Not too sure a BV 11 can be 10 years old at this point, sure they came out around 2013/4. 
aside from splitting hairs, my 11 year old BV 10 is still performing flawlessly if that gives you any kind of reassurance at all.  

seethroughyou wrote:

I have come across several BV11 units…... 

 

Any thoughts and reflections would be appreciated.

Just do it - you’ll be amazed and won’t regret it (provided it is fully functional) - the BV11 is still a great tv.

I am looking forward to hear about you discovering all the audio options of this tv - especially, if you would add more speakers (you could start with a BL11).

If you don’t already know it, this thread would give you great insights into the BV11:

seethroughyou wrote:

Any thoughts and reflections would be appreciated.

I swing both ways on this, having owned a BV11 and now an LG G1 77" 4K.

BV11: amazing design, looks stunning and I sold mine in March 2020 as I was supposed to move to the US, didn't happen to to covid/pandemic, regretted the sale. I look at photos now and wonder why I sold it. Picture is good, sound decent, why not?

However...

LG G1 4K: sport in 4K is stunning, simple as that. I can watch HD TV, HD movies, but there's quite a big difference, in terms of picture and colour, watching a 4K HDR UHD channel. Everything is noticeably improved. For this reason alone, if I was a sports fan, I'd consider a 4K TV. If not, BV11 ticks the boxes.

Also, I agree, is a BV11 really 10 years old? I bought mine in 2016 and it felt new then!

The costs for a BV11 are negligible compared to other solutions, I think. BV11-55 are sold for around €1500,- - €1700,-
It depends what you are going to connect to the BV11. If its a going to be a standalone tv, then you will find the combination of a newer LG and Stage presented as the Contour.
It has the 4K, better picture quality, newest streaming apps built-in and the appeal of the BV11. I find it even nicer with all the different settings (wooden/fabric) you can choose. The same combination with nice frame around. 

seethroughyou wrote:

I’m not interested in the latest and greatest 8K, billion Hz refresh, Dolby Stratosphere 32, trillion by trillion pixel count super-extra-XXX-wide-gamut TV.

If the picture size is enough for you, go for it. Beovsion 11 is still a piece of art, has NO Android (which is a big PRO) and Bang & Olufsen's own software.
Everything can fail and there's no security, so you shouldn't mind about that point.
The new LG's still appear as - in my total subjective view - only half baked hybrids from LG and B&O.
The mechanical B&O design is nice and well done (as expected) but the "bonbon style" LG software ruins the experience. It gives the impression that there wasn't enough time or money to have the user interface fitted to the B&O experience.

TWG wrote:

The mechanical B&O design is nice and well done (as expected) but the "bonbon style" LG software ruins the experience. It gives the impression that there wasn't enough time or money to have the user interface fitted to the B&O experience.

And there it is, the difference between the expectations and the experiences.

B&O has it own app in the LG telly. It is only once that you enter that to setup your complete configuration. Once done, some settings will be transferred to the Beoremote 1 BT.

With that, you will hardly or never see the LG menus. On daily use you control the LG with the BR1BT without seeing these. At least, I don't see them. Only when you want to change a specific setting, you enter the LG menu with the Home button. Changing speaker settings are done by choosing them on the BR1.
I admit that a B&O juice spread over the LG menus would have been nicer, but this solution is, imho, better and more future-roof when a panel breaks down.

But then again , a BV11 with an ATV or Chromecast will do all the things a nowadays panel can do. Except the 4K feature.

I had both a 55 and 46 inch BV11. I traded in the 46 when I got a 65-inch Harmony which is now sitting in the living room, while the remaining BV11 is now in the bedroom.

Call me crazy but the picture depth and the video processing of the BV11 are not matched by the LG G1 panel. Sure, the picture is amazing on the Harmony but there is something which makes the BV11 unique. I don’t know what it is but I’m keeping my BV11 until it dies in my arms.

So go ahead and you can overcome the lack of ‘smart’ features with an Apple TV or a shield, whichever platform you prefer.

very foolisch buy.

Panels are obsolite

this means you buy a timebomb

Enjoy as long as it works.

I have a friend with an bv 11 55 panel broke now  this tv needs to go to the dumpster

Bang&Olufsen no longer supports any old stuff.

There headphones are more importenet then giving service to older tv or audio system.

Great service from b&o 

Justasyou wrote:

I have a friend with an bv 11 55 panel broke now  this tv needs to go to the dumpster

Bang&Olufsen no longer supports any old stuff.

A bit unfair I would say.

B&O is not manufacturing the panels. So expecting B&O to keep a storage of panels for like 10 years is asking a bit much.

I had the ICE amplifier replaced some months ago on my BV11-46, so that part was available. But panels is another thing.