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09-06-2013, 01:40 PM
BERLIN—To turn around dropping sales, TV manufacturers are working on a number of technologies to appeal to consumers, including curved screens.
LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics and Sony all showed curved TVs at the IFA show here this week, with various sizes and resolutions, and based on different technologies.
http://images.techhive.com/images/idgnsImport/2013/09/id-2048252-p1010952-100052995-large.jpgPhoto: Martyn WilliamsSamsung’s curved 4K TV was one of the many curved models on display at IFA this week.
Despite how hard I tried, however, I couldn’t see that curving the screen added anything to the viewing experience. That doesn’t mean the sets I looked at in Samsung’s and LG’s respective booths didn’t look great—they all did. But that, I’m convinced, wasn’t due to curved screens but the fact the sets were also based on OLED and/or had a 4K resolution, both of which provide real improvements.
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LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics and Sony all showed curved TVs at the IFA show here this week, with various sizes and resolutions, and based on different technologies.
http://images.techhive.com/images/idgnsImport/2013/09/id-2048252-p1010952-100052995-large.jpgPhoto: Martyn WilliamsSamsung’s curved 4K TV was one of the many curved models on display at IFA this week.
Despite how hard I tried, however, I couldn’t see that curving the screen added anything to the viewing experience. That doesn’t mean the sets I looked at in Samsung’s and LG’s respective booths didn’t look great—they all did. But that, I’m convinced, wasn’t due to curved screens but the fact the sets were also based on OLED and/or had a 4K resolution, both of which provide real improvements.
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