The bottom line is, it is good to have a choice. AV systems are either Silver Gold or Black.
When my neighbour told me that he bought a new burgundy B&O TV I was shocked thinking burgundy TV?
untill I went round to see it and I must say it blends with his furniture and it looks really nice.
Being a designer type - I prefer silver, it doesn't distract me from the movie because I turn off all the lights or draw the curtains if its light out.
What distracts me are those damned blue lights on my sony amp/sacd & dvd player which indicate you're listening to MULTICHANNEL!! One is so bright the room reflects a pearlecent glow and you can almost read the track list on the back of the CD case!