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I just no longer see the point of an analogue tuner in a TV anymore unless you want to plug in a old Play Station or something like that and hardly anyone uses them anymore.
Darren As Nigel says analogue decoding is a very useful and often used feature. UPC cable in Ireland still has analogue channels and possibly some Virgin Media regions still do here. I use it on all TVs in my house for my CCTV camera. |
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Go and view Nigel, that's all I can say. I don't disagree with the physics of it all.
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Perhaps you should look at some decent quality LCD's
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The top 4 makes of TVs I would say are Panisonic, Sony, Samsung and LG.
Philips was also at on time a good make. Don't know if they still are. Darren |
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Was looking at the curved 55" Samsung in Currys last night. Must say I was impressed with the demo picture quality. Also right next to it was the flat screen version of the same size and I think they can't have set it up as well because it looked almost tepid by comparison.
Probably a deliberate ploy to make the (very slightly) curved screen look better. ![]() Have to say though, once they sort the standards out, and the prices have dropped I'll be getting one. I was going to get a new TV in Jan sales as my 40" Samsung is looking a little dated but now I'll wait a year or so as I may as well just move straight to a 4k once everythings settled down a bit. |
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The top 4 makes of TVs I would say are Panisonic, Sony, Samsung and LG.
Philips was also at on time a good make. Don't know if they still are. Philips haven't been considered 'good' for a VERY, VERY long time - 50's or 60's perhaps? - although they did make a few decent colour CRT models over the years. But even back when they were considered 'good' they had the reputation of providing the worst service of all manufacturers back in those days. |
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Was looking at the curved 55" Samsung in Currys last night. Must say I was impressed with the demo picture quality. Also right next to it was the flat screen version of the same size and I think they can't have set it up as well because it looked almost tepid by comparison.
Probably a deliberate ploy to make the (very slightly) curved screen look better. ![]() |
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I have - I can only imagine you're viewing some pretty crappy LCD's if you get wider viewing angles from a curved screen
![]() Probably something more accurately like 160/170, but without going back and measuring it's impossible to say. What I can say is its was very oblique and the curve did add something to the picture. As with all screens, I'd say its best straight on / near straight on though. |
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The viewing angle on the Samsung's I saw was outstanding, approaching 180 degrees.
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As are decent flat screens - the inward curve can obviously only reduce the viewing angle, and presumably the technology is essentially identical?.
All I do remember is not seeing any adverse effects from the curve and actually finding the curve slightly better than the flat ones on display adjacent to it. As I said before, it wasn't a result I expected as I honestly expected it to be a gimmick, but I would say there is a small improvement in immersion and viewing experience with no obvious deteriment to picture quality that I noticed. Given the choice I'd take curved but I wouldn't pay extra for it. |
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