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Readily available at a good premium. You can sometimes get a great deal on these during liquidation though.
by ska 2y ago
Readily available at a good premium.
You can sometimes get a great deal on these during liquidation though.
- stavros 2y agoNope, you're getting the ad-infested TVs for a good discount.
- kibwen 2y agoWell, they're at a discount if your privacy has no value.
- avmich 2y agoYou have to decide what's more valuable to you - an extra chunk of money or the privacy which is endangered with the cheaper option.
- account42 2y agoYou do not get to decide because privacy concious options are simply not available at the high end. You'd also need to significantly compromise on quality.
- stavros 2y agoNo, they're at a discount period. They're sold for less money.
- rowanG077 2y agoI really doubt manufacturer lose money on smart tv sales.
- water-your-self 2y agoI wanted to find a reputable source to back up this claim but instead I found a link from the atlantic. I did not read it, its behind a paywall and its not peer reviewed. The general concensus is that smart = subsidized by adware https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/01/smart-tvs-sony-lg-cheap/672614/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/01/smart...
- gradstudent 2y ago> I did not read it, its behind a paywall Browse to the article, click reader mode, click refresh. Might need to be in a private window, in case of cookie shenanigans.
- rowanG077 2y agoThe link simply states that they make a lot of money from the malware on TVs, something I'm not disputing. I am disputing that if I would buy a TV burn it without ever turning it on they manufacturer would lose money. In essence: The ads are simply pure profit on top of the TV sale.
- therealdrag0 2y agoI literally only use my smart tv with external devices. There’s no TV ads I see.
- account42 2y agoCool bro. How does this relate to the discussion about whether smart TVs are sold below cost though?
- ska 2y agoAre you claiming that the delta is entirely covered by the fees payed to manufacturers to add apps, ads, etc?
- dylan604 2y ago> Readily available at a good premium. You have this backwards. The consumer "smart" units are subsidized by the monetization of the data they hoover up as you use it. This subsidized price has become accepted as normal price, but they clearly are discounted prices. Yeah yeah, economy of scale on consumer vs prosumer+ units, but if you really believe that is the sole reason you are sorely mistaken
- account42 2y agoYou are assuming that consumer electronic devices are sold at cost and not at whatever markup that the manufactuer thinks they can get away with.