Telly starts shipping its free ad-supported 55-inch TVs

Evelyn@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Technology@lemmy.world – 203 points –
Telly starts shipping its free ad-supported 55-inch TVs
theverge.com

so basically you're getting a surveillance device shipped straight to your living room.

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I just looked it up and they charge up to $1000 if you block ads or tamper with it. They have all sorts of crazy requirements too.

If that’s the case, then it’s cheaper to just buy a 50” tv. Way cheaper than the $1000 they make you pay

That's the point. If you can afford even a $400 tv, you won't buy this. It's for people for whom $1000 is unobtainable. So they'll watch the ads rather than risk a lawsuit and penalty.