There have been a few threads here that cover this vary topic.

Our living room B&O TV is even older than yours (LS5500), but I remain to be convinced that any modern flat panel represents a significantly better way of watching  SD television which is the bulk of what we watch.

I think that time will come, but there is no pressing reason for you to upgrade until a significant proportion of what you wish to watch is available in HD.

Simon

Has never understood the rush for flat screens, when it´s been so obvious the improvement was none in picture quality. And also the panels was so quick outdated by a new genaration. I been waiting with my beloved LX and hoping (and knowing) it would last.

But now I think the flat screens are good enough and the improvements by every generation will be smaller and smaller and soon only of interest for few.

Planning to get a BV4+BL10 next year, and Bingo I thinks it´s woth the money. You can only talk for yourself. It´s lots of money for me but I like the design, the brand, the quality, the feeling, the one remote, the link system, tre pre planning of installation, the saving and so on.

I don´t care if Pioneer or whoever has a screen with 10 digits in the modellnumber, better specs and a cost at a fraction of a BV.

I concur and will not trade my B&O CRTs for a panel of any sort. However the price reflects the marque as we are all aware. For example, it has been proven that a Renault 5 GT turbo can pull away from a particular Ferrari.

I am not loaded. However, I have a friend who is an investment banker and is lucky enough to own a Ferrari and I have been lucky enough to take it onto a test track on a few ocasions. However, despite the fact that it looks nice, it costs a fortune to service. Often annyoing things break in it - ie the electric windows blah blah blah. Therefore, whilst it would be much more sensible to buy a Jag XK8 for example or a Pioneer plasma in television terms, I think B&O are exploiting its semi-elite status and thus I doubt it will ever be a sensible time to buy b&o panels as they will always be over priced.

For me it's not worth buying a B&O TV anymore [or any other brand for that matter] in the near future, I own a 100hz avant and 2 BV3's in several rooms around the house, for me there no real improvement in any flatscreen [B&O or Sony or........any brand] compared to those when watching TV.

So I'll wait till the storm is over and the market relaxes a bit so averybody will know technically what to look for and what to buy, for me it will probably still be a B&O because it's worth the money to me [you're not buying something common like a panasonic e.g.]

Justin, as a proud owner of a BV3 and an Panasonic 50" Plasma I will not trade in my BV3 for the same reasons you mentioned....for casual TV viewing is still a great TV, DVD look sharp like a knife, colors are perfect and the current $ value is a shame compared to the list price.....

However, if size matters, the CRT is just 32", than you may want to switch to the BV-40 or even a bigger set. A BV4-32 is no option from my point of view.

Karsten

P.S: we all know that B&O is expensive, but to repeat this in every second thread does not take us any further...