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boxoto
07/15/23 12:45:24 PM
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The free TV company Telly has started shipping its ad-supported TVs to its first wave of customers. Telly first opened its waitlist in May and plans on shipping 500,000 free TVs to customers by the end of 2023 and millions more in 2024.

Unlike most TVs, beneath Tellys 55-inch 4K display is a smaller screen separated from the main display by a soundbar. That thinner display is dedicated to showing advertisements, which is the point of its business model.

To even use the thing, youll need to commit to having your viewing data sucked up and used by advertisers. If youre okay with that, you can also use the secondary display to show widgets that surface sports scores, a news sticker, the weather, and more. The TV features a camera (with a privacy shutter) for fitness programs as well, along with a set of built-in games.

Additionally, Telly announced that its working with Nielsen to collect and interpret first-of-its-kind viewership and ad effectiveness insights for advertisers and TV programmers. Its also working with Microsoft, Magnite, and MNTN to power the ads on the TV. Microsoft became Netflixs advertising partner for its new ad-supported tier last year.

Its not clear how many customers Telly is shipping its TVs out to during this round, but it says those who receive the device will get to participate in the public beta program. That means theyll also get access to some of the features Telly is making available at launch, including integrations with Spotify, LiveOne, and Zoom. While Tellys system doesnt let you install any streaming apps, it still ships with a Google TV dongle. You can also use it with a Roku device, Amazon Fire Stick, or Apple TV.

We are thrilled to begin shipping what is by far the smartest television ever built to consumers, Telly CEO and founder Ilya Pozin said in a statement. Our disruptive ad supported business model makes the television completely free to consumers, but the most exciting thing about Telly is the technology that enables our dual-screen television to get better with every update.

Even though youll have to sacrifice a part of your privacy to use Telly, a free TV might be too hard to pass up for some. One month after Telly opened up its waitlist, 250,000 people already signed up, and Im guessing that number has increased since then.

Update July 13th, 9:47AM ET:

Updated to clarify that Telly comes with a Google TV dongle.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/13/23793525/telly-free-4k-tv-advertising-dual-screen

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AloneIBreak
07/15/23 12:46:40 PM
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Could I just cover up the advertisement screen? Or is that what the camera is for?

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greenjeans
07/15/23 12:47:59 PM
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So like the crap at the bottom of news channels but all the time? I suppose it could be covered by black duct tape or something. TVs aren't that costly anymore tho
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Medussa
07/15/23 12:48:00 PM
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there's zero chance that thing isn't spying on you 24/7

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SaikyoStyle
07/15/23 12:48:40 PM
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Oh how cool. They have commercials on television now.

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Smackems
07/15/23 12:48:48 PM
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I feel like this is neat but shit at the same time

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boxoto
07/15/23 12:52:07 PM
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ever since that story about a woman's Roomba uploading a video of her on the toilet to Facebook, without her knowledge or consent, I pretty much expect every electronic I own to be spying on me to some extent ;/

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thronedfire2
07/15/23 12:52:24 PM
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How long until someone gets an ad blocker working on it?

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DarkFists
07/15/23 12:52:57 PM
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greenjeans posted...
So like the crap at the bottom of news channels but all the time? I suppose it could be covered by black duct tape or something. TVs aren't that costly anymore tho
iirc, it breaks their TOS to cover the camera

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kingdrake2
07/15/23 12:54:30 PM
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DarkFists posted...
camera


i hate those camera's. it makes me nervous.

they view the user through the lens.

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xlr_big-coop
07/15/23 1:24:14 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
How long until someone gets an ad blocker working on it?
I'm sure you could just use a pi-hole like device to block ads at s router level. No need to mess with the tv.

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greenjeans
07/15/23 1:51:43 PM
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DarkFists posted...
iirc, it breaks their TOS to cover the camera
Who cares? It was free. Would they come reclaim it?
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C_Pain
07/15/23 1:52:21 PM
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Da fuck

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Ratchetrockon
07/15/23 1:52:37 PM
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wtf

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hyperpowder
07/15/23 2:00:11 PM
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I have feeling these things will get jail broken and the gimmick becomes useless. Probably also needs to be online 24/7 or itll become pointless.

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kingdrake2
07/15/23 2:01:42 PM
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greenjeans posted...
Would they come reclaim it?


yes.

we're all gonna come reclaim it.

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IfGodCouldDie
07/15/23 2:04:01 PM
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SaikyoStyle posted...
Oh how cool. They have commercials on television now.
Lmao

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Irony
07/15/23 2:04:45 PM
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greenjeans posted...
Who cares? It was free. Would they come reclaim it?
I feel like they would push a button and it would stop working

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Jagr_68
07/15/23 2:05:00 PM
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So basically it's the 24/7 Ads TV from Cyberpunk 2077 only with surveillance features.

Got it.

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DarkFists
07/15/23 2:06:42 PM
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greenjeans posted...
Who cares? It was free. Would they come reclaim it?
Yeah, there was a whole bunch of rules posted when these were announced that make it seem like way too much of a hassle when you can get a good TV for less than $200

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Stagmar
07/15/23 2:13:09 PM
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I dont see the problem. My smart TV already gives me unwanted ads when I turn it on and I had to pay for it. I personally think thats worse than a free TV with ads.

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FL81
07/15/23 2:13:26 PM
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Free ad-supported TVs

as opposed to LG TVs, where you pay for them and still get ads anyway

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