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Curved TV's
Curved TV's. I was looking at highish end TV's and a lot are curved. Is there a good reason or is it just marketing?
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There was a thread on this a few months ago.
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1969074 |
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Curved TV's. I was looking at highish end TV's and a lot are curved. Is there a good reason or is it just marketing?
![]() But yes, it's just marketing, there seems no point or purpose in it. |
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Well I must admit I was sceptical in the other thread, but having them in person, I do think there may be something to it. The picture is slightly more immersive.
That said, although there is a difference I certainly wouldn't pay a large premium over the same model in a flat screen. Worth having, yes. Worth paying extra for, no. If the model you want is in curved then go for it. Only my opinion though. |
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Of all the "innovations" this seems the most pointless. All screens used to be curved because it was difficult to make them flat, despite the difficulties CRTs did eventually become flat because the advantages outweighed the extra cost and difficulty, reflections must be a nightmare.
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Of all the "innovations" this seems the most pointless. All screens used to be curved because it was difficult to make them flat, despite the difficulties CRTs did eventually become flat because the advantages outweighed the extra cost and difficulty, reflections must be a nightmare.
![]() It's nothing but a marketing ploy to try and sell more sets for higher prices. |
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How big a screen and how close one has to sit to benefit from an immersion effect
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Yes but they curved the opposite way
![]() It's nothing but a marketing ploy to try and sell more sets for higher prices. |
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But there is a benefit of a curved tv, you can be sat to the right or left of the tv and it will still look the same as if you were sat directly infront of it.
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But there is a benefit of a curved tv, you can be sat to the right or left of the tv and it will still look the same as if you were sat directly infront of it.
Perhaps you might like to rethink that suggestion?
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But there is a benefit of a curved tv, you can be sat to the right or left of the tv and it will still look the same as if you were sat directly infront of it.
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How big a screen and how close one has to sit to benefit from an immersion effect
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