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priciest doesn't mean best. ignoring any cost, what is the best tv out there for picture quality

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

IMO the top three screens right now - excluding the Pioneer - would be the Sharp 65XS1, the Panasonic 54Z1 and the Sony 55X4500  in that order.

The B&O and Loewe screens do not compare in my experience but things may have changed in the last 6 months or so.

I agree you are paying a certain amount for the prestige but you are paying for quality also. I don't really think it's fair to quote reviews on this type of product as reviews are always on a best buy per pound basis. Obviously a 15k B&O tv isn't going to be 7 times as good as a pioneer so its never going to win in a review.  

As an example the Loewe reference series uses electrostatic speakers. The likes of pioneer or panasonic are building to a price point and just cant afford to put quality components like that into their tvs. So the mainstream brands will be offer far better value and may come close but I don't think they will ever beat a company whose only ethos is to produce the best quality product as possible then set a price after they make it. Unfortunately I can't afford to buy one lol. 

v1c:

Quite simply at this moment in time for sale to the general public the Pioneer Kuro KRP's are the best money no object set you can buy in the world. This is why they are the legend that they are and that anyone who can part with less than 2.5k/3.5K can have what is regarded as the "BEST TV SET IN THE WORLD" as specified by experts who give their opinions. Loewe and B&O are upmarket sets at premium prices if they were in a boxing ring fight with the pioneer  pound for pound the pioneer would win hands down by a knockout. I've not seen one better than the Kuro yet maybe one day but not right now.

That was exactly my point, the OP stated price no object. I've no doubt a pio would win in a pound for pound fight. I think I'm being slightly misconstrued here. Put it this way, if you could chose any tv to have in your front room, as a gift, no selling etc would you chose a pioneer 5090 or a B&O/Loewe reference?

To my mind it's like comparing a Linn CD12 to a cyrus SE.    

Tonestar1:

I agree you are paying a certain amount for the prestige but you are paying for quality also. I don't really think it's fair to quote reviews on this type of product as reviews are always on a best buy per pound basis. Obviously a 15k B&O tv isn't going to be 7 times as good as a pioneer so its never going to win in a review.  

As an example the Loewe reference series uses electrostatic speakers. The likes of pioneer or panasonic are building to a price point and just cant afford to put quality components like that into their tvs. So the mainstream brands will be offer far better value and may come close but I don't think they will ever beat a company whose only ethos is to produce the best quality product as possible then set a price after they make it. Unfortunately I can't afford to buy one lol. 

I second that.

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, & 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?