cambodia@lemmy.world 3 days ago
How hard is it for companies to just make a good screen screen with the necessary ports any nothing else.
We are all losing our minds.
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kamen@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I guess it’s hard when they’ve probably factored in ad revenue in the pricing. It’s not a new practice - it’s been done with cheap Chinese smartphones that were sometimes sold below the cost for the hardware and production.
It’s terrible, I agree. Brands like this go into a list of offenders that I’ll make sure to avoid in the future.
GreenShimada@lemmy.world 3 days ago
It’s textbook rent-seeking behavior. They discount the TV $201 to undercut someone else, and make up the difference selling the ads over the life of the TV.
This is how SO many things work, it’s only surprising that it’s taken this long. If you watch YT on this fancy TV, you’re getting the same thing.