Is the Mk5 panel still an edge lit LED one? If so,then you may well be experiencing uneven backlighting.

A DVDO iScan Duo,for approximately £1000,would provide all the flexibility one would wish for,unless one specifically required scart connections. In combination with a non BS3 equipped B & O TV,the two would be an attractive proposition.

One has to ask how B & O can consider it acceptable to produce a £6000 TV utilising an edge lit LED panel that is susceptible to uneven backlighting,and clouding. Samsung produce a backlit LED panel with local dimming,so B & O should utilise it across their larger screen range even if it results in slightly thicker TVs.

Admittedly it would mean buying used rather than new,but have you considered the Beovision 5? A 2004 model would cost £3000.

Apparently,Samsung decided not to release their local dimming LED TVs in the UK in 2009. Their edge lit panels apparently exhibit some problems with screen/backlight uniformity giving rise to backlight bleed,and clouding.

Amonst the popular brands,one should not overlook Philips who still provide good audio in their TVs. A more realistic comparison with B & O would be Loewe. Given the trend towards ever thinner LCD TVs,I would have thought NXT speakers would be a solution.

[quote user="Peter "] Only in the BV10 and 7-55! On the whole, the picture quality seems rather good but the sound is usually the let down. I know I have been critical of the BV10 sound but it is still quite a way ahead of 'normal' TVs. [/quote] Are the 55" panels the same? B & O state for theirs 'direct type LED backlight

Personally,I would take issue with B & O's decision to set the Colour Temperature at such a high level(10,000 Kelvin),and not permit adjustment to the more usual 6500 Kelvin. Surely,an end user's preference should be paramount?

In their test of the BV8-40,Flatpanelshd state that B & O has increased not only the driver complement in it's loudspeaker,but has also incorporated a larger power supply,and increased the voltage being supplied to the speaker array. The review is well worth reading.

[quote user="Daniel"] [quote user="moxxey"] If I was planning to spend a staggering £15,000 on a TV (gawd knows how much it is in USD), I'd certainly go for the BV9 over and above the BV7-55. The picture isn't going to be any better than the BV7-40 and, indeed, could be worse (SD upscaled), has the same picture engine