[quote user="Flappo The Grate"] ..exploded in a puff of back smoke.. [/quote] What do you do with your stuff Flappo? You said you've had three PS3s, too, due to quality/production issues? I've never had these issues, but I've had more sw related issues with my B&O equipment than anything else. So, all 'swings and roundabouts'

[quote user="Flappo The Grate"] 10k for a 40" lcd is it april 1st again ?? [/quote] Thinking about it, the BV7-40's price now makes the BV8-40 look like a 'bargain' !

[quote user="meandmyshadow"] BV7 40 MKIV is available to order now as mentioned above, but in fact the price for this TV goes up on May 8th, apparantly there has been some confusion over the correct pricing at launch, so if you want your new screen at the current price you better get your order in before Friday. [/quote] Ah, thanks for the

Good lord, I've just figured my planned BV7-40 MKIV panel update will have an RRP £600 more expensive than the current RRP, when it's released in July. Dealer won't accept a pre-order as it can't be ordered! Lee, I doubt we'll see too many people rush out and order in the next few weeks (and almost no-one will know). I don't

[quote user="9 LEE"] Not true. Prices (in the UK at least) will increase by 10% at the beginning of June though... Lee [/quote] You're kidding? 10%? That's going to add nearly another grand to a specced-up BV7-40?! Bizarre to be adding such a big price increase to your key products in a recession. A BV7-40, with stand and 7.2/7.4 is

[quote user="d4vidl4ur4"] What does the move to 100Hz add? [/quote] It improves the camera panning slightly, when watching football - ideal for me. If you only watch news and documentories, probably not a great deal! As I said, I don't expect to buy a MKIV panel and see a big improvement over the MKIII. I am upgrading the panel though

I think the fan noise applies to the old original models. Well, you just put the DVD in the drive and use either the controller or a bluetooth remote to control. Yeah, easy.

It's not shipping yet, sadly. 'May' was the last info I received from my dealer and that was a couple of weeks ago. Perhaps later this month? I don't expect a significant upgrade beyond the current BV7-40 MKIII. BTW no LCD screen is going to be as good as an Avant with strong SD signal. CRT TVs smooth the image somewhat, whereas LCDs

[quote user="Dave"] Doesn't the rocket launch-sounding cooling fan bother you? I could not handle the PS as a DVD player [/quote] I don't get that at all - it's silent here! I have the PS3 20GB version. Perhaps the older models had a louder fan? I'm sure I read that somewhere. The new models aren't noisy at all. Completely

Surely, taking those TVs listed, and a process of elimination, the BV7 would be the most popular 'main room' TV. As you said, the BC6 or BV8 tends to be a link (spare) room TV (although the BV8-40 should change this), the BV9 is too expensive and large for most customers, whilst the BV5 hasn't been on-sale for a few years (and again, like