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curved TVs were the biggest buzz of the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show everybody had one to show off Samsung even had one that could Bend from flat to curved at the press of a button but that doesn't mean he should buy one I'm Donald Bell and this top 5 I'm counting down the reasons to think twice before buying one of these curved TVs starting things off at number 5 they stick out I mean they literally stick out just when we finally got some affordable and possibly thin TVs that can blend right into your wall now all the sudden we're supposed to be cool with TVs that have wings it's creepy because TVs coming in for a hug I need boundaries at number 4 size because these things visually distort at the edges you'll either need to go really big or sit really close for us to see them immersive and not annoying now there's a reason that all the curved TVs of CES were around 80 to 100 inches because anything smaller it's just kind of a novelty coming in at number 3 positioning now with the curved screen the visual sweet spot gets pretty narrow anything less than front and center and those wings start directing the image away from you now for one or two people its immersive but family movie night is going to have some cheap seats at number two price if you think the hot new trend in TVs will be cheap think again especially when you figure you're going to need to buy something over 70 inches just to do it right you can find an affordable curved TV in 2014 it's probably just a flat panel someone left in the Sun too long now before we get to the number one reason not to buy a curved TV let me take a moment to point out some reasons why you may want to buy one anyway without a doubt these TVs are going to be fun to show off they're great for gamers we're going to be sitting up close to the TV anyway version with a 21-9 screen could be cool for you pure movie experience fanatics and arguably these screens minimize ambient lighting reflections but ultimately the main reason you should buy a curved TV is that you have too much money on your hands and you just need to throw it around and bite all right and now the number one reason not to buy a curved TV it's a fad this is the perfect example of manufacturers doing something just because they can not because it actually makes sense if they can convince everyone that flat screens are out of fashion they stand to make a lot of money but in five years when flat is back that curved screen on your wall is going to look about as cool as a pair of acid wash mom jeans so there you go five reasons to keep your flatscreen flat now for more in-depth reasoning of the appeal and drawbacks of curved screens check out David Katz Mars post on CNET titled our curved TVs a gimmick and of course for more top fives from me go to top-5 cnet.com i'm donald bell thanks for watching