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All the Smart TVs I've bought have been like, ~$300 for 50"-55" on Black Friday sales. How are they overpriced?

by asdf21 7y ago

ssully 7y ago
Even without considering price, I am pretty sure smart features are standard in almost every TV now. I started looking for a new TV last week, and I can count the amount of non-smart TVs I saw on one hand.
- sli 7y ago
  Dumb TVs simply do not exist anymore for all practical purposes. The common advice is to get a commercial or hospitality panel but that advice is outdated, those all have smart features now, too. At the same time, folks all over the internet like to mention finding dumb TVs but never provide links, model names, or even just brand names. Why? I've looked pretty hard and can't find any actual verified dumb TVs that are actually for sale anywhere. The top comment in this post at the time of this writing directly mentions finding a buying a smart TV, but provides no further details.
  - mrguyorama 7y ago
    Vizio still sells dumb TVs at 30 inches and smaller, and not 4k
  - ssully 7y ago
    I've heard the "buy commercial dumb panels", but also have never seen links. For the one smart tv I do have, I just don't have it connected to the internet. Even then, I have no way of knowing if it's connecting to any open wifi networks near me.
    - ThrowawayR2 7y ago
      Just search for "commercial displays" and they should show up. https://www.samsung.com/us/business/products/displays/ https://www.samsung.com/us/business/products/displays/ under "4K UHD Displays" https://pro.sony/ue_US/products/professional-displays https://pro.sony/ue_US/products/professional-displays
mmsimanga 7y ago
I am in South Africa. Smart TVs cost by my calculations at least 10 percent to as much as 30 percent more for same size screen and resolution. Perhaps it's the in thing right now to get a smart tv hence the difference in price.
- hombre_fatal 7y ago
  Can you share some links to these cheap "dumb TVs" available to you in South Africa? Which brand/model?
  - mmsimanga 7y ago
    The best I can do is send you link our biggest online shopping site called Takealot[0]. [0]https://www.takealot.com/tv-audio-video/tv_ https://www.takealot.com/tv-audio-video/tv_

All the Smart TVs I've bought have been like, ~$300 for 50"-55" on Black Friday sales. How are they overpriced?

by asdf21 7y ago

All the Smart TVs I've bought have been like, ~$300 for 50"-55" on Black Friday sales. How are they overpriced?

Even without considering price, I am pretty sure smart features are standard in almost every TV now. I started looking for a new TV last week, and I can count the amount of non-smart TVs I saw on one hand.

sli 7y ago
Dumb TVs simply do not exist anymore for all practical purposes. The common advice is to get a commercial or hospitality panel but that advice is outdated, those all have smart features now, too. At the same time, folks all over the internet like to mention finding dumb TVs but never provide links, model names, or even just brand names. Why? I've looked pretty hard and can't find any actual verified dumb TVs that are actually for sale anywhere. The top comment in this post at the time of this writing directly mentions finding a buying a smart TV, but provides no further details.
- mrguyorama 7y ago
  Vizio still sells dumb TVs at 30 inches and smaller, and not 4k
- ssully 7y ago
  I've heard the "buy commercial dumb panels", but also have never seen links. For the one smart tv I do have, I just don't have it connected to the internet. Even then, I have no way of knowing if it's connecting to any open wifi networks near me.
  - ThrowawayR2 7y ago
    Just search for "commercial displays" and they should show up. https://www.samsung.com/us/business/products/displays/ https://www.samsung.com/us/business/products/displays/ under "4K UHD Displays" https://pro.sony/ue_US/products/professional-displays https://pro.sony/ue_US/products/professional-displays

mmsimanga 7y ago

I am in South Africa. Smart TVs cost by my calculations at least 10 percent to as much as 30 percent more for same size screen and resolution. Perhaps it's the in thing right now to get a smart tv hence the difference in price.

hombre_fatal 7y ago
Can you share some links to these cheap "dumb TVs" available to you in South Africa? Which brand/model?
- mmsimanga 7y ago
  The best I can do is send you link our biggest online shopping site called Takealot[0]. [0]https://www.takealot.com/tv-audio-video/tv_ https://www.takealot.com/tv-audio-video/tv_