- Loewes Antares is a 4K OLED TV with triple tuner, HDMI 2.1 and 144Hz VRR
- Selection of wall brackets, floor stands, swivel table stands and speakers
- From £2,500 (approx $3,350 / AU$4,799)
German luxury brand Loewe has unveiled what it calls its “most individual Smart OLED TV to date,” the Loewe Antares. It’s a 4K TV with a modular design that allows you to personalize it to suit your particular preferences.
Antares TV features interchangeable aluminum onlays with a range of fabric colors and flexible setup options including a universal table stand, multiple floor stands including a motorized stand and multiple wall mounting options. The table stand can be rotated and offers three height positions.
The TV has Loewe’s Invisible Sound integrated speaker system, but you can spec it with plenty of better options. You can add the Loewe Soundbar Antares, which is a front-firing 80W soundbar designed specifically for these TVs, and/or an optional subwoofer.
You can also specify your Antares with other Loewe audio products including multi.room amp, Klang subwoofer, We.BOOST wireless surround sound system and the we.BOOST center speaker, although the TV itself can be the center speaker of the wireless surround system if you prefer.
Loewe Antaras: key features and prices
Each Antares TV has a 4K OLED panel that has been “individually calibrated before it leaves the factory” according to Loewe. Loewe is one of the few companies that sources raw OLED panels from LG Display and completes the manufacturing itself, but the company confirmed that it’s an OLED EX panel with Double Rate Driving technology, suggesting it’s the same panel technology used in the five-star (albeit cheaper) LG C6 OLED TV, plus whatever finishing and calibration Loewe has added.
There is support for both Dolby Vision IQ and HDR10+ Adaptive when it comes to HDR. There’s a dual-channel, triple-tuner setup with USB recording, parallel TV viewing and timeshift functionality, and the OS is a customized version of Vidaa OS with essential streaming apps, Apple AirPlay, Miracast and Matter on board.
For gamers, there’s HDMI 2.1 support with 144Hz VRR at 4K and a dedicated low-latency gaming mode. There are several sizes here, from the compact 42-inch to the range-topping 77-inch.
As you would expect from Loewe, these are premium TVs. Prices start at £2,500 (approx $3,350 / AU$4,799) and rise to £4,000 (approx $5,370 / AU$7,675). The Loewe Antares soundbar costs £300 (approx $400 / AU$575).
Currently this is a UK release only, although Loewe told TechRadar that a US launch is being considered but not confirmed yet.
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