Loewe Calida Standard Televisions
Loewe Calida Standard Televisions
USER REVIEWS
[May 04, 2001]
Vincent Chen
Audiophile
Strength:
Support for the product excellent,Thanks Joe of Sensory Science.
Weakness:
price maybe This is more of a thank you to the service support folks at Sensory Science whom distributes this fine Television. I had difficulty with the Initial Menu setup and with their help and the "INTSTRUCTIONS", I had it going in minutes. Just goes to show, the instructions will clear the ignorance in this high technology set, and having "Joe" from Sensory Science clear the fog of ignorance for me was helpful too. This Television has too much to offer not to read the instructions,so please do and enjoy,a very happy viewer,V.C. Similar Products Used: Too many Sonys,Toshibas,etc. |
[Aug 13, 1999]
George Tanty
an Audio Enthusiast
This German mfg has been around for a while but isn't well known in the US. After looking at many TVs, I chose this 4X3 model. They make 16X9 as well and also a variety of cabinet finishes which go by different names. First, the picture is simply awesome. Even on a network broadcast with a simple outside antenna, the picture rocks. To avoid obsolescence the unit is upgradeable as new technologies come along, including an HDTV upgrade. The on screen controls are typical German, clean, informing, easy to follow and good graphics. Settings are comprehensive. Simple and sexy remote unit. Can swithc between 4X3, 19X9, Cinema, zoom, picture within picture. Comprehensive on line help. Need to plug in your digital videocam? It walks you through with on screen diagrams. But, after all the bells and whistles, it is the picture that convinces you to spend so much money for a TV. |
[Apr 28, 2001]
Vincent Chen
Audiophile
Strength:
The Picture of course. Menu interaction. Best 32" I have seen for any price.Cool remote,enough inputs for my Home Theater. The sales experience even was great. Thank you Mark.
Weakness:
Price...Ouch, but oh so much in the feature set makes the pinch less painful than it is. Future ready for "Digital" technology. HDTV,SAT, and DVD progressive a reality for this set. Looks and build that are just incredible. Attention to the details and easy use have this set in the "GREAT" set catagory. As if the the terrific picture weren't enough, the Loewe is designed with the even the novice in mind for setup. Though I agree with the last post, that it is INPUT demanding in so far as the Loewe tells you where to plug the gear in. Still the menus are are easy and quite intuitive. Associated gear is the Sony DVPS-7700, and the Mitsubishi u91, and the audio is by Rotel RMB-1095 power amplication, and the B & W 603s2 left and right, and the LRC6 center. Along on Surround duty is the KEF C80s'. What is in my humble opinion the claim to fame of this set is how natural the picture is. The other sets I looked at seemed forced,overly Vivid. The Loewe while still accurate and detailed drew me into the presentation that none of the other sets could, save some of the even more expensive digital sets. The Loewe just delivers the image without adding too much of its' own. In the setup/feature department, the Loewe is not wanting for anything. Favorite channel programming,add/delete channels,aspect ratio, and zoom for the picture. Color tempature adjustment and Film modes. Lets not forget the VGA input for all the other Mulitmedia uses from a Computer the Loewe can do. External speakers may be added also. Antenna a/b and a wide array of S-video inputs are present as are the RCA inputs for Composite and audio left and right. 1 component video input is included for DVDs' so equipped. I like to think that this the last set I will ever need. I have no need/desire to go with anything bigger because of space constraints, and plus that I am mostly the only one viewing. So the 32" is just fine for me. Watching "A BUGS LIFE" amazed me with the great detail, and color balance and depth the picture had. I have never seen such a great picture like that in my living room. This set is definately more in step with my audio gear. Video essentials was used for fine tuning and calibration, though the AVIA disc from Ovation Software will be run too. Other films will soon grace my new Loewe, but for now color me very impressed with a terrific set for today and many tommorows to come. Nice Work Loewe. 5 on the value rating because of all you get and how well executed it is. This set is reccomeded for the seriour Television aficianado. V.C. Similar Products Used: Sony Kv-27v15,Toshibas',JVC |
[Jul 16, 2000]
Larry
Casual Listener
Strength:
Picture. Picture. And picture.
Weakness:
Very fussy with the inputs. Tough to hook up with A/V receiver. I don't know what the new digital-ready sony XBR will be like, but it's tough to imagine a better 32 inch value out there. The picture is spectacular. It's very user friendly. The thing that makes me so convinced about how great this television is, is that we can see lipstick on the male actors on dvds. It's very distracting. The pip resolution is spectacular. |