use (once you have it set-up) with either the Beo 4 or Beo 5 remote.

3. You can Master Link it to other rooms, and other B&O systems.

4. In addition to DVD, SAT, HD, etc, you can also ML link it to use as a PC Screen, and play N. RADIO, and N.MUSIC through it remotely.

That is a tough one.

I bought the BV 8. I wanted something decent looking, good sound, that integrates with my existing B&O.

It has a very good speaker and is in my opinion a very good 720P panel. Is it worth the additional money if you don't care about the looks and workmanship and do not have existing B&O? I am not sure. Do you buy a 20 year old Balsamico or do you go for 30?

 

I love mine, it looks like it belongs into my place which a Sony would not. 

Swiss 2 & jk 1002 thanks for your time. On balance I think we will give the BV8 a miss. An awful lot of money for someone her seventies who just wants a TV in the corner of the room with no intention of going high tech throughout the house

What particulart attracted her was the screen brightness/contrast adjusting with the ambient light as her lounge get very bright in the afternoon when the sun is out.

 

Thanks again

Thank you for your kind reply.

 

Do stay in touch.

The BV8 is 'ok'. Good picture and excellent sound. If you push hard, you may be able to receive a further discount. Indeed, I managed to buy my BV8-26 from a dealer and saved 15% from the RRP. Ask and be prepared to walk away if necessary.

With the discount and a trade-in, it starts representing better value. However, I don't think it ships with a Freeview module, which is almost criminal for shipping a TV in the UK.

etsd0001:

Swiss 2 & jk 1002 thanks for your time. On balance I think we will give the BV8 a miss. An awful lot of money for someone her seventies who just wants a TV in the corner of the room with no intention of going high tech throughout the house

What particulart attracted her was the screen brightness/contrast adjusting with the ambient light as her lounge get very bright in the afternoon when the sun is out.

Don't overlook the last of B&O's CRT TV's. With a Beovision 3 - 32  or Avant 32 the sound and picture quality will be better than the Beovision 8 and the automatic light settings are standard.

The downside is their bulk, but in a corner that perhaps would not be a problem.

Regards

David

Wait until they release a BV8 with Freeview tuner.

Otherwise in a year she can't watch TV!!!

have a look at the new pioneer LCD- the nearest to plasma performance I have seen- fat better image quality than a BV8!

moxxey:

The BV8 is 'ok'. Good picture and excellent sound. If you push hard, you may be able to receive a further discount. Indeed, I managed to buy my BV8-26 from a dealer and saved 15% from the RRP. Ask and be prepared to walk away if necessary.

With the discount and a trade-in, it starts representing better value. However, I don't think it ships with a Freeview module, which is almost criminal for shipping a TV in the UK.

Just anounced that after a lenghty delay, the Freeview module for BeoVision8 is just about ready AND the price has plummeted.  It should sell for about £50 in the UK. The only trouble is that supply will be very limited until 2009.

Opman