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Curved TVs Nothing But a Gimmick

Posted by timothy on from the says-the-gartner-analyst dept.

Lucas123 (935744) writes "Currently, the hottest trend from TV manufacturers is to offer curved panels, but analysts say it's nothing more than a ploy to pander to consumers who want the latest, coolest-looking tech in their home. In the end, the TVs don't offer better picture quality. In fact, they offer a degraded view to anyone sitting off center. Samsung and LG claim that the curve provides a cinema-like experience by offering a more balanced and uniform view so that the edges of the set don't appear further away than the middle. Paul Gray, director of European TV Research for DisplaySearch, said those claims are nothing by pseudo-science. "Curved screens are a gimmick, much along the same lines as 3D TVs are," said Paul O'Donovan, Gartner's principal analyst for consumer electronics research."

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  1. No Way! by Austerity+Empowers · · Score: 4, Funny

    Curved TV's aren't better? I can't believe it!

    1. Re:No Way! by rujasu · · Score: 5, Funny

      But curved TV's give the appearance of a TV that will produce a better picture. That's something, right?

    2. Re:No Way! by Bengie · · Score: 4, Funny

      You just don't appreciate 4k because you don't watch TV up close with a magnifying lens.

    3. Re:No Way! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      TV is a gimmick. It's always been a gimmick. Always will be a gimmick.

    4. Re:No Way! by Richy_T · · Score: 3, Funny

      As a cheaper alternative, just poke yourself in the eyes with chopsticks.

    5. Re:No Way! by evilviper · · Score: 3, Funny

      A few months down the road, if you want to replicate the experience of seeing any of those four films at home, a 3D TV would be useful.

      You mean I can have the same nausea at home that I have at the theatre? WHERE DO I SIGN UP???

      And do you have any suggestions for replicating the sticky floors and people walking up and down the isles during the film?

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    6. Re:No Way! by Richy_T · · Score: 4, Funny

      You should try coloring the on/off button with a green marker. It'll knock your socks off.

    7. Re:No Way! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      As a cheaper alternative, just poke yourself in the eyes with chopsticks.

      Thanks a lot asshole!!! I followed your advice and now I can't see anything.

    8. Re:No Way! by TheCarp · · Score: 3, Funny

      You just made me want to post my huge old CRT on craigslist as a "featuring revolutionary outward curve technology that minimizes reflections compared to either flat panels or inward curved screens."

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    9. Re:No Way! by c6gunner · · Score: 4, Funny

      Just wait until 4k porn comes out. For anyone who's ever wanted to become a qualified gynecologist from the comfort of his own couch ...

  2. Cinema-like by rujasu · · Score: 5, Funny

    Samsung and LG claim that the curve provides a cinema-like experience by offering a more balanced and uniform view so that the edges of the set don't appear further away than the middle...

    Reality: the curved TVs provide a cinema-like experience by charging roughly four times what a reasonable person would pay.

    1. Re:Cinema-like by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      And if people really want that cinema experience I'd be happy to accept even a minor fee of $500 to come in and talk loudly during the movie, make noises with my phone and spill coke on their couch.

    2. Re:Cinema-like by sunderland56 · · Score: 3, Funny

      makes your floor sticky from years of dumped soda.

      At least, you hope that's soda.....

  3. Why not 90 degree angle TVs? by ottawanker · · Score: 5, Funny

    That way they'd fit into the corner.

  4. PROGRESS! by WoodenTable · · Score: 5, Funny

    From convex, to flat, to concave TVs, all in the last 50 years! Progress is a sweet thing, my friends.

    You know what? I predict that, by 2050, we will all be using donut-shaped screens, to better utilize our ear-vision for maximum possible immersion.