elephant wrote:

There's mention of the BV8 above in this thread. I very nearly bought a BV8 as a link TV but was warned-off by Matt at Lifestyle who advised that it would disappoint if used to receive an analogue signal from a main TV elsewhere.

I owned a BV8-32 for quite a while (two years?) as a slave TV. Yeah, it's ok. Picture was good, sound was good. Only problem I found with the BV8 was the lack of any glass in front of the LCD panel. Made it hard to clean, particularly when it's in the kitchen. The BV8 results in mixed feelings due to the design.

I now own a BV10-32 and haven't looked back - superb picture, audio, looks great, gets positive comments from everyone (literally, everyone) and is easy to keep clean.

Well i have to say after owning the Beovision 8-32 for a day, it is one of the best B&O purchases i have ever made. 

I hate to say it, the wife and i much prefer the stand alone sound of this 8, over my nearly new 11. Effortless warm bass, and listening to Michael Buble(wifes choice) the "orchestra pit" really works. A big band sound.

The feet that allow it to tilt are one of those simple, but brilliant solutions.

That's great Chris, the design of the 8 is more aesthetically pleasing to the eye than the V1 in my opinion.

After having a look at both the B&O and Samsung in John Lewis and also visiting a couple of dealers, I'm still not sure as I believe the pic on the Samsung to be far better. I am warming to the easy integration of the V1 and also B&O's new matrix style of sharing of source content idea. 

I shall think about it for a few more days before making the leap as I really don't want to make the wrong decision.

Recently, I decided with a heavy heart to retire my MX6000 to the bedroom and get a flat screen in the lounge.

I wanted to be able to view the interwebs service of our national broadcaster without any additional kit, and currently the only sure choice there is a Sony smart TV. The new BVs are out of my price range and I don't want to suffer something 2nd hand that is outdated from day 1 just because it is B&O.

Ended up with a 42W654. Built-in WiFi, quite stylish design with a thin brushed metal frame that fits great between my BL5000s, a very understated pedestal (yes, I hate those too in most Kikinoko flat screens!) that doubles as a wall mount once I decide on the final position. DVB-T2 tuner so I don't need to dump it as soon as the HD broadcasts finally arrive, and the picture engine is high-end for the price since they left out 3D and all such crap. And while waiting for that, truly brilliant SD picture! (there's a lot to configure and the shop settings might not be the best)

The drawbacks: very average internal sound - as expected, not an issue as I connected it to the BS6500 right away (the audio out is configurable for variable / fixed output with internal speakers on or off, quite exemplary). And obviously the plastic remote, which I will remedy with some programming as soon as I have time. Connectivity is limited with 2 x HDMI and only one USB port (which can be used for recording, a feature that works well). It could be a bit less picky on what file formats it plays, even though it runs Linux...

The smart features are OK and seem to be supported as well; in two months, the TV has downloaded at least three software updates and every time something got noticeably better. I'm very happy with it and would buy it again. Available also in 32" and 50" with slightly different features.

Can't argue against getting any of the new gen Beovisions if you can afford them, especially if you want integration. But if you're considering the <1000 euro TVs, do check out the Sony W6 as well.