Of you have the BeoSystem 3, you can swap the plasma screen for a new LG OLED. You just need to get access to some custom PUC-codes that are available through some very pro forum members. Small investment for a huge upgrade!

My biggest problem is I'm not very technical when it comes to setting these things up, it's like you need a degree just to understand the manuals, what are PUC Codes ?

graham60 wrote:

My biggest problem is I'm not very technical when it comes to setting these things up, it's like you need a degree just to understand the manuals, what are PUC Codes ?

In that case you will have to invest some efford in learning howto - because it is not that easy for someone ‘not very technical’, someone not familiar with how B&O works.

If you want to start that jouney, you could start with the PUC codes.

These are explained in this video: 

As you already have the beosystem 3 and are controlling the STBs already, you don't need to change anything there. With regard to just swapping the TV, you can do this by disconnecting the DVI connector on the TV and putting a DVI to HDMI converter on it.

Unfortunately, with that setup, you'll have to switch the TV on and off with the LG remote - there is a way to do this, but it is quite technical, requiring a raspberry Pi and some special wiring to simulate the on/off commands from the Beosystem 3 over the serial port.

If you are happy enough with that, you may be able to program the bed 5 to switch on the tv - or get someone to help.

no need to change any of the speakers - that's a great setup as it is.

As for screens, get whatever size you want - OLED if you can afford it. The Beosystem 3 outputs in HD but the TV will upscale to 4K.

That's brilliant news because B&O don't seem to bother about leaving their old customers behind and I've been with them now for 35yrs and started with the Beosystem 6000 & Red line 60 speakers and the rest is history.

I was looking at the B&O TV with the built in sound bar but what use would that be to me as you can't plug anything into it and the rest they offer are too big and cost a fortune.

So on that note I really do appreciate what you have said and I would definitely go for the LG OLED, 

Thanks

Don't forget, before disconnecting the beovision 4, to set the beosystem 3 monitor to non-b&O tv. It'll save you hassle later.

just been looking at the B&O Eclipse 55", is there anything to justify the price tag, is it an LG OLED 55" TV or am I missing something, it's like £7k without  the speaker cover (Aluminium £900),  I have come up with a plan if I could get some help ! and that is get a Beovision 50" Screen surround, a top of the range 50" OLED Screen TV, put them together and mount to my BV4 Motorised Wall Bracket, get it all up and running from my Beo 5 ? and hey presto job done and it all fits in place with the Beosound 7.2  as if nothing has changed, except the picture quality 

A guy on ebay says they have the Beovision 4 50" surrounds in stock so it would be a matter of say finding a 50" LG OLED with a border/frame of more than 1" above the 50" screen size as the inner measurement of the Beo Screen Suround is 52" Diagnal,, also the screen ratio would need to be the same as the Beo surround 

I'm *** with the technical but I'm good at making things 

ANY IDEAS !!!

Hallo Graham,

50" Oled do not exist,

And the Eclipse i definitely worth the money IMO.

I went through this dilema some time ago, in the end  decided to sell for the following reasons.

Beo system 3 cant do 4K and it 'processing abilities did nothing to improve the picture , secondly , the iggest difference is in sound from beosystem 4bases systems- that was the biggest surprise to me

Thirdly, maybe you love the frame of the BV4 but why take a slim OLED panel and put it in a product that is super large and cumbersome by todays standards