Curved televisions - hot or not?

[TWOCHOICEStom]

I've got a Samsung 55" curved one and for the football and boxing it is fantastic, before I had a Panasonic Viera which was good but this one blows it to bits. Well worth the money if you're thinking of getting a new one for the World Cup like I was.

Interesting. I've got a 42inch Panasonic Viera plasma and I absolutely LOVE IT. The only thing it's a bit crap for is watching in daylight (same with all plasmas).

What model did you go for?

 

[Acker79]

If you had one of those, you would probably have fairly impressive home cinema kit, so all those HDMIs will go into your AV Receiver, with one going out to the TV.

Has that made up your mind?

Av receivers are so expensive, though.

 

[Kaiser_Soze]

Av receivers are so expensive, though.

Depends what you consider expensive. You can pick up a pretty reasonable AV receive for about £200.

 

[beorhthelm]

Just a gimmick, like "ambilight" tech a few years back.

Now that most people have HD, people aren't really fussed about 3D, and it's too soon to roll out 4k, they have invented this kind of pointless technology to keep up sales.

this. pure marketing nonsence.

 

[Ernest]

Interesting. I've got a 42inch Panasonic Viera plasma and I absolutely LOVE IT. The only thing it's a bit crap for is watching in daylight (same with all plasmas).

What model did you go for?

It's the UE55H8000, it has the football mode and once you get used to that it's brilliant, could even see the snot dripping out of Steve Evans nose in the play off up close. Funny enough the only down side is that it is a bit crap with direct sunlight on it but I just altered something and that is ok now.

To me it is a lovely piece of kit and those judging it without seeing it at home and working don't know what they're missing if they want a new TV

 

[Wilko]

It's the UE55H8000, it has the football mode and once you get used to that it's brilliant, could even see the snot dripping out of Steve Evans nose in the play off up close. Funny enough the only down side is that it is a bit crap with direct sunlight on it but I just altered something and that is ok now.

To me it is a lovely piece of kit and those judging it without seeing it at home and working don't know what they're missing if they want a new TV

http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/samsung/ue55h8000/sams-ue55h8000



Nice bit of KIT.

 

[Seagull on the wing]

Still better off getting one of these IMHO

http://www.costco.co.uk/view/product/uk_catalog/cos_1,cos_1.1,cos_1.1.1/142976

Took a look at that....I said I'd like to see Jaws on it...clicked add to basket and they said,"Your'e gonna need a bigger basket"...

 

[edna krabappel]

I had a curved one for years

You never told us you won Player of the Year. Congratulations. Which season?

 

[Guinness Boy]

You never told us you won Player of the Year. Congratulations. Which season?

I was Clive Walker's stunt double. I, er, inherited it.

 

[Hiney]

Depends what you consider expensive. You can pick up a pretty reasonable AV receive for about £200.

Which is fine for a TV costing a few hundred pounds, but not for the hard core 4K beasts that are coming out now.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

It's the UE55H8000, it has the football mode and once you get used to that it's brilliant, could even see the snot dripping out of Steve Evans nose in the play off up close. Funny enough the only down side is that it is a bit crap with direct sunlight on it but I just altered something and that is ok now.

To me it is a lovely piece of kit and those judging it without seeing it at home and working don't know what they're missing if they want a new TV

Most of the reviews recommend Movie mode for general viewing including watching football and think Football mode is gash.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Which is fine for a TV costing a few hundred pounds, but not for the hard core 4K beasts that are coming out now.

Going by the anorak's rule of thumb a decent AV system should cost at least the same as the TV.

 

[Ernest]

Most of the reviews recommend Movie mode for general viewing including watching football and think Football mode is gash.

I quite like the football mode but it's an acquired taste and takes a few matches to appreciate the difference

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

I quite like the football mode but it's an acquired taste and takes a few matches to appreciate the difference

Many critics have been saying viewers will only be watching 3 England games in the World Cup in football mode and wont be using it again for 4 years