It’s a 50-inch 1366 x 768 plasma, but what actually makes this a home integration piece is that it includes 7.1 channel decoding (that can be expanded to 10 channels), speaker switching and it is really easy to access a comprehensive array of sources: DVD, satellite and cable TV, Internet, digital camera, photos, it’s all accounted for via the BeoMedia built-in digital platform with advanced signal processing…and it also has a built-in dedicated center channel speaker.

For my demo, the BeoVision 9 was teamed up with four of the visually stunning BeoLab 5 speakers that graced the pages of Home Theater about a year ago.

It was a bright LA day and the show floor where the demo occurred had no curtains, yet the picture was clear and beautiful, the sound warm and engaging and I truly wished I did not have to leave to drive to the magazine’s next cover shoot in the San Fernando Valley. The entire cabinet swivels on a very cool motorized stand to face nearly anywhere in your room.

Bang & Olufsen gear has always been known for extremely superior industrial design and equally impressive pricing; the BeoVision 9 is $21,900 with the BeoMedia integrated and $19,900 without.