Its an old LG, but given the recent light on the lengths they’ll go to spy on us, I figured this guy was better off without any ability to even connect wirelessly. Don’t know if the Ethernet still works but I plan on keeping my TVs as dumb as possible, HDMI only.
If you’re wondering how to open lg TVs you just have to remove all the screws then start pulling open at the bottom and open the clips going up. With the TV face down on a soft surface just keep pulling on the back case from the bottom, it’ll take some effort to pop open. The top edge folds open more like a hidge than clips.
I wonder how much a TV would be if it wasn’t subsidized with the data collection revenue? I remember someone offering a TV free of charge but it had a hardware ad bar mounted to the bottom. I paid $1000 for my 65" S90C when S90Ds were already on sale.
It’s pretty likely that the TV price is not subsidized. They might just want to squeeze as much money out of you as possible.
I looked up some publicly available Vizio (Walmart) financial presentations. For Q3 2024, their “Device” sales lost money (and that’s counting soundbars, which are presumably sold at a profit). They seem to be going all in on whatever cursed thing they call “Platform +”.
Note that this is gross profit, i.e revenue minus cost of goods, but not all the overhead from logistics, retail, corporate, etc.
Isn’t Vizio like the cheapest brand? Or one of them, at least. Some of the most budget oriented brands might take that approach but I don’t see others like Samsung, Sony or LG doing that (at least based on their prices).
I’d take that free TV. I know how to break displays precisely.