Bang & Olufsen announces 46-inch BeoVision 10

Suddenly Bang & Olufsen's 40-inch HDTV seems like a consolation prize. While the BeoVision 10-40 is making its good will tour of the states, the kids in Copenhagen will be checking out the new standard in the company's lavish displays, the BeoVision 10-46. Aside from the 6-inch real estate boost, this thing sports "a new and exciting LED-based, 240Hz LCD panel" and unnamed "sophisticated motion compensation technologies" that apparently sport "a yet unseen level of smoothness." Can you handle all this sophistication? We didn't think so. To be unveiled on April 14 in Denmark, goes on sale this summer. No word yet on a price, but we're guessing you can't afford it anyways.

Update: Special thanks to Jesper for sending the price our way: 54,990 DKK (or about $9,940). We were right -- you can't afford it.

[plyx Posted Mar 29th 2010 11:41AM]

A TV for those who have far more money than they have brains.

[DRoizman Posted Mar 29th 2010 11:58AM]

@plyx
The reason people have far more money is because they have far more brains. This applies to everything illegal and legal.

[DRoizman Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:00PM]

@DRoizman
I meant to say in illegal and Legal businesses.

[rederikus Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:01PM]

@plyx
I have had two B&O TVs as well as one of their HiFis and a house phone. The design and use is second to none.

I have both brains and money.

[r3loaded Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:02PM]

@DRoizman Oh, really? How do you explain Paris Hilton?

[M3585 Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:02PM]

@plyx

More money than brains or just more money than you...?

[T3chMasTR Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:09PM]

@plyx

Brains...

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:17PM]

@plyx

Exactly. Give me a top of the line 2010 Sharp any day over this overpriced designer technology.

[ilh Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:17PM]

@r3loaded
Daddy?

[UbbeDall Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:22PM]

@plyx

Typical "nerd" jargon... To think that the "stats" are the only parameters that count is about as brainless as you accuse the buyers of this to be.

[TMC Posted Mar 29th 2010 5:59PM]

@r3loaded: Easy: Brilliant marketing = lotsa cash.

[think before you react Posted Mar 30th 2010 1:35AM]

@rederikus
I'd like to see one of them in action. Could you please send me your address and time you will be at home to allow a demonstration?

(black shirt-check, black pants-check, black boots-check, black mask-check, crowbar-check, flash light-check)

[cjwild Posted Mar 29th 2010 11:47AM]

What is with the huge white panel beneath the display? Speakers? Or is that the display too? Wtf?

[DRoizman Posted Mar 29th 2010 11:57AM]

@cjwild

It's a stand for the TV

[Bean Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:00PM]

@cjwild From the source...

"Besides a fantastic picture, the slim beauty offers an impressive sound performance as well. BeoVision 10-46 has an integrated stereo speaker placed below the screen and covered by a fabric front. It offers integrated surround sound, electronic curtains and an even more extensive connection panel allowing you to add up to five extra speakers for a surround sound setup and a multitude of set-top boxes if needed."

[JClaude Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:01PM]

@DRoizman no, I think he means that lower part of the screen itself, all white, all awkward looking..

[martinsikjaer Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:02PM]

@cjwild
Its the speakers

[cjwild Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:03PM]

@Bean

Right, thanks lol. I guess they are just strange looking to me.

and DRoizman i think you misunderstood me lol

[Bean Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:06PM]

@cjwild I thought the same thing when I first saw it (WTF?!?)

Then I hoped it was extra screen real estate that would come into play when you've got those old 4:3 videos to watch (and that black bar would automagically disappear)

Then I realized that was too good to be true, so I checked the sources :P

[cjwild Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:10PM]

@Bean

Seriously, or why not a menu/features screen? Like those internet tv's that have facebook, except you can creep on face and watch high def at the same time.

[Andr Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:02PM]

Looks good, just head down to the Bang & Olufsen store here in Denmark and check it out.

[Renal Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:37PM]

@Andr
Indeed...just a bummer they closed all their stores here in Norway, just need to go to the local hi-fi store though ;)

[bigsofty Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:03PM]

B&O, nice kit, usually quite good but never worth the fanciful prices they put on their stuff... they usually target rich dumb idiots, that don't know they can get better for less... nice kit, but not worth it IMHO.

