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Reviewers need to pay attention to these new "features". Builtin ads or DRM should be a major point in any review or feature comparison matrix.
by Gravityloss 6y ago
Reviewers need to pay attention to these new "features".
Builtin ads or DRM should be a major point in any review or feature comparison matrix.
- joncrane 6y agoI understand that the vast majority of reviewers on the internet, and certainly the sites that come up first in search engine results, are compensated by the manufacturers via kickbacks. I believe it's colloquially known as a "racket."
- hunter2_ 6y agoIs there any good work being done on solving this problem? "Verified buyer" exists on larger sites but it doesn't solve for kickbacks. Looking only at reviews written by people closer to you socially also doesn't work since at that critical proximity there aren't enough reviews.
- prepend 6y agoConsumerreports is still independent and really useful, I think.
- softawre 6y agoThey do. I was well aware of the ad stuff on my last Samsung TV before I bought it, since most review sites mentioned it.
- Nursie 6y agoSome do, IIRC Rtings list and score points for "Ad Free" as one of their many review categories.
- ryukafalz 6y agoThe Verge has been doing this for the EULAs of the products that they review, which I'm a huge fan of. Search for "agree to continue" on this page for example: https://www.theverge.com/21286687/motorola-moto-e-2020-g-fast-review-price-specs-features https://www.theverge.com/21286687/motorola-moto-e-2020-g-fas... But yeah, I wish more reviewers would do this, especially now that DRM and EULAs are finding their way into what were previously dumb appliances.