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After buying a used BeoVision 3 for my parents, I decided to retire my 30 year old B&O 8902 and get a used BeoVision 3 for myself. However I am not impressed by the picture quality.
I don't remember having any doubts about the picture quality on my parents tv, although I didn't spend too long watching it. The issue it that it makes everything appear as if it was shot on video, whereas the 8902 had a luxurious clean appearance, with flowing action. The 3 seems to have a a slower scan rate, making action seem uneven (presumably this is not possible, this is just how it looks).
I am using the same source - Topfield TF5800PVR, however the 8902 only had a composite input, whereas the 3 has the option of RGB as well. I've tried both and the picture quality issues remain.
I've also tried using a cheap Hyundai DVD, which produced perfectly good pictures on the 8902, once again the 3 has this artifical 'shot on video' feel to it.
Any suggestions as to what I can check or try would be very welcome.
Hi,
there's a Film mode setting in the service menu of the BV3 that can give you such an image you have.
Try switching off the film mode that should improve the picture quality.
Ralph-Marcus
The 8902 has a better picture. It does away with the compromises inherent in the 16:9 format and also does not have the 100Hz processing.
However it has a smaller screen effectively as you will find most pictures are 16:9 and it lacks modern connections. Nice set though!
Peter
RaMaBo:Film mode setting in the service menu
Many thanks, that's a great relief. However after spending some time searching, and even reading the CD Rom manual that came with the TV, I cannot find out how to access the service menu.
I wonder what 'Film Mode' is intended to do...
I've only owned the 8902 for the last 15 years, I had to repair a couple of dry joints on the sound board when I bought it, and it has worked wonderfully until recently when the very occasional flicker has appeared. I reckon it's had over 20k hours of use during my ownership, and possibly 40k in total, that really is quite something.
It is free to anyone who can pick it up from London in the next few days (includes remote and pseudo Scart cable)
RaMaBo:Try switching off the film mode that should improve the picture quality.
Took me a while to find the Service Mode, for anyone else interested it is
Menu > Setup > 0 > 0 > GO
Now with Film Mode off the picture is much much improved - thanks a million
Interesting to see that Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie are urging people to switch off video interpolation which appears to be the default setting on most new TVs
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/dec/05/tom-cruise-motion-smoothing-interpolation
Sadly the BeoVision 3 has long since been retired, but once again many thanks for your advice six years ago