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Vizio settles for $3M after saying 60 Hz TVs had 120 Hz “effective refresh rate” | Vizio claimed backlight scanning made refresh rates seem twice as high. (arstechnica.com)

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Vizio settles for $3M after saying 60 Hz TVs had 120 Hz “effective refresh rate” | Vizio claimed backlight scanning made refresh rates seem twice as high.::Vizio claimed backlight scanning made refresh rates seem twice as high.

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[-] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

was this not the same with all the tvs

always had to buy 120hz to get 60hz from most any brand except for element and a few other cheap ones

[-] Patches@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Yes but we have no consumer protection in the United States. This didn't even cover consumers outside of the state. And it absolutely doesn't cover the money they made lying.

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