[JClaude Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:03PM]

Albeit the quality which is not really arguable, when I read "Bang & Olufsen" all my brain sees is "$$$$ & $$$$$$" we take visa, mastercard and healthy kidneys!

[T3chMasTR Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:07PM]

Why would they make the speaker panel take up 1/3 the front?

[Techtrino Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:18PM]

@T3chMasTR

Well design for one, sound quality second ;)

Remember B&O has the best sound in the TVs and thats proven ;)

[brexb Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:28PM]

@T3chMasTR

Sound quality takes a back seat in every TV review I've read since they seem to assume folks always use their surround sound system. I only use surround for movies; the sound on my Pioneer plasma is truly amazing while my friends highly-rated (for picture) Panasonic plasma sounds unbelievably crappy.

[r3loaded Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:08PM]

I've never seen the point of B&O TVs. Samsung and LG actually make LCD panels, and they also develop picture processing technologies. All B&O do is wrap this up in a "fashionable" frame, stick an oversized speaker on the front and charge 2 grand extra.

[nezzdk Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:29PM]

@r3loaded for the latest series of TV's B&O did a desent job they got great reviews for for the 10-40 one example can be seen in this indepth review http://flatpanelshd.com/review.php?subaction=showfull&id=1263826711

[Techtrino Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:21PM]

Well they do take the best panels, improve them quite heavily, use the best design in the world and give you service and warranty second to none, and then yes charge 2 grand extra ;)

I think you have to have owned a B&O before you understand it, really sammy, sony etc just feel cheap, I would never buy anything else than B&O, because its like going from Bentley to a ford... The ford will get you there but its not the same

[JoshC Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:26PM]

at the cost of one bazillion dollars, *pinky to side of mouth*

[Tothamax Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:33PM]

I'd like to check that out here in the US.

[lepetitprince Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:38PM]

Samsung??


So how do you make LED based LCD?
I don't enough about this hi-tech stuff....
Can we just keep things simple by making LED, LED and LCD, LCD?

[Techtrino Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:41PM]

@lepetitprince

LCD, try to search on wiki ;) LED is just the light source. thus a LED based LCD is the correct name

[Techtrino Posted Mar 29th 2010 12:39PM]

Actually it wont be that expensive, here in Denmark it will cost around 10k usd, so in the US a bit less because of your low taxes

[Ebzy Posted Mar 29th 2010 1:00PM]

@Techtrino
10k USD is not that expensive?!?!
WTF...

[jaffreywali Posted Mar 29th 2010 1:16PM]

I'd take my 60 inch elite pioneer plasma connected to def tech mythos speakers to this for both looks and performance... It cost me around 9k all in for that set up.

[godsAngryTesticles Posted Mar 29th 2010 5:40PM]

For a second I thought the 4:3 AR is making a comeback.

[boe Posted Mar 29th 2010 8:51PM]

Crap - that is rediculous - if it was a 46" computer monitor the price would be justifiable but as at TV that is a joke. I saw the picture and saw the size and thought it was a breakthrough in computer monitor technology.

For all those who say "i'm using my tv as a monitor and it looks fine" that is great for you - unfortunatley for detail work and just genral use even the best plasma and LCD TV just won't look that good - it has to do with a number of reasons you can just google and find out for your own on why many of us don't want TV's as monitors - no point in me trying to educate you if you are happy with using your TV as a monitor.

[fuzz1111 Posted Mar 30th 2010 5:09PM]

@boe

Indeed.. TV manufacturers love to wage war on image quality. Rather bizarre really. But if you do your homework (admittedly its tough homework) TVs as monitors are fantastic.

I am using a 42" Sharp that allows you to turn off all the quality reduction features.

[HelloKitty75 Posted Mar 30th 2010 11:01AM]

It seems to be a good LCD Full HD... I think it would be great in my living room ;)

Another french blog talks about it here : http://www.geekozor.com/beovision-10-46-lcd-full-hd-led.html