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.
Who gets the 3m? I’m gonna go out on a limb and say it isn’t the people who were deceived/lied to.
Under the settlement terms [PDF] spotted by The Verge, people who bought a Vizio TV in California after April 30, 2014, can file a claim. They’ll receive $17 or up to $50 if the fund allows it. The individual payout may also be under $17 if the claims exceed the $3 million fund. Vizio will also pay attorney fees. People have until March 30 to submit their claims. The final approval hearing is scheduled for June 20.
These class-actions are always peanuts in the end.
Yes for real, something tells me they pocketed more than $17 per victim.
Companies should not only pay out much more for a class action but also replace the product sold. It’s insane how they can just constantly steal from us and just get a tiny fine.
It says in the article
You and I both know I can’t read!
Hell, I bought a 4k 60 hz TV from them and inputs are limited to 30 hz. I’ll never buy a Vizio anything again, sounds like this is their business as usual.
Why would you ever? They don’t make quality products.
I’m sticking to LG for TVs
I remember when TVs advertised bs like “600 Hz clear motion rate”.
God I hated those smooth motion systems. Makes everything look like crap.
Why only California? I was deceived by this too.
I wonder if Vizio uses PenTile displays…
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Vizio has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged the company misled customers about the refresh rates of its TVs.
Vizio was referring to the backlight scanning (or black frame insertion) ability, which it claimed made the TVs look like they were operating at a refresh rate that was twice as fast as they are capable of.
Under the settlement terms [PDF] spotted by The Verge, people who bought a Vizio TV in California after April 30, 2014, can file a claim.
Vizio also agreed to stop advertising their TVs with 120 and 240 Hz “effective” refresh rates but “will not be obligated to recall or modify labeling for any Vizio-branded television model that has already been sold or distributed to a third party,” according to the agreement.
The settlement comes as tactics for fighting motion blur, like backlight scanning and frame interpolation (known for causing the “soap opera effect”), have been maligned for often making the viewing experience worse.
Class-action cases like Vizio’s that end up having a negative cost for OEMs provide further incentive for them to at least stop using the ability as a way to superficially boost spec sheets.
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