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The reason every TV is a smart TV is not because they think you actually want that, but because they make money by selling telemetry on what you watch and servi
by readams 6y ago
The reason every TV is a smart TV is not because they think you actually want that, but because they make money by selling telemetry on what you watch and serving ads. The margins are TVs are very low and this is where the profit comes from in the industry.
Note that TVs have technology to ID what you watch even if it's just displayed on the screen. This is always on by default, though I think all the TV manufactures do at least claim to let you turn it off.
- lotsofpulp 6y agoThe general buying public is also prone to thinking “smart TVs” is a good thing, so it’s almost a requisite if you want to succeed selling to the broad population.