▲ 1081 ▼ Hisense TVs force owners to watch intrusive ads when switching inputs, visiting the home screen, or even changing channels — practice infuriates consumers, brand denies wrongdoing (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 8 months ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 337 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 8 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca -5 points 8 months ago Even if that were true, you're still paying more than you would be for a "dumb" TV that doesn't have those features. So everybody loses but the company selling the hardware still sees a sale. They lose a lot more if they pay the cost to produce and then never sell the device. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca -5 points 8 months ago Even if that were true, you're still paying more than you would be for a "dumb" TV that doesn't have those features. So everybody loses but the company selling the hardware still sees a sale. They lose a lot more if they pay the cost to produce and then never sell the device. permalink fedilink source parent