Why curved TVs were a giant flop

TV makers are fond of gimmicks, which makes sense if you take a step back and look at the industry. It’s hard to grab your attention when most TVs look the same from the outside, and differences otherwise boil down to things like refresh rates and HDMI ports. Hence we’ve had things like 8K TVs — when there’s almost no 8K content to watch — and even 3D, which tried to ride off the popularity of James Cameron’s Avatar.