samsung 78" or sony 75" curved ???

[nismobrown]

looking to buy a curved tv, either a samsung 78" or sony 75"

has anyone here had any good or bad experience with either ?

thanks!

[Some Gump]

Neither. Any telly that size screams council.

If it's for a home cinema, do it properly and get a projector / pourus screen / proper system.

[vescaegg]

nismobrown said:

looking to buy a curved tv, either a samsung 78" or sony 75"

has anyone here had any good or bad experience with either ?

thanks!

That is enormous. I take it you have a cinema type room to put it in?
Why do you want a curved tv? They are a bit of an awkward gimmick IMO

[JEA1K]

I seriously wouldn't bother .... just go for regular flat panel. Huge gimmick (like 3D).

[tdm34]

Curved TVs are just a fad, i'd go for this monster, as it has proper local dimming, which the Sony and Samsung lack

http://www.panasonic.com/uk/consumer/viera-televis...

[JustinP1]

JEA1K said:

I seriously wouldn't bother .... just go for regular flat panel. Huge gimmick (like 3D).

Like how they curve massive cinema screens. For like the last 50 - 60 years.

Once you sit in front of one - I have one myself - it's totally natural. Like that gimmicky widescreen rubbish they tried to flog us 15 years ago!

I can personally vouch for the 65 inch Samsung 8500.

[VEX]

I have a 78" Samsung being delivered tomorrow and I am installing it on Wednesday / Thursday. So should be able to post photos and comment Thursday / Friday for you.

V.

[JustinP1]

VEX said:

I have a 78" Samsung being delivered tomorrow and I am installing it on Wednesday / Thursday. So should be able to post photos and comment Thursday / Friday for you.

V.

Good man!

I say enough of this anti-big screen anti-4kishness!

We need to see insanely large TVs on our walls!

[StuH]

VEX said:

I have a 78" Samsung being delivered tomorrow and I am installing it on Wednesday / Thursday. So should be able to post photos and comment Thursday / Friday for you.

V.

Cool - Look forward to the pics

[StuH]

tdm34 said:

Curved TVs are just a fad, i'd go for this monster, as it has proper local dimming, which the Sony and Samsung lack

http://www.panasonic.com/uk/consumer/viera-televis...

Hi TDM - How much can you get these for? My projector is hardly getting used now we have 40kg of retriever ripping the house up so might need to revert to a panel in the cinema room.

The 65VT65 is still wowing in the lounge though

[Durzel]

tdm34 said:

Curved TVs are just a fad, i'd go for this monster, as it has proper local dimming, which the Sony and Samsung lack

http://www.panasonic.com/uk/consumer/viera-televis...

Googled the part number, thinking that usually Panasonic TVs were a decent cheaper alternative to the likes of Samsung...

[nismobrown]

the samsung is a better price but the sony has a less reflective screen. the biggest problem on these backlit led tvs is the chance of vertical banding .

[VEX]

Well it is here, bloody big.

Going up to the install site tomorrow morning to start the install, might get it all done tomorrow, but it might drift into the following day.

Going to try to get the GoPro set up to do a timelapse of the install.

V.

[OldSkoolRS]

JustinP1 said:

Like how they curve massive cinema screens. For like the last 50 - 60 years.

Once you sit in front of one - I have one myself - it's totally natural. Like that gimmicky widescreen rubbish they tried to flog us 15 years ago!

I can personally vouch for the 65 inch Samsung 8500.

The difference being that this was done to account for the pincushion effect of using anamorphic lenses for widescreen (ie 2.35:1 and higher) content. Since these days most content is shown on constant width screens and 4K digital projectors (without anamorphic lenses, just using suitable masking) they don't need a curved screen anyway now.

...'widescreen' TVs aren't anything special when you get used to watching a 2.35:1 projector screen.

[tdm34]

StuH said:

tdm34 said:

Curved TVs are just a fad, i'd go for this monster, as it has proper local dimming, which the Sony and Samsung lack

http://www.panasonic.com/uk/consumer/viera-televis...

Hi TDM - How much can you get these for? My projector is hardly getting used now we have 40kg of retriever ripping the house up so might need to revert to a panel in the cinema room.

The 65VT65 is still wowing in the lounge though

Sorry Stu I can't help you anymore as I was made redundant 5 months ago, but i've seen the Panny 85" at my local dealer TPS in Ashton under Lyne, and it looks bloody amazing, and the lads at TPS will look after you.

[StuH]

Sorry to hear that mate ;(

[tdm34]

StuH said:

Sorry to hear that mate ;(

No worries Stu, i've gone back into the Car trade and am thoroughly enjoying it....