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Companies go where the money is, this is unfortunately where the money is. Samsung sells "commercial signage displays" which are kind of dumb TVs. The BE55T-H

Companies go where the money is, this is unfortunately where the money is. Samsung sells "commercial signage displays" which are kind of dumb TVs. The BE55T-H for example is 55in 4k for $600, stripped down OS / basically just HDMI in. BE65T-H is 65in for $800. They're also intended for always-on semi-static content from what I understand, which is nice.

judge2020 5y ago
> They're also a bit better displays given they're intended for always-on semi-static content from what I understand. While perhaps true, the extra price you’re paying is all in how they need to reach the same margins without that TV showing ads or otherwise having smart features they can sell.
- 88913527 5y ago
  Paying $600 or $800 for a television was at one point a normal thing. Not sure what current prices are, but that premium doesn't sound terrible.
  - MBCook 5y ago
    Looks like it starts at about $400 for a normal 55 inch 4K Samsung, depending on model.
    - Tagbert 5y ago
      It’s a pretty good bet that that low price is subsidized by customer tracking shared with advertisers and the display of ads.
      - MBCook 5y ago
        We know it is. And that model is a few years old. But that’s the base price people would compare against. A 50% premium to get rid of that creepy stuff is pretty heavy, though it may be less for higher end stuff or newer models.
    - SilasX 5y ago
      Yep, and I know TVs are cheap now because they’re always brought up to explain why the official inflation numbers seem lower than actual experience. “Okay, yeah, food, transportation, health care, and housing, sure, they went up… but if you pointlessly destroyed your TV and needed to buy a new one — whoa, Nelly, you’d be sittin’ pretty!”
  - gramie 5y ago
    And in 2001 I bought a 32-inch CRT television for about $1,600. That was normal then.
fgonzag 5y ago
Those prices seem extremely reasonable. I will be looking at them for my next tv purchase, even though its probably more than a few years off. I just hope they keep the line
- gruez 5y ago
  >Those prices seem extremely reasonable. Whether that's actually true would depend on the picture quality. Paying $800 for a TV that has similar picture quality to a $300 walmart black friday TV is not "reasonable" at all.
gernb 5y ago
Those are not close to top end TVs. They're old tech. Their 65inch QLED consumer model is $900. The signage model is $6400 (yes, 7x) https://www.samsung.com/us/business/displays/pro-tv/bh-series/65-bht-series-qled-4k-uhd-hdr-pro-tv-terrace-edition-lh65bhtelgfxgo/ https://www.samsung.com/us/business/displays/pro-tv/bh-serie... https://www.samsung.com/us/televisions-home-theater/tvs/qled-4k-tvs/65-q60a-qled-4k-smart-tv-2021-qn65q60aafxza/ https://www.samsung.com/us/televisions-home-theater/tvs/qled...
- oliwarner 5y ago
  The signage model is significantly different. IP55 and 1500nits (up from 450, reviewed). Might go some way to explain the costs.
ed25519FUUU 5y ago
Why not just buy a cutting edge consumer TV and not connect it to the internet? Use an Apple TV or some other device.
oliwarner 5y ago
> Companies go where the money is And the money is only there is the customers are still there. If they're getting up and walking away with their money (or even demanding it returned for a loss of value), an anti-consumer decision isn't so easy to justify. I'm never going to buy a TV that tracks what I watch, let alone one that exploits that information to advertise to me.

judge2020 5y ago

> They're also a bit better displays given they're intended for always-on semi-static content from what I understand. While perhaps true, the extra price you’re paying is all in how they need to reach the same margins without that TV showing ads or otherwise having smart features they can sell.

88913527 5y ago
Paying $600 or $800 for a television was at one point a normal thing. Not sure what current prices are, but that premium doesn't sound terrible.
- MBCook 5y ago
  Looks like it starts at about $400 for a normal 55 inch 4K Samsung, depending on model.
  - Tagbert 5y ago
    It’s a pretty good bet that that low price is subsidized by customer tracking shared with advertisers and the display of ads.
    - MBCook 5y ago
      We know it is. And that model is a few years old. But that’s the base price people would compare against. A 50% premium to get rid of that creepy stuff is pretty heavy, though it may be less for higher end stuff or newer models.
  - SilasX 5y ago
    Yep, and I know TVs are cheap now because they’re always brought up to explain why the official inflation numbers seem lower than actual experience. “Okay, yeah, food, transportation, health care, and housing, sure, they went up… but if you pointlessly destroyed your TV and needed to buy a new one — whoa, Nelly, you’d be sittin’ pretty!”
- gramie 5y ago
  And in 2001 I bought a 32-inch CRT television for about $1,600. That was normal then.

fgonzag 5y ago

Those prices seem extremely reasonable. I will be looking at them for my next tv purchase, even though its probably more than a few years off. I just hope they keep the line

gruez 5y ago
>Those prices seem extremely reasonable. Whether that's actually true would depend on the picture quality. Paying $800 for a TV that has similar picture quality to a $300 walmart black friday TV is not "reasonable" at all.

gernb 5y ago

Those are not close to top end TVs. They're old tech. Their 65inch QLED consumer model is $900. The signage model is $6400 (yes, 7x) https://www.samsung.com/us/business/displays/pro-tv/bh-series/65-bht-series-qled-4k-uhd-hdr-pro-tv-terrace-edition-lh65bhtelgfxgo/ https://www.samsung.com/us/business/displays/pro-tv/bh-serie... https://www.samsung.com/us/televisions-home-theater/tvs/qled-4k-tvs/65-q60a-qled-4k-smart-tv-2021-qn65q60aafxza/ https://www.samsung.com/us/televisions-home-theater/tvs/qled...

oliwarner 5y ago
The signage model is significantly different. IP55 and 1500nits (up from 450, reviewed). Might go some way to explain the costs.

ed25519FUUU 5y ago

Why not just buy a cutting edge consumer TV and not connect it to the internet? Use an Apple TV or some other device.

oliwarner 5y ago

> Companies go where the money is And the money is only there is the customers are still there. If they're getting up and walking away with their money (or even demanding it returned for a loss of value), an anti-consumer decision isn't so easy to justify. I'm never going to buy a TV that tracks what I watch, let alone one that exploits that information to advertise to me.