OLED UHDTV anyone?

Post by UCLAN
Sounds good to me.
"LG continues to make OLED statements with curved and Ultra HD OLED displays."
"The highlight promises to be what LG calls the largest curved OLED
Ultra HD set, which at 77 inches also displays Ultra HD 3D. That display
and new 55-inch and 65-inch curved OLED Ultra HD models brought to
market in 2014 will use LG's new Smart TV with functionality based on
WebOS, the rights to which the company acquired from HP early last year."
"Another new model is a 55-inch flat Gallery OLED display with an art
frame design that incorporates a 100-watt speaker system. It can display
paintings or photos when not being used (price and availability of LG's
OLEDs will be announced at CES)."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2014/01/02/lg-announces-oled-lineup-for-ces/4284435/

hope it's flat - curved oled sets are a gimmick - give me a flat one.

--
Gareth.
That fly.... Is your magic wand.

Gene E. Bloch

2014-01-03 19:51:22 UTC

Post by the dog from that film you saw
hope it's flat - curved oled sets are a gimmick - give me a flat one.

No problem as long as you place the midpoint between your eyes exactly
on the axis of the curve.

That was my first thought when I saw the announcement of the curved
set...

Which is a long-winded way of saying that I completely agree with you
:-)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

G-squared

2014-01-04 04:46:44 UTC

Post by UCLAN
Sounds good to me.
"LG continues to make OLED statements with curved and Ultra HD OLED displays."
"The highlight promises to be what LG calls the largest curved OLED Ultra HD
set, which at 77 inches also displays Ultra HD 3D. That display and new 55-inch
and 65-inch curved OLED Ultra HD models brought to market in 2014 will use LG's
new Smart TV with functionality based on WebOS, the rights to which the company
acquired from HP early last year."
"Another new model is a 55-inch flat Gallery OLED display with an art frame
design that incorporates a 100-watt speaker system. It can display paintings or
photos when not being used (price and availability of LG's OLEDs will be
announced at CES)."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2014/01/02/lg-announces-oled-lineup-for-ces/4284435/

We saw a Samsung curved OLED at Best Buy / Magnolia - $9K. They had so much 'enhancement' (sharpness jacked up) it looked rather poor. The salesman told me it was the best picture I've seen.

I do video for a living and was part of the design team on an HD flying spot telecine. When using 70mm film on the machine it was stunning. I HAVE seen better.

I have no idea why you'd want a curved screen. Is it just because the curve is the opposite of a Trinitron? Or maybe someone is starting a fashion trend.

G²

Elmo P. Shagnasty

2014-01-04 14:01:48 UTC

Post by G-squared
I have no idea why you'd want a curved screen. Is it just because the curve
is the opposite of a Trinitron? Or maybe someone is starting a fashion trend.

"WIDE IS BETTER!" "ULTRA-WIDE IS EVEN BETTER!" "CURVED IS EVEN BETTER!"

Lemmings that are consumers will have manufacturers doing all sorts of
crazy things.

The general office, for example, suffers from the fact that consumers
think they want wide and ultrawide (that is, ultra-short) monitors.

I'm waiting for the one pixel tall, 25 foot wide screen. Because, as
you know, wider is better.

Gene E. Bloch

2014-01-04 19:34:08 UTC

Post by G-squared
I have no idea why you'd want a curved screen. Is it just because
the curve is the opposite of a Trinitron? Or maybe someone is
starting a fashion trend.

"WIDE IS BETTER!" "ULTRA-WIDE IS EVEN BETTER!" "CURVED IS EVEN
BETTER!"
Lemmings that are consumers will have manufacturers doing all sorts
of crazy things.
The general office, for example, suffers from the fact that consumers
think they want wide and ultrawide (that is, ultra-short) monitors.
I'm waiting for the one pixel tall, 25 foot wide screen. Because, as
you know, wider is better.

We had that in audio just a few years ago. It was called a wire
recorder :-)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

UCLAN

2014-01-05 00:51:19 UTC

Post by G-squared
I have no idea why you'd want a curved screen. Is it just because the curve
is the opposite of a Trinitron? Or maybe someone is starting a fashion trend.

"WIDE IS BETTER!" "ULTRA-WIDE IS EVEN BETTER!" "CURVED IS EVEN BETTER!"
Lemmings that are consumers will have manufacturers doing all sorts of
crazy things.
The general office, for example, suffers from the fact that consumers
think they want wide and ultrawide (that is, ultra-short) monitors.
I'm waiting for the one pixel tall, 25 foot wide screen. Because, as
you know, wider is better.

