jabr35 wrote:

I would like to buy my new beovision 55 inch but I don't know which television to buy. I don't care about UHD, I can't see the difference anyway. Which tv is best?

I posted this in another thread and succinctly explains my personal decision to order a BV11-55. Haven't yet taken receipt of mine, (next week is going to be exciting).

I didn't care about UHD either, FYI. And I think the BV11 is more "classically B&O" again, my opinion.

Easy answer - Which one do you prefer the look / design of as they are coming from opposite sides of the drawing board. Have a look at them at your B&O boutique and your heart will tell you instantly which one. Always follow your heart never your head in life - that way you'll be happy :) Better still have both installed in your house and you'll instantly know which one! 

Chris Townsend wrote:

If you wanted to just watch SD, I'd say get the original Avant because that's what it's designed for and best at.

So many times my friends (and I as well), were so impressed with the SD picture of the original Avant, still to this day, that is the finest B&O product I have ever had the pleasure to own.

Forget the unbelievably awesome picture, it was and is a quintessential B&O design, built like a tank, and in so many ways the Rolls Royce of televisions! 

I'm not sure guys, you're reminiscing of the best of the old CRT days - in reality they produced high pitched buzzing and were gigantic room swallowing things with to most of today's TV viewers a small screen. You guys are buying 55" TVs - sorry but I'm not over confident that you really would love a 28" or 32" non HD screen. CRT was rather incapable of reproducing verticals and try reading small text on one.

Paul W wrote:

I'm not sure guys, you're reminiscing of the best of the old CRT days - in reality they produced high pitched buzzing and were gigantic room swallowing things with to most of today's TV viewers a small screen. You guys are buying 55" TVs - sorry but I'm not over confident that you really would love a 28" or 32" non HD screen. CRT was rather incapable of reproducing verticals and try reading small text on one.

I've got a BV7_55 HD and still can't read the small print on the SKY adverts!  None of my old Avants made any buzzing noises and yes, the picture quality was amazing.  Certainly my BV5 isn't a patch near it.

The previous comments about looking at them 'in shop' or better still 'at home' is the best advice.

Dave.

mawheele wrote:

Easy. Just ask a store what they buy for display... Avant 55, 75, 85. Why? It's a better b&o product; surprising experience, better sound, enhanced technology, future proof display.

This year 4k kicks off and you don't want to buy a 1080p product today, you'll kick yourself tomorrow.

The picture quality from Sky Hd is outstanding and will only get better. And you can't say the for the bv11.

Not entirely true; and then there is the very important question of design — which one looks better.

I wouldn't buy this generation of Avant for the reason of 4K alone, I'd wait a year or two to jump on the 4K bandwagon, and no doubt the Avant Mk II or Mk III will be better by then. On the other hand, for 95% of content today — and in the next year or two — Beovision 11 is a mature product.