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Re: Most beautiful B&O TV ever !

LarsJensen — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:24:53 GMT

This is a tough one.

I really liked the Beovision 5 and disliked the Beovision 9 at first but I have come to love the Beovision 9. So much I consider my BV7-40 Full HD as temporary while the wife is getting used to the though of spenting that much on a TV set. But I am not sure either will last the test of time to become the most beautiful ever...
To me the 21" MX is really a beauty and still looks as good today as i did more than 20 years ago. The Beovision 6 for me represents the perfect LCD version of the MX series and I still love it every time I look at it.

It has to be those two sets.

And for the BV3 I don't get it. To me it is a living proof B&O does not always get it right. To me it really represents the "mistakes happens" design.

Re: Most beautiful B&O TV ever !

beologisch — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:34:06 GMT

That's a simple one 4 me :

1] BV3 by far !! have two of them around the house and if one should break down ? I'd buy me another one..:-)

2] Avant DVD RF

3] MX series

4] AV9000

5] BV5

Re: Most beautiful B&O TV ever !

ajames — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:39:01 GMT

That's the one! - absolutely beautiful, but yes, shame about the plastic - I remember watching an episode of the New Avengers and Purdey had one!

Re: Most beautiful B&O TV ever !

Peter — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:18:32 GMT

ajames:

Don't know the model number but it was white, slightly curved cabinet and sat on a Trumpet Stand - circa late 70's - stunning. I bought one second hand once and always regretted selling it.

I think you probably mean the Beovision 3500. The problem with these was the plastic ages and goes yellowy.

Re: Most beautiful B&O TV ever !

erg4000 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:28:09 GMT

I love my BV4 50", but my all time favourite B&O TV is the MX 4400. It merges the art of encasing a bulky CRT and a characteristic B&O design.

Re: Most beautiful B&O TV ever !

Friedmett — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:37:44 GMT

I will say LX. The best and most beautiful I ever had.

Also a good wote for longest life for a Beovision.

Re: Most beautiful B&O TV ever !

astrauch — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:09:46 GMT

Over all Beovision 7-40, the old CRT's were better designed, but not so beautiful because of their thickness.

For CRT's I would choose Beocenter 1, the most amazing looking CRT ever!

Re: Most beautiful B&O TV ever !

GuyHui — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:33:57 GMT

RussR:
Avant, Avant, Avant!!!!!.....Beovision 7.

I agree too, Avant TV is in my opinion a beautiful piece of Art.

Guy

Re: Most beautiful B&O TV ever !

Greg — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:15:21 GMT

EOB:
MX series

+1. Particularly, MX1500 or MX4000. Those photos in brochures of the time showing the MX1500 placed on the bedroom floor were selling a very beautiful lifestyle as well as an incredibly well designed product that was very much of its time but simultaneously classic. The 4000 is probably even more beautiful, but strangely out of place in the 90s.

Re: Most beautiful B&O TV ever !

EOB — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:31:41 GMT

MX series

Re: Most beautiful B&O TV ever !

Tom — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:26:31 GMT

It is difficult to design an outstanding flat-TV, but B&O has done it: BV7-32 with BL7.1 on floor stand. My favorite TV.

Re: Most beautiful B&O TV ever !

nmartin771 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:11:00 GMT

"I have got the impression that when they were confronted with CRT constraints, the designers came with more original solutions"

AGREE

Re: Most beautiful B&O TV ever !

Christian — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:43:11 GMT

js:

...
I have got the impression that when they were confronted with CRT constraints, the designers came with more original solutions

Indeed!

Re: Most beautiful B&O TV ever !

js — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:24:47 GMT

- MX series 55 cm, the most stunning design ever (in black or white)

- Avant RF, a very strong statement too, but too deep at the rear to be elegant from all angles (in tungsten or silver)

- BV5, so pure (not BV9, which is less refined both in proportions as in details)

I have got the impression that when they were confronted with CRT constraints, the designers came with more original solutions

Re: Most beautiful B&O TV ever !

Christian — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:01:59 GMT

CTR: White Beovision 600 on trumpet stand. Has always been my favorite.

Flat: BeoVision 7-32 with 7.1 on floor stand. I think the way the BeoLab makes the screen almost float is fantastic, and the sleek single pole is just beautiful. The 7-40 floor stand is also nice, but a little too clumsy to my taste.

The LX is a very good design (own one my self), but it is some what ordinary. Although it is streets ahead of any CTR from other brands, it is still ordinary in B&O terms.