Re:Ask HN: Websites that actually test and review products f...
by al_borland on Saturday November 09, 2024 @02:42PM
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Consumer Reports is the original here. I hope they have stayed true to their mission without getting sucked into the affiliate link stuff.
I tend to go to YouTube to find videos where people buy a bunch of stuff and test them, like Project Farm. There are some that lean on sponsors and affiliates hard, which can call their integrity into question if the results are largely opinion based. If I don't hear any negatives and it sounds like someone is just ready marketing copy from the company, I disregard everything they say and don't go back to their videos.
There are probably still some niche sites for some things, but they are getting harder and harder to find. HouseFresh wrote an article about this a while back that made a bit of noise[0].
I tend to go to YouTube to find videos where people buy a bunch of stuff and test them, like Project Farm. There are some that lean on sponsors and affiliates hard, which can call their integrity into question if the results are largely opinion based. If I don't hear any negatives and it sounds like someone is just ready marketing copy from the company, I disregard everything they say and don't go back to their videos.
There are probably still some niche sites for some things, but they are getting harder and harder to find. HouseFresh wrote an article about this a while back that made a bit of noise[0].
[0] https://housefresh.com/david-vs-digital-goliaths/ and follow up https://housefresh.com/how-google-decimated-housefresh/