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What good is curved Screen

It is obvious that when a person is sitting right in the middle in front of a large flat screen, the distance from its center to the edges and different, so the peripheral zones of the picture viewer looks not perpendicularly, but at a certain angle. Naturally, all who remembers school rule “angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection” will realize that if the edges of the flat screen it “shines” not right in the eyes, and a little to the side, making the picture just can not look as rich and clear as the center .

engineers Samsung, inspired, according to legend, the Roman Colosseum, created a screen with a bending radius of 4200 mm. turned out that the optimal distance (about 3.2 meters) curved screen model with a diagonal of 55 inches in size is perceived as well as 65-inch flat screen. It turns out that in this case the viewer does not have to sit at the radius, and is closer to a meter.

new TVs Samsung UHD Curved TV (note at the correct dim light) visual contrast of the picture does not change when viewed at any angle, even very sharp (to the plane of the screen), which was confirmed by our experiments. However, if you look at the screen at an angle less than 45 degrees, there is another problem: geometric distortions begin to appear. And add that in suboptimal lighting conditions (eg, directed toward the screen light sources) fall contrast at the edges of the picture is still there but we noticed this effect at large angles of deviation from the normal and much larger than the optimal distances.

curved screen, according to the manufacturer, will provide increased comfort, not only those who are sitting in front of him right in the center, but also those who are displaced from this axis to the side. The viewer to get a seat on the edge of the couch, really, it would be better to see the picture on the far edge of the screen from him, but from the near edge of the picture for him would be located at a more acute angle.

summarize these arguments. The larger the size of a curved screen, the greater angle to allow it to deviate from the optimal point of view (being at an optimum distance). In this strong distortion horizontally, which is more critical than a possible drop in contrast, will be able to see the audience sitting on the edge of a very long sofa. Rather, too – the bench.

The quality of the picture, we will come back, and now tell you about the construction and design of new products.

Build and Design

new TVs Samsung Curved TV with a diagonal of 55, 65 78 inches and have a common design Aero Curve Design. Curved screen has a glossy surface and a 16:9 aspect ratio. He edged pretty thin frame of a very high quality polished plastic that is visually perceived as metal. Frame thickness is small and it is further masked by the fact that its mirror surface under some angles looks black, but under other – reflects the surrounding environment and how to be completely dissolved. In the depth of this frame is slightly thicker, but also a “metal”, why, even when viewed almost side, it seems that the TV is not thicker than one inch. In fact, in the middle of it is thicker by about half, but it did not show side by gradually bending the back cover.

On the upper end of the body behind the middle of the screen border is built-in camera original design. It is enclosed in a mini-curved body, so that in the unloaded condition may completely niche in the sinking. Described here UHD-TV series – the only one where left built-in camera. For the rest of the new TVs will need to purchase a camera Smart Camera (price – about 4 thousand rubles.).

rear of the cabinet and the “vertical” part of the stand made of black plastic.

back cover is made possible laconic to this model TV when you wish you could stand on a pedestal in the middle of a large room. Surface of the lid has a texture that mimics the metal traces. According to our observations, plastic, from which it is made, at the expense of electrification is very good collecting dust, so aesthetes have to be regularly cleaned cover, otherwise it is unlikely they will delight their appearance, despite the fact that fingerprints on it is not too noticeable. Such a conclusion prompted us nefasadny view newcomer TV out of the box directly in front of our acquaintance with him.

Therefore, from our point of view, yet the best place in the room for Samsung TV Curved TV – on a hill near the wall. However, despite the curved shape, and these models can be hung on conventional arms, which have included in their special adapter rings for compatibility with standard mount VESA.

Solid-looking “foot” in the form of rearward sharp “knee” does not offer any adjustment tilt and height. In the area of ​​attachment to the display housing is equipped with a flat straps for fixing cables. In the above embodiment, we were only two – one to supply feed and the second – to connect with the main electronic control unit, which is called UHD Evolution Kit. About him we describe in detail later.

Both cables are connected to the TV via the connectors hidden in small niches. Power cable – through the most ordinary, used in the majority of audio and video devices. Cable system Samsung One Connect, on the contrary, – proprietary. Next to his nest in a niche as a connector for connecting external audio sound systems.