Alex,

Thank you, Not sure my receipt shows a serial number as 18251481 so that puts me in the  pre-D7 range according to your post.  The menu lets you look at the monitor info and the serial numebr it lists relates to the BS 1.  Under TV there were several listings one indicating a "D6 2B" I think (it won't show that info now for some reason).  Is it reasonable to assume this may be a D6 panel and will not work with a BS 3 at all similar to ahoover?

Roger 

Alex:

Thanks! My BV 4-50 is serial #17915309 so that sound like an early BV4. Is three an upgrade for DVI and the BV4 software/firmware?

TIA,

Al
 

This should help clear things up.

BeoVision 4 50 MKIII type 8952, have been of generations D6, D7 and D8

BeoVision 4 50 D6 SN below 18363212 is not compatible with DVI and BeoSystem 3

BeoVision 4 50 D7 SN starting 18363212 is compatible with DVI and BeoSystem 3 after the product has been updated with PDP flash software.

BeoVision 4 50 D8 SN starting SN 19207548 is compatible with DVI and BeoSystem 3 and does not require PDP flash update.

So does this mean my BV-4-50 is not upgradable to the DVI interface?

Thanks in advance,

Al
 

How close is the BV4-50 D6 to the Panasonic equivalent commercial panel? Does it have the same plug in module slots in the back?

The only reason I ask is I have a D6 panel connected to a Beosystem 3 after I added a DVI board. Ok admittedly it isn't HD-Ready, but it works fine with the BS3 upscaling my SD sources and I guess the panel scaling back down. It didn't mean I needed to junk the panel until I was ready to buy a new one and still benefit from the audio processing with Beolabs.

Max.

Max,

I think you are correct, no need to get a new panel at all.  I have seen the BS 3 via the BV 9 and I think the picture improvement is minimal and not worth spending several thousand on at this time.  The main issue is connections which the BS 3 outperforms the BS 1, but again, not several thousand worth IMHO.

I see it as a very expensive tweak, not a must have. The BV 4 with the BS 1 produces a beautiful picture, superior even compared to many of the newest plasmas being offered today as the latest and greatest.  Non-HD TV looks terrible on all of them.

Roger