Beovision 7-40 MK I or Beovision 8-40 from 2011?

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Ragnarsweden (archived2)
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Posted January 30, 2015 at 09:51 GMT
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Hi everyone!

I have a delicate problem. My current main room TV is a BV 7-40 mk I with a Beolab 7.2 connected to BL 8000 and BL 4000. A week ago I came across a BV 8-40 for a vey good price. Which one should I keep?

I think the 8 has better picture quality (it is Full HD as opposed to the 7). Menus are nicer looking at the 8 and it has built in DVb-T. I use a STB for the 7. Isn't the 7 supposed to be better?!

so in short: which one would you keep?

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markiedee (archived2)
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Posted January 30, 2015 at 11:02 GMT
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I'm also tempted to buy a bv8-40 i much prefer it to the v1 design wise and picture wise. Although i would Prefer a much bigger tv i have always liked the picture quality of the bv8-40.

what mk is the one your looking at?

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Tonker (archived2)
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Posted January 30, 2015 at 11:11 GMT
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The 8-40 will have a much better picture, and sound wise is about the nearest thing to the original Avant. And that's a good thing.

Plus it had hdmi slots, making the choice of compatible sources much bigger.
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jldmelb
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Posted January 30, 2015 at 12:03 GMT
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My choice, the 8-40 over the Mk1 7-40. Alternatively you could update your 7-40 panel to a Mk3 and use your existing stand and speaker..

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Millemis
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Posted January 30, 2015 at 12:12 GMT
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Definitely the 8-40!

MM

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