Beocenter 6 as PC monitor

Hi guys,

Do any of you guys have experience with BeoCenter 6 23/26 as a PC monitor? Is the respons time good enough and what about the resolution of the screen?

Best regards,

Frederik

Hi Beoberg,

I believe that we had a discussion about this a couple of months ago and most people felt it was a bad idea.

This is an incredibly old TV now 7 to 8 years now. Remembers thats a basic Samsung/Sharp LCD screen. In terms of LCD development, that's like 100 years in anything else. I had the model before the BV6 and it's picture was pretty awful back in those days. Not the TVs fault, just early LCD.

In a world of hi res Apple screens etc, the 6 doesn't really make sense. A TV screen was never intended for the higher resolution of a computer. I'll think you'll be disappointed. It's an old, old product now with a pretty face.

Hi Paul,

Thanks for your reply. I searched the forums and saw that the BV6 (old model) was discussed as PC monitor. The BV6, however, was of much poorer quality. I am also considering the BV 8 26. Many B&O retailers used to use this as monitor on their desks (now replaced by iMacs...).

Best regards,

Frederik

Beoberg:

Hi Paul,

Thanks for your reply. I searched the forums and saw that the BV6 (old model) was discussed as PC monitor. The BV6, however, was of much poorer quality. I am also considering the BV 8 26. Many B&O retailers used to use this as monitor on their desks (now replaced by iMacs...).

Best regards,

Frederik

BeoVision 11 - 40, BeoLab 9 (main), BeoSound 5/BeoMaster 5, ML/NL converter, BeoLab 4000 (desktop), BeoLit 12 (kitchen), BeoPlay H3 (on the go)

Please dont! It's fat and dated. It uses CCFL backlight that wears out by time : screen gets darker and darker. It's also quite low resolution for a computer monitor. The only reason B&O retailers would use them that way is because it is B&O and a way to show usage of their products.

For example my Apple 27" display has 2560x1600 pixels and led backlight. Meaning instant and great light plus a decent work area. And it's much thinner, with built in webcam, speakers, usb hub, charger for my Mac and a "decent" 2.1 sound system.

Your BV8-26 would be dimmer, fat, with a low resolution of about 1366x768 pixels or something like that. But with better sound. And consume way more power.

I would suggest against using it as a monitor.

Hi Frederik,

You're welcome but the BV8 would be even worse - it was built to a price with a Sharp manufacture screen. That's even worse and again its a 2007 design.

Please do listen and get advice from Michael as he really is an expert on computers and his advice is 100% genuine do to his experience and love of the subject!

Best of luck with it all :) Do remember TVs are not designed to be used a computer monitors unless its something amazing like your BV11 which is bang up to date etc.

I really appreciate your answers, guys. I would love to have a B&O screen as PC monitor but I might have to deal with the fact that the 26" models never will be sufficient for the job

You're very welcome Frederick!

The only way round it would a used 32" V1 which are going relatively cheaply. Again at the same time, a new iMac like Michael is using has a relatively similar starting price brand new. 

Michael has a V1, you could always ask his thoughts as a computer screen :)

Hope that helps, I've thought about it and talked about it with friends whilst mountain biking this afternoon and this is the best answer we can provide :)

I tried it, but it wasn't for me. (Beovision 6)

I just bought a 32" Acer screen. Magnificent, although not as exciting when off as the BV6!