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matador43 wrote:

My concern is his spontaneous Graphic card incrimination: is it an usual weak component which would eventually fail too, or is the BV11 a reliable item and all this is bad luck and forum schizophrenia ;-).

Please don't take this the wrong way, but just because an electrical item is from B&O, it doesn't mean it will necessarily work 'indefinitely'. The BV11-40 is now an old set and stopped production years ago. Even its replacement, the BV14-40, is long discontinued.

This doesn't make a component 'weak'. All electric items have a finite lifespan and even 10 years for modern technology is a what we'd call a good innings. It's not designed to last, plus most components are off-the-shelf and shared between manufacturers - they aren't made for B&O. The B&O part was the outer casing, mostly.

Sadly you can expect more issues. This doesn't make a component 'weak'. Nor can anyone here tell you the BV11 is reliable or not. I'm not even sure what you mean by a 'weak part'. Everything is potentially weak in modern electronics.

Thank you Moxxey for your reply.

I did'nt explain myself correctly. I'm not blaming B&O for its reliability.

Some B&O (or not B&O) items are know for common failures like BL6000 surrounds, stand-by PSU in Beolab 4000, Ice module failure in Beolab 4 and many more I can't remember right now. I just want to know if that thing the technicien spontaneously said is a know issue that will eventually come so I can deal a preventive replacement while the set is still under (reseller) warranty.

Maybe someone on the forum had that experience already, thats why forums are, aren't they? 

That said, even if I mostly agree with all you said about lifespan, I believe one should ask "why are official B&O dealers reselling them at still expensive prices?" Its very different to buy second hand B&O stuff on classified ads where sellers may have no knowledge, and to buy an (expensive) TV set from a dealer who knows the range is EOL, spare parts difficult to source and maybe an history full of flaws.

That - sadly - is a known issue.....that appears after 5-6-7 years of runtime.

It was discussed here several times.

Usually (but not always) it is the video engine (DVE) that got cooked....wasn’t built to last forever.

The repair is quite expensive - and after that the chances that you have a nice tv for some more years are good.

Whether you want to invest the money or not, must be up to you - you basicly have to throw it away, if you don’t.

Oh, I just see, that it still is under warranty.....which is good for you.

I had mine (a BV Avant 55 MK1) repaired - money spend, but I am now enjoying my tv again.

The repair can be done onsite. If it is hanging on the wall, it might not be nesessary to take it down - from a stand it has to be taken off in order to do the replacement.

You also might have to wait a while for the repair, if it is the DVE (this has to be configured for your tv).

You should also know, that you can use it for audio, even if the screen is faulty.........that is, if you had netradio activated/configured or has it linked to other NL devices in the house.

MM

Thank you Millemissen for your comprehensive answer.

Is the DVE the same thing that the graphic part and/or the PSU or are they three different parts?

The set is under warranty for a few weeks still but because it's a reseller warranty on a second hand set I dont know what it actually covers.

The BV11 was bought to replace a BV7/40 because the owners had trouble connecting new HDMI sources to the set. Beside that the BV7 was perfectly running. Anyway, let's hope the 11 will run fine for long years to come !

Thanks again.

DVE, Digital Video Engine. PSU are always separate boards. 

Beobuddy wrote:

DVE, Digital Video Engine. PSU are always separate boards. 

And the graphic card mentioned by the technician? Is it the same as the DVE?

matador43 wrote:

Beobuddy wrote:

DVE, Digital Video Engine. PSU are always separate boards. 

And the graphic card mentioned by the technician? Is it the same as the DVE?

I assume, yes.

Just ask him!

MM

I've never known a PSU to have an effect on the screen image?  You live and learn...

DVE is by far the most likely issue in my opinion. If it was the LCD panel I don't think it would show that kind of fuzz - it'd be more pronounced with solid colours and lines.

I'd definitely have it repaired if the bill is reasonable. The BV11 is a great Television.

Lee