"Samsung decides to make its crazy bendable TV prototype a reality, will ship this year"

[TopWargamer]

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/8/5289480/samsung-bendable-4k-tv-will-ship-in-second-half-2014

 

 

Samsung's decided to make its wildest prototype from CES a reality. The company just announced that it will ship its unusual — and impressive — 85-inch bendable 4K TV during the second half of this year under the model number U9B. As the name suggests, the TV can switch from a flat to a curved screen with the press of a button. The transition takes just 10 seconds or so. When we saw the bendable TV here at CES two days ago the company said it was merely a prototype, and executives even told the press that we wouldn't see the TV again during the show. It seems that interest in the television has made it decide to graduate the TV from tech demo to real product. The company's beautiful 105-inch curved ultra-HD TV (model U9500) will also ship sometime during the second half of the year. You can expect both to be exorbitantly expensive.

 

Thaaaaaaaat's going to be really expensive. I'm personally not sold on the whole curved screen idea, and the TV is too big for any regular consumer to fit comfortably into their home. I'm sure this is aimed at businesses, but still though...

[Excon]

I'm pretty sure if you got the cash for this to even be relevant to you that you'll have the room in your house for it.

[mandrigald]

I don't see why anyone would desperately want this. I've had a MORE than satisfying experience with my flat-screen monitors/TVs. Once the price comes down within the next decade or so I could understand it, but for now I'm more than fine just using a monitor. I feel like Samsung is innovating in the wrong ways here.

[DudeWazap]

One of these might be good in my bathroom.

[managash]

One of these might be good in my bathroom.

You could put on the nature channel and it would be like taking a dump outside

[MilkyWhite]

Professional athletes with more money than sense will love this.

[brownninja97]

Imagine the hell that would be raised if they told people that it was a TN panel.

[DudeWazap]

You could put on the nature channel and it would be like taking a dump outside

I might get scarred and run out of my bathroom one day then... :wacko:

[MatheusSanzo]

That looks great, I’ll buy three.

[Lukiose]

You could put on the nature channel and it would be like taking a dump outside

And then you see a lion running at you in the savanna and panics - which you were taking a dump 'in'

Derp. Someone clean the floor!

[n0ah1897]

I actually really like the idea of a curved screen. It would provide a better viewing experience if you were sitting directly in front of the TV. Although, if you were sitting at any other angle, the curved panel would become quite annoying.