You are right, it does say that? I noticed it is under the heading optional digital tuner, not sure if that means anything. I also noticed that the 7-40 is listed as having a 200/240 refresh rate while the 7-55 only has a 100/120 refresh rate?
Beovision 7-55 with Beolab 7-4, 9s and 4000s
Beovision 10-40 with Beolab 1s and 6000s
Beosound 1, 5, 2000, and 3000
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