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Old 12-10-2014, 22:26
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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?
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Old 12-10-2014, 22:54
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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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Old 13-10-2014, 08:51
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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?
Well hardly a 'lot'

But yes, it's just marketing, there seems no point or purpose in it.
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Old 13-10-2014, 09:33
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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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Old 13-10-2014, 09:35
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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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Old 13-10-2014, 11:21
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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.
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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Old 13-10-2014, 11:53
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Worth a read...

http://www.avforums.com/article/are-...v-better.10703
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Old 13-10-2014, 12:27
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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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Old 15-10-2014, 13:28
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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.
With the LCD sets it is nothing more than a marketing trick and does not offer any real benefits. The first curved TVs were the first generation OLED sets which were curved because the manufacturing limitations meant they could not be made flat, the marketing people made up a whole load of bull about the benfits of a curved screen cover what is essentially a fault. After that all the other manufactures started making there top of the range screens curved.
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Old 15-10-2014, 18:36
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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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Old 15-10-2014, 19:14
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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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Old 15-10-2014, 19:58
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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.
Seriously? The whole picture is distorted but especially the side of the TV closest to to you when viewed from the side will be squashed vertically. With a flat TV then the aspect ration may be a bit off from an angle (or to be fair a lot off if an extreme angle) but is generally not so bad - especially from an extreme angle the curved TV will be worse, it would be not quite so bad from a central position.
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Old 17-10-2014, 21:53
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How big a screen and how close one has to sit to benefit from an immersion effect
Optimal viewing distance = 1.5 to 3.0 times the height of the TV.
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