They are a gimmick and already leaving the marketplace.
The 55" 8000 is a solid rig (I own that one and the 60" version).
Per Bob's advice, use simple darkening curtains and/or shades to control room lighting and glare. That's the only real way to effectively improve what may or may not affect your viewing pleasure. Also look at relocating nearby lamps/adjust-replace overhead lighting/add bias lighting to improve the situation.
Hello and thank you for your help!
I am looking for a new HDTV, and more specifically, something that will be easier on my eyes. I am replacing a 2011 HD Vizio Smart Tv.
I have Keratoconus, which causes irregular astigmatism. With my old TV, it's not as bright as the new ones and causes eye strain- generally, the brighter the TV, the less reflections and glare, and the clearer the vision- the better I can see.
So I've narrowed it down to a few choices:
$1120: Samsung UN55KS8500 Curved 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD
$1197: Samsung UN55KS8000 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD
$1400: LG Electronics 55EG9100 Curved 55-Inch 1080p Smart OLED
I can squeeze out extra money for the OLED if it's worth it, but I heard the Samsung is much brighter...
I'm struggling with curved. I heard it sucks, but when I was at Best Buy- the colors looked better and it looked more vibrant, but maybe they just had the settings changed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

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