I can't say where I got it from but I have from a trusted source that we finally will see a smaller, more reasonable priced LCD TV coming to the US.

BV8 32" is supposed to be introduced 1st Quarter 2008 at around 4000$.

Start saving everyone.

JK 

For masterlink, you can add a module that does that. I doubt seriously that it will be based on BS3. No way at that price.

I think the big let down will be that it doesn't have surround, or at least per current european spec. If they have a basic TV chassis for the US there is no reason that they won't do other TVs as well. So there is a glimpse of hope.

I think the current BV7 is as good as it gets when it comes to value for the money among the B&O products. If I would have the space (620 sqf NYC one bed) I would get one.

JK 

jk1002:

For masterlink, you can add a module that does that. I doubt seriously that it will be based on BS3. No way at that price.

I think the big let down will be that it doesn't have surround, or at least per current european spec. If they have a basic TV chassis for the US there is no reason that they won't do other TVs as well. So there is a glimpse of hope.

I think the current BV7 is as good as it gets when it comes to value for the money among the B&O products. If I would have the space (620 sqf NYC one bed) I would get one.

 

JK 

  

BV 8 32" is not exactly the smaller TV that I had hoped B&O would bring to North America.  I was hoping for the Beocenter 6 26" which I think is a much better design.  A Beovision 7 32" would be even better but I am sure it would cost much more.

Bill 

linder:

BV 8 32" is not exactly the smaller TV that I had hoped B&O would bring to North America.  I was hoping for the Beocenter 6 26" which I think is a much better design.  A Beovision 7 32" would be even better but I am sure it would cost much more.

 

Bill 

Maybe the rest of the world has the impression that Americans like everything BIG, and that's why it's taken so long to get anything smaller than 40". Indeed, many of us do think "bigger is better" (myself NOT being one who indulges in that opinion, may I add.)  Still, I think 32" is a great size for a home TV.  I live in the Midwest, and to be honest, I can't see anything smaller than 32" being that popular. I don't think I know anyone who has a TV smaller than 32".  Everyone wants a large-screen.

Bang & Olufsen does a lot of business in large cities where people have smaller apartments and condos.  I think in New York city, there are at least 4 B&O stores.

 You are probably correct that most people want at least a 32" TV in their living room but a 26" would be useful in the bedroom.

I just don't like the design of the BV8.  You can get a much better TV for $4000. 

I agree with you about there being a need for the smaller screens in the cities where condos and apartments are common. It has taken a long time for us to get the BV7 and now the intro to the BV8. It is only a matter of time before we get more options here as the American demand for high quality products increases. The looks of the BV8 are unique and to be honest I think that it will grow on to people, just like the BL5s did. The BV8 will be a cool tv for the bedroom since it is affordable, in the B&O world.

Joe 

linder:

BV 8 32" is not exactly the smaller TV that I had hoped B&O would bring to North America.  I was hoping for the Beocenter 6 26" which I think is a much better design.  A Beovision 7 32" would be even better but I am sure it would cost much more.

 

Bill 

In Sweden the BV 7-32 cost´s 80.000 Kr. Inc. Beolab 7-2 or 7-4 =  12.072,00$ US Dollars inc 25% taxes

And the BV 7-40 MK III Full HD cost 100.000kr. Inc Beolab 7-2 or 7-4= 15325.67$ US Dollars inc 25% taxes 

We have 25-30% taxes in Sweden.

Regards

Sal:

Looks do grow on people. At first I thought: "What the heck is that shelf all about?" But looking at more and more pictures of it, it's pretty snazzy. Except for the Bang & Olufsen lettering on the speaker grills.

This is pretty terrible. On the BV8-32, looking from the front (as you would with a TV), it's a large and fairly obvious logo. This puts me off the TV and lack of DVB-T module, too.

>>>On the BV8-32, looking from the front (as you would with a TV), it's a large and fairly obvious logo<<<

I haven't seen the BV8 in real live, I thought though that the logo is only visible from a certain angle so you wouldn't see it when looking straight at the TV.

JK 

I saw the BV8, looked from every angle, and thought the logo was anything but dramatic.  Different, but definitely not a problem.....for me.  To each his/her own.

Ray 

Beolab:

linder:

BV 8 32" is not exactly the smaller TV that I had hoped B&O would bring to North America.  I was hoping for the Beocenter 6 26" which I think is a much better design.  A Beovision 7 32" would be even better but I am sure it would cost much more.

 

Bill 

In Sweden the BV 7-32 cost´s 80.000 Kr. Inc. Beolab 7-2 or 7-4 =  12.072,00$ US Dollars inc 25% taxes

And the BV 7-40 MK III Full HD cost 100.000kr. Inc Beolab 7-2 or 7-4= 15325.67$ US Dollars inc 25% taxes 

We have 25-30% taxes in Sweden.

Regards

Taxes are variable throughout the United States.  In some states there is very little sales tax.  Where I live in Chicago, the sales tax is about 8 percent.

Regards,

Bill 

moxxey:

Sal:

Looks do grow on people. At first I thought: "What the heck is that shelf all about?" But looking at more and more pictures of it, it's pretty snazzy. Except for the Bang & Olufsen lettering on the speaker grills.

This is pretty terrible. On the BV8-32, looking from the front (as you would with a TV), it's a large and fairly obvious logo. This puts me off the TV and lack of DVB-T module, too.

