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LG C6: a price cut amid questions about data
The Verge reports a discount on the LG C6 OLED television. The outlet also revisits concerns about data collection on LG smart televisions, which the manufacturer has only partially addressed.
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The 55-inch LG C6 OLED television is being offered for $999.99, a discount of $400, The Verge reports. Amazon and Best Buy list the same price as LG in the offers described by the outlet. The price cut is part of the manufacturer's early Black Friday promotions.
The C6 combines features aimed at picture quality and gaming: an Alpha 11 AI Gen3 processor, a display described as brighter than the C5's and a refresh rate of up to 165 Hz. The Verge also mentions HDMI 2.1 ports and compatibility with AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia G-Sync. These details describe the equipment; they do not, on their own, quantify the resulting improvement in picture quality.
The deal is accompanied by questions about data, however. The outlet notes that researchers recently raised concerns about data collection and logging on LG smart televisions. The manufacturer says its devices do not continuously record conversations and that voice recognition and interest-based advertising are optional and disabled by default.
The Verge specifies that LG has not addressed all the concerns. The discount is therefore documented, while the reported information about collection practices remains incomplete.