Second hand B&O sets of a recent vintage will still deliver a better overall experience than a lot of what you get out there. You could probably meet your budget with an incredible set.

I could not personally purchase a non-B&O TV at this point having lived with them for so many years. My wife feels the same way.

TripEnglish wrote:

I could not personally purchase a non-B&O TV at this point having lived with them for so many years. My wife feels the same way.

I to have the beovirus! 

As great as the other brands are, that beo4 in your hand takes some beating!

I would agree that a second hand B&O set would be the way I would go, but if you are set on a new set and not from B&O, I would consider either Samsung for an LED set - the one B&O use, though not with the same video engine - or Panasonic for plasma for the same reason. A good Sony would also be on my list to look at, though their top of the range equipment is not cheap.

TripEnglish wrote:

Second hand B&O sets of a recent vintage will still deliver a better overall experience than a lot of what you get out there. You could probably meet your budget with an incredible set.

I could not personally purchase a non-B&O TV at this point having lived with them for so many years. My wife feels the same way.

I hadn't thought of this, although we lost B&O sales in our area years ago (we had a store that sold it, and later a B1 shop, but they have all closed), so I'm not sure how much is available locally. I think I would be hesitant to buy something like that via ebay if I saw it.

About a year ago my wife was on a business trip and they stopped in the store in Scottsdale and she really liked what she saw there.

There are plenty of very highly rated non B&O TVs out there, and may even have better performance than the B&O TVs at a fraction of the price.  You may want to check out AVS forums for what the videophiles consider great TVs.  Currently for plasmas (they still beat LCD/LED TVs for picture quality, esp black levels) the Panasonic VT series and Samsung 8000 series are tops.  CES just brought out the new models so you could wait a bit and get the newest tech.   Google "Samsung D8000 2011" and check those out. 

For older panels you could also get a used Pioneer Kuro.

Scottsdale, eh? Where are you located?

No, Pioneer hasn't made TVs for some time now. One of their biggest problems was the inability to capitalize on the TV's reputation. They were, indeed, great plasma TVs. 

After 20 years with a BeoVision in my house, I sold my BV7-32 in september last year and bought a Loewe Individual 52' LCD.

Reason being that the 52' Loewe cost me less than a BV10-40, came with a 3-year warranty, and with a built-in DVB-T HD, HDR, PCM playback on the SPDIF input, USB + network connection to play all my video files & connect to Internet radios or HDTV websites, and get automatic software updates..all things I'm still waiting for B&O to release.

Having a Lintronic converter, I still use my Beo4 after spending 1 week programming all the macros, & setting up the TV sound. All BeoLabs still in use, of course.

I feel like having turned to the "dark side", because I love B&O, but, having no more dealership around, even a second-hand set would have become a problem in case something went wrong.

If you have a B&O dealer around, a second-hand set would be a good option, you can get wonderful BeoVisions at a fraction of the price; another option could be to buy a second-hand BeoSystem 3 (some advertisers on this site have 2 in stock!), and add the screen/projector of your choice, for a true cinema experience.🙂