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"There's a reason Bang &amp; Olufsen is calling its new 4K TV the \"one that moves.\" The BeoVision Avant will follow you around the room, and special stands and mounts change its position.\nBut B&amp;O is really hoping that it has created such a high-end viewing experience that the TV will move you to part with about $8,000 \u2014 the retail price of the 55-inch TV. And that doesn't even include one of those fancy stands.\nSee also: 6 Great Alternatives to Netflix\nDuring a demonstration, B&amp;O was persuasive that it had created a unique TV. Although motorized stands for TVs have existed for decades, the company's design makes them silent and elegant, and the wall mount \u2014 which can fold the TV outward as much as 90 degrees \u2014 barely makes the TV stick out.\n\nAdditionally, the TV has an audio system just as fancy and high-tech as the set itself. When you turn it on, the speaker array slowly emerges from the bottom of the TV (getting the \"move\" theme yet?). It includes a trio of tweeter/midrange pairs as well as a 4-inch woofer. A 6-inch bass driver is in back.\nPlaying Michael Bubl\u00E9 and Nelly Furtardo's version of \"Quando Quando Quando,\" the TV was more than capable of filling a large room with sound, and that was even before the woofers were engaged. When they were, the set could get impressively loud, even in an event space. You can also reprogram the TV speakers to work with a more extensive room system.\nThe moving stands, which start at $895, complete the experience. A circular floor stand (which B&amp;O calls the \"planet\") can both rotate itself as well as the TV's angle on it, opening up lots of flexibility for viewing. You can preprogram your own optimal positions, which the TV will move to at the touch of a button.\nThe wall mount works similarly, angling the TV from side to side, able to position it at up to a right angle, assuming your walls allow it. The table stand doesn't rotate, but can elevate the TV a few inches when it's turned on.\n\nA cutaway of the rotating \"Planet\" stand for the BeoVision Avant.Image:  Mashable,  Will FenstermakerB&amp;O thought a lot about the video tech, providing five HDMI inputs, including sensors to adjust the picture based on room lighting, and carving out a space within the TV to install an Apple TV. The 4K resolution makes it fairly \"future proof,\" although at 55 inches, the benefits are minimal.\nWhile few will probably be inclined to spend the $7,995 to own the BeoVision Avant, Bang &amp; Olufsen did a good job creating a TV that will solicit \"oohs\" and \"aahs\" from customers \u2014 something most TV manufacturers haven't been able to do in a long time.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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