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Because they'd rather take your $500-$1000+ for a new TV every couple years than your $100 for a new streaming stick
by niftich 10y ago
Because they'd rather take your $500-$1000+ for a new TV every couple years than your $100 for a new streaming stick
- DougWebb 10y agoHow many people can afford to spend that much every couple of years on a new tv? I'd bet most tvs in most us homes are 5-15 years old. My tv, which happens to be a bravia, is 13 years old and still works perfectly. EDIT: for what it's worth, my tv is predates smart tvs by a year or two. I use an old Tivo with a lifetime service plan and a roku (3rd gen I think, upgraded once) for the smarts.
- caf 10y agoThey may make more profit from the latter if the margin is higher and upgrades more frequent.
- xchaotic 10y agoThis. No matter how you spin it, shipping and handling large TVs is costly. Even a small % of failed units is going to cost you plenty for shipping returns alone. And the margins on TVs are as slim as modern TVs, I think the likes of Sony could get the same amount of margin on a small 'smart' box packing something like a PS3 equivalent in a tiny box mounted behind the TV.