I have the mark ii and unless you are looking at the screen full-on, the picture is washed out.  Is the mark iii any better or is this a basic fault in LCD TVs?

thorne:

I have the mark ii and unless you are looking at the screen full-on, the picture is washed out.  Is the mark iii any better or is this a basic fault in LCD TVs?

Due to the way LCd is manufactured none of them handle off axis viewing very well. You willhave to wait for Sharp mid next year to come up with a panel that due to its modified array will allow greater angles.

Not for nothing does B&O have  avery good motorised stand so you can get it just right!

One positive thing I can say about recent B&O LCDs is that this (watching from an angle) is far less of a problem than on my BV7-32. Even the BV8-32 can be viewed successfully from a wide angle. I didn't think that this was a problem with the BV7-40 MKII, but it might be improved on the MKIII - it's all do with the viewing angle on an LCD. Modern LCD screens have a wider viewing angle than older screens.