Oh my God, the price that B&O charge for their televisions ALL of them should be offering AMAZING picture quality!

Seanie wrote:

Will the panning be vastly improved going from the 60Hz MKIII to the 200Hz MKV.

There's a noticeable difference between my old MKIII and the latest MKIV. Probably not worth the expensive upgrade, but there's an improvement.

Update BV7-40 Mk.V, with the same technology as the image screen
of 7-55 "has been Postponed to June / July. months in 2010.

Bang & Olufsens € price list in May 2010.

BeoTom wrote:

TripEnglish wrote:

The BV7-40MKIV is vastly more capable than the BeoVision 8-40. The picture is night and day. We show the exact same source on all the TVs in my shop for exactly this reason. The difference is notable. 

I would assume that probably has as much to do with the built in BS 3 as it does the screen itself.  The BS 3 is IMHO an amazing processor!  The BV8-40 also costs slightly less!

Trip: Does the US version of the BV 8-40 have a built in tuner, or is there no tuner like the 8-32?  Have you compared the picture quality of the 8-40 against the BV 10-40 and BV 8-32.  Just wondering how it compares against both of these.

You're absolutely correct about the BeoSystem 3 doing the lion's share of the improvements. The native panel, when considering processing, is a minor link in the quality chain and processing as we've proved, can account for tremendous performance. 

The US BV8-40 does not have a tuner and most televisions will not have one going forward. There is simply not enough use in the US to justify the incorporation. And I have compared the PQ on both and the BeoVision 8-40 is more capable in pulling detail out of blacks. The BeoVision 10 is noticeably weak on this one point, though stands out in every other respect in terms of edge lit LCDs. 

That being said, for my money I'd rather be a BeoVision 10 owner than a BeoVision 8 owner. The minor deficiency in PQ is a small price to pay for such a beautiful machine. That's me speaking personally, though. 

Dear Trip:

Would you please clarified if and when the BV 7 is going to see an upgrade?  What's the upgrade?  New processor? New screen?  The current BV 7-40 is defected.  B&O has agreed to replace it.  I would to hold off and perhaps upgrade to an LED screen.  

Regards,

Darioazul

Me too. The lack of LED backlight is the fundamental reason that keeps me from buying one.

BeoTom wrote:

I would assume that probably has as much to do with the built in BS 3 as it does the screen itself.  The BS 3 is IMHO an amazing processor!

In fact, which TV's have the BS3 processor?  As we all know it's not about the panel (whether sourced from Samsung, Sharp or whomever). It's all about the processor (Kuro, BS3, Viera, BE3).

TripEnglish wrote:

You're absolutely correct about the BeoSystem 3 doing the lion's share of the improvements. The native panel, when considering processing, is a minor link in the quality chain and processing as we've proved, can account for tremendous performance. 

The US BV8-40 does not have a tuner and most televisions will not have one going forward. There is simply not enough use in the US to justify the incorporation. And I have compared the PQ on both and the BeoVision 8-40 is more capable in pulling detail out of blacks. The BeoVision 10 is noticeably weak on this one point, though stands out in every other respect in terms of edge lit LCDs. 

That being said, for my money I'd rather be a BeoVision 10 owner than a BeoVision 8 owner. The minor deficiency in PQ is a small price to pay for such a beautiful machine. That's me speaking personally, though. 

Thanks for the feedback Trip, it is appreciated!  That's kind of along the lines of what I was thinking, but I haven't had the chance to see a BV 8-40 yet.

Michael wrote:

BeoTom wrote:

I would assume that probably has as much to do with the built in BS 3 as it does the screen itself.  The BS 3 is IMHO an amazing processor!

In fact, which TV's have the BS3 processor?  As we all know it's not about the panel (whether sourced from Samsung, Sharp or whomever). It's all about the processor (Kuro, BS3, Viera, BE3).

In the US, the BV 7 and BV 9 have the BS 3 built in.  The actual separate BS 3 processor is designed to be used with the BV 4, though it is not built into the screen itself (the BV 4 103" may have it built, I'm not sure about that one).  Other non B&O screens can be used with the BS 3 as well.