Bodyboarder81 Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Hi all , Looking into upgrading our TV and interested in people's opinions on these curved tv's. Anybody have one on here and are they worth it ? This TV will only be used to watch films on , nothing else . I'm looking at the 78" Samsung ones Cheers 1 Quote
veilside z Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Wow just looked on Ebay, there's two models one at £4600 and the top spec £7600. Buy another Z for that. 2 Quote
Joeycuz Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 78"!! I thought I was a man with my 52" TV 😂 Quote
Humpy Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Josh is a ' real ' man he even swings from trees 2 Quote
Beavis Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 I have a 55 inch Samsung 4k curved tv. I love it. Quote
Beavis Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) They you go Colin complete with Samsung sound bar and Lewis of course. Edited November 14, 2015 by Beavis 1 Quote
JetSet Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 I don't have one but my step daughter does, 50" or so and pretty cool. Can't justify getting one just yet though, I'll wait until my present TV gives up the ghost. Pete Quote
Beavis Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Worth noting that Samsung bring out a new model line up every April. So from January onwards start looking for discounts leading up to this point on the current range. 1 Quote
Commander Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 I'm in the market for a new one - probably go 4K but not fussed about 3D. What's the benefit of the curved screen? I just don't get it! Quote
Stutopia Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 I'm in the market for a new one - probably go 4K but not fussed about 3D. What's the benefit of the curved screen? I just don't get it! A cynic might say the benefit is to TV Marketing departments the world over Better wide viewing angles for people not directly in front of the TV, basically children and old people who lost out in the Darwinian scramble for the sofa. They're defo worth a look next time your in Richer Sounds, PC World etc. 1 Quote
Ekona Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Curved TVs are horrible, spiteful things. They're a marketing dream, nothing else. There is zero benefit to them in terms of viewing angle or screen quality, and every penny spent on engineering a curved screen is a penny less spent on things that actually matter, like processing power. Also, with the screen off they reflect the light as if you were looking into the back of a spoon, which is horrendously distracting. I hate them. Passionately. Samsung yes though, all my recent ones have been from them with good reason. The 75" one in the main lounge is a thing of beauty. It's not 4K, but that's on purpose. 1 Quote
Humpy Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Terrible for hanging up on a flat wall...... 1 Quote
Jetpilot Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 I dont usually watch the gadget show but they had a curved tv test the other week and i am in the market for a new tv and considered the curved versions. Long and short of it via their tests, they offer no benefit over a flat screen Quote
Beavis Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Agreed the curve is a bit of a gimmick, but they are not actually that curved and i dont get any reflections on mine. Though its well positioned not to get any. Quote
Bodyboarder81 Posted November 14, 2015 Author Posted November 14, 2015 Ok some good opinions and info ...... The other option is the Samsung 75" .... I guess the same as yours Dan ? What's the model number of yours ? Reflecting light isn't an issue with regards the curved ones , as I've painted the walls black , black carpet and black out blinds . I built our small cinema room a few years ago and have a Panasonic 65" 3d plasma at the mo but want to go bigger !! My brother inlaw works for sunseeker and gets 30-40% off Samsung so thought I'd take the opportunity to upgrade Quote
marzman Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Not the best picture as i couldnt be bothered turning the lights on, but here is my 65" curved Samsung. I want a bigger one to be honest... i have to move closer to the TV when playing Fifa as my sofa's too far away. Curved is pointless though... i dont notice any benefit from it. 1 Quote
H1979 Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Ok some good opinions and info ...... The other option is the Samsung 75" .... I guess the same as yours Dan ? What's the model number of yours ? Reflecting light isn't an issue with regards the curved ones , as I've painted the walls black , black carpet and black out blinds . I built our small cinema room a few years ago and have a Panasonic 65" 3d plasma at the mo but want to go bigger !! My brother inlaw works for sunseeker and gets 30-40% off Samsung so thought I'd take the opportunity to upgrade Out of interest which Panasonic do you have? If it's one of the later ones I'd stick with that, may not quite be big enough but the picture quality (which imo is the most important thing) will be better than any led model available right now, especially if you spend a little getting it calibrated. 4k content is so limited at the moment it's hardly worth worrying whether or not you have that or full hd. My two cents anyway. Quote
Bodyboarder81 Posted November 14, 2015 Author Posted November 14, 2015 It's model no is tx-65st50b It's a great TV , really good picture and what not .... Just fancy going bigger! But understand about quality though... 1 Quote
Paul K Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 The gadget show did a side by side comparison. Curved 4K v flat 4K. The flat came out tops on picture quality Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
Grundy Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 It's model no is tx-65st50b It's a great TV , really good picture and what not .... Just fancy going bigger! But understand about quality though... Are you a Goth? 1 Quote
Bodyboarder81 Posted November 14, 2015 Author Posted November 14, 2015 No ..... But i could see why you would think so Its our room upstairs that we use just to watch films , wanted that dark cinema feel ! 1 Quote
Tricky-Ricky Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 I bought a Samsung UEHU8500 in 55" earlier this year, its last years second to top spec model, and I bought it over this years model on picture quality, fantastic,especially when streeming all my movies from NAS it upscales these really well, in fact it does everything well,just don't expect it to do much with rubbish SC transmissions, I also agree about the curve, it does nothing, but its something you wont even notice after a week or two. Quote
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