http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1405416053

Does this mean that we just have to wait untill september, if we want to buy a UHD B&O tv!

MM

moxxey wrote:

Michael wrote:

Reading on forums is like diagnosing sickness with google: it makes you crazy :).

And remember that forums breed negativity. ie. people usually only bother saying something, when they have something to say. Satisfied people are always less likely to bother to comment. So forums can give a warped sense of (negative) perspective.

On a sidenote, ran in to my dealer at lunch and he says my revised Avant came in this morning.

Yepp, like me. I'm very happy with my Avant 55. Not interested to wait for mkII etc. If you shall wait for the next thing to come, you'll never buy a TV.

Daniel wrote:

Yepp, like me. I'm very happy with my Avant 55. Not interested to wait for mkII etc. If you shall wait for the next thing to come, you'll never buy a TV.

Mine is installed tomorrow. Just as a test, but I feel happier with that. Dealer is very confident I'll be happy with the Avant from the "second batch". He told me today they've already installed a couple since last Friday, with no issues so far.

elephant wrote:

@Moxxey

Given your eagle eye and high standards your dealer must be very very confident which will be good news for everyone 🤒

Cheers Elephant. It's incoming. Installation due in 30 minutes.

Decided to test it with the BL3s rather than shift the BL18s from the kitchen. Been extremely impressed with the BL18s in that room and listen to them often, particularly at a weekend. Original plan was to use the forthcoming black A9 (also due today) in the kitchen, but frankly the sound from the A9 isn't a patch on the BL18s - lacks that brightness I like.

A9 is going in the office :)

Moxxey, I really hope the installation goes well and the second batch is as expected. Good luck and fingers crossed that it meets all your requirements and lives up to the quality we all expect from B&O.

jbrown77 wrote:

Moxxey, I really hope the installation goes well and the second batch is as expected. Good luck and fingers crossed that it meets all your requirements and lives up to the quality we all expect from B&O.

Cheers, thanks. Going well so far, although it's incredibly hot up here today. Still installing. Four hours so far. Nearly done.

Avant installed. Finally. Took 4.5 hours in total to dismantle the BV11, install the Avant.

First impressions, excellent. Picture quality is superb - better than I expected. Absolutely zero (initial, see below for update) issues with Sky. No motion issues.

One surprise is the difference the Oppo makes in upscaling content. Both the installer and myself were surprised by the difference. For instance, we were watching "12 Years A Slave" sent in 1080P, but upscaled by the Avant. Noticeably pixelated picture.

As soon as we switched this to upscaling via the Oppo, where the Oppo sends a 4K picture to the Avant (so no Avant upscaling required), picture quality was completely flawless!

Here's a quick and dirty install image (installer behind the TV)...

ptbb wrote:

what type of oppo do you have? i am planning to buy 85" version, and want to use oppo as a upscaller. have 103, but i am not sure if it will have enough power. maybe better will be to buy 105 D.

Yes, the 103. It's superb. Does a better job upscaling to 4K than the Avant.

Oh, after watching the new Avant for a little longer, there *is* some minor ripping/motion issues with Sky via the Avant that wasn't on the BV11. Nothing drastic, but it's noticeable. This is definitely an Avant software upscaling issue though, as it's also on Freeview HD, but not on anything that goes via the Oppo!

Looks like the Avant is missing frames or simply can't process the content quickly enough. Definitely a software issue. Relatively minor.

At the moment, the Oppo is upscaling Blu-ray movies and anything on the NAS drive. The Oppo enables you to find your NAS content and control/upscale this via the Oppo. I'm not sure it's possible to push the Sky box content via the Oppo though.