If the TV were not in a "public" part of your abode, would that be a suitable compromise?  I have a 100" projector screen in the basement along with all of my audio & video gear and thousands of records and CDs.  There's no reason to be in this room unless one is going to watch video or listen to audio.  The point is no one has to see it unless they want to see it.

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Doonesbury wrote:

If the TV were not in a "public" part of your abode, would that be a suitable compromise?  I have a 100" projector screen in the basement along with all of my audio & video gear and thousands of records and CDs.  There's no reason to be in this room unless one is going to watch video or listen to audio.  The point is no one has to see it unless they want to see it.

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That's a good approach, make a dedicated media room if possible. Man cave so to speak. I guess I'm fortunate in that my wife has always never minded about any of the oddball electronics and TVs I've had over the years, though she likes the B&O stuff far better than any of my more traditional hifi stuff.

So this the end of the story: we decided together to buy a second hand beovision 10 46 for almost the same price of the beovision 7 55 (I will add 500 euros for the exchange).

the 7 55 is a really beautiful tv but probably too big for a single a little loft.

one more thing: this was my grist led after 15 years of the old tube technology: I hope that in 10 years the technology will reach good results, similar to the tube, for now the quality is really under my aspecative  

When the tv doens't fit it doesn't fit, and you have to exchange it for a smaller one. On the other hand, when it does fit, it is amazing how soon you get used to the size of a new tv. I remember we were shocked by the size of our new BV when it arrived to replace a 46" Samsung back in March. Now we consider it completely normal, if not a little too small. People say the 7-55 is very bulky, I only know the 11-55 which is much flatter, but I would think twice before exchanging it for a 10-46. Especially if you have to pay additional money.

Regarding the picture quality, from my point of view a modern 55" LCD outperforms every old crapy CRT by far. But you must migrate to digital reception, you can no longer use analogue cable, that looks awfull. So make sure a digital tuner is built into the BV10, that is a very expensive option for the BV10 and a major drawback against the BV11 where you only have to insert a smart card.

I went from a 31 inch square tube set, to a 42 inch widescreen plasma, to a 65 inch plasma. It's amazing how rapidly you get used to a big set, especially as it gives you a much more cinematic experience.