It seems that there is an awful lot of mis-information flying around regarding the BV-8. I think we all ought to take a deep breath and cool offf....
The surround module wasn't 'ripped out' of the BV-8; it was never in there to begin with. The BV-8 started out as an even smaller TV, (26") and 32" which is coming to the US is an outgrowth of that set. BV-8 is intended to be a bedroom/office/den TV, or a TV for 'non-critical' viewers. Adding the capabilities of a BS-3 to the BV-8 woukd add about $8000 to it's cost and...well, well, look at that...almost the exact price of a BV-7/32...which I think will eventually be updated to BS-3 spec, and shipped across the pond...and we'll get DVD for free!
Just because we don't see the whole family here in the US doesn't meen that it isn't a whole family.
Russ
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