is there any glare from lights and lamps in the room visible on the screen? does the curve distort a football field or basketball court?
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RobbyRob, The curve is very subtle, so it would not distort a football field or basketball court with any significance. Rather, you'd be more immersed in the picture. As for glare from lights or lamps, there will be some reflection. No television yet has 100% non-reflective properties, and everyone has experienced this - even in the days of tube TVs. However, Samsung's panel technology dampens a significant portion of the room's light from reflecting back at you. So while there is some reflections caused by bright lights, it's greatly dampened. Thanks for your interest in Samsung televisions. --Mr. S
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There is some glare during the day, but this is easily resolved, as others have pointed out, with some blinds. I would agree that the quality in the picture is well worth any minimal glare. You'll be glad you bought this tv!
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I have not had an issue with it reflecting light however, I don't have any light sources on the same level. It certainly shows a flashlight when directed into the screen, but only the actual bulb reflection, not glare. Hope this helps.
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The reflective glare is really not an issue. I have my tv mounted high and tilted down. My room has double windows on two walls with blinds on them. I have had a plasma for years so this wasn't an issue with me. I love this tv and would highly recommend it!
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Interesting question, Julie. I do not know if that is one of the advertised features, but I have not experienced any significant amount of glare in my home office, with an overhead compact fluorescent light on the ceiling above and behind my work surface.
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The screen is glossy as it is a capacitive touch screen. The glare can be pretty bad, but on full brightness the screen should always be seeable. Just don't sit with the sun over your shoulder.
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Other than some reflections from the window that's on the opposite wall from the TV, I've never had any glare issues with this TV. My living room can get very bright during the day with two large windows and a sliding glass door, especially with the shades opened... so take that info however you would like.
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The room I have the tv in is mostly dark, but when we have lights on their is minimal glare. Nobody has noticed it on the tv. Works great, my son broke our first plasma, hes a toy thrower, and he hasnt broken this tv.
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The screen is glossy, however it's also ridiculously bright, so for most applications the lack of anti-glare is a non-issue. I haven't tested it outdoors, but I imagine that would be the one area you might have a problem.
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I would argue that the glare is a non issue altogether. I really think people who complain about glare are simply LCD/LED fanboys. My unit is in a sun-drenched room with wrap-around ceiling to floor windows and I've never had an issue with glare. I do need to close the blinds in the day, but that's the tradeoff for a superior picture from a display that doesn't double as a neon flashlight. So in sum, screen brightness can be an issue, but for me that's easily resolved with the blinds. Glare has never been an issue for me. I continue to stand by my initial statement that this is the finest screen I've ever viewed when broken in and calibrated properly.
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Yes it does a great job of cutting glare. I am looking at it now and don't see any glare from behind me in the room.
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I have not had any problem with glare. My monitor is near a window on the left and have a light on the right; no glare with either.
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Not overly glossy at all, my main screen faces my ceiling fan directly and i have no glare issues from it on the screen itself, whereas i can see each bulb on the fan on the much more glossy bezel. I have no glare issues at all with it.
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Well i have this in my playroom that has track lighting and I don't get any glare whatsoever...and I have 8 track lights!
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We have a lot of natural light as well, although none shines directly on the screen. But I haven't had any issue at all with glare on this TV.
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I've had this screen protector for some time now and have not noticed a glare. But I must say I've only used it indoors and have not used it outdoors. Hope this helps you.
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I have the 47, yes there is some glare. Its worse than a matte screen but not as bad as some other glossy screens I have seen. During the day with a bunch of ambient light I turn the backlight up to about 70 or 80 and its not a problem. At night I generally turn off all my lights and turn down the backlight to 20 or 30 for the best experience.