The Tv arrived about an hour ago. It's BIG, stylish and impressive! Everything works great and the picture is fantastic. My old Tv was a Philips with a 4:3 ratio 100 Hz tube (a bit older than the BV3) and I didn't expect this much difference. Everything is detailed, smooth and perfect. Even the cheapest second-hand Beo4 I got with it is as clean as new and works.

Now to watch some 2001: a space odyssey! 🤒

If (and when) the tube someday gives up, how it starts? What should I keep looking for? Focus, colors?

Same tube as the Avant and same excellent picture. Tubes go in a number of ways but a nasty green hue seems to be a characteristic sometimes seen. However I wouldn't worry - you have got a wonderful picture for the price of a new Beo4! Did it come with a remote?

I see it did - essentially a free TV - well done!

You will love it every day. :)

At least, I do.

As a personal advice, try to switch off the movie mode by using the "not to be used" setup menu. Some people likes most the picture with it off, and it's AUTO by default.

I will love it as long as it works! 😎 At the moment it's so perfect that I can hardly believe it COULD fail at all!

I have already gone to the service menu. I just wanted to check the service timers, better not to touch other things there! ❓ I already tried with the movie mode on and off, the smoothing fits to some material but with some sources it doesn't really look that good (fe. smoothing cursor movement in Lemmings on SNES!)

Hi, i just took my head out of the back of one of those....

What to keep an eye for with the tube (and i'm sure they know what they sell if they do so for that price so all the reason to be suspicious...) is if the black parts aren't black anymore but starting to show a faint colour (blue, red or green) with or without lines, best visible of course with a black picture.

If this happens, not all is lost straight away, recently i managed to 'revive' about 5 tubes and so far they're all good but i don't know how good you are with working on tv's (and picture tubes).

B&O prices for tubes are from a different planet, anywhere else replacement tubes can be found for 100-200 euro if all fails (who's gonna spend on 800 for a BV3 repair in all fairness...).

Thanks for the info. No problems so far, but better to be suspicious. I can say that I bought a Beo4 and get the tv as an extra! I never heard the actual reason for the set being sent to service in the first place, the serviceman had said that the set works now Ok but can't say how long.

Does you 'revive' mean the process where you make the heater glow much stronger than usually and taping the tube? I have read about it but I wouldn't like to try it myself! (I have re-capped a LX5500 which isn't working at the moment but I haven't got time to get back to it).

I believe this Tv uses a Philips tube? Is the tube in case used in other sets too or only in B&O range? (=Could it be bought cheaper somewhere else?)

Indeed: in short: have the tube face the floor, make the heater glow at about double the normal voltage and tapping, but it does need some care etc because it is easy to mess up and destroy things (in other words if the tube is 'lost' already it's ok to try but one has to be carefull also for your own safety).

Yes: they're all LG/Philips tubes and Philips sells them cheap these days, being made in Czech Republic now, i used a replacement type from new old stock but i have to say the original tube is better (of course if it is still alive :) ).

My guess is that if you buy a tube from B&O it'll also be a replacement type.

Is the point in the reviving process to loosen the dirt inside the tube/heater or something like that? The Tv was transported here in car so it must have some shaking during the way if that helps any! ❓ Perhaps not. Anyway if the tube gives up I might try this method. And as the BV was so cheap I thought it would work as the grand finale of tube televisions in my house for the while it works.

The service counters showed only some 400 hours of usage so this is not very much used, if that helps any.