Curved TV

[Storms of Superior]

I've been eyeballing the UHD TVs. There are some that have curved screens. I thought maybe that the curvature would reduce glare from light sources. I'm not sure. Is there any advantage to using a curved TV as opposed to a flat TV?

[27X]

The advantage is you see more of the screenspace without moving your head or eyes as much.

 

The disadvantage is the warping that occurs in the center field of view.

 

Good for the playing and the watching, not good for the developing and drawing.

[spoonsinger]

Wow! millions of man hours and dollars by TV/Monitor company R&D departments over the CRT years to make a CRT screen flat. Then once a technology comes along which by it's nature is flat, the consumer wants a curve!.

 

ps

 

I have an old Philips 14" CRT here used for testing stuff which requires a CRT and that has the most bulbous fish eye tube you could imagine. Offers, (once it's not needed)?

[Guest endgameaddiction]

Wow! millions of man hours and dollars by TV/Monitor company R&D departments over the CRT years to make a CRT screen flat. Then once a technology comes along which by it's nature is flat, the consumer wants a curve!.

 

ps

 

I have an old Philips 14" CRT here used for testing stuff which requires a CRT and that has the most bulbous fish eye tube you could imagine. Offers, (once it's not needed)?

 

Soon triangular shape TV screens will be the thing....

[Guest]

Totally agree to what 27X said.
And by the way, curved TV's are only good when you are watching it right in the center (heads place= tv center), otherwise its all disorted in color shades etc.

[gregathit]

I'm looking at one for a gaming monitor actually.  

 

There are advantages and disadvantages for not only flat vs curve, but what brand and size.  Your best bet is to figure out what you are going to use it for, then do research on what bests fits that roll.  Sometimes it is the curved version, sometimes the flat.  There is no "always right" answer, especially not if you are comparing apples to apples with 4k TV's or monitors.

[johnbturnip]

Wow! millions of man hours and dollars by TV/Monitor company R&D departments over the CRT years to make a CRT screen flat. Then once a technology comes along which by it's nature is flat, the consumer wants a curve!.

 

ps

 

I have an old Philips 14" CRT here used for testing stuff which requires a CRT and that has the most bulbous fish eye tube you could imagine. Offers, (once it's not needed)?

I don't think anybody asked for a curve.