the_lhc:bigboss:brettweir:so money talks. i dunno, with b&o and leowe your paying for the name and design. reviews don't set the world alight. your paying for the prestige not necessarily the picture. maybe kuro's were the best
Even I used to think that way until a couple of months ago when I went to Selfridges (where else?) to look at Loewe & B&O. I was stunned......the pictures were beautiful, pin sharp & the colours were glorious. Every component that goes into making these TVs are of a very high standard,
And where (or rather who) do B&O get their display panels from? They probably looked good because they've been set up properly, unlike most cheaper retailers who don't bother
& these TVs are built to last. Coupled with industry leading customer service, they have built a very strong reputation. Ofcourse, you pay a premium for a premium product. Think of it as a Rolex or an Omega, & the other mainstream brands like a Casio & Timex........you get the picture, right?
Rolex aren't particularly great timekeepers, my missus has a Rolex, she went to a dealer once to get it serviced because it kept losing time, the dealer jokingly asked if it was a fake (it is) and then said he knew it wasn't because if it was a fake it'd probably have a Timex movement in it, which, in his opinion, was more accurate than the Rolex movement was...
It's not about nit-picking brands & show their faults. I know nothing about designer watches. I just gave a couple of examples. The point is, B&O & Loewe are designer brands. Designer brands are many times more expensive than the mainstream brands. It does not mean that they're many times better.
Kuro is easily the best TV ever. I have one. But it's unfair to dismiss B&O & Loewe. They're certainly not value for money. They don't even pretend to be. But no one can deny that they make some of the best looking TVs around, & their components are of a very high standard. There is a big market for them.
Check Andrew's post in one of the other threads:
http://community.whathifi.com/forums/post/23475.aspx