Verge columnist Chris Welch spoke with representatives of Telly and met Free TV with two screens, one of which is used to display advertisements.
Telly, created by Ilya Pozin, co-founder of Pluto TV in mid-May, introduced an extraordinary TV consisting of two screens. According to this idea, the former is used for its intended purpose, while the latter constantly displays advertisements. Such a device will be offered free of charge.
While the manufacturer calls Telly a “$1,000 TV” that users can get for free, The Verge has a different take. The journalist admitted that he was unable to perform a full-fledged test of the device, but noticed from the displayed Google TV desktop image that the Telly home screen is not much different from the screens on the budget Vizio, TCL or Hisense TVs. for $300.
The manufacturer claims that the 55-inch 4K display is capable of displaying HDR content, but Welch has not been able to confirm this. He also stated that this is just a regular TV based on Google TV that has “got smart” thanks to the bundled TV stick.
Also, from a conversation between a journalist and company representatives, it was learned that users cannot turn off the advertising screen or somehow restart the device – in the first case, a large fine or recall of the device will follow, and in the second – a malfunction.
The company plans to “give” 500,000 Telly by the summer of 2023 – more than 250,000 Americans have already agreed to become free TV users. To do this, they must provide a credit card that will be charged in the event of a fine, and also agree not to share information about the processing of content viewed, channels, watch times and other information to be processed. Useful for advertisers.
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