obinna12 wrote:

Im considering a trade.

i give Beovision 10-40 (5 months old) + stand + Beolab 3s +$2000 +beo 4.

i get Beolab 9 (in white) + Beovision 7-40 MKIII with stand (no center speakers) + beo 5.

Pull the trigger?!?

I was going to go the other way around. Move from my BV7-40 MKIV to a BV10-46!

My opinion is that the MKIII has a dark screen and I was glad to get rid of my MKIII. I will admit I had two MKIII models and the first panel was far darker than the latter, but it's not a patch on the MKIV. Remember that the BV7-40 MKIII is quite old now. I've had my MKIV a couple of years now, so if you end up with an old MKIII panel, you may find it a lot darker than your much newer BV10-40. We're talking three years+ versus 5 months. Big difference in panel quality.

Also, and it's a personal choice, I wouldn't give up my BL3s. Top quality speakers. Why not just use your $2000 and get a BL11? That would bring your BL3s up to the BL9 level, easily.

you have a good point there, in comparing the screen technologies.

I love those tiny BL3. To use a boxing reference "Pound for Pound" one of the most powerful speakers ive yet to come across with good bass too.

But i dunno i just a sucker for white BL9's. Hate them in black.

hmm... i leaning towards keeping my gear now

It's probably a fair trade but IMO moving backwards in panel technology is not a good idea!

Any pre MKIV Bv7 has a really dark screen and would be a backward step for you. 

My advice - Keep everything you have, and save some peenies for a set of Lab 9s if you really want some :)

obinna12 wrote:

you have a good point there, in comparing the screen technologies.

Plus the old MKIII screen is a 50Hz (the MKIV introduced a 100Hz panel) and the latter BV10s have a 200Hz refresh rate. This really does make a big difference when watching sport or fast-moving movies (and most of them are fast-moving these days!).

When I upgraded from the MKIII to the MKIV, this was a big panel jump. Faster refresh, much brighter screen, much better blacks etc.

Isn't the latest/forthcoming BV7-40 (with 3D) a MKVI (MK6) panel? I know there's been at least one major panel refresh since my MKIV.

Gosh, I totally agree with Moxxey.  Why would you want to give up a BV10?

+1

Buy a subwoofer.

obinna12 wrote:

i get Beolab 9 (in white) + Beovision 7-40 MKIII with stand (no center speakers) + beo 5.

One other important point - you need a centre (7.4) speaker. When I had my BL9s connected to my BV7, I went a few days without a centre speaker. Sound was very weird. Added the 7.4 (which isn't cheap) and the sound was much much improved. So, you'd need to factor in a 7.4 sooner rather than later.

If you are desperate for white BL9s im sure there are many 'offers' on at the dealers eg 12/24mths interest free. I know a while back one of my dealers was doing a 20% and pay the rest 12 months later :)  these little penguins are certainly expensive ;)