{"id":228285,"date":"2010-01-25T20:35:43","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T01:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2010\/01\/25\/spend-that-tax-return-on-a-12000-46%e2%80%b3-bang-and-olufsen-tv-monocle-not-included\/"},"modified":"2010-01-25T20:35:43","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T01:35:43","slug":"spend-that-tax-return-on-a-12000-46%e2%80%b3-bang-and-olufsen-tv-monocle-not-included","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/228285","title":{"rendered":"Spend that tax return on a $12,000 46\u2033 Bang and Olufsen TV (monocle not included)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/fc527_beovision10-6l.jpg\" alt=\"beovision10-6l\" width=\"620\" height=\"407\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135937\" \/><br \/>\nTo be fair, the $12,000 figure cited in the headline is pure guesswork on my part. 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But the other fact is that they cost <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/03\/20\/banged-in-the-olufsen-tough-times-call-for-a-136220-plasma-tv\/\">a huge amount of money<\/a> and really, I doubt they produce $10,000 <em>more<\/em> picture quality than a mid-range Samsung (which provides B&#38;O&#8217;s LCD panels) or another set aimed at mortals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/kB61IreLZUOO7UdW0RDTz8Vnxlg\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/fc527_di\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/kB61IreLZUOO7UdW0RDTz8Vnxlg\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/fc527_di\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=Qsph_WSCvJI:naFDtF0UIu8:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/f8558_crunchgear?i=Qsph_WSCvJI:naFDtF0UIu8:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=Qsph_WSCvJI:naFDtF0UIu8:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/f8558_crunchgear?i=Qsph_WSCvJI:naFDtF0UIu8:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=Qsph_WSCvJI:naFDtF0UIu8:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/f8558_crunchgear?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Buy This Item: <a class=\"buy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/buy.php\" ><span style=\"color: #33bc03\">[Click here to buy this item]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2010\/01\/25\/spend-that-tax-return-on-a-12000-46-bang-and-olufsen-tv-monocle-not-included\/\" >Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To be fair, the $12,000 figure cited in the headline is pure guesswork on my part. But when the 40&#8243; version of the TV, reviewed here at FlatPanelsHD, costs \u00a36000 (about $10,000), it&#8217;s easy enough to do the math. 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