By Colin Ackerman
I know what you’re thinking: why would anyone, anywhere, ever want a foldable TV if it doesn’t fit in your pocket, which this concept definitely doesn’t? Samsung says that by folding (or “flexing” might be more accurate) their display, they can target the 3D sweet spot to viewers anywhere in the room. My guess is that the TV would have some way of detecting the general distance and orientation to viewers, and then the screen (an AMOLED panel) would flex to optimize the 3D experience.
Samsung says that something like this might show up in 5-10 years, but it seems like that’s going to be way, way too late to solve the 3D sweetspot issue, which is just one of the many problems plaguing 3D TV. If you remember, 3D TV was one of the things being flogged last year at CES, and it seems like this year is probably going to be no different, no matter how reluctant consumers might be to buy into the questionable hype.
VIA [ Akihabara News ]
A foldable television looks stylish. But I wonder if it will have negative effects on your eyes. A folded television might only look good at the center but not as good as looking from the side. I feel like I'm going to look at an aquarium if this happens. Another question that will come into mind is “can the TV be adjusted depending on how you want it to get folded?”