Mark:

Does anybody have an idea of the likely pricing for the UK yet?

 Expect the 26" to be around £2000 and the 32" £3000ish.

Just one HDMI for that price?

How do they think that people are making their mind up if they want to buy their first B&O television?

For the same price you can buy 46 inch A -brand LCD television with three HDMI 1.3 inputs.

How do they expect to get people over the edge to choose for the Beovison 8 then?

It is not pretty in looks in my opinion, so that attraction ain 't there.

A strong point could have been facilities build in, but there ain 't much either to flaunt with.

I think the Beovison 8 can become a big mistake.

Sometimes I think they are not doing their homework properly in Stuer what goes on in the marked.

Ofcourse that is only my simple opinion.

....mr anders(son):

so there will be money over for Beo5

 And a BV9!?

Killyp:

I don't want to have to pay for a BeoVision 7 if I just want to play my 360 in HD. I should only be having to buy a BV7 for the main room!!!

What date will the BV8 be in U.K. stores. My dealer did tell me when i went to look at the BL9'S and BV9, but I cannot remember.

Craig 

Killyp:

Tough, you can't connect them. You'll have to spend much more and go for a smaller screen if you want to connect things to your TV...

Maybe B&O will bring out a HDMI expander. Something like the old Scart ones they did.

Craig 

Am I the only one that vaguely sticks up for the poor BV8?

 I guess it does what it's supposed to do, i.e., just sit in a link room, be it wall mounted or not and that's about it. I think they have missed the point of a link room or any TV needing more than just one add on link, but hopefully, they'll get over that, they'll have too!!!

 I'm a bit confused about it's real purpose to pull people into the brand as virgin customers, as I think it is a link option only and if they wanted to get virgin customers in they should have put the BV6 at the BV8 price and have BV8 a much cheaper option, but never mind thats another rant

 Being cynical though it's logo fills the need for the current trend (especially Asia-Pacific) that all you see is a logo. They're trying to be the Loius Vutton of TVs huh? LOL
 

benjnz:

 Being cynical though it's logo fills the need for the current trend (especially Asia-Pacific) that all you see is a logo. They're trying to be the Loius Vutton of TVs huh? LOL

i hope they will never try to be. got a LV handbag for my wife a year ago. has been repared twice since. will never buy one again.

have a BV7 for more than a year. never had a problem. would buy one again, so does she.

benjnz:

 I guess it does what it's supposed to do, i.e., just sit in a link room, be it wall mounted or not and that's about it. I think they have missed the point of a link room or any TV needing more than just one add on link, but hopefully, they'll get over that, they'll have too!!!

 I'm a bit confused about it's real purpose to pull people into the brand as virgin customers, as I think it is a link option only and if they wanted to get virgin customers in they should have put the BV6 at the BV8 price and have BV8 a much cheaper option, but never mind thats another rant

I am not judging the BV8 till I have seen it. Its main problem will be that LCD TVs are so cheap now and a stand alone 26" for £2000 seems rather expensive unless it really is good. And if it is that good, why buy a BC6? The lack of digital tuner is the big disappointment to me. A free standing set - but needing an extra box immediately.
 

eduard:

The price of the BV-8 is reduced to 2500 euro, they started at 2850 euro....

i'm sure the price will rise again very soon. would not be very b&o like...

Peter:

I am not judging the BV8 till I have seen it. Its main problem will be that LCD TVs are so cheap now and a stand alone 26" for £2000 seems rather expensive unless it really is good. And if it is that good, why buy a BC6? The lack of digital tuner is the big disappointment to me. A free standing set - but needing an extra box immediately. 

I won't be judging design, or anything other than basic technical info until I see it as well, but as you say, you already need an extra box straight away (otherwise you end up watching a stretched 4:3 picture, or nothing at all in some countries), and if you decide you want to be modern and go for Freesat or Sky HD, then you basically can't connect another decent source!

smito:

eduard:

The price of the BV-8 is reduced to 2500 euro, they started at 2850 euro....

i'm sure the price will rise again very soon. would not be very b&o like...

2500€ is for 26 or 32 inches??? (I'm dreaming it's for 32"...)

In the beginning of the BV8 rumor, it was advertised (in a 2006 financial report I think) as THE TV for BV3 and MX customers. BV3 had dolby digital as an option at the beginning, then it became standard. I think it was quite the same with MX. I think they are totally going the wrong way. For the price of a BV3, you get less, and if you compare the BV8 now and the BV3 at the launch, you have a product with no digital tuner in a market where every TV has, for 5 times less money. The BV3 was not outdated at the launch, the BV8 is.

Last point : if B&O want to sell a TV for newcomers, it has to be at least at the market level technically, with a low price (in B&O terms... so... still expensive!), and with a big choice of extension modules, like masterlink or cinema, in order to sell more and more speakers in the future, and more and more link systems, while making money with extension modules. The BV8 is very closed, so why not going for a Sony/Philips/Samsung/Loewe? (ok, the speaker seems good, but I fear that's all)