I have two Beovision 7-40 MK3. One I have had for 3 years, the other was purchased used recently. The one I bought used is from 2009. the problem with the new one is that the picture is very dark. The TV is still under warranty. Someone who believes there is any point in contacting Bang & Olufsen? Will they help me?

don't know the SW of your B&O but this is a big issue that is present also in the last SW version of BS3....it's seldom,but inadmissible for what you pay.

I still wait an official stance from b&o....

One of my mates used to complain about my dark MKIII every time we used the Playstation 3. Some games were unplayable as the scenes were too dark. Nothing B&O could do about that. It's simply the LCD panel and, perhaps, some of the panels chosen (for some MKIIIs) were darker than others?

Upgraded to the MKIV and those dark screen problems disappeared.

Does the picture brighten up after its been on a while? Cheers Nick

The picture lightens up a bit, but there is a big difference from the new and my old one. Wonder how B&O can sell this for 8000 Euros, I guess they know that this picture is unacceptable. Software is new, black menus... if I bought a new one, how much discount in % do you think I can get if I give a dealer mine?

Mine is dark to start with and after an hour or so it brightens up!  I think its part and parcel of older lcd tv's in general!

Nickyg63:

Mine is dark to start with and after an hour or so it brightens up!  I think its part and parcel of older lcd tv's in general!

i don't think so...it happens also with plasma screen,and i (imho) believe it's something about not handling HD signal correctly....a bug in the SW
bohhhh 

moxxey:

One of my mates used to complain about my dark MKIII every time we used the Playstation 3. Some games were unplayable as the scenes were too dark. Nothing B&O could do about that. It's simply the LCD panel and, perhaps, some of the panels chosen (for some MKIIIs) were darker than others?

That's a PS3 "problem" not a Tv problem, except bad panel of course.

If the picture is too dark, you have to set PS3 on "RGB limited" instead of "full RGB" (picture adjustements).

Cheers,

Gregory

BeoGreg:

That's a PS3 "problem" not a Tv problem, except bad panel of course.

If the picture is too dark, you have to set PS3 on "RGB limited" instead of "full RGB" (picture adjustements).

It was set to RGB limited!

The PS3 comment was an example. The TV was dark. The MKIV is *much* improved. You did note that I mentioned this, above? The same TVs, configured in the same manner, result in different darkness levels.

Certain movies on the MKIII were much darker than they are on the MKIV. Some films, whilst certainly not unwatchable, were too dark in places for my liking.

The reason for bringing up the PS3 example was due to a mate constantly complaining that the MKIII was "too dark" and me defending the picture pretending it was ok. As I said, as soon as I moved to the MKIV, those games were playable, movies brighter and dark levels more even.

ps3 £200

new panel £2,000

what a  bno bargain

Would you choose a BV7-40 or 10-32 for an average living room?. I like them both cosmetically but must admit i would love the BL7.2.

chris:

Would you choose a BV7-40 or 10-32 for an average living room?. I like them both cosmetically but must admit i would love the BL7.2.

For me, the 10-32 is tiny. Looks like a toy TV! If you've used a 40" before, the 32" will look tiny in comparison. A 40" is a good compromise. My TV room isn't large and the 40" doesn't dominate.

Try and find a BV7-40 MKIV "pre-loved" with BV7.2 from LifeStyleAV or MoreThanAV?

Im a HUGE fan of the BV10-32 so I guess it's down to choice.

Out of interest, I bought a BV6-22 new in Nov 2005 and I never had problems with picture (brightness etc). Sources were only Grundig Sky Digital and B&O DVD1. In January 2009, my flatmate bought a 32" Samsung TV all good except very dark picture!!! Some of my DVD's were unwatchable as they were so dark!  At least I think Samsung have got the LCD LED screens excellent now!

Update of sw should solve the problem Build 8.23 (issue should be solved from build 8.14)

/Tompa

Tompa, is this answer to the dark picture on BV 7-40 MK3, or something else. Just hoping:-)

I get mine within the next 2 weeks and can't wait. Our first B&O TV since 1985!!!!

There are some great deals to be had if you peruse the store finder, in the London area say Saw a pre-owned 10-46 for £5,500

I think so yes, if your sw build is older then 8.14

/tompa