Purchasing a new Flat Screen Television and The B&O Beovision 8
Given the speed and rapidity of technological advances nowadays think carefully about whatever purchase you make and try and ensure within reason the future compatibility of your TV with industry standards.
The latest telecommunication system for broadcasting moving pictures and sound is known as Digital television (DTT) and as the name implies this relies upon transmission and reception of digital signals as opposed to the more conventional analogue formats. DTV uses digital modulation data, which is digitally compressed and requires decoding by a specially designed television set, or a standard receiver with a set-top box, or a PC fitted with a television card.
With this article the aim is to take a look at what is on offer with the latest generation of Flat Screen Televisions and in this case the B&O Beovision 8.
The Beovision 8 is a 26in LCD TV and currently these TV's can be found for 1800 pounds sterling or 2900 US dollars. The screen resolution is 1366 X 768 and with regards to being HD Ready the answer is yes. The Beovision has 2 (2 RGB) and the type and number of Multimedia interfaces the Beovision 8 uses is HDMI and 1. The type of Tuner for this TV is Analogue and the Beovision is available from specialised outlets only.
So given this information, what would be our view of the B&O Beovision 8?
First up, we would look at the picture quality and our score here would be 8 out of 10, and for the sound quality we would rate it at 8 out of 10. Taking a look at the number of relevant connections and their availability, our score would be 6 out of 10. As far features are concerned we would give it 6 out of 10 if we then take a look at the ease of use and overall value for money then our scores would be, 4 out of 10 and 6 out of 10 respectively.
The overall verdict would be this is definitely one to consider if you don't mind paying a huge premium for the appearance and looks
It is extremely unlikely given the variety and range of makes and models available that you will not be able to find something to match your tastes or budget. The choice, as they say, is completely down to you to decide whether to stay at the forefront of what are rapidly changing technologies and fashion or to remain part of the safer perhaps better developed mainstream. We hope that after reading this article you will find yourself better informed and as such it will mean that really it will not matter which rout you take.
We ask all readers to remember that the information in this article regarding the price of the TV’s are there for illustrative purposes and are meant as a guideline rather than an absolute quote and should be considered thus.