• Iced Raktajino@startrek.websiteOP
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    2 days ago

    Largely, yeah. Though i’m not sure about big screen TVs. Supposedly they’re sold at a loss and make up for it in ad sales, but not sure if they sell below cost to manufacture or just for less upfront profit (likely the latter)

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      2 days ago

      They could give away the tvs if the damn things are running ads and make the money back in a month.

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      2 days ago

      Which is why I haven’t bought a new TV in about five years. I just buy old used TVs that have absolutely no new features on them and do not connect to anything.

      • Iced Raktajino@startrek.websiteOP
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        1 day ago

        Yep. My “TV” upstairs is just a giant LED computer monitor with two HDMI inputs and my “TV” downstairs is a projector – both connected to old laptops.

        I’ve read digital signage is the way to go for bigger screens, though I haven’t looked into any recently.