What about the connections. I supposse you need an HDMI connection to accept a HD source? Does the upgrade include a new connection?

When I bought my BV6 a official B&O document circulated around saying that all BV6 produced after a centrain date would be HD ready, but this unfortunatly turned out to be untrue.

I would still like to hear from somebody who actually got this upgrade done.

Puncher:

Unless its "full" HD (1080) I would want to use a 23" or 26" HD panel as a computer monitor  - 768 lines is basic 17" monitor resolution - blowing that up to 26" would be unacceptable for me for normal monitor use.

 

As an aside, I've been shopping for a combined bedroom TV/computer monitor for my son. As far as I can see no one sells a 26" panel with full HD resolution (as explained above this is more for it's role as a monitor than a TV) although some will accept a 1080p signal and downscale it. There are 22" sets that have 1050 lines and so aren't quite full HD but will make a decent monitor - these also have picture in picture and picture against picture (i.e side by side) and include Freeview tuners. These can display PC input and TV simultaneously using the PIP modes. It must of course accept an HD signal as the next present is to be a PS3!

If a B&O isn't a possibility, then I see a lot of people using Samsung LCD TVs as computer monitors as well. Very good picture too! Sony also offer a really good 20" with 1 x HDMI, 1 x Component, 1 x VGA, 2 x Scarts & an RF input for both built in analogue and digital (Freeview) tuners. The Sony is IMO, the best TV under 26" excluding a B&O...

Yes the 20"" Sony MFM-HT205 is a good alternative 1690x1050 WSXGA 1600:1 contrast and 470cd/m2 and 6ms.. ! With double lamp panel instead of one it is true bright and good for PC like my Sony VAIO laptop.. And it have a very good RF decoder as well ...

Regards

Alex:

SM225MD and the soon to be released LG M228WD. Specs are pretty much the same, looks are fairly standard "PC LCD monitor" but I've struggled to find anything else that does it all. Samsung model is currently £299 in Argos

As I said early, regardless of how well they display a TV picture I don't think a 768 vertical resolution cuts it as a monitor at this screen size (i.e. 22" and above) and therefore the 1050 resolution of these panels is definitely a requirement (slight shame its not full HD 1080 for the soon to follow PS3)

If I would buy a non B&O digital pc screen it would be a top of the line Neovo x-w22. It has a special patented glass panal like B&O, multiple dvi-sockets and a s-video socket for tv-in 🙂. It isn't as cheap as the Sony or the Samsung (850,- Euro's), but the specs are suburb and it looks more classy  link

a nicer photo of the 17", because the 22" photo looks a bit cheap on the previous photo 🙁  link

One day, I will put the Neovo screen inside the Bv-6 😁
 

OK - but the Neovo is just a monitor not a monitor/TV.

Anyhoo I think I have diverted the original thread on the BV6 enough

 

Regards👍

Peter,

if there is a new processor is there then the possibility to have PinP for BV6-22? Or is PinP not linked to the processor?

Regards

beoraki