Being that you already have the BV9, the BV 11 is the same "sort" of design in my book a frame with a TV and a speaker, you sort of know how that will look, and you can suspend that beautifully on your wall. 

Being that you already have the BV9, the BV 11 is the same "sort" of design in my book a frame with a TV and a speaker, you sort of know how that will look, and you can suspend that beautifully on your wall. 

Aussie Michael wrote:

Being that you already have the BV9, the BV 11 is the same "sort" of design in my book...

True, but I can't cope with the large frame edge and speaker in the middle. Looks a bit 'late 90s' to me, design-wise. Just my opinion though.

Although the BV7-55 does edge the BV11-55 in terms over overall A/V experience, I've never regretted my BV11-46 purchase. A superb TV, enhanced by the addition of a sub. Still keen to move up to a WISA-based BV11-55 (although there's no deal for this on the table from my dealer, although there is for the newer Avant).

mawheele wrote:

My suggestion would be to go for the Beovision 11. Despite the fact I prefer the look of the Beovision 7-55 with just the right amount of visible aluminium and it not having the great big 'sound' area underneath it, its a VERY dated product now.

The chassis dates back 8-9 years that I believe in short order will limit the options and functions you can run through it. And even if they do upgrade it, you'll be calling in your dealer to perform it. And its also this age that IMOP results in fewer functions/capabilities/protocol support that will deliver an experience that overall disappoints relative to what you'll be spending.

Many people on this board have for at least two years been bemoaning the lack of up to date sound protocol support with the latest standards on Blu-Ray.

IMOP, the new Avant would be a better all round longer-term proposition that will only get better in the future, versus potentially frustrating you - especially the BV7.

In summary, if this is a two year purchase, either the BV7 and 11 are both fantastic - but the 11 pips it for me as it would be much easier to live with.

Given the choice I would go for a 7-55. The only reason I do not have one is 55 is just to big for my house.

mawheele wrote:

My suggestion would be to go for the Beovision 11. Despite the fact I prefer the look of the Beovision 7-55 with just the right amount of visible aluminium and it not having the great big 'sound' area underneath it, its a VERY dated product now.

The chassis dates back 8-9 years that I believe in short order will limit the options and functions you can run through it. And even if they do upgrade it, you'll be calling in your dealer to perform it. And its also this age that IMOP results in fewer functions/capabilities/protocol support that will deliver an experience that overall disappoints relative to what you'll be spending. 

Many people on this board have for at least two years been bemoaning the lack of up to date sound protocol support with the latest standards on Blu-Ray.

IMOP, the new Avant would be a better all round longer-term proposition that will only get better in the future, versus potentially frustrating you - especially the BV7. 

In summary, if this is a two year purchase, either the BV7 and 11 are both fantastic - but the 11 pips it for me as it would be much easier to live with.

Depends entirely on the customer and what they want from their TV.

My suggestion would be to keep the BV9. In fact I just bought a Mark 1 BV9 with some BL9s because for me, it represents excellent picture, excellent sound, excellent looks and excellent build quality, which are all the requirements I wanted to satisfy. I bought a BV7-55 but then returned it because it was too big in my lounge. I did not buy a BV11 because I was not satisfied with the picture quality (judder etc) neither did I like the build quality. I did not buy the new Avant because it didn't excite me in terms of design and 4K is not important to me at this time. Therefore, the outright winner was the BV9 hence my purchase and decent ALT speakers to match. I will add 2-3 more BL9s to the system in due course for surround sound and consistency with looks and design. I am not fussed about internet or radio so an Apple TV is all that I needed, so I have added it and am now entirely happy with my setup.

It is important to buy what you like and not get carried away with staying up to date with technology when there 'may not' be any added benefit to you. I do not believe that 4K is worth buying into at this time. Indeed I bought a 4K TV and had it for 6 months before getting rid of it. Chris's post further up this thread is correct that blown up pictures on 4K TVs look pretty awful. They did. If you want a 55" or 65" TV from B&O then I suggest the BV7-55 or BV12 are good options, especially the prices you can now buy them for. I do not agree that any discontinued TV is a bad purchase or that buying into old technology is.

If you like the new Avant my personal suggestion would be to wait until a revised version comes out since there seems to be too many problems with the current model.

Of the available TVs (recently discontinued and those still in production) my choices in terms of picture quality would be as follows:

1. BV12

2. BV7-55 Mk 2 / BV7-40 Mk 6

3. BV7-55 Mk 1 / BV7-40 Mk 5

4. BV Avant

5. BV11s (excellent picture but problems with judder/movement)

6. BV10s (as above)

7. BV9s / BV7 Mk 4 (fantastic picture for these TVs with the BV9 representing the best all round set for reasons mentioned above)

8. BV 7-40 Mk 3 / 7-32 Mk 3

9. BV 7-40 Mk 2 / 7-32 Mk 2 / BV 8-40 / BV8-32 (still lovely pictures on these sets but again, visible judder/motion problems)

10. BV 7-40 Mk 1 / 7-32 Mk 1

This list represents my own opinion only and does not include the BeoPlay V1 models. Other users will undoubtedly disagree and look for different features and requirements from their televisions. Since sound is generally not a problem with B&O TVs speakers have been omitted too as this is down to the users choice to compliment their television.

If my BV9 blew up anytime soon and I could not replace it with another then given the options, my choice would be the new Avant on a table stand. Much as I like the 11-46 (which would be the right size for my room) I simply could not live with looking at the movement issues all the time. These are not present on the BV9 or if they are I cannot see them at all.

Hope this post is useful for the OP and at the end of the day only you can make the final decision. If you want picture quality then my list may be helpful. If you look for the same criteria that I do then you may wish to stay with you're BV9. If 4K is important then the Avant is the choice. If noticeable problems with judder and panning are not important and you don't care much for 4K then the BV11 is the way to go. If you want the best picture out there with no movement problems and can accommodate large screens then the BV12 and BV7-55 are the outright winners in my opinion.

Best of luck!

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I totally agree with symmes, the only tv i would go to would be a bv12, i still think the picture is in a class of its own and would be an improvement on the bv9.

I also really like your room.