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spartanatreyu ◴[] No.45088770[source]
Didn't know LTT's labs was already running.

I'll be curious to see how their testing and data compares to gamersnexus testing and what their first catching a manufacturer's lies event will be.

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gregoryl ◴[] No.45089308[source]
I'm surprised it continues to exist at all. The main content ltt puts out these days is purely mass market entertainment. Physical products are still pretty good!
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viraptor ◴[] No.45089653[source]
You're surprised they still exist... because they target wider audiences?
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ffsm8 ◴[] No.45089731[source]
No, his point was that the lab isn't necessary for the content ltt is producing, so he expected them to stop the lab project to keep the profits higher
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iamtedd ◴[] No.45090412[source]
What? Labs is the source of all benchmark and performance data they show on the main channel productions.

Labs is necessary for their content.

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alpaca128 ◴[] No.45091017[source]
They had benchmarks before Labs as well and almost 100% of tech reviewers don't have this kind of equipment, so no, it's not necessary. But it definitely helps.
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viraptor ◴[] No.45091332[source]
Now they have automated benchmarks across more test configs. This is something almost no reviewers have available. That's partially from labs investment. They also have destructive benchmarks like they did with the power supplies - again almost nobody does those in public.
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alpaca128 ◴[] No.45091484[source]
That's true and I agree this is valuable for the audience, but still it is not necessary. Most successful tech reviewers put out good content without these resources.
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1. avianlyric ◴[] No.45092212[source]
I would assume LTT does this to build and retain a clear competitive advantage over their competitors in the same space.

I don’t think LTT goal is just be another commodity YouTube review site whose entire appeal is dependent on a single personality. That not really a scalable or long term sustainable approach.

Large journalist organisations of any kind aren’t built by aiming to be mediocre.