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http://www.techradar.com/news/video/...-water-1246497 http://www.techradar.com/news/televi...e-dirt-1247111 But, at the end of day only time will tell.
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Anyone actually got a Curved TV and how much did it cost you ?
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Anyone dare to admit it now?
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It would only be of interest if you hold the view that physical media will continue under the onslaught of streamed media. There may not be enough profit in discs to make the development worthwhile in the future. Sony are already being shady about the future development of BluRay.
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Does anyone else other than Samsung make them, or is anyone else planning to? - seems a crazy idea, like the failed Philips extra-wide screen idea
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After decades of owning a CRT TV with a bulging screen having one of these would seem odd. Last time I went to the cinema the screen was flat, IMAX probably has a curve.
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Does anyone else other than Samsung make them, or is anyone else planning to? - seems a crazy idea, like the failed Philips extra-wide screen idea
![]() Phillips 21.9 idea can't have been that crazy as other manufacturers have showcased their 21.9 screens at CES this year, these could also filter though onto the high st later this year. Why do you think its a crazy idea? I have a CIH setup on my projector, scope movies should give you extra width, not get squashed in a 16x9 frame. All my formats have the same height, only the width moves from ratio to ratio, 2.35:1 should have more impact than 1.85:1, with these 21.9 screens that's possible, so long as the masking is done correctly. Not a crazy idea but pointless buying one if you only watch soaps and reality TV. |
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LG do curved but only in OLED, they did show of their 105" curved LCD at the CES this year, they'll probably filter through later in the year.
Phillips 21.9 idea can't have been that crazy as other manufacturers have showcased their 21.9 screens at CES this year, these could also filter though onto the high st later this year. Why do you think its a crazy idea? I have a CIH setup on my projector, scope movies should give you extra width, not get squashed in a 16x9 frame. All my formats have the same height, only the width moves from ratio to ratio, 2.35:1 should have more impact than 1.85:1, with these 21.9 screens that's possible, so long as the masking is done correctly. Not a crazy idea but pointless buying one if you only watch soaps and reality TV. If any one has been to Futoroscope in France, they have a system where your seat is on a glass floor. The image extends 180 left to right and 180 up and down. The effect is frankly amazing. Other amazing immersion effects are the dual moving seat shows, non of these are really practical in a domestic environment. http://en.futuroscope.com/ |
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The only point I can see is the ability to see what is at the side above or below you, impossible in a domestic environment.
If any one has been to Futoroscope in France, they have a system where your seat is on a glass floor. The image extends 180 left to right and 180 up and down. The effect is frankly amazing. Other amazing immersion effects are the dual moving seat shows, non of these are really practical in a domestic environment. http://en.futuroscope.com/ |
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I've seen 150" curved with native 4k, amazing because you could get that much closer it filled your peripheral vision more than a flat screen equivelent. The concept is good, but only for specialist installs, it doesn't work well/at all for TV.
Shame there is no equivalent in the UK. |
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Sounds similar to the Futuroscope experience. Anyone remotely interested in how convincing (and amusing), this can be, if you are down that way, pay a visit.
Shame there is no equivalent in the UK. But it's all very 'gimmicky' anyway
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Phillips 21.9 idea can't have been that crazy as other manufacturers have showcased their 21.9 screens at CES this year, these could also filter though onto the high st later this year.
Why do you think its a crazy idea? I have a CIH setup on my projector, scope movies should give you extra width, not get squashed in a 16x9 frame. All my formats have the same height, only the width moves from ratio to ratio, 2.35:1 should have more impact than 1.85:1, with these 21.9 screens that's possible, so long as the masking is done correctly. Not a crazy idea but pointless buying one if you only watch soaps and reality TV. |
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I don't know if it's still there or not?, but there used to be Cine2000 at Alton Towers, where they projected on one complete half of a large dome you stood inside - that was pretty amazing. There was also Cine360 where they projected on the entire dome, and you had to lie down - that wasn't anywhere near as good.
But it's all very 'gimmicky' anyway ![]() http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attract...Charentes.html |
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After decades of owning a CRT TV with a bulging screen having one of these would seem odd. Last time I went to the cinema the screen was flat, IMAX probably has a curve.
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Yes I agree, 21:9 makes sense for some people especially those who watch a lot of movies. The main attraction is as you mention the constant height whatever the aspect ratio.
I would have preferred this ratio screen for TV than the 16x9 standard we've ended up with, I know many would disagree. |
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Seen a Curved 4K TV in Currys Leeds.
The screen was impressive but the curve formed bent lines and geometry- Especially when viewed slightly off angle. Also reflections were stretched and any movement in the room was distracting. 4k was impressive - Views 2ft away it was still very detailed, but the demos were very static. Being a crap LCD technology still, the 4K will we waisted once everything starts to pan and motion resolution will be lost. a gimmick after the 3D gimmick |
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I don't know if it's still there or not?, but there used to be Cine2000 at Alton Towers, where they projected on one complete half of a large dome you stood inside - that was pretty amazing. There was also Cine360 where they projected on the entire dome, and you had to lie down - that wasn't anywhere near as good.
But it's all very 'gimmicky' anyway ![]() Curvature like that would be great for a gaming setup, where you are centrally positioned - indeed, there are several arcade machines like this and some domed projection screens with corrective mirrors/lenses available commercially, but this slight curvature on a family set is probably going to be the punchline to a joke in a few years. |
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Cinerama in the 60's was watched on curved screens.
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Yes it was, but with a huge screen like that the entire audience is 'inside the curve'. With a TV of any 'normal size you've got viewers dotted all over the place, and the ones out towards the edges will get a very distorted/obscured view.
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I understand your point, but, I don't have viewers dotted all over my lounge....
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But you may have viewers well off the centre-line. A concave screen will make their viewing worse than a flat one.
I think, that when looking to buy a TV, you should have a good look at what your viewing habits are. Agreed, if you have many viewers scattered around a room, then the curved TV is probably not desirable. Anyone buying it for that scenario deserves all they get in unwatchability. ![]() I don't have one by the way, but, I wouldn't rule one out when I do replace existing set. |
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Cinerama in the 60's was watched on curved screens.
As I child I remember thinking how odd CinemaScope movies looked on TV where the screen was more or less flat but everyone still looked like Charlton Heston. |
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Didn't somebody here suggest that the OLED screen manufacturing had better yields if they were curved so this new marketing gimmick was to cover this?
When OLED does take off over the next 18 months Samsung will have these curved LED screens on the shopfloors as a cheap alternative to the curved OLED's. |
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When I was in the Far East earlier in the year, they were talking about OLED tv's that would roll up like projector screens. I'm thinking that it could be a really popular innovation.
Solves the problem of arranging the furniture around the TV...
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