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Re:Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me? by exclusiv on Friday April 07, 2023 @05:51PM (#35487463)
Suggestion: STANDARD
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Re:Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me? by suprjami on Friday April 07, 2023 @05:55PM (#35487504)
Terrible. Imagine searching for "standard TV".
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Re:Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me? by exclusiv on Friday April 07, 2023 @07:42PM (#35488629)
Kind of like framework laptop though. So while I agree search wouldn't be great to start, This isn't a TV for the masses if we're being honest. It will be high word of mouth and on niche tech sites.

Top 2 results: standardtvandapplicance.com and https://talent.nebula.tv/

not impossible

Also, marketing isn't only about search results. Another example: Standard Hotels

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Re:Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me? by Andrex on Friday April 07, 2023 @07:49PM (#35488692)
OK, then abbreviate it. "STD TV"
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Re:Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me? by ulrikrasmussen on Saturday April 08, 2023 @05:49AM (#35491917)
Wouldn't most people associate STD with Sexually Transmitted Disease?
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Re:Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me? by modderation on Sunday April 09, 2023 @11:39PM (#35508959)
Indeed, perhaps something like Simple Television Interface (STI) or Visual Display (VD) would be better? ;)
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Re:Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me? by ezekg on Friday April 07, 2023 @10:35PM (#35489935)
Not impossible to rank for. For example, see "stripe", or even my business, Keygen, which now ranks #1 for the term "keygen" after 7 years (and HN poked fun at me when I claimed I'd rank #1 for the term in my 2016 Show HN).

STANDARD is probably not the best choice for short-term SEO, though. :)

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