Built in TV audio has always been bad. That said some TVs are starting to use the screen as a diaphragm now, which is interesting. It's not "by design" so much

Built in TV audio has always been bad. That said some TVs are starting to use the screen as a diaphragm now, which is interesting. It's not "by design" so much as bad audio setups are going to sound bad, and a lot of people don't know how to shop for or care about it.