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Re: Dark picture on Beovision 7-40 mk3

tompa — Mon, 30 May 2011 12:20:46 GMT

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

/tompa

Re: Dark picture on Beovision 7-40 mk3

Chris — Sun, 29 May 2011 04:01:54 GMT

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

Re: Dark picture on Beovision 7-40 mk3

Toralfsen — Sat, 28 May 2011 17:43:42 GMT

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

Re: Dark picture on Beovision 7-40 mk3

tompa — Sat, 28 May 2011 13:27:49 GMT

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

/Tompa

Re: Dark picture on Beovision 7-40 mk3

Tod Daniel — Sat, 28 May 2011 06:21:48 GMT

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!

Re: Dark picture on Beovision 7-40 mk3

moxxey — Sat, 28 May 2011 03:49:09 GMT

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?

Re: Dark picture on Beovision 7-40 mk3

Chris — Sat, 28 May 2011 03:13:11 GMT

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.

Re: Dark picture on Beovision 7-40 mk3

Flappo — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:18:25 GMT

ps3 £200

new panel £2,000

what a bno bargain

Re: Dark picture on Beovision 7-40 mk3

moxxey — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:53:08 GMT

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.

Re: Dark picture on Beovision 7-40 mk3

BeoGreg — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:20:30 GMT

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

Re: Dark picture on Beovision 7-40 mk3

andreabang — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:59:53 GMT

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

Re: Dark picture on Beovision 7-40 mk3

Nickyg63 — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:51:48 GMT

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!

Re: Dark picture on Beovision 7-40 mk3

Toralfsen — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:13:36 GMT

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?

Re: Dark picture on Beovision 7-40 mk3

Nickyg63 — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 09:46:35 GMT

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

Re: Dark picture on Beovision 7-40 mk3

moxxey — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 05:31:40 GMT

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.