Bang & Olufsen BeoVision 7 - 40

If you’ve studied the pictures of the BeoVision 7-40 closely, you may have noticed a sexy little bulge under the centre of the screen. This isn’t just there for aesthetic reasons. For if you run your fingers underneath it a rather amazing thing...

All-in-one 3D Blu-ray ; Sound quality ; Profound black ; Versatile

High price ; Remote not intuitive ; Too small for 3D ; No Freeview red button

Notwithstanding some prototypes and product showcases from the likes of Sony, Toshiba and Sharp, the flatscreen TV with built-in Blu-ray player has yet to really emerge as a genre. Until now, that is.

Clean images from all sources, built-in surround sound decoder, integrated 3D Blu-ray, sound quality

Small size doesn't suit 3D, no interactive Freeview pages, huge price

A TV costing this much can't survive on a built-in 3D Blu-ray alone, but the good news is that it doesn't have to. Carefully designed to maximise picture and sound quality without veering towards any kind of complexity or compromise, the BeoVision 7-40...

Stunning design, motorised stand and astounding sound quality

Massively expensive, and with an inferior screen to rivals

Overpriced and outperformed, but we've still got a soft spot for B&O's sultry styling.

You’re a James Bond villain, a Bentley dealership owner or at the very least an arrogant neurosurgeon. Whatever we say about the BeoVision 7, your position in life demands a B&O-packed living room. As it happens, the BeoVision 7 is actually a fine bit...

After reviewing a parade of look-alike HDTVs, we ached to find a stylish departure from the norm. The BeoVision 7-40 soothes that pain with an unmatched combination of design and performance. If we had one regret, we would have preferred a larger...