moxxey: seanklemis: do you trust software updates after the current mess with the software 4.24 of the BV7 & i hear SD DVD does not look so good on blue ray player any news on that I've tested SD DVDs through my internal BV7 DVD player and the PS3 and there's no difference from what I can see (I did a few comparison tests to see which upscaled

moxxey: I heard today that the BV7 retro-fittable Blu-ray drive will be available in November! That's the good news. Bad news is that it will be around £400 (pounds, not dollars!). That's a lot more than a PS3, so I'm not sure it's worth paying £400 - in addition to my PS3 - to watch a Blu-ray movie? very interesting this

subversive: I am using my sony bravia XBR LCD with Beosystem 3 without any problem. Picture quality is excellent and I am even able to turn the tv on/off with beo4 remote. Please explain what problem you are having when conncecting sony to BS3. The BS3 does not improve the picture- so the only reaon for using it is integration with other B&O items

Im afraid you cannot do this and if you do the results will be significantly worse than if you just use the sony as a standalone. The BS3 is more of a hinderance than a help unless you pair it with the commercial series of panasonic panels

TripEnglish: Isolated anecdotes and vocal minorities aside... The BeoVision 4 or BeoVision 9 are unquestionably the wisest investments in plasma right now, assuming you're looking for such a capable device. You'll hear a few people talking about the Pioneer Kuro or bare Panasonic panels, but the Kuro's processing is unsophisticated when

Weebyx: moxxey: Weebyx: So i was wondering if we could help B&O out.. /Weebyx I'll help them out if the bother to ask me to offer some assistance instead of responding with either 'no-one else has the problem...' or 'we're still looking in to it'. If I sold my BV7-40, BL9's, 7.4 and BL2, I could buy a Kuro and have a

Weebyx: moxxey: Grrr! My BV7-40 is turning off more than ever recently. Had a few friends around last night watching the England match...TV switches off (and it feels like ages - embarrassing, too). Again this morning. Ridiculous. Weebyx - we ought to be moving away from B&O and not considering 'supporting' them further by upgrading to a

moxxey: Alex: the BV4 + BS3 combo really is streets ahead in terms of picture and sound... True, no-one is denying that. However, realistically you need BV4-50, BS3, BL10 to make this combo happen. With the recent price increases, this is approx £13K in the UK. That's £13K for a plasma and mono centre speaker. However 'streets ahead'

Alex: It's not the panel which makes the huge difference (other than the Contrast Panel, which is not cheap in itself), it's the BeoSystem 3, which is frankly a jaw-droppingly good processor... I agree its is a reasonable processor although for the money of course there are vastly superior ones out there. The pioeer panel has superb processing

Alex: Personally I think the BeoVision 4 and 9s are the best looking plasmas on the market in terms of design. As far as picture goes, I'd say they're pretty much head and shoulders above the rest. The Pioneer displays are excellent, as are some of the other displays which use Pioneer plasmas, but the BV4 + BS3 combo really is streets ahead