Beocentre is worth the extra if it isn't too expensive, although you either need two ariels (TV & Radio) or an extra widget to combine into one.

Don't spend much money on it though!

DVD mech seem to go pop quiet often.

I have a beovision 1 in my bedroom, I love it! the sounds from it is brilliant, the 4:3 aspect ratio is a little dated but not bad for a small tv! If I had a small flat I would buy another in a flash! 

Good luck in finding one!

Cheers Nick 

The BC1 seems to have reliability issues and these were the first models that come with no circuit diagrams.  They look nice though!

Hi Chris,

i would say if the choice is between beovision and BC1.

Go for a Beocenter 1 its handy for small spaces due to the turning feature. And very handy because it has ( TV/Radio/cd/dvd/speakers) all in one !

One control and all in one place.

As mentioned if you can get one which has been already refitted with an up to date dvd player you can have a good deal.

Also take in account that certain models can not be upgraded with sw. that for instance can upscale streaming movies from dvd. Otherwise your mother  will have a very small window to look movies in.

The latest BC 1 version can also play burned dvd and cd`s so its important to ask if it can do all these features.

Also the fact that you can plug in real easy comps and camera`s from front makes it a great monitor in the good sense of the word. It`s real easy if you want to show your mom pic`s video etc you just made and show them large on her tv set.

Its an unique system  ,.....they missed out on its upgrade I believe.

Thanks for all the replies.

I got her a Beocentre and she absolutely loves it. She has been systematically boring everyone in her block with all the details and proudly showing it off etc!

Excellent!  A great tv to enjoy!

BC1 a good choice. My BC1 has performed faultlessly. I've had it on a video stand (when bought at a bargain price), a wall stand, and now it's on a tall pole. Getting all the cables into the pole (and getting the TV on top) was a bit of a nightmare!

The DVD unit is very elegant in operation, but you can easily imagine small hands wrecking it if within reach!

Graham

vikinger wrote:

 Getting all the cables into the pole (and getting the TV on top) was a bit of a nightmare!

 

You're not wrong about that, i've done it about 8 times now and my life still flashes before my eyes everytime i do it