Are you in the market for a new TV and want to pay as little as possible? Well this may be the TV for you. There is a new company that is giving away 500,000 Free 4K TV units. The founder of Pluto TV Ilya Pozin, has announced a new venture that includes giving away a free 55 inch 4K TV, but there is a catch to this. The TV includes two displays, one will be where the viewer watches their content and the other display will have advertisements on it.
The smaller display is being billed as a “Smart Display” which is separated from the main display by a soundbar that boasts a 5-driver immersive sound and excellent bass according to Telly. The “Smart Display” is also capable of displaying a variety of widgets which includes sports scores, news ticker, weather and stock prices. “When the Theatre display (top screen) is not in use, the ad unit could come to life in a fun way connecting both,” Dallas Lawrence, chief strategy officer says. “There are literally hundreds of things we are thinking about to create the most engaging ad experience ever.” He continued that Telly is also working on “Telly Rewards” that will reward users with a gift card to services like Netflix or Starbucks for participating in things like on-screen polls.
The main screen or Theatre Display as Telly calls it, is a 55 inch 4K HDR panel that runs TellyOS. This OS does not support third-party steaming apps so the makes are including an Android TV dongle to use to watch whatever you want. The free 4K TV is also compatible with devices such as Roku, Amazon Fire Stick and Apple TV.
In the soundbar, there is also a camera and microphone present for video calling, fitness and interactive gaming. This definitely seems like an invasion of privacy as Telly has said it “may collect information about the audio and video content you watch, the channels you view, and the duration of your viewing sessions,” along with information about “how you interact” with the TV. If you receive a free TV and choose to opt out of the data collection, you will either have to return the TV or pay the cost of the TV/Soundbar setup.
What do you think about the Free 4K TV? Personally I wouldn’t go for one of these over the Samsung 65 inch I currently have, I feel very weird about stuff like this and what it captures or records or people listen to. If you are interested in getting one, you can vist freetelly.com to reserve a free 4K TV. Let us know down below in the comments if you reserved one or your thoughts on the TV down below or on our Twitter account by clicking here. As always stay tuned to Culture Splat for more content coming your way!
