BV 5 (8913 ) or a bv 7 -32 (year 2005)

Your opinions please  I really need some advice

I like the BV5 but it is not HD and i wonder if the picture is still good and if the screen will hold for another couple of years 

Depends what you want, if the BV5 is not HD and you have entertained it, why not entertain an AVANT 32 DVD?

I think if youre going to get anything flat (lcd or plasma) it should be HD... my opinion.

Personally i think the Plasma has a better, more natural image.  The quality is excellent at worst, and i wouldn't get too caught up in the HD race yet.  Remember the BV5 was a £13k+ television, and at the prices they are now - they are a steal.

Lee

A BV7 from 2005 is Not HD ready. If you not going to connect a pc to the TV the BV5 is the best. And it's the fact that is not a HD screen that makes it so good at showing SD.

9 LEE:

Personally i think the Plasma has a better, more natural image. 

Other way around in my (and my dealers) opinion. Compare a BV7-40 MKIII with a BV9 and the BV7 shows a more natural image, whereas the BV9 was much more 'deep' in its colour rendition, particularly with reds.

However, I do prefer the smoother appearance of the plasma image. Sometimes the BV7 can be too pin sharp. Some HD images on the BV7-40 look too good. Plasma smooths these and they look more real.

If I had the choice between BV7-32 and BV5, I'd go for the BV5 for now and give that a good couple of years.

Some interesting points here. How about the screen life of the plasma (4 years old)

How long will it survive? 

About 60000h in theory

In theory, but i've never heard of one 'burning out' to this day.

With regards to Moxxey's comment - i actually started typing about the BV7-40" Mk3 being a superb LCD image, but then deleted it as it wasn't actually the question.  The 7-32" to my mind isn't as good a display as the BV5 non-HD.  You also need to factor in the thought that for a while yet you will mainly be watching non-HD films and tv programmes anyway.

I can also vouch that a good quality digital source will look superb on a '5' - plus also take into account that the BV5 has a screen 10" bigger!

Don't get me wrong, i love the styling of the BV7 - it's really quite beautiful in it's design and the 7.1 is a truly superb tv speaker, plus the inbuilt DVD player is a real bonus - but at the prices they are now, the BV5 is storming value...

Lee 

Personally I would go for the BV5. Purchased a MK1 from 2002 last year and it has a far better picture than my 2005 BV6-26. Cannot say how it compares with the BV7 but I suppose there would not be any major differences between a BV6 and the BV7 in picture quality. However, what I am a little concerned about is that at least my BV5 is kind of noisy. Suppose it is the fans used to cool down the plasma screen which creates the noise. This should perhaps be taken into account when deciding.

The BV5 is also very good if you need to hide STB, HDR etc behind it.

/Emil 

Emil:

 However, what I am a little concerned about is that at least my BV5 is kind of noisy. Suppose it is the fans used to cool down the plasma screen which creates the noise.

 

/Emil 

 

 

Have you taken the speaker grille off and cleaned the fans lately?  We use a soft brush do dislodge the dust and then hoover the dust from where it has fallen.  Get too close to the circuitry with the vortex (or whatever they call it) of a hoover crevice tool end and it doesn't do them much good apparently!!

Lee