The world’s first flexible TV went on sale – Amic.ru

South Korea started selling TV-transformer production Samsung. According to “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” referring to CNews, the device is equipped with a flexible screen that can become as flat and curved.

With reference to the statement by representatives of Samsung Edition
 writes that that such devices on sale yet, and the Samsung
 UN78S9B will be the first on the market.

prototype flexible TV was first demonstrated in
 January 2014 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
 Diagonal Screen exhibition model was 85 inches, while
 in commercially available instance with screen 78 inches.
 Samsung’s plans to introduce 85-inch modification
 TV-transformer is unknown.

In the standard position UN78S9B has a flat shape. By pressing a special button activation of the mechanical actuator that bends slightly panel, making it concave to the viewer. Pressing the button again returns the screen to its original position.

According to the Samsung, the owner of the TV can
 attach curved screen before watching the movie, and then
 return the unit to its original position. Curved shape, as
 According to the manufacturer, allows a more vivid impressions of
 view, since all points equidistant from the image viewer.

Recall that currently the vast majority of
 curved models of TVs released by Samsung and one of its main
 competitors – LG Electronics. As for the cost
 TV-transformer, it will be about 34 thousand dollars
 (About 1.2 million rubles).