Hi guys,

I have today a BV 7-40. My room is 4 meter x 5 meter (20 m2). I have the TV and sofa along the longside-walls.

I have 3 meter from the sofa to the TV (viewing distance). Is the 7-55 too large for this size of room? I really want to buy the 7-55 to get a bigger screen but the TV-set (7-55) is very big. I have also Beolab 5 at frontspeakers and Beolab 4000 as rear-speakers.

Please advice me! Do you think this TV will dominate the room too much? Or should I buy it?

Regards
Martin

Buy it!!

Maybe with the low stand...

I have a similar viewing distance and think it's great for watching tv. My only complaint is that I tend now to look first for HD programmes to watch (or DVD) because standard definition shows a lack of detail.

My wife thinks it's too big, but what does she know!!

Mike

tobeyone:

My only complaint is that I tend now to look first for HD programmes to watch (or DVD) because standard definition shows a lack of detail.

And i thought i was the only 'HD Snob' here..  

I must confess, i always scan the HD channels first too.  I sometimes watch Luxe TV HD even when i'm not interested in how cheese is made using age old traditions, or how wonderful a hotel in a place i could never afford to visit is..

Lee

If you dont look at the size of the picture (regarding viewing distance) and instead think of how large the TV-set would look in my livingroom. Do you think it will look to clumsy or will it be great?

As I said above, the room size is 4 meter x 5 meter and I have the sofa and the TV (and Beolab 5) at the longside-walls. Except for the sofa and a table to the sofa, I dont have much furniture besides the B&O-stuff.

/Martin

xegoon:

Buy it!!

Maybe with the low stand...

I agree

I also went for the low stand. 

Our room is smaller then yours and we have a 55 ordered. My wife thinks the 40 we have now is too small. I think it would look fine in a room the size of yours.

With no doubt the BV7-55 is a huge set! I have a BV4-50 wall mounted with two BL5 and a BL7.4 in 4 by 3,60 m room (BV4 at the short wall) and considering to switch to the BV7. I have a dedicated media room so the size is not an issue, but with 5 m you should be OK!

My viewing distance is roughly 3,60 and even with SD signals the BV4-50 could be a little bit bigger....

The BV7 is a huge investment and hopfully your dealer will offer you a homedemo to convince you to make the right decission.

kawo:

The BV7 is a huge investment and hopfully your dealer will offer you a homedemo to convince you to make the right decission.

Seems to me that it is quite large (140.8cm x 87.5cm x 18.4cm) especially if you do not have a dedicated room.  Pure from the perspective whether your room/viewing distance could handle the size for HD content, I would say yes, for SD not. However see for yourself: http://myhometheater.homestead.com/viewingdistancemetric.html

It is hard to obtain a good impression without the actual device in your room, so I would follow the suggestion from Kawo and ask for a demo at home before making a decision.

[to be honest: I think it is a lovely set, however to large for your room]

I did own the Beovision 7.40 and now I own the Beovision 7.55. I also have a room that is not quite bick. My viewing distance is about 3 meter. It was amusing to see the 7.40 and the 7.55 in my room together. The 7.55 looks huge besite the 7.40

My recommendation is : Buy!

I also own 2 beolab 9 and 2 beolab 8000 

It is a great pleasure!

sorry for my Englisch

I

I have enjoyed the stunning picture of the BV 7-55 for about two months but still haven't got used to the huge size of the tv. It just domitates the room!

I used to have a BV 7-40 which suited the size of the room better but the tv was of the first generation and the picture was really poor compared with today's tvs.

My livingroom size is 5x6 meters and the viewing distance is about 3 meters.

Attached are pics pic of my old and new setup. I hope this pair of pics helps you!

Regards

Hi guys,

Thank you for your advice. I think I will buy the 7-55!. It will look huge, but If you have a great intrerest in Homecinema, it should be okey to have have a huge TV-set. But if you just dont are a homecinema-entusiast maybe the 7-40 is the right TV.

It is the same with cars. If you just use your car to take you from A to B it is enough with a ordinary Volvo or Skoda maybe. But if you love cars, it is okey to buy a large Mercedes or BMW I think.

Have a nice evening!

Regards
Martin

I think there's a chance it will look grotesquely too big in a room that small, with Beolab 5's.

But please, send us a picture of your room! :)

I'm personally dumbfounded that your buying decision (for a TV that costs as much as a small island) is in our hands

Hi,

My buying decision is of course NOT in your hands. I just want some advice regarding this issue. And I have got it and are pleased with it!

By the way, I will order it with high stand and with Beolab 10 (need a special bracket for that speaker). Beolab 7.6 make this TV very clumsy with high stand, dont you think?

Regards

Martin

Hi Razlaw,

What dimensions do you have in Your room?

/Martin

it is close to 15 feet wide and 17 feet long. The TV goes on the wall goes on the side that is 15 feet wide. Also, the back of the room, behind where we sit, is open to a breakfast area and the kitchen.  I will try to post a couple of pictures.

Acanthus, I love that clock, can you say what the make/name is please?

I bought it at Barcelona more than ten years ago.

The clock was made by an artist in small series.

I'll check if the shop still exists.

Regards

Martin,

Did you end up getting the 55?

- Michael

martin01:

Hi,

My buying decision is of course NOT in your hands. I just want some advice regarding this issue. And I have got it and are pleased with it!

By the way, I will order it with high stand and with Beolab 10 (need a special bracket for that speaker). Beolab 7.6 make this TV very clumsy with high stand, dont you think?

Regards

Martin

Did you get it?   would love to see pictures!

spent an hour in a store watching Avatar blue-ray on a 55 at around 3 metres viewing distance

wonderful clarity

as an aside the sound from the movie was disappointing ,,,,

A simple response to the initial question:

No, but it would look good in my livingroom!!

In all seriousness, I hope you enjoy it!

Elephant! What do you mean Avatar was disappointing.!@#@#$@#   lol.

I watched it on Friday at home on BluRay and it would be one of the best movies ever.  Great story, good vs evil, the underdog.  It was an awesome movie. :-)

He said "Good picture, bad sound". Not that the movie was disappointing.

LOL Micael, and thank you Daniel for rescuing me !

Michael:

it would be one of the best movies ever

I actually think the movie is great in all the dimensions you mention.

We first saw it in IMAX 3D and I am sorry to say that the 7-55 could not compete with that experience.

What surprised me in the store was how "weak" the surround sound seemed (rears were 6000s, but the was a Beolab 2) ... so much so that I fiddled with [LIST] [SPEAKER] 5 to check what was "wrong".