are curved tv's the biggest waste of money

Browntoa

moved as more of a "Techie" question

Strider590

To all the folks saying they've seen them in the shops and they look great.

You do realise there's an old trick they use in those shops, right?

They put the latest TV's next to the previous generation and then tweak the image of the TVs around it so that they look considerably worse. Usually the sharpness, the contrast, the colour, anything to make them look bad.

They've been doing this for decades.........

almillar

Strider, you're way off. Half the time the image IS rubbish on most of the TVs in store because they're going off a rubbish feed, and maybe the star attraction will be sitting in the corner with its own content playing. Never mind the 'store mode' that TVs have. But if you're telling me that I'm imagining 4K is better than HD, HD is better than SD, because the shops are fooling me?..

InsideInsurance

Strider590 wrote: »

To all the folks saying they've seen them in the shops and they look great.

You do realise there's an old trick they use in those shops, right?

They put the latest TV's next to the previous generation and then tweak the image of the TVs around it so that they look considerably worse. Usually the sharpness, the contrast, the colour, anything to make them look bad.

It depends which shop it is and which sets you are comparing.

Samsung's 55" 7500 is flat screen and currently £1,700, where as the 7200 is a curved screen and currently £1,300 so £400 cheaper for curved than flat.

If your theory is correct and universal then the local AV shop should have the curve screen looking shoddy and the flat screen that was next to it looking fantastic but in practice both looked good and I was surprised to see that the curve screen did make the picture feel deeper/ more immersive

Given you can only upsell someone so far making all the sub £1,000 sets look terrible and only the £2k+ ones look great can result in a no sale rather than getting someone to triple their budget

Strider590

InsideInsurance wrote: »

It depends which shop it is and which sets you are comparing.

Samsung's 55" 7500 is flat screen and currently £1,700, where as the 7200 is a curved screen and currently £1,300 so £400 cheaper for curved than flat.

If your theory is correct and universal then the local AV shop should have the curve screen looking shoddy and the flat screen that was next to it looking fantastic but in practice both looked good and I was surprised to see that the curve screen did make the picture feel deeper/ more immersive

Given you can only upsell someone so far making all the sub £1,000 sets look terrible and only the £2k+ ones look great can result in a no sale rather than getting someone to triple their budget

I'm merely explaining a trick they very often use to sell the latest TVs, or indeed to sell whatever TV they currently need to shift to meet targets.
If they've got a stock pile of older TVs, they may well use this trick to shift those, the more they sell before putting them on sale, the better.

missile

I think you see conspiracy where none exists.


The bigger stores like JL often have manufacturer's reps who would be quick to spot such devious tactics.

RumRat

Strider590 wrote: »

I'm merely explaining a trick they very often use to sell the latest TVs, or indeed to sell whatever TV they currently need to shift to meet targets.
If they've got a stock pile of older TVs, they may well use this trick to shift those, the more they sell before putting them on sale, the better.

4K looks fantastic in a home situation with the TV tuned even better than in the shops....In fact most shops just put them straight out of the box and don't use any trickery.
I've watched 4K in both Japan and Korea in home environments and IMO there is no turning back and it's not a gimmick. All of their viewing was via Cable/satellite broadcasts and the internet. They are on track for 8K in 2016....
For Soaps, jeremy kyle, Old TV programmes etc. 4K is a bit pointless. Even my large 1080p TV at home is only used for Films, Sport and wildlife documentaries. Everything else is viewed on the small sets.
For those who watch mostly Gold, ITV3/4, Yesterday, the shopping channels and Dave etc. It's not worth considering. But for the rest of us....The sooner Virgin and Sky get on board the better. In the meantime, YouTube Netflix, Wauki TV and Amazon seem to be leading the way. As long as the internet providers don't kill the goose with extra charges.

S0litaire

I like my current 3D TV and can't wait till I upgrade to a 4K passive 3D one when the prices come down in a few years.

Passive 3D looks stunning on a 4K screen. You get a full 1080p experience without the annoying flickering of the active headsets.