Hi,

I have a BV4-50 with D9 panel and BS3 ( I don't know what version the BS3 is though) and must say I am very pleased with the picture when viewing an HD source. There are quite a few threads on the forum discussing the merits of full HD over HD Ready and I believe the concensus is that there is no perceived difference. The differences apparently only become evident when you go to a larger screen. I have not compared an HD ready BV4 to a full HD BV4 so have no first hand knowledge of the comparable pictures, all I can say is that I am very happy with mine.

Regards

Keith

Hi Keith;

Thanks for your comment. Your D9 panel is Full HD already, so it should look stunning with HD content. How does it look with SD content though?

Your BV4 D9 should perform better than the BV4 D8 when it comes to play HD, and the other way around when it comes to SD content. But who can comment on how good is the "old" BV4 with HD and if it's noticeable better with SD compared to newer BV4-BV9 models.

Regards;

That's a very good price and if you don't like the BV4-50 HD-ready you can always buy the panasonic generation 11 full HD and fit your frame on it. It still is a cheaper solution then buying a new BS3 + BL7.

I also use the BS3 with a Panasonic panel without a problem.

Being a supporter of LCD over Plasma's... I would go for the BV-7 :)

I should abmit that I'm not considering the price point.

Beogen wrote:

That's a very good price and if you don't like the BV4-50 HD-ready you can always buy the panasonic generation 11 full HD and fit your frame on it. It still is a cheaper solution then buying a new BS3 + BL7.

I also use the BS3 with a Panasonic panel without a problem.

Thanks Beogen. That's a good advice indeed, although I kind of remember removing the fram from the BV4 is not an easy thing. I think I'll organize the visit to the seller.

PS Looking at your avatar, do you own a BV5? That's my real favourite however is too difficult to find an HD ready version nowadays.

Regards;

SKApretto71 wrote:

Being a supporter of LCD over Plasma's... I would go for the BV-7 :)

I should abmit that I'm not considering the price point.

Hi SKApretto71,

I'm also fan of the BV7 itself, however I consider the LCD to be its weakest point. I love its design with the floor stand. Still money is a stopper. A brand new BV7 is not within my budget today.

I would like to see the new BV7 with 100Hz though, I wonder how it fares against a D8 Plasma panel. Will the BV7 blow the D8 away?

Thanks;

From my point of view I would go for it as you get a BS3 and BL7.2 plus (little bit outdated) a screen.

The D9 and newer panaels a noticabe better than the D7/D8 line up. Not sure how the D8 panels was mounted with the frame, but with the D9 it is an very easy task to strip the frame and the case from the panel. just 10+ screws and that's it pretty much! 

So if you are not happy with the D8 panel, a newer one will cost less than 2000 Euro

Mmmmm... that's interesting Kawo.🤔

Thanks for your input.

Cheers;

i have just sold my BV4-50" full HD and bought a yoused BeoVision Avant 28".

I must say that the television picture are mutch better on the Avant. I cannot recomand the BV4 hd-ready or full hd. It´s to expancive and to bad quality.