> So... we get the cheapest TV and just hook a laptop up to it Exactly, and that's another reason why "ad-free" TVs won't sell. Those who just want to connect

> So... we get the cheapest TV and just hook a laptop up to it Exactly, and that's another reason why "ad-free" TVs won't sell. Those who just want to connect their laptop via HDMI will buy the cheapest TV with that feature. They won't pay more to avoid seeing ads in the menu screens they don't use anyways. Now, it may change if they force ads in the HDMI stream or something equally annoying, but they didn't go that far (yet?).