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Re: BV 4 103-inch on You tube

Razlaw — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:19:11 GMT

Daniel:

Nice discount for a demo ex!

Yes it is a very nice discount. This dealer seems to do that frequently. They also currently have a BV4 65 inch with ACM priced at less than $10,000, ..retail in USA is $13500. We purchased our Beolab 9s 1 1/2 years ago at a 40% discount after they were on display for about one month.

Re: BV 4 103-inch on You tube

R Patton — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:54:13 GMT

Ahh, but delivery to your home and setup will run about $30,000

Re: BV 4 103-inch on You tube

Daniel — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:36:16 GMT

Nice discount for a demo ex!

Re: BV 4 103-inch on You tube

Razlaw — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:18:52 GMT

A little off topic but we were at our dealer over the weekend. They had the 103 inch Panasonic on display. As it was a floor model the price had been reduced from $70,000 to $20,000.

Re: BV 4 103-inch on You tube

Dave — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:35:04 GMT

VERY cool concept.

I love the stand idea.

B&O should put the 65" and 50" on this duck and cover concept stand

Re: BV 4 103-inch on You tube

Daniel — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:07:49 GMT

malcolm welborn:

as a matter of interest what size are the screens at football and other sports arenas, they look big

The jumbotron in the Stockholm Globe Arena, oh sorry now called Ericsson Globe is about 200''.

Re: BV 4 103-inch on You tube

Stars — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:30:55 GMT

It all seems a bit ridiculous to me, but yes I'm sure there will be people buying this thing. I presume it will have its own BeoSystem, as this is such a huge leap from the BV4 65".

I hope B&O don't make too much of a fuss with this project and haven't wasted too much time and money with it, because even at £80,000 I can't see it raking the $$$ in for B&O.

B&O didn't have to prove to me they could do this, because heck Panasonic already have and I've seen it for myself. It's an impressive demonstration of technology, but hardly a mature business concept for a company who are certainly struggling. I was glad not to read about any figures of this project in the latest (and worrying) financial report.

Re: BV 4 103-inch on You tube

tournedos — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:28:28 GMT

malcolm welborn:

as a matter of interest what size are the screens at football and other sports arenas, they look big

Those can be pretty much anything. The largest I saw in Beijing was on the outer wall of a hotel, more than five stories high.

But these are actually easier; because of the large pixel size they can be constructed from individual LED modules. And until lately, the resolution was often just standard definition TV, at the most. In the old days, sometimes even the blue colour (then very difficult to implement economically) was left out - the eye gets used to that suprisingly well unless you have a better screen to compare to!

Re: BV 4 103-inch on You tube

meandmyshadow — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:02:47 GMT

R Patton:

It looks like this monster is actually mounted on a stand, similar to the BV 7. Wonder if it rotates like the BV 7.

I can just see guests heading for cover when this thing begins to rotate from side to side. It could easily knock the average human over.

It has the same functions as the BV 7 40 stand, it does indeed rise to reveal the speaker when switched on and then allows tilt and turn, the whole thing weighs in at 500Kg and the price is around £75 - 80K the stand on its own costs £20K. Obviously not designed for your average home but you can imagine some big companies putting one in their headquarters.

Re: BV 4 103-inch on You tube

malcolm welborn — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:50:40 GMT

as a matter of interest what size are the screens at football and other sports arenas, they look big

malcolm

Re: BV 4 103-inch on You tube

tournedos — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:48:00 GMT

If we forget about the huge impracticalities, displays like these have their uses. No matter how bright, white screen projection will never have a decent contrast ratio unless you sit in complete darkness. Many people don't realize this until they have their projection setup installed (and some probably not even then ). Being hopefully on the quest for best possible image reproduction, I believe it's best B&O leave this alone and let others do the projectors. Image processors and control are already in the lineup anyway, so people are welcome to add a 3rd party projector.

But I believe B&O could easily build a superior motorized screen - fast and silent with some "magic" like the automatic aspect ratio adjustment you suggest. And not to mention being not an eyesore.

Re: BV 4 103-inch on You tube

James Chen — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:08:10 GMT

I guess wherever you place the TV, it will sure get pretty warm when you turn it on...so a AC might required too. I always think that making a 103 inch plasma or LCD is more about making a statement of the brand in the market...it will be nice if B&O can actually start looking into projector and screen, I guess they can do some amazing design and function, such as a screen with automatic masking screen when you watch a wide screen or cinemascope movie, although there are products like that in the Market, but I am sure B&O can do something surprising...

Re: BV 4 103-inch on You tube

Weebyx — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:40:12 GMT

R Patton:

It looks like this monster is actually mounted on a stand, similar to the BV 7. Wonder if it rotates like the BV 7.

I can just see guests heading for cover when this thing begins to rotate from side to side. It could easily knock the average human over.

My dealer told me that the screen itself will rise upwards when turned on, and the BL10 will appear from below, "duck'n cover" :)

He also told me that they are having som problems with the weight itself, something with the footprint of the stand being to heavy pr cm2, especially some old appartments in copenhagen with wooden floors and so on, might not support this weight :)

He also told med that some russian dealers has preordered a bunch of them (before the financial crisis though) :O)

I would love it, but the logistics, think about the logistics :) How to deliever this on the 5'th floor.....

The best thing would be.

1. Buy a new piece of land

2. Build the socket of the new house.

3. Install floor heating and the concrete base.

4. Lay the wooden floors.

5. Install BV4 103"

6. Build rest of house.

7. Sell house including BV4 :)

/Weebyx

Re: BV 4 103-inch on You tube

Karel Uyttendaele — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:21:54 GMT

:-) :-) :-)

Re: BV 4 103-inch on You tube

tournedos — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:19:01 GMT

Karel Uyttendaele:

(but please… not a gold version!)

I'm afraid the only people that can afford this will be especially after a gold version (and heck, I don't mind either)

103"... that's a little over two and a half meters... looks pretty much the same size as my living room window... hmmm...