Having used a Beo 4 for nearly 10 years, I've grown acustomed to some of it's quirks controlling 3rd party products. I too have a Dish DVR and also a Sony BDP-S350. Pressing GO then up arrow for chapter up is no big deal, but I'm used to it. My wife, however has never been able to use the Beo 4. Evertime she wants to use the DVR or watch

It would certainly look cool, but you would lose the motorized functions. The stands draw their power from the BV7, and control of the stand is also through the TV.

[quote user="Razlaw"] Without Blu-Ray would it then be $16,200? What is the price of the tall stand? We are interested in the 7-55, already have a 7-4 we would use and do not want the built in Blu-Ray. So price would be $11,000 + stand? [/quote] The tall stand is $1,500 and would work with your current BeoLab 7-4. The non-bluray BV7-55 is

Razlaw is correct with his price estimate. In the States, the BV7-55 is much less expensive than the BV9. The 9 is $21,900 vs $18,000 for a BV7-55 with BluRay, BeoLab 7-6, low floor stand, and Beo 5. Personally I think the price difference comes from the costs of material and labor to build the cabinet of the BV9 and possible a higher cost of the plasma

I have some pictures but can't figure out how to post them! The blu ray load time is OK but not as fast as a Sony PS3 or Panasonic BD80. I don't notice the loading noise that I hear on the BV7-40 which is an improvement. Dixon

Today I recieved my shops demo unit and all I can say is WOW! The picture is wonderful and I'm actually quite happy with the dimensions of screen and speaker (7-6). I was sure the Beolab 7-6 would look silly but after seeing it in person, I think it looks great. I was also weary at having the TV on the low stand, thought it would be too low but