Bang & Olufsen
knows as well as anybody that you can't (usually) compete only on design and quality these days, people want functionality, and the
much rumored, newly official BeoSound 5 is just such a monster. The unit is controlled by the BeoSound 5 controller, a rather large "remote" with a 10.4-inch XGA LCD and an aluminum scroll wheel. On the back end there's a 500GB BeoControl 5 music server running Windows XP Embedded with internet connectivity and patent pending intelligent playlist creation. Naturally there are outputs and inputs galore, and it's not just for audio: the box pumps out DVI-I and HDMI, and can play back plenty of video formats. Oh, but then there's the price. B&O isn't budging on this front, with a £3,500 tag (about $5,262 US) for when this hits in March 2009. We'll take two.
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posted Nov 12th 2008 2:25PM
I'll be sure to grab one once I finish building my mansion on my private island.
you only have ONE private island?
I suppose I am the only one on engadget suffering with the loss of private islands during this credit crunch... ah well.
where's flashpoint??? come talk about your benz you cool guy you!!!
ITS JARVIS without the touchscreen.
testing
5 grand and no touchscreen...
Pumpts?!....Numpts...
added to the never ending list of things i'll buy if i ever win the lotto
I'd have to win the lotto twice at least to complete my list ;)
OMFG
I feel that sums this up quite nicely...
Typical B&O. Pointless design aesthetics with an over the top price.
It's beautiful! Where can I get one?!
It is indeed beautiful and awesome, in an over the top way which we all love (GreenPeace, and buddhist monks excluded)
But the question is not where to get one of these, it's where to get the money :(
sorry, guys, I dont think they can secure 2nd round funding in this recession to actually release this POC into market.
wait, so that tablet thingy has a 500 GB HD and runs Windows Server?
anyway, check out the gallery shots on the website. Very 5th Element futuristic. This technology would really take off HUGE if the tablet was actually networkable with other tablets around the house and you could control smarthome functions through it, as well as just media playback.
Why in the world would they not make such a beautiful and potentially functional piece of electronics a touchscreen? Especially at that price...
Because as the B&O CEO said to a danish newspaper: Because it's pretty and without touch screen you avoid getting the display all dirty... hmm
Also: B&O Beosound 5 hands on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMnFIP-Q1xY&eurl=http://pleasure.dk/gadget/artikel/144852/
Looks like one company believe Barack Obama will fix the economy.
believes*
Does B&O stand for Barck Obama the? :-)
Love everything B&O Makes....
except the ugly samsung-B&O phone...
B&O have problems.. Looks good for 5 seconds. But compared to Playstaion 3 it seems to fall short. Not even WLAN!? nice to have ethernet cables in the living room...
resolution is xvga.. its lamost what my mobile phone have :-)
No, B&O have alwys been good at design, but not sound or picture quality. A simple LCD TV can cost 20 000 euro from B&O. ANd you get better specs with a SONY for 2 000 euro (and almost better design!)
B&O is only targeting people that have loads of money, and bad taste nowdays, sad to see.
I should know better than to comment, but Mr. True quite obviously knows nothing about Bang & Olufsen products, their quality, materials, and performance. Just because they aren't for everybody (me included), doesn't mean they aren't glorious. Spend some time in a real B&O store, and you can at least appreciate the depth and energy that goes into even the simplest product. And yes, the BeoSound 5 was not created in response to SONOS or the iPhone remote.
So what's your point? :)
Just remember folks, a few months ago, that would have nearly cost us $7,000 USD.
FOUR MORE YEARS!
@rds: Your commenting skills makes the baby jesus cry.
M.m.m.m.m.
Looks like our Danish Friends have made it again with their stylish design, functionality and feature-rich toys. As a swede I'm happy they can play in the Apple "spot" of design and in the Rotel, HK, Yamaha etc. for sound.
2 bad that the prices in their homeland is even higher, dam danes. I wounder what would happend if you mix Sony, Ericsson, B&O and Apple together :) World Domination?
Danish price: 37.000,- kr. = 6.200 USD... ouch. So contrary to what you might expect, it is cheaper to import B&O into Denmark than buying it in Denmark. Damn 25% sales tax!
That's the price you pay for socialism. However, I remember seeing a report that said that Danes, from doctors to garbage collectors, are the happiest people in the world.
well yeah supposedly we're pretty happy... I guess it's not too far off... :P
Well I still don't what this is exactly, but it looks good...very futuristic.
Windows XP? Jesus aged holy christ, pardon my blasphemy but could we not use something as shitty as windows for something that's suppose to be cool?
At least its not Vista
Why why WHY?!
But will it play Doom?
BRING ON THE DOWN-VOTING!!! WEEE!
The day I pay $5000+ for something that runs Windows you can check me into the nearest convenient asylum. Also, 500GB is a joke.
This a beautiful looking system (although I'd think they'd want a bigger HD if it's going to do movies/video as well). The smoothness and simplicity of the software makes it shine, which is why I enjoy my little piece of B&O with the BeoPlayer (freeware music program on their website). :)
Well this screen is just meant to preview stuff... you'll want a HD tv for the viewing of video...
I don't even think engadget can afford this. although, I dare them to buy one and review it for us...
Looks like crap. 500GB for 5000$??? Is this a joke?
What's the point of this really? Only a nitwit would buy such an overpriced LCD display. Right now you can get several top of the line LCD panels up to 4 times the size of the B&O at a fraction of the cost. Heck, with even free shipping right now. Sorry B&O groupies, but even you cannot justify their prices.
http://www.jr.com/category/video-tv/tv/flat-panel-lcd-tv/n/79880-4294585549/?JRSource=socnet