3D and Curved Screen TVs Fade Away

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Cinephiles who crave nothing more than a large, flat, gimmick-free screen on which to watch sports, TV shows, and movies can rejoice in the end of the curved screen era. One of the more notable things about CES 2017 was that every flagship TV from a major manufacturer was flat. It doesn’t mean that curved screens pulled the complete disappearing act that 3D did, but they were far fewer and nobody was talking about them.

Notably, LG eliminated curved screens from its TV lineup altogether. This is interesting because it was the advent of consumer OLED that brought the curved form factor to the marketplace.

Samsung went with a flat screen for its Q9 flagship and while the company continues to offer some curved screen models, the focus is on flat. Meanwhile, Sony never really got into curved screen to begin with (although the company introduced the first curved LCD a few years back). Vizio is another big player that never got into the curve, in addition to spearheading the demise of 3D in favor of HDR.

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One area where curved screens appear to still have appeal is for gaming monitors. This makes sense because of the way people used computer monitors, typically centered and at a very specific distance. This precise positioning is necessary to get any visual benefit from a curved screen.

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