If the vast majority of programming was 1-pixel by 25', then the above
monitor might find its way into existence. Otherwise, it's just so much
hot air, as usual. Gee, 16:9 screens for 16:9 programming. How horrible.

Elmo P. Shagnasty

2014-01-05 12:40:33 UTC

Post by Elmo P. Shagnasty
I'm waiting for the one pixel tall, 25 foot wide screen. Because, as
you know, wider is better.

dude, I was talking about 21:9 screens:

http://www.techspot.com/review/658-lg-29ea93-monitor/

21:9 screens for....what? WIDER!!!!!

"WIDER IS BETTER! MAKE IT WIDER! ULTRAWIDE! BECAUSE THIS IS AMURIKA,
MORE IS BETTER!"

UCLAN

2014-01-05 19:59:44 UTC

Post by Elmo P. Shagnasty
I'm waiting for the one pixel tall, 25 foot wide screen. Because, as
you know, wider is better.

http://www.techspot.com/review/658-lg-29ea93-monitor/
21:9 screens for....what? WIDER!!!!!
"WIDER IS BETTER! MAKE IT WIDER! ULTRAWIDE! BECAUSE THIS IS AMURIKA,
MORE IS BETTER!"

Excellent. You take an article praising 21:9 monitors for computer use,
and morph it into a TV display argument. Bravo! You haven't lost your
touch. {Dell's inclusion in the article should have been your first clue.}

Fact is, the number of 21:9 TV displays on the market is _____, nearly
a year after your above touted article.

Elmo P. Shagnasty

2014-01-06 02:23:33 UTC

Post by Elmo P. Shagnasty
http://www.techspot.com/review/658-lg-29ea93-monitor/
21:9 screens for....what? WIDER!!!!!
"WIDER IS BETTER! MAKE IT WIDER! ULTRAWIDE! BECAUSE THIS IS AMURIKA,
MORE IS BETTER!"

Excellent. You take an article praising 21:9 monitors for computer use,
and morph it into a TV display argument. Bravo! You haven't lost your
touch. {Dell's inclusion in the article should have been your first clue.}
Fact is, the number of 21:9 TV displays on the market is _____, nearly
a year after your above touted article.

And you've managed not to justify why even the general computer market
needs a 21:9 monitor.

UCLAN

2014-01-06 04:58:18 UTC

Excellent. You take an article praising 21:9 monitors for computer use,
and morph it into a TV display argument. Bravo! You haven't lost your
touch. {Dell's inclusion in the article should have been your first clue.}
Fact is, the number of 21:9 TV displays on the market is _____, nearly
a year after your above touted article.

And you've managed not to justify why even the general computer market
needs a 21:9 monitor.

Because *I* actually read the article (and looked at the photos.)

Keep grasping for straws, Elmo.

Elmo P. Shagnasty

2014-01-06 11:18:42 UTC

Excellent. You take an article praising 21:9 monitors for computer use,
and morph it into a TV display argument. Bravo! You haven't lost your
touch. {Dell's inclusion in the article should have been your first clue.}
Fact is, the number of 21:9 TV displays on the market is _____, nearly
a year after your above touted article.

And you've managed not to justify why even the general computer market
needs a 21:9 monitor.

Because *I* actually read the article (and looked at the photos.)
Keep grasping for straws, Elmo.

"WIDER IS BETTER!!!"

Gene E. Bloch

2014-01-06 21:40:55 UTC

Excellent. You take an article praising 21:9 monitors for computer
use, and morph it into a TV display argument. Bravo! You haven't
lost your touch. {Dell's inclusion in the article should have been
your first clue.}
Fact is, the number of 21:9 TV displays on the market is _____,
nearly a year after your above touted article.

And you've managed not to justify why even the general computer
market needs a 21:9 monitor.

Because *I* actually read the article (and looked at the photos.)
Keep grasping for straws, Elmo.

"WIDER IS BETTER!!!"

You are the nemesis of the dieting industry :-)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

the dog from that film you saw

2014-01-04 16:20:49 UTC

Post by G-squared
I have no idea why you'd want a curved screen. Is it just because the curve is the opposite of a Trinitron? Or maybe someone is starting a fashion trend.
G²

because they can - and lcd screens can't - it's a way to stand out.
a bad way but......

--
Gareth.
That fly.... Is your magic wand.

meagain

2014-01-04 23:39:57 UTC

Post by G-squared
I have no idea why you'd want a curved screen. Is it just because the curve is the
opposite of a Trinitron? Or maybe someone is starting a fashion trend.
G²

because they can - and lcd screens can't - it's a way to stand out.
a bad way but......

