dchunt:
Not being particularly knowledgeable on all this, I am very sceptical.
You have every right to be sceptical! Let me make this very clear: there is a massive difference between the MKII and MKIII and that is primarily to do with the Beosystem 3 unit that's included in the chassis of the MKIII. The MKIII therefore is far more powerful, ships with a range of technical specs that can't be matched by the MKII and includes a 1080P 'full HD' LCD panel. Your MKII can never have the same resolution capabilities of the MKIII, primarily as it doesn't have a 1080P 'full HD' panel.
However, if you ordered in October 2007, there is a good chance that you ordered just before the MKIII came on to your dealer's system. It started shipping right at the end of October 2007. Your dealer may not have realised this and is now trying to cover their tracks.
This another bug bear of mine and is a grey area which doesn't impress me at all. For example, when I ordered my BV7-40 MKIV at the beginning of May, the MKIII was still on the dealer system and my dealer had to wait a couple of days before they could order the right unit.
What I mean is that B&O allow their customers to order a MKII just before the MKIII reaches their order system. If you order a MKII, you get a MKII. This is all wrong. No customer should get a MKII when the MKIII was/is shipping only a few weeks later - they should either inform you and allow you to make a choice or wait for the new model.