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373 points h2odragon | 2 comments | 19 Oct 24 17:27 UTC | HN request time: 0.403s | source

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rglullis ◴[19 Oct 24 19:05 UTC] No.41889863[source]▶

I am seriously considering creating a dropship company focused exclusively on buying and selling electronic components that are sold for parts and people can assemble them at home, Ikea-style.

I would start with selling 50" and 65" inch "dumb" TVs. Just the panel, a nice enclosure and a board with an IR receiver, TV tuner and HDMI outputs. BYO top box and Soundbar. I wonder how fast it would take to get 10000 orders.

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1. svilen_dobrev ◴[19 Oct 24 20:15 UTC] No.41890437[source]▶

>>41889863 #

i think somebody is already doing it - you may combine forces. Check this thread, about year ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35484594

also, check this one from yesterday:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41855403

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2. epcoa ◴[19 Oct 24 21:18 UTC] No.41890847[source]▶

>>41890437 (TP) #

Wouldn’t hold my breath.

The relevant subthread really is this:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35487062

Industrial panels make horrible TVs. Even if you use an appropriate panel, there’s more than just designing a sheet metal case.

Based on people suggesting commercial large format displays, apparently some don’t understand this. The market for someone foolish enough to drop $3k on a large screen without Dolby Vision is very small though. People that are absolutely cost conscious will continue to buy the loss leader crap TVs.

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