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[–] 44 points 2 years ago

“Walmart is tired of making less money than Amazon.” Is likely closer to the truth.

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Everytime I go to a Wal-Mart I wonder how many bowling allies I could stuff into the building

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The retail giant is in talks to buy smart television-manufacturer Vizio for more than $2 billion, according to people familiar with the situation. The move would give Walmart more places where it can sell ads and pitch shoppers on goods. … Walmart gets most of its U.S. revenue from its grocery business, which typically has low profit margins. Executives see the Walmart Connect ad unit as a path to heftier profits and a way to generate cash beyond the company’s longtime engine of selling goods through stores.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Man, I like Vizio's, I don't want them to become Great Value TVs...

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Vizio is kindof like Costco's Kirkland brand. They don't actually manufacture anything, they just select high-margin products that they can have contract manufactured cheaply, have some reasonable QC standards applied, and slap their name on the product.

    So they're already kindof like Great Value TVs, though clearly held to a higher standard than most Great Value trash usually is.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    They do actually make their own software for their TVs, many brands are just using google tv/fire tv/roku. Iirc Vizio sells their TVs at a loss and makes it up with data.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They just want an Insignia line of products like Best Buy.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Who's onn? Insignia used to be LG. At least that's what we told ourselves when I sold em.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Insignia was rebadged products from other manufacturers IIRC. I think the batteries were actually Duracell. It's the manufacturer's that run lines for other brands with less QC, hence the lower price.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I've heard that basically all retail batteries are either Duracell or Energizer.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Shout out to buying hospitality grade TVs that don't come with spyware and bloatware.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's an extremely valuable shout-out, thanks. I haven't shopped for a TV in more than a decade now, but after following this rabbit hole for a little bit, you've essentially converted me to this way of thinking. It reminds me of Windows LTSC--just get the version that doesn't have the bullshit, even if you have to jump through some extra hoops or pay more.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago

    Glad you found it useful. Someone keyed me into these a long time ago. They last a lot longer than a regular TV, like they literally use better glue and more durable components and stuff.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I can't wait until it's an art and culture magazine

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago

    never heard of Vizio

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