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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·10 months agoAmazon’s lowest-end “smart” TV is $119. It’s really hard to compete with that. They aren’t making money on the hardware, they’re making it on the advertising.
minus-squareBluefruit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoYou can find small form factor used office pcs for around that price rn. https://www.amazon.com/HP-ProDesk-Desktop-i5-6500T-Professional/dp/B0868Z5ZHB/ref=mp_s_a_1_8_maf_1?crid=2KBF8MBVTTI4U&keywords=hp+small+pc&qid=1699561331&sprefix=hp+small+p%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-8 There is something to be said about being plug and play though. I understand the appeal.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoYes, but you would also have to buy the TV. So it’s still more expensive.
minus-squareBluefruit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoMy bad i misread your comment. You’re correct it would be less expensive to buy a smart tv only.
minus-squarekaitco@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoYeah, but if you hook up a refurbished laptop that costs like $100, you could still use that via the HDMI rather than the Fire TV “part”. Take their cheap hardware and then not use what they hope you’ll use it for.
Amazon’s lowest-end “smart” TV is $119. It’s really hard to compete with that. They aren’t making money on the hardware, they’re making it on the advertising.
You can find small form factor used office pcs for around that price rn.
https://www.amazon.com/HP-ProDesk-Desktop-i5-6500T-Professional/dp/B0868Z5ZHB/ref=mp_s_a_1_8_maf_1?crid=2KBF8MBVTTI4U&keywords=hp+small+pc&qid=1699561331&sprefix=hp+small+p%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-8
There is something to be said about being plug and play though. I understand the appeal.
Yes, but you would also have to buy the TV. So it’s still more expensive.
My bad i misread your comment. You’re correct it would be less expensive to buy a smart tv only.
Yeah, but if you hook up a refurbished laptop that costs like $100, you could still use that via the HDMI rather than the Fire TV “part”.
Take their cheap hardware and then not use what they hope you’ll use it for.