The last time I bought a TV, >10 years ago, a high end, but not top of the line quality dumb TV was ~$1000. I'd gladly pay that again, especially if I think it's going to last 12 years or so.
Re:Amazon Sidewalk
by discardable_dan on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @06:01PM
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Ironically, they sell those $300 TVs at a profit of about $500, after advertising deals.
Re:Amazon Sidewalk
by trompetenaccoun on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @08:44PM
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Do you have a source for this? Not that I don't believe it but that sounds like a really good deal for them.
I'm sure there's a market for $600 (or $1000) TVs that don't have all the "price-lowering" (I'm skeptical) features of $300 TVs.
I mean, maybe the prices of ad-TVs are so low as a loss-leader to get a new advertising vector into your house? Yes, of course TVs already have ads, but they don't have this particular pipeline, one that benefits the manufacturer/brand more than normal OTA ads.
How much is a less-annoying TV worth to people? I'm guessing more than is usually estimated, and at any rate probably pretty close to price+ad revenue of a "consumer display."