No one?

Hi there dude!

Definitely worth messaging Moxxey on this one or indeed Seanie s they both have experience on the Blu-ray in the BV7.

I hope that helps

Best regards

k984942 wrote:

My question is money aside, does it really matter?

Yes it does, for three reasons:

1) There's definitely a difference in audio quality between standard Dolby 5.1 and HD audio. After watching various Blu-ray movies via my PS3, when I moved to my BV7 built-in Blu-ray player, there was a noticeable drop in audio quality. Sounds I had heard via my BL9s before, had disappeared when I lost the HD audio.

2) Why buy a Blu-ray when half the reason for owning the disc is the HD audio? It's plain madness to be buying expensive Blu-rays and have to listen to standard Dolby audio. If I had to do this, I'd simply buy an Apple TV or an equivalent and rent/buy HD movies from the internet. You get almost Blu-ray quality pictures, with standard audio. Basically what you are suggesting by "does it really matter".

3) You've spent £10K on a BV7 Blu-ray TV and are prepared to accept it can't decode some of the audio supplied on your Blu-ray discs. I'm astonished - saddened - that users have so much money they can spend £10K on a TV and then write off the lack of decoding, which is half the reason for owning a Blu-ray disc.

Actually, 3) sums up what I feel about most users who buy B&O. Sorry that sounds direct and personal - it isn't suposed to be (I owned a BV7/Blu-ray myself) - but it's a reason why I didn't pull the trigger on a BV12 and yet some people really feel it offers "value".

I agree , blu ray is ok but personally I'd rather have digital downloads anydaty. No storage problems , no scratched discs , contrary to popular belief blu rays can be scratched !

Considering blu ray is supposedly the carrier of perfect picture and sound , out of more than 75 % of mine I'd say the picture quality is at best mediocre. not impressed . In fact I'm not going to buy another blu ray player , I'm going all apple tv , got a 1080p one arriving this morning ... Can't wait !

Thanks for your thoughts Moxxey.

I certainly don't have so much that I don't care about value for money (wish I did!!). My struggle is decide between ultimate performance Vs neatness and the B&O experience.

I like the idea of a PS3 as it gives the best sound possible and can be integrated reasonably well with a BV7 using brackets and IR to bluetooth converters etc. However, I'll never play any games on it or use and iPlayer type services, so it'll purely be a Blu-Ray player that I'll use every now and again.

I also like the idea of the built in Blu-Ray player as it's the neatest option, and means I get to enjoy the full B&O experience we all love, like the illuminated drawer silently emerging from the TV. Having had Avants in the recent past, it bothered me a bit that part of them (the VCRs) were obsolete. A BV7 with DVD would give about the same result and sort of take the shine off the whole package.

I guess the answer for me is to go with the built in Blu-Ray player UNLESS you think that I will hear the difference through a BL 7-2 or there are other performance issues I don't know about. I think if I had a 5.1 setup I'd go for the PS3 for sure, but given that this is unlikely for some years (if at all), the realistic scenario is that all I'll have is a stereo speaker.

Does that change your opinion Moxxey?

Apple TV has already been bought 🤒

k984942 wrote:

Does that change your opinion Moxxey?

You must have mis-read the part where I said I owned a BV7 with Blu-ray? :) My opinion is mostly based around my own (short) experience. But were are mugs for investing so much money in an expensive TV and speakers....and then accept a degraded audio experience as our supplied Blu-ray player can't decode the format!

That annoyed me. In the end I traded in the BV7/Blu-ray for a BV10-46 and use the Apple TV, although the PS3 is attached, too, if I want to watch the occasional Blu-ray from my collection. I rarely do these days.

Don't discount the 7.2. It's far better than the BV10's speaker setup! It's better than the average home user's hifi speaker arrangement. But, if you only have a 7.2, Apple TV - or an equivalent - is probably wiser than buying and storing Blu-rays. Now iTunes supports movies via the cloud here in the UK, you can download on demand, at your leisure, in the future, if you want to watch a HD movie you're bought.

No no, I got the fact that you have a BV7 with Blu-Ray built in, but also understood you were disappointed with the sound compared to a stand alone BR player when run through your multi-speaker setup.

I just want to know if the superior sound the PS3 offers can be appreciate on a BL 7.2 alone?