Philips' swank new DesignLine televisions are a work of art

[yRaz]

How is the design good? It's terrible. The angle of the tv makes the screen less rectangular from a couch position than standard TV's. Therefore, worse.

Not to mention glare from over head lighting. Even anti-glare filters will show signs of reflection.

this tv is for people who design a room for their home theater. It would most likely have no light in it so glare wouldn't be a problem. If you have ever seen a real home theater you'd know they have raised seating, often resembling stadium seating. You just aren't seeing the target market.

 

[St1ckM4n]

this tv is for people who design a room for their home theater. It would most likely have no light in it so glare wouldn't be a problem. If you have ever seen a real home theater you'd know they have raised seating, often resembling stadium seating. You just aren't seeing the target market.

So the target market sits up near the roof and looks at the tv on a downward 10-20 degree angle?

 

[cliffordcooley]

You just aren't seeing the target market.

You do have a point there. So in other words this TV is meant to be sold to a select few, much like the GeForce GTX Titan. Didn't the link above suggest, they were leaving the consumer electronics market because they were having trouble selling products? What you are suggesting makes this question even harder to understand.

Edit:
After a few moments of thought, If I were to setup a theater such as what you are describing, I would not be using a TV. If you have ever been to a Movie Theater you would understand what I would be mimicking.

 

[yRaz]

After a few moments of thought, If I were to setup a theater such as what you are describing, I would not be using a TV. If you have ever been to a Movie Theater you would understand what I would be mimicking.

this is fashion over function. If you look at how many people buy the iPhone its a fairly large market(oops).

 

[Jad Chaar]

this is fashion over function. If you look at how many people buy the iPhone its a fairly large market(oops).

iPhones are pretty nice compared to Android, I gotta say myself... but yeah, this TV is made for people who like to brag about how beautiful their home theater is, not how functional it is.

 

[yRaz]

this is fashion over function. If you look at how many people buy the iPhone its a fairly large market(oops).

iPhones are pretty nice compared to Android, I gotta say myself... but yeah, this TV is made for people who like to brag about how beautiful their home theater is, not how functional it is.

don't get me wrong, if you're happy with your product more power to you. That is why we buy these things, after all. If people are more concerned with looks rather than performance, well, this is the tv for them.

 

[St1ckM4n]

There's a large difference in something looking pretty, and something completely missing the point of purpose.

The TV will not be square when looking at it. There's no way to miss this. It's a major point when looking at TV, monitor, smartphone, etc.

 

[Jad Chaar]

There's a large difference in something looking pretty, and something completely missing the point of purpose.

The TV will not be square when looking at it. There's no way to miss this. It's a major point when looking at TV, monitor, smartphone, etc.

True, I notice that this is how Samsung gets it right, they get the beauty aspect along with the functionality aspect.

 

[Zoltan Head]

There's a large difference in something looking pretty, and something completely missing the point of purpose.
The TV will not be square when looking at it. There's no way to miss this. It's a major point when looking at TV, monitor, smartphone, etc.

Surely the screen will look rectangular if you're at the right height above the center point of the screen (just as a regular tv can only look rectangular to at most one viewer in a room, everyone else's head will be displaced from the optimum position at least a little)?