Thanks for your feedback.

Does the chassis keep making those unacceptable noises due to vibrations (bass frequencies) at high volume ?

I'm asking because in my opinion this problem was, in the 2014 Avant, what really tended to riun traditional B&O reputation (and, from this angle, recalling the old Avant in the name is even worse, because it can be a boomerang for the return in terms of image, as one of the strongest point in that previous (glorious) set is not good as it was....).

mauro

No hurry - HDR standarts haven't really settled in yet.

Next thing is, that we need new tv's that support HLG - used by tv providers for distributing their HDR content.

Millemissen wrote:

No hurry - HDR standarts haven't really settled in yet.

Next thing is, that we need new tv's that support HLG - used by tv providers for distributing their HDR content.

link

MM

Not really correct.

HDR capable TVs will be firmware upgradable to support HLG. 

beolit39 wrote:

Thanks for your feedback.

Does the chassis keep making those unacceptable noises due to vibrations (bass frequencies) at high volume ?

I'm asking because in my opinion this problem was, in the 2014 Avant, what really tended to riun traditional B&O reputation (and, from this angle, recalling the old Avant in the name is even worse, because it can be a boomerang for the return in terms of image, as one of the strongest point in that previous (glorious) set is not good as it was....).

mauro

beolit39 wrote:

Thanks for your feedback.

Does the chassis keep making those unacceptable noises due to vibrations (bass frequencies) at high volume ?

I'm asking because in my opinion this problem was, in the 2014 Avant, what really tended to riun traditional B&O reputation (and, from this angle, recalling the old Avant in the name is even worse, because it can be a boomerang for the return in terms of image, as one of the strongest point in that previous (glorious) set is not good as it was....).

 

mauro

I noticed that issue too on the original Avant. I haven't heard anything like that yet on the new one but will let you know if I do. 

Millemissen wrote:

No hurry - HDR standarts haven't really settled in yet.

Next thing is, that we need new tv's that support HLG - used by tv providers for distributing their HDR content.

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/139285-what-is-hybrid-log-gamma-and-why-should-you-care

MM

There is a tv - and there is a BV.

Hiort wrote:

Millemissen wrote:

No hurry - HDR standarts haven't really settled in yet.

Next thing is, that we need new tv's that support HLG - used by tv providers for distributing their HDR content.

link

MM

Not really correct.

HDR capable TVs will be firmware upgradable to support HLG. 

Well, well.

According to Flatpanels:

'LG, Philips, Samsung, and Sony have each 

I have not done a full calibration on my 55" Avant. I think I might still have an article from Flatpanels HD, where they did their calibration, with all of their settings if interested just pm me. Just a small footnote: I adjusted my Avant to Flatpanels HD settings, and while it made the top and bottom black bars disappear on widescreen movies, overall it was just too dark for my taste. It killed all of the picture highlights. So that said, happy to share with you theirs or my personal favorites settings (using the Oppo 103 player to 4K input).

Joe

Oops. I just read on Bang-olufsen.com about the new sets and according to specs it is like this now: 55”: Ultra High-Definition (4K), direct-type LED panel with global backlight dimming
75”: Ultra High-Definition (4K), direct type LED panel with global backlight dimming
85”: Ultra High-Definition (4K), direct type LED panel with 2D local backlight dimming 

I don 't think "global" is a good thing. It would mean that there is no zones dimming individually at all, instead that the entire screen is dimming as one big element(!). If this is true, then actually the old Avant is better than the new one in the case of backlight. I am not sure this is the case but a quick googling gave me this:

Global dimming One last trick isn't really "local" dimming as much as it's just "dimming," or maybe "global dimming." The entire image will get darker with dark scenes, and stay bright with bright scenes. On many models when given a full black image (like the fade-out at the end of a movie, but before the credits start) the LEDs will shut off completely, making it seem like the TV has a really good black level.

Global dimming One last trick isn't really "local" dimming as much as it's just "dimming," or maybe "global dimming." The entire image will get darker with dark scenes, and stay bright with bright scenes. On many models when given a full black image (like the fade-out at the end of a movie, but before the credits start) the LEDs will shut off completely, making it seem like the TV has a really good black level.

This is fake, of course, as you can't see anything else on the screen. If anything should appear, the LEDs kick back on, and the black level jumps up, revealing the TV's true contrast ratio. There are some tiny energy-saving benefits to turning off the LEDs, but visually this is distracting. It's also really common among projectors (where an auto-iris tracks the incoming signal).

Another variation of the theme senses the average brightness of the scene and, during darker scenes, ratchets down the whole backlight. Again black levels improve at the expense of highlights and sometimes-visible fluctuations in overall brightness.