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Google TV's homescreen video ads now include fast food too (9to5google.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Yeah, because everyone is asking for that. They will force ads into everything they can, because Google is an Ad company.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Dude, do you remember how expensive a 65” 4k TV was when the technology debuted? Paying $1000 nowadays for what’s basically cutting-edge display tech is nothing - they were in the neighborhood of $10k or more when they were first produced. And you can get one with older tech from TCL or whatever for like $3-400 now, which is embarrassingly cheap for a 65” 4k.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

A lot of technology is expensive when it's first introduced and it has not reached mass market yet. Bigger TVs were already gaining popularity before Smart TVs. Getting cutting-edge display tech from a couple decades ago ain't all that.

Nah, this stuff is not nearly cheap enough to justify all the spyware and ads.