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In Reply to: is there any tv better than a LOEWE? posted by rob base on May 20, 2001 at 02:20:09:
I hear Princeton Graphics makes some nice ones! I think Mitsubishi makes some nice rear projection ones though...I have a Planus, but now I want the Aconda!!!
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Seen the Aconda, and its a good set, but still think my Sony is head and shoulders above it.
(nt), and I've owned Sony Wegas, which aren't as true and natural an image as a Loewe.
My Sony is not a Wega, it cost aprrox double that of a standard Wega set. I run a business authoring DVD using a Spruce system. On many occasions I use a lot of broadcast equipement eg DigiBeta and Betacam videorecorders and camera's, and throughout the industry Sony are probably the camera of choice for most users, and having used others myself I personally can understand why. Sony invented the trinitron tube, and are at the forefront of most television technology. I believe they also were the first to develope the flat tube. Loewe although a good company have nowhere near the resources of a company like Sony, I would take a bet that Sony's research budget probably exceeds Loewes annual turnover. I come from England and I know that within the trade Loewe is considered alongside of Finlux and B&O, more a style product. If its out and out picture quality the Sony has it, Panasonic is very close, most of the others then are close behind Phillips, Mitsibushi, Toshiba, JVC ect. Ok I know this is a personnal view, but its always the Sony stand at the trade shows that is putting out the best picture quality.Roland
There is such thing as company picture flavor, don't underestimate that. Just look at the color charts (have you seen them?) - greens are all different, reds all different, blues... each company uses different phosphors, with the result being that the same signal is going to produce different tones on different company's sets. What's included in the color triangle is different for each company.Which one is going to be to you taste? Only YOU can answer that.
Add to this different shadow mask designs, etc. and you have distinct house flavors.
You can spend the rest of your life sampling those flavors and trying to decide which one is for you.
Ok I take your point on that, and its very true that set-up plays a big part in the look of a tv. Talk to video professionals and get their opinion on camera's and monitors. Most of what we see on tv is shot on Sony kit and monitored on their kit. Look at tv news cameramen, what cameras are they using? R&D in television is now a major expense as systems get more complicated, Sony do have huge resources, and they use them. The Loewe set is good, but like B&O overpriced due probably to their market share. As much as some things are subjective, you can get into Emperors new clothes syndrome all too easily in tv and audio. I've seen plenty of very poor pictures in peoples homes where they have really not done any comparisons, but believe what they are getting is marvelous because the salesman told them so. I work with television and audio for a living, so my interest is getting the best possible sound/picture for my client. Its in my interest to deliver because my income depends on it. I have a very well set up Sony 36FS70 that I use to demonstrate to customers and it knocks them sideways. As always this is a personal view, but I seriously recommend anyone in the market for a set of this size and price to check it out, I did.
at least where Wegas are concerned. I don't even know if the 36FS70 is offered here in the US, I looked on Sony's website here and didn't find it. Compared to Wegas, the Loewe simply blows away the Sony. Perhaps more set-up is needed, but the Loewe is not gross incomparable due to a lower budget on R&D. I don't think Sonys are by far and away the main brand used here in the US either. Don't forget Panasonic, etc. To each their own though...
...AFAIK unavailable outside Europe.Has features peculiar to Euro sets like built-in Dolby decoding and SCART connections.
Review here...
http://www.homecinemachoice.com/testbench/Televisions/Sony/SonyKV-36FS70.shtml
cheers
michael w
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