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China's OnePlus is Going To Start Making TVs (theverge.com)
Chinese electronics company OnePlus, known for making inexpensive but high-end smartphones, is entering a new line of business: making TVs. From a report: Best known for its phones, China's OnePlus also has a small catalog of really good accessories like wireless earphones and surprisingly awesome backpacks, though nothing as complex or expensive as a television set. In announcing the news on the OnePlus online forums, company chief Pete Lau describes it as "the first step in building a connected human experience." [...] OnePlus has decided to make its entry point into this market the TV itself, which has always been at the center of home entertainment, though often with the help of other connected devices. Reading Lau's teaser announcement, the OnePlus TV -- which so far only has a project name, no timeline or specs have been revealed -- will serve as the connectivity hub for OnePlus' future vision of the smart home.
The TV will report what you watch,how often you watch, and probably has a camera in it with facial recognition and records who is watching, and reports it all back to the government.
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I can't wait for the TVs to come without HDMI ports.
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”Best known for its phones, China's OnePlus also has a small catalog of really good accessories like wireless earphones and surprisingly awesome backpacks, though nothing as complex or expensive as a television set.”
A smartphone is arguably far more complex than a television set.
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TCL has made big waves in the US TV market in recent years, so it's not surprising that another company would see an opportunity to move into the market as well. This has been made possible in large part by Amazon, as an electronics company doesn't have to deal with hundreds of electronics chains or dozens of distributors to get their product out. Now they just have to deal with one company.
I'm not sure that's true. If you look at a vendor's 4K TVs, for example, you'll find a range of models. (I've been thinking about buying one, so I've been looking.) The cheapest may be sold barely above cost, but the price difference for improved features clearly indicates a healthy profit margin, and I think they do a pretty good job of upselling the value of the better models.
One Plus, owned by Oppo (which makes smartphones), owned by BBK Electronics (which makes TV sets), can easily enter this new market?
Do you say that BBK wants to enter the Western TV market using a well-known brand? Incredible for sure