Curved vs Flat

[LittleCarrot]

Is going with flat better? The Models I am considering are:

55EG9600

55EF9500

[Guest]

im assuming that ur talking about tv's right?

[thekeemo]

If people come over and watch TV with you flat is better

[QueenDemetria]

2 minutes ago, LittleCarrot said:

Is going with flat better?

Living room TV? lots of people using it or just a few? Living room layout?

[LittleCarrot]

Just now, Blue172 said:

im assuming that ur talking about tv's right?

Yep, I have a curved monitor. Assuming a curved TV will be quite different. 

[Oshino Shinobu]

Depends. Some guys like smaller ones, while others like the curvy ty.... Wait.. What were we talking about?

For living room screens (or basically anything other than monitors for a PC), curved seems like a gimmick to me. If you're viewing a curved screen from an angle, it looks kind of odd. 

[LittleCarrot]

Just now, QueenDemetria said:

Living room TV? lots of people using it or just a few? Living room layout?

Living Room Tv.

4 People Using it.

Room Layout:

[Wouterrinos]

Just now, Oshino Shinobu said:

Depends. Some guys like smaller ones, while others like the curvy ty.... Wait.. What were we talking about?

For living screens (or basically anything other than monitors for a PC), curved seems like a gimmick to me. If you're viewing a curved screen from an angle, it looks kind of odd. 

They aren't a gimmick, it truely looks nicer, but as you said, you must not look at it from an angle. So for livingroom TV, unless it's just you or you and a partner, flat is better.

[Badazzz]

Just now, LittleCarrot said:

Living Room Tv.

4 People Using it.

Room Layout:

where the tv?

[Wouterrinos]

Just now, LittleCarrot said:

Living Room Tv.

4 People Using it.

Room Layout:

FLat!!!!!

[QueenDemetria]

1 minute ago, LittleCarrot said:

Living Room Tv.

4 People Using it.

Room Layout:

I would go with flat personally, since you have a bunch of angles going on.

[LittleCarrot]

1 minute ago, Badazzz said:

where the tv?

The Part that is labeled tv...

 

[Vitalius]

Curved is best. Even with that setup.

[Badazzz]

Just now, LittleCarrot said:

The Part that is labeled tv...

 

I was joking haha, but honestly with the large viewing range then a curved TV would probably just wash out colors for people near the edge of the viewing distance in my opinion.

[LittleCarrot]

Im Confused More than ever.

[Bananasplit_00]

17 minutes ago, LittleCarrot said:

Living Room Tv.

4 People Using it.

Room Layout:

 

if its like that go for a flat one, would get wierd with curved and some people like me feel really sick when watching curved displays anyway

[Raggou]

Seriously get a flat one. Curved is pretty much a gimmick, however I can see the argument if it were a PC monitor that was only being viewed by one person and might actually enhance the experience 

[Norman]

flat don't waste your money.  curved is only useful in close viewing of 1 or 2 people.  computer monitors maybe,  but i have heard that it can throw people off doing work on computer screen 

[Scheer]

My dad bought a 55" curved TV, I didn't even notice from about 10-12' back that it was curved until he told me that he shouldn't have gotten the curved because he barely notices it...

 

One valid argument for curved is that depending on your lighting arrangement it could help block out glare.