News has reached us of a further addition to the ever popular BV7 range. With the BV4 now starting at 50", there is a gap in the range and a new even larger screen is being readied. It sounds as though this will be Full HD and will be Beosystem 3 based. A still larger BL7 - the 7.3 - is also rumoured.

We can therefore expect a full range from B&O spanning 23" all the way to 65" with a good variety of sets in the midrange. Anyone identify any gaps?

One snippet that is not well known it would seem is that B&O have launched a BV7 for the hotel trade only without the integral DVD player. No available to the general public though!

Seems like they will release the BV7-46 to fill in the gap.

It's surprising that they won't make available the non-DVD version to the public, given the DVD format wars some people will want to hold on the purchase of a TV set with DVD included. Also those BC2 owners will expect a TV without DVD. Strange..

From a usually quite trustworthy source, I have have heard that there is currently no larger BV7 in the pipeline, but a new updated version of at least the 40", based on BS3 is closer than you might think :-)

 

Agree the new BV7 is imminent - and word is that there is no increase in price , at least for the UK!  Should be a very impressive set and full HD.

Peter:

Agree the new BV7 is imminent - and word is that there is no increase in price , at least for the UK!  Should be a very impressive set and full HD.

The price in DK will jump, or so I have heard, by 520 € = 4000 DKK.

 

BeoLab 5 jumps 10.000 DKK equal to 1350 €.

The prices change at the 1/8-07.

Price increases in the UK seem to be limited to the Beolab range.

So it seems in the Netherlands we will hold the record with a expected price-jump (for the BV7 40") of €1000,-

Jump down ?

Bingo,

Off course the price is increased with an expected €1000,-

Marcel

Rombeek:

Bingo,

Off course the price is increased with an expected €1000,-

Marcel

You really mean expected??

 Yann.

 

 

The next BV7 will be 40-MKIII. And here is what the EU-backpanel will look like

HDMI at last :-)

Gerd,

How do you know this / where does the picture come from?

Marcel

 

It's from the new (preliminary) BeoSystem 3 installation guide

Gerd:

The next BV7 will be 40-MKIII. And here is what the EU-backpanel will look like

Looking good. However, I'm confused and no-one seems to be able to answer this:

What about the BV7-32? We know that an EU version of the HDMI-based BV7-40 is forthcoming. However, surely the BV7-32 isn't going to remain with a single DVI socket? That would be madness. No-one seems to know, not even the dealers. They know a revised BV7-40 is forthcoming (August/September for the UK), but have heard nothing about an upgraded BV7-32.
 

Very nice to see the addition of (long overdue) HDMI ports. Also find it a bit strange they added a VGA input but dropped the DVI input, with most PC's (or even the Mac Mini) having DVI output I would of thought DVI would stay, and considering you can't do HDCP over the VGA, it means connecting a PC to the BV7 you now need a DVI->HDMI converter.

Just looking at the picture again, has AV4 disappeared, or is AV4 the HDMI inputs, also where are the 4 audio inputs that are on the MKII - or is just part of the picture is missing?

.:FS:.

You can't convert from DVI-D to VGA or visa-versa, but you can convert from DVI-D to HDMI and visa versa, and hence a VGA input actually makes a lot of sense, as some things like the XBox 360 will only connect via VGA or Component.

FSv2:

Just looking at the picture again, has AV4 disappeared, or is AV4 the HDMI inputs

AV4 is the side input (S-Video).

FSv2:

also where are the 4 audio inputs that are on the MKII

Each AV input has a digital audio in (SPDIF). HDMI sockets can be assigned to one of the AV.

Hi all!

I'm quite new into the B&O's Lcd & Plasmas and I'm a little confused. Still have an old LX2500 but want a new and want to wait until the new 7-40 MkIII. But I wonder what "based on BS3" means. Do I have to buy more than the 7-40 to use it? Please help me as I if have to spend more money I might buy the "old" MKII before the new price.

All the best to you all!

;-) Jes

Jessemand:

Hi all!

I'm quite new into the B&O's Lcd & Plasmas and I'm a little confused. Still have an old LX2500 but want a new and want to wait until the new 7-40 MkIII. But I wonder what "based on BS3" means. Do I have to buy more than the 7-40 to use it? Please help me as I if have to spend more money I might buy the "old" MKII before the new price.

All the best to you all!

;-) Jes

 

Whilst no one knows the exact spec yet you can be assured that the MK111 will be the largest improvement in panel electronics yet by B&O for LCD I would not buy the previous version unless its cheap!

Jessemand:

Hi all!

I'm quite new into the B&O's Lcd & Plasmas and I'm a little confused. Still have an old LX2500 but want a new and want to wait until the new 7-40 MkIII. But I wonder what "based on BS3" means. Do I have to buy more than the 7-40 to use it? Please help me as I if have to spend more money I might buy the "old" MKII before the new price.

All the best to you all!

;-) Jes

Based on BS3 means that the processor used is the Beosystem 3 that is also used in the Beovision 9. In the UK, the price is not going up so wait for the new model as it will make a big difference and it will have a veritable mass of connections!

Hi there,

I am new too.  Just waiting for my red 7-32 in Hong Kong.  Would DVI be sufficient for future HD TV upgrade?

The BV7-32 will be updated at a slightly later date apparently...

Hello Peter!

if there was a BV 7 - 46" that would my TV... how likely is it that B&O will come out with such tv?

your advise is much appreciated...

 massimo

We will see on tuesday next week when B&O release their plan for the next 6 months.

 p.