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EugeneJ
Feb 5, 2012

by FactsAreUseless
Curved screens were already a failure 50 years ago:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinerama

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EugeneJ
Feb 5, 2012

by FactsAreUseless

Justin Tyme posted:

I don't understand the logic behind curved TVs, like curving the screen is the poo poo cheap ghetto movie theaters (looking at you Carmike) do to make small-rear end theaters accommodate BIG CINEMATIC SCREENS.

4K is the next big thing in TV. You can buy a 4K TV now.

However:

-There is no physical medium (Blu Ray/DVD/etc.) that has been created yet to fit the giant-resolution 4K video files

-No TV channels are currently streaming in 4K

-Netflix and DirecTV have a very limited amount of 4K movies on-demand

-Streaming 4K titles on Netflix requires a 25mbs data connection

So expect 10 years worth of lovely gimmick TV's before technology catches up with 4K.

EugeneJ
Feb 5, 2012

by FactsAreUseless

synftw posted:

i just bought a 60" plasma for $500 last week and it's far superior to LEDs in pretty much every way except energy savings (lol) and longevity (also overvalued for consumer electronics)

Why are you making excuses for your lovely TV

It's 2015 - get a flat screen LED, jfc

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