Of course, it's taken a long time but finally a proud owner of my own B&O kit.

Thanks Lewis, it's good that you think that but in reality I'll make a few quick notes as to not miss any details and plan the general structure. I make a lot of it up after I press record. Sorry if I spoiled the illusion :-) John

It would be silly not to use that picture of Phil!

Thanks!

The link in description is not a hot link....copying and putting in browser doesn't take you to your Buy Me a Coffee page...d

@@dlorbieski Fixed! Thanks Donn

@@BangOlufsenManchester @Donn L. Is always on point, he must have had his morning coffee already :p

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My older panels updated recently and didn't change the menus so I very doubt it Andy. John

That's what I would have at home too. Beovision Harmony 65 with Grey Melange covers and Beolab 28.

@@BangOlufsenManchester Yes the new 28 is amazing I would choose the same.

You will be getting Atmos from Apple TV on supported content if you have it connected to the Stage directly via HDMI. I used to have a Samsung before my LG, the LG was an improvement as it also has Atmos support and eARC.

@@BangOlufsenManchester thanks for the quick answer. I get ATMOS input to the Stage as I get the ATMOS logo in the B&O App when I check the input signal. But the sound still is more like stereo and not really ATMOS. I know it’s just simulated and won’t be as a full setup. But was expecting a bit more. The sound is awesome, just the ATMOS feeling is missing. May I ask what settings you made for movies (regarding Upmix, virtualisation etc)?

@@Atran11 There are a few factors that change the experience. How big the room is, the height of the Beosound Stage, facing forwards or facing up, where you sit etc. The surround is best in my experience in a smaller to mid size room when sitting a little closer to it. You also have to be sat right in the centre for the best results. If the sound bar is facing upwards I found the height effects amplified by the ceiling but the surround effect of having side speakers and speech are better with it facing forwards. You could try and experiment with your seating position or sound bar position and see what sounds best for you.

@@BangOlufsenManchester Thanks a million. Will play a bit around with settings. =) Have a fairly small living room and the Stage is in "wall mount mode" on the STB Bracket stand on my lowboard.

Hi Les, the CX and C1 are both entirely different TVs, it's not just software. You can't upgrade a CX, you swap out the screen entirely to a new C1 screen. If you order a Contour 48 or 55 now it will come with the latest C1 screen from 2021. If you need any help email me at jw.kingstreet@bang-olufsen.co.uk

Thanks John, you have explained this perfectly 👍👍

Those are Bang & Olufsen Beolab 90, the best speakers B&O have ever made!

Hi Mads, no that won't work. The TV will either output WiSA or HDMI eARC, not both together so the Stage would never work as a centre speaker.

Hi Robert, 2 people make it easier. Lots of screws, a bit of prior knowledge and some setup. I would recommend you get your local store to supply thier install engineers for half a day. Unless you've had the training and done it before it can be tricky and there is potential for damage if done incorrectly. John.

Yes, they are quite different. Stand alone you could argue Stage has a better sound than Eclipse. Eclipse has more features, nicer stands and the ability to add more speakers. Once you add more speakers the Eclipse speaker becomes an excellent centre channel that has no problem complimenting the likes of Beolab 28, 50 and 90. Once you add extra speakers the Eclipse will easily outperform Stage.

Yes, 4K with HDR 10 and Dolby Vision.

Beovision 7 is a classic but you can't swap the panel. Plus the Beosystem 3 will not pass 4K, HDR or Dolby Vision to the screen. Embrace the Beovision Eclipse L R......you'll never look back.

@@BangOlufsenManchester thanks! Too bad though. I still got the Beovision Avant 32 Dvd in the bedroom and i will keep my Bv7 untill it breaks down :-)

Contour currently uses the LG OLED C1 panel. The previous CX will also work just fine.

@@BangOlufsenManchester thanks for your info!!!

I disagree but each to their own. Getting LG's OLED tech was the best thing to happen to Beovision in my opinion. Although I do miss the electronic curtains on the old TV's. John

​@@BangOlufsenManchester Sony makes just as good OLED based televisions if not better, with the precise same panels from LG. B&O, on the other hand, has got themself stuck to an agreement where they have noting to do with the the TV part itself. The electric curtains are nothing compared to all the patents they have created over the years alone to enhance the image of their flat screen televisions. The whole Visionclear engine is missing, all the work they had specialized themself in, everything from blur and judder application in low contrast versus high contrast elements of an image to their lights sensor that not only adapted the lighting from the back panel itself but also gave you the correct gamma(2.4 for dark viewing to 1.8 In daylight) depending on the lighting in the room. The OLED versus zone-controlled LCD television debated do btw also depends on the lighting in the room they are going to be used In.

well I cant agree with the 2017 tech idea as we use the latest oled models from Lg in our Tv combinations, but I have never seen the "3.000 nit QD OLED / MLA / heatsink monster " you refer to so will take a look at what we are missing.

@@BangOlufsenManchester that a fact? The latest model I see on B&O's website is from 2021, ancient history, not even sure LG had passthrough Atmos HDMI back then.