[quote user="j0hnbarker"] I've always found it incongruous that one the one hand people buy in to a luxury AV brand that is synonymous with good design and sophistication, yet on the other are so prickly when it comes to the interiors that these products are placed within. [/quote] To be fair there only seems to be you who is prickly about

[quote user="waltoninn"] 1. The Czech Republic is located in that part of Europe that has a long history of electronics innovation, i.e. think Tesla, to name just one. As such, electronics is imbued in their culture. Experience, a long history and an integrity towards manufacturing is much more a part of the basic manufacturing philsophy in

[quote user="Dkatz"] Not neccesarily more features but something gimmicky that draws many people to B&O products in the first place. It's what made the Beosound Ouverture and Century so succesful and many other B&O products. This would draw people to it as it would be unique (although it looks a little bit different than most docks

[quote user="j0hnbarker"] [quote user="Daniel"] Well, the broadcasts and gaming consoles are increasing the need for bigger screens. As I only have a 28'' LX I notice this. Watching a soccer game, they show half the field. On a big screen it's OK, but I'm having problems with small players and even smaller ball. This

[quote user="Dkatz"] Puncher – If my company wasn't doing well, I would try to market my products better. The move to sell at Apple stores was a good one, so was the integration of a dock. I'm not refuting this, but outsourcing is something I would refuse to do. In the case of B&O I would manufacture those products in my

[quote user="Tod Daniel"]if i walk into someone's house with a large TV, i tend to thinkt that they are rather uneducated[/quote] Incredible!

I seem to recall a thread a while back about LCD or plasma screens intefering with IR signals to other equipment - not sure this is the case here but worth a search. HERE

[quote user="Bentleyman"] Look at prices of higher end cars, higher end real estate, quality jewellery, quality watches, designer clothes, higher end hotel room rates, art prices etc etc. Prices in these luxury goods markets only go up, never down. [/quote] You have successfully identified why these markets differ in general from consumer

[quote user="TerryM"] But the point is quality costs. [/quote] True again, but (and here we are back to the crux of the thread) when it costs more than enough people are willing to pay then there are only two options - either find a way to reduce costs or go out of business (please note I did not say sacrifice quality).

[quote user="TerryM"] In 2007 my Pioneer Plasma TV cost £5000 [/quote] Interestingly, with regard to the subject of this thread, Pioneer closed it's Kuro division in 2009 because it was losing money - not enough people were prepared to pay their prices! If people aren't willing to pay what you're asking it renders "being