Oh come now: a 180 degree screen should be pretty cool; I bet they use it in simulators!

Gene E. Bloch

2014-01-04 23:57:44 UTC

Post by G-squared
I have no idea why you'd want a curved screen. Is it just because the curve is the
opposite of a Trinitron? Or maybe someone is starting a fashion trend.
G²

because they can - and lcd screens can't - it's a way to stand out.
a bad way but......

Oh come now: a 180 degree screen should be pretty cool; I bet they use it in simulators!

Now you're being reasonable :-)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Gene E. Bloch

2014-01-05 00:05:54 UTC

Post by Gene E. Bloch

Post by G-squared
I have no idea why you'd want a curved screen. Is it just because the curve is the
opposite of a Trinitron? Or maybe someone is starting a fashion trend.
G²

because they can - and lcd screens can't - it's a way to stand out.
a bad way but......

Oh come now: a 180 degree screen should be pretty cool; I bet they use it in simulators!

Now you're being reasonable :-)

And you made me think about how neat a hemispherical or larger dome of
a screen would make a simulator a lot more realistic than the current
mess of flat panels scattered all around the trainee.

It's your idea, so patent it :-)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

meagain

2014-01-05 00:15:32 UTC

Post by Gene E. Bloch

Post by G-squared
I have no idea why you'd want a curved screen. Is it just because the curve is the
opposite of a Trinitron? Or maybe someone is starting a fashion trend.
G²

because they can - and lcd screens can't - it's a way to stand out.
a bad way but......

Oh come now: a 180 degree screen should be pretty cool; I bet they use it in
simulators!

Now you're being reasonable :-)

And you made me think about how neat a hemispherical or larger dome of a screen would
make a simulator a lot more realistic than the current mess of flat panels scattered
all around the trainee.
It's your idea, so patent it :-)

Here's another idea: spread a big sheet over a tank and project the ground: voila,
and invisible tank.

Gene E. Bloch

2014-01-05 00:26:26 UTC

Post by Gene E. Bloch

Post by G-squared
I have no idea why you'd want a curved screen. Is it just
because the curve is the
opposite of a Trinitron? Or maybe someone is starting a fashion trend.
G²

because they can - and lcd screens can't - it's a way to stand out.
a bad way but......

Oh come now: a 180 degree screen should be pretty cool; I bet they use it in
simulators!

Now you're being reasonable :-)

And you made me think about how neat a hemispherical or larger dome of a screen would
make a simulator a lot more realistic than the current mess of flat panels scattered
all around the trainee.
It's your idea, so patent it :-)

Here's another idea: spread a big sheet over a tank and project the
ground: voila, and invisible tank.

OK, I'll do it - but only so I can sneak into Mary Beth's house without
her neighbors noticing.

Disclaimer: I don't know anyone by that name - and above all, don't
tell anyone else in this house about my plan.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

UCLAN

2014-01-05 00:59:46 UTC

Post by G-squared

Post by UCLAN
Sounds good to me.
"LG continues to make OLED statements with curved and Ultra HD OLED displays."
"The highlight promises to be what LG calls the largest curved OLED Ultra HD
set, which at 77 inches also displays Ultra HD 3D. That display and new 55-inch
and 65-inch curved OLED Ultra HD models brought to market in 2014 will use LG's
new Smart TV with functionality based on WebOS, the rights to which the company
acquired from HP early last year."
"Another new model is a 55-inch flat Gallery OLED display with an art frame
design that incorporates a 100-watt speaker system. It can display paintings or
photos when not being used (price and availability of LG's OLEDs will be
announced at CES)."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2014/01/02/lg-announces-oled-lineup-for-ces/4284435/

We saw a Samsung curved OLED at Best Buy / Magnolia - $9K. They had so much
'enhancement' (sharpness jacked up) it looked rather poor. The salesman told
me it was the best picture I've seen.
I do video for a living and was part of the design team on an HD flying spot
telecine. When using 70mm film on the machine it was stunning. I HAVE seen
better.
I have no idea why you'd want a curved screen.

Me? What makes you think I would? Or did the long quote followed by a URL
confuse you?

Gene E. Bloch

2014-01-05 01:40:14 UTC

Post by G-squared
I have no idea why you'd want a curved screen.

Me? What makes you think I would? Or did the long quote followed by a
URL confuse you?

"You" in American English is often used as a generic pronoun, similar
to the usage of "man" in German or "on" in French, or even "one" in
British English.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Ron

2014-01-07 08:07:48 UTC