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Re: New, bigger TVs

leogenghis — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:54:29 GMT

Russ, do you know if the BV8-40 is coming to the USA? Thanks!

Leo

Re: New, bigger TVs

Russ — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:39:23 GMT

Assuming that there is one coming, I think we can safely assume that it will use it's own stands and brackets.

Re: New, bigger TVs

Razlaw — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:55:55 GMT

Dude1:

There will be a 7-50 (ish) later this year with LED tech for backlighting. This will also be incorporated (as far as its know at this stage) with the BV10 - unless this goes totally OLED... not decided yet.

There are at least 6+ new products in pipelines currently - not all Bangvisions... so watch this space.

Product development at Struer is now at an unprecedented pace, never seen before. Focus on quality, innovation and technology.

Any idea whether the new larger BV7 will use the same or different motorized stands?

Re: New, bigger TVs

Beobird — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:33:56 GMT

halid:

What do you guys think about the future ? LCD seems to take over more and more from plasma. If I buy a 4-65, will I be disappointed in a few yeards, not about the size of course, but the choiche of plasma. What is more exactly the differences between LCD and plasma by the way ?

Has anyone seen the 4-65 in action ?

Hans.

The image from a good plasma is "warmer" and more natural then from a lcd. Lcd tv's have got "harder" colours, that will look very good on cartoons and games, but they just can't beat plasma on natural images (yet). In the past there was a huge difference in power consumption, but they're now equal.

I saw the 4-65" playing Ice Age on a demo with the Beolab 10, 5 and 9, and it blew me out of the room. Very good sound, combined to the best image you can get. Wonderfull, but also very pricey...

Re: New, bigger TVs

Ignace — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:02:21 GMT

BeoVision 4 103"

Re: New, bigger TVs

Dude1 — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:06:28 GMT

There will be a 7-50 (ish) later this year with LED tech for backlighting. This will also be incorporated (as far as its know at this stage) with the BV10 - unless this goes totally OLED... not decided yet.

There are at least 6+ new products in pipelines currently - not all Bangvisions... so watch this space.

Product development at Struer is now at an unprecedented pace, never seen before. Focus on quality, innovation and technology.

Re: New, bigger TVs

halid — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:07:31 GMT

Trip, interesting comment. If you would make a best guess, how long do you think until we see a new panel in the 50" and 65" ?

/ Hans

Re: New, bigger TVs

TripEnglish — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:57:11 GMT

Ahmet1:

Halid,

If you consider the 65", i would wait a "little bit". Panasonic has just launched a new model of their 65" with industry-leading specs like 7000 grey-tones, 16 bit video-processing and a contrast-ratio of 60 000:1. A kuro-killer! (but it seems that kuro is going to oblivion anyway)! My guess is that B&O will adopt this panel but I dont know when..

Ahmet

Our new distribution model makes this a much more likely reality. No more warehouses with aging BeoVisions. Certainly don't know about specific panel choices, but the ability to incorporate OEM innovations quicker was a specific concern for the new CEO.

Re: New, bigger TVs

Puncher — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:38:18 GMT

If you become manufacturer of the best panels in the world (even if by default) would you sell them on to a competitor (albeit in a different market segment) or would you supply them with "last years" model and retain the "best plasma available" moniker for yourself

I wonder how Panasonic might position themselves if Pioneer do pack in.

Re: New, bigger TVs

Ahmet1 — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:28:37 GMT

Halid,

If you consider the 65", i would wait a "little bit". Panasonic has just launched a new model of their 65" with industry-leading specs like 7000 grey-tones, 16 bit video-processing and a contrast-ratio of 60 000:1. A kuro-killer! (but it seems that kuro is going to oblivion anyway)! My guess is that B&O will adopt this panel but I dont know when..

Ahmet

Re: New, bigger TVs

halid — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:29:58 GMT

What do you guys think about the future ? LCD seems to take over more and more from plasma. If I buy a 4-65, will I be disappointed in a few yeards, not about the size of course, but the choiche of plasma. What is more exactly the differences between LCD and plasma by the way ?

Has anyone seen the 4-65 in action ?

Hans.

Re: New, bigger TVs

The_Beonic_Man — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:16:23 GMT

It would be good to see them come out with a plasma version of the 7-40 and future models but I doubt they would do that as I am sure the picture would look better on that size screen! I am sure cost has a lot to do with it too although I am sure there can't be too much in at when you are buying and manufacturing at their level of business.

Simon.

Re: New, bigger TVs

halid — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:09:40 GMT

I also heard about a 7-55. I guess it will be a LCD-screen ?

Re: New, bigger TVs

tournedos — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:27:01 GMT

Greg:

Actually, I strongly suspect 16:9 was chosen as it was the halfway point (=compromise) between TV (=4:3, or 12:9 if you like) and Cinema (=2.39:1, or 21:9). So there is some kind of logic there. And, of course, content made recently for TV is 16:9, as are IMAX sections on eg Dark Night Blu-ray.

I've forgotten the actual reason, but believe it had something to do with backwards compatibility in digital video processing - i.e just a technical reason, nothing deeper in there.

Also, the choice was made long before flat panels became a commodity. 16:9 was already a hard aspect ratio to implement for CRTs, wider than that would've been just silly. Since the deflection angle doesn't get any bigger - I believe anything more than 110° was a curiosity - you can think the wide screen CRTs as just larger 4:3 tubes with sections cut off from each horizontal edge. Imagine the depth of a 42" 16:9 CRT, and people commonly have panels larger than that today!

Re: New, bigger TVs

Greg — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:40:29 GMT

bayerische:
You are right, I for one, never understood the 16:9 format... Movies were never made in this format. I think it was judged upon our eyes field of view... (16:9)

Actually, I strongly suspect 16:9 was chosen as it was the halfway point (=compromise) between TV (=4:3, or 12:9 if you like) and Cinema (=2.39:1, or 21:9). So there is some kind of logic there. And, of course, content made recently for TV is 16:9, as are IMAX sections on eg Dark Night Blu-ray.