Ive been told by a source from loewe that there new tv has the same mainboard as the cheap no branded tvs u get in the supermarket and hes already repaired a lot of them

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Ive been told by a source from loewe that there new tv has the same mainboard as the cheap no branded tvs u get in the supermarket and hes already repaired a lot of them

How can they have repaired a lot of these as they just had the launch event, and the first models will be delivered only in may to the clients?

Question to benoit was the picture quality any good? and where did you see it.

It was a special event 10 days ago in London (harrods).

The PQ is fine for my taste and the sound is quite powerful with the inbuilt speakers. But I don't know how it will be in comparison to the BeoPlay TV.

Thanks benoit i actually went to harrods today and i saw one, i didn't get to here want it sounded like though but overall i really like it. I even got a quote for £1600 for the 40" without any hardrive features. I would really like to see what the new beoplay tv looks like before dedicating myself to any purchases though.

I've just seen the Connect ID, and talked to the Loewe staff at the french launch event :

It's really a great TV : looks slim but has enough volume to have big sound (high level sound, better than previous Loewe, but still not at the BV8-40 level, which is normal when you see how small the speaker part is compared to the BV8). Image quality is typical Loewe : really good, but I hope there will be no quality problems like on previous sets (panels of largely variable quality where used for the same sets)

Plastic, but good finish, glossy border and soft touch back.

You can choose between 6 speaker+back colors and 3 frame colors at launch, many more later, and you can change colors after purchase (work done by dealer as it's the whole back+speaker cloth that has to be changed).

DVB T+ C tuner integrated, hard disk recorder is optional at 500€ (recording+time shifting is possible on a simple usb key on the entry level). DLNA network player integrated to play movies/music from your NAS/BM5. Compatibility with the iPad app from Loewe : you can read the TV guide on iPad, and choose "watch" or "record" in one touch. Sounds like a perfect "modern technology" link-room TV if you don't want to spend the price of a car for your bedroom TV.

A lot of placement options, some really cool.

5.1 decoder integrated, so you can connect a set of Beolabs without issue.

1390€ for a 32 inch without recorder, add 500€ for the 40", and 500€ more for the 46". And 500€ for the Hard disc recorder. (and no, the remote is not at 500€, it's included 😁)

In short : cool, modern, connected, cheap. It will sell like hot cakes. Hope that the B&O Play TV is on the same level.

I think loewe has done a smart move buy pricing these new tvs accordingly. To me the quote i got of £1600 is affordable for the 40", if b&0 put there new entry level tv in that kind of price bracket then that would peak my interest alot... anything above that to me isn't entry level to me. I know some may disagree with me here but thats my opinion.

I was also told that they are cutting a few lines out of the range meaning that the loewe art will be discontinued i was also told that they are bringing out the reference model in more sizes 40", 46"  they are also planning on revamping the individual line too.

The new Individual range will come later this year with a new chassis (DTS HD Master Audio and Dolby True HD decoding inside...).

The new Connect ID is replacing the Connect line, and also the Art line.

No idea about the Reference "line", as this TV is clearly not interesting : it's like a BV10 copy for the square size, but with poor finish and picture quality compared to the BV10, but more expensive (ok, you get a hard drive recorder, not in the BV10).

I met the people from Sony today, and they also say that they want to move to high end... The path will be long for them!

Note that the past years, absolutely NO mainstream brand has made money with their TVs. Some say that B&O is overpriced, but Pioneer has lost billions and sold the TV business, Philips has lost billions and sold the TV business, Samsung, LG, Panasonic and Sony have lost billions... What was the point of that? The world is crazy! Now people from Sony have told me that they want to make sets like 40-46" for 1600-2000€, in order to make money and no loss when the sell a TV... ❓