Reading through THIS THREAD could it be just a software upgrade that's required? or worse still reading the last post on that thread are some of these sets not HD at all?

Can anyone help with this please?

Hi, Im sorry to say this but looking at your software AS 6, The TV is not HD ready, so you will have to arrange a HD upgrade from a dealer! in order to see HD images through the DVI port.

Regards Douglas C

Thanks for the reply Douglas, Would this upgrade be in the shape of a software or Hardware upgrade?

I can understand my fathers frustration at this television now, only B&O would charge £8,500 for a tv and then expect you to pay to make it do what it should straight from the box. when my grandad originally bought this set, I had just purchased a Panasonic 37" Plasma for roughly £600, that set is in my kids room now and works 100% with everthing we plug into it, no quibbles at all. Modern B&O is so annoying, It's great that they can be upgraded but this should only be (in my eyes) in an effort to keep the sets in line with technology not on the fundamental package which in my opinion should have included HD in one shape or form.

My Avant was 16 years old before it was replaced and I never called B&O out to it once, in fact that set is still in use by my brother some 23 years after it was built.

Sorry for moaning guy's, I know you all love B&O, as I do but most of the folks I know are more impressed by my Beosystem 5500 with Beogram 5005 and MK1 Pentas (with displays working 😁 ) than any of my newer equipment.

Hi Craig ,

The update is a Hardware & software one, not cheap but worth it in my opinion Its still a super set!

I had my MKII updated to AS 30.03 and now have 4 STB controllers & Im able to switch off the TV tuner & use the TV button for something else!

Regards D.C

I found this on the B&O site, so I'm assuming that's what I need.

HD-ready kit    Type 4370 (part no. 1437000)

Any idea on cost Douglas? Before I lube up and call my local B&O store 😉

Thanks for your help thus far Douglas

Hi, Im pretty sure this will cost over 500 quid, but perhaps your dealer could do a better deal! There are ways of getting B&O parts, installing them yourself and then getting the dealer to flash update when the hardware is installed. 

Regards D.C 

Thanks again Douglas, when you say there are ways of getting B&O parts, do you mean outside of the dealer network i.e cheaper?

Douglas wrote:

Hi, Im sorry to say this but looking at your software AS 6, The TV is not HD ready, so you will have to arrange a HD upgrade from a dealer! in order to see HD images through the DVI port.

Regards Douglas C

Sorry Douglas, I'd missed the bit about HD through the DVI port. Just to clarify but probably not change the out come or need for the HD add on module, the small scrambled picture in my first post was acheived with my PS3 through the Component sockets, I can't get any output at all when connected to the DVI.