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No Joke, Bang & Olufsen’s Got a $137K, 103-Inch HDTV

Friday, March 20, 2009 2:00PM - By Jared Newman

bang and olufsen 103 inch hd tv

We see a lot of crazy stuff pass through here at GearCrave, but leave it to Bang & Olufsen to completely boggle the mind. The high-end A/V company’s latest HDTV measures 103 inches — the kind of size that we’ve only seen in company demo sets so far. As if I wasn’t already floored, the BeoVision4-103 will cost $137,000, not including Bang’s nearly-obligatory $5,377 home theater setup with 7.1 surround sound. The TV weighs about 1,100 pounds and swivels on an automatic stand that rises up to reveal the surround system’s center speaker. Resolution is 1920×1080, and the TV automatically recalibrates brightness and color settings every 120 hours. When can you get your hands on one? Never, unless we’ve got more millionaires reading this blog than we previously suspected. Seriously though, the BeoVision4-103 ships in July and can be pre-ordered now. [FlatPanelsHD via Dvice]

Bang and Olufsen Offers Smart Music System, A La Pandora

Monday, February 9, 2009 1:30PM - By Jared Newman

beosound5 Bang and Olufsen Offers Smart Music System, A La Pandora

Looking to trade the free, cloud-based music prediction of Pandora and Microsoft’s MixView for an expensive stand-alone system? Bang & Olufsen’s got the solution, and they make sure it looks damn sexy for all that extra coin. At $5,900, plus $500 for the floor stand, the BeoSound 5 includes a master control and a “black box” that houses all the PC and Web connections. A “More of the Same” program creates playlists from your existing music collection using math formulas. The 10.4-inch wireless LCD panel can also connect to Web radio stations, which are, you know, free. Oh, the irony. [via Wired]

Crave of the Week: Vizio Media Trunk by Pinel and Pinel

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 11:14AM - By Mike Payne

trunk Crave of the Week: Vizio Media Trunk by Pinel and Pinel

Last week, GearCrave posted about the Pinel & Pinel “Vizio” media trunk– to much adoration by our fellow Cravers.  Not only is this concept of “media trunk” just plain cool, Pinel & Pinel don’t skimp on the luxuries with their “Vizio”.  This portable media experience includes a 28 inch LCD by Beovision, a DVD/CD player and the sonic experience that only the people from Bang and Olufsen could provide.  So for you high rollers, movie execs, heirs and can’t-leave-it-at-home media geeks, you’ve found your muse.  Check out our original post on the Vizio media trunk.  Or more here.