I ordered a 32" BV8 which I was going to place in the den -- went to look at it when they got it into the stores, and actually changed my mind for the 26" version. The 32" one is great, but I didn't need that large a screen there. So I can empathize with those who had been hoping for a 26" BeoVision in the US.

The logo has been exaggerated in the pictures. On my TV you can't see it unless you look for it, seriously. Doesn't bother me at all.

I wish it had the electronic curtain, but it doesn't - B&O feels that should be reserved for the Home Theatre TVs. I think it's a distinguishing B&O hallmark and that they made a bad call.

It's a great TV. I have it controlling my STB, and enabling various functions on that without any problems.

Tried out a pair of BL3s on floorstands together with the TV, using the PL Out with a splitter. Nice, rich stereo perspective, and actually providing a very strongly grounded stereo image in SPEAKER 3. However, would you believe that when I switch between SPEAKER 3 & 1 I find 1 serves my purpose quite nicely. The BV8 looks great together with the BL3s, though.

Surround? Sometimes B&O does de-selection with their collective heads in an unmentionable place. Of course this TV should have surround, it doesn't. For some weird, mysterious reason they got it into their heads that the BV8 was a "second-room-television" and that "one shouldn't watch movies on it."

Well, it's perfect for watching movies on, and for a lot of people living in the middle of town with limited space, it's not a question of cramming rooms with TVs but of getting one good screen that can do a lot of things. And surround, for movies/TV/Games is one of those things.
At least make a BS4 that can read DVDs and decode surround, to be used together with the BV8.

For now, if I do want surround with my BV8, I have to pipe the digital Coax from the STB or Toslink optical from the Mac to a non-B&O surround decoder I have, and that can't possibly have been what B&O had in mind when they yanked the surround module out of this TV.

I ordered it with the MasterLink module, because I have a Beosystem 6500 in the den, and wanted the two to work together. Which they're doing wonderfully, through a 1611 Beolink Converter. I'm sending all the sound output from the Beosystem to the BV8s speakers, and controlling all the sources from the Beosystem through the Beo4 without any problems. Actually found that my Beolink 5000 can also control a number of functions on the TV, but not format.

Bringing me to another item, which I haven't figured out. Whenever you wake the BeoVision 8 from standby it defaults to FORMAT 1, which is overscan -- and I always set it to FORMAT 3, which is 16:9.But it doesn't seem as if I can store FORMAT 3 to be the new default ...

I bought a DVI to HMDI converter cable, 5m long. Stuck the HDMI plug into the BV8 and now have the cable ready to roll out when I want to connect it to my laptop, while seated in the recliner in front of the TV. Does 1360x768 without a hitch, and provides me with a good relief screen for work and surf -- just as sharp as my regular Apple Cinema Display screen (which doesn't have an excellent speaker setup built in!).

Bought it with the floorstand, though that has its advantages (aesthetic) and disadvantages (functional). You have to unscrew the sliding/angling metal feet to place it on the floorstand, and then secure it with four bolt-screws. This means that taking the BV8 off the floorstand and placing it, say on your desk, isn't done in a jiff. Actually think I should have gone for the cabinet or just plopping it on a shelf, since that would have let me leave the feet on, making it much easier to move the TV around to wherever I want it in the den. (At my feet, for that sake, in true MX fashion.)

It looks stunning on the floorstand, which makes up for the lack of a spring-loaded clamp system to fix it in place. 

Has the regular contrast/brightness/color adjustment options, but should have a pro menu for more advanced adjustments of the image. Quite happy with the image, but think it would be possible to tweak it to be even better. Good out of the box.

Comes with a long black cable sock, think mine was four meters, which is just what I needed. When the TV is in the corner, it's curled up behind it -- when I move it to the desk, it's just long enough to be able to snake along the floor and rise to the level of the work space.

Now I'm just considering whether I will go for the cabinet instead of the floorstand, sacrificing aesthetics for convenience ...
 

I'm wondering how this TV Masterlinks into a system that has an Avant and a BS 3000 in separate rooms? Clearly the U.S. Avant does not have the modulator for video distribution (not interested in this any way). I'm sure the BV8 will be able to be able to play sources from the 3000, but will it be a problem with the Avant on the same ML network?

I think the Avant is a fantastic product, and while the BV7 is amazing, it's still in the very distant future for me. i hope these two TVs can coexist on the same ML network. 

Any insights?

There's actually a lot of room in the well of the floorstand, and cable management has been thought through. The back "plate" of the floorstand is actually made of plastic, but blends in perfectly with the rest of the stand. You can peel that out when arranging the cables. Before attaching the BV8 to the floorstand you have to run the cables through the stand and into the TV, as the opening from the recessed cable slot is too small to get large plugs (SCART, for instance) through. (Not a problem in the US, though, where you don't use SCART). But the PC connector doesn't fit through either.

Once you have sorted out which cables you'll be using, just run them through the stand's top opening after placing them in the well. I have power, PL, PC, HDMI, SCART, IR-control, ML in the foot of mine. 

SCART is truly an exotic beast in the U.S.  I wasn't aware of the presence of SCART on any current B&O products. But it was used by the U.S. MX when they were available here.

I would not expect however, for the BV8 to have SCART. No B&O TV has had this connection since the MX that I'm aware of.