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RIP to Rtings; paywalled sub only
Posted on 3/4/26 at 4:04 am
Posted on 3/4/26 at 4:04 am
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Can't see this lasting long or the site if it's all paywalled now. Who needs a $10/mo sub for TV and gadget reviews? Most people use it one time before buying and never again.
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While much of RTINGS.com remains free, our full test results and in-depth product analysis are now available only to members.
Can't see this lasting long or the site if it's all paywalled now. Who needs a $10/mo sub for TV and gadget reviews? Most people use it one time before buying and never again.
This post was edited on 3/4/26 at 4:06 am
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Posted on 3/4/26 at 5:46 am to UltimateHog
Who needs tv ratings at all? You walk by the big sale islands every time you go to Walmart and if your TV ever breaks(not sure that’s possible), you pick one up. They have a bunch on the back wall if you need to look at them.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 5:50 am to Dallaswho
Who under the age of 50 doesn't do research before a big purchase?
Also display units on demo mode are terrible in store.
Also display units on demo mode are terrible in store.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 6:45 am to UltimateHog
Lol good luck. I'm sure the Internet won't be able to find good TVs now.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 7:05 am to CAD703X
Yeah it's honestly a head scratcher. The traffic they did have will be gone and no one is going to sub instead with alternatives for free. Was a helluva run.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 7:31 am to UltimateHog
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Who under the age of 50 doesn't do research before a big purchase?
I feel like everyone has looked at lots of screens. They look like screens. Some might get a little more glare than others.
Some tech requires research. Zigbee can be a nightmare if not implemented correctly or perfect with solid routing devices and Sengled-only bulbs. Surveillance is worthy of a deep dive because it may be years or never at all before evidence is really needed and the work to ensure that must be done ahead of time. A TV is a TV though.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 9:26 am to UltimateHog
This is strange and I agree with you that it's going to make RTINGS useless to the common user.
It was the leader for stuff like this so someone will jump in and grab this market share pretty quickly, IMO.
It was the leader for stuff like this so someone will jump in and grab this market share pretty quickly, IMO.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 9:54 am to Dallaswho
if you get into things like color accuracy, interpolation, reverse pulldown, viewing angles, etc. rtings is very useful.
Thankfully there are even better places like HDTV on youtube where they directly compare different TVs to each other so you can straight up see with your own eyes the differences.
Thankfully there are even better places like HDTV on youtube where they directly compare different TVs to each other so you can straight up see with your own eyes the differences.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 11:20 am to UltimateHog
quote:sidebar: loving the new TCL!! i can't even describe how much better The Expanse was on that tv than the Frame i started the show on. glad i only watched 1 or 2 eps before the new tv came in.
Yeah it's honestly a head scratcher. The traffic they did have will be gone and no one is going to sub instead with alternatives for free. Was a helluva run.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 5:44 pm to UltimateHog
Solid Website, but head scratcher move.
There are too many free ways to get feedback on products, or enough of it to make a decision, that paid stuff doesn't make sense.
It made sense with Consumer reports for awhile, pre-internet. But now? It doesn't. Find another way to bring in the revenue, subscription is not it.
As someone who does buy quite a bit of tech and does do a lot of research - I'd never pay for a subscription. Especially now that AI can essentially cobble together a general purpose analysis of a product with minimal effort.
Someon can easily swoop in on this market, and find a revenue generator.
There are too many free ways to get feedback on products, or enough of it to make a decision, that paid stuff doesn't make sense.
It made sense with Consumer reports for awhile, pre-internet. But now? It doesn't. Find another way to bring in the revenue, subscription is not it.
As someone who does buy quite a bit of tech and does do a lot of research - I'd never pay for a subscription. Especially now that AI can essentially cobble together a general purpose analysis of a product with minimal effort.
Someon can easily swoop in on this market, and find a revenue generator.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 6:26 pm to Freauxzen
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AI can essentially cobble together a general purpose analysis of a product with minimal effort.
MS and Google are already approaching companies discussing ways to get their products on AI’s good side, for a price.
Posted on 3/4/26 at 11:27 pm to Dallaswho
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MS and Google are already approaching companies discussing ways to get their products on AI’s good side, for a price.
Right. Between hallucinations and baked in bias "AI" isn't worth shite for beans, and likely will not be for some years yet.
Posted on 3/5/26 at 12:45 am to UltimateHog
In the last decade, almost every single site I use that went to a paywall, almost immediately removed the paywall when they saw their initial numbers.
This isn't a daily content site and by that I mean a site people visit almost every day. When you want to make a purchase, you go check their rankings. Most people probably use it at best a couple of times a year. I said most, not all.
This isn't going to end well for them. I wish them well. I've been happy with the purchases I made based on their reviews but not happy enough to pay for a membership.
This isn't a daily content site and by that I mean a site people visit almost every day. When you want to make a purchase, you go check their rankings. Most people probably use it at best a couple of times a year. I said most, not all.
This isn't going to end well for them. I wish them well. I've been happy with the purchases I made based on their reviews but not happy enough to pay for a membership.
Posted on 3/5/26 at 7:12 am to UltimateHog
Everyone just HAS to go to the subscription model don't they? 
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