+0.20 Hisense TVs add unskippable startup ads before live TV (www.guru3d.com)
124 points by akyuu 3 days ago | 152 comments on HN | Neutral ~lite vlite-1.6
Summary ~lite Advertising Privacy Acknowledges
Hisense VIDAA TVs add unskippable startup ads before live TV, sparking user backlash
EQ 0.60
SO 0.70
TD 0.50
Lite evaluation by llama-4-scout-wai · editorial channel only · no per-section breakdown available
Longitudinal 40 HN snapshots · 32 evals
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Audit Trail 52 entries
2026-03-11 13:47 eval_skip Content gate: bot_protection - -
2026-03-11 13:32 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.04) - -
2026-03-11 13:32 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.04 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on Hisense TVs adding unskippable ads, transparency indicators
2026-03-11 04:18 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=-0.491 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-11 04:18 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: -0.49 (Moderate negative) 0.00
2026-03-11 04:11 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.04) - -
2026-03-11 04:11 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.04 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on Hisense TVs adding unskippable ads, transparency indicators
2026-03-11 03:03 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=-0.491 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-11 03:03 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: -0.49 (Moderate negative) 0.00
2026-03-11 02:48 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.04) - -
2026-03-11 02:48 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.04 (Neutral) +0.16
reasoning
Editorial stance on Hisense TVs adding unskippable ads, transparency indicators
2026-03-11 01:53 credit_exhausted Credit balance too low, pausing provider for 30 min - -
2026-03-11 01:20 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=-0.491 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-11 01:20 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: -0.49 (Moderate negative) 0.00
2026-03-11 01:12 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild negative (-0.12) - -
2026-03-11 01:12 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.12 (Mild negative) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on Hisense TVs adding unskippable ads, transparency indicators
2026-03-10 23:48 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=-0.491 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-10 23:48 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: -0.49 (Moderate negative) 0.00
2026-03-10 23:31 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild negative (-0.12) - -
2026-03-10 23:31 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.12 (Mild negative) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on Hisense TVs adding unskippable ads, transparency indicators
2026-03-10 22:06 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=-0.491 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-10 22:06 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: -0.49 (Moderate negative) 0.00
2026-03-10 21:56 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild negative (-0.12) - -
2026-03-10 21:56 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.12 (Mild negative) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on Hisense TVs adding unskippable ads, transparency indicators
2026-03-10 21:02 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild negative (-0.12) - -
2026-03-10 21:02 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.12 (Mild negative) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on Hisense TVs adding unskippable ads, transparency indicators
2026-03-10 20:35 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=-0.491 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-10 20:35 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: -0.49 (Moderate negative) +0.01
2026-03-10 20:27 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild negative (-0.12) - -
2026-03-10 20:27 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.12 (Mild negative) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on Hisense TVs adding unskippable ads, transparency indicators
2026-03-10 18:57 credit_exhausted Credit balance too low, pausing provider for 30 min - -
2026-03-10 18:34 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=-0.499 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-10 18:34 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: -0.50 (Moderate negative) 0.00
2026-03-10 18:25 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild negative (-0.12) - -
2026-03-10 18:25 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.12 (Mild negative) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on Hisense TVs adding unskippable ads, transparency indicators
2026-03-10 18:06 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=-0.499 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-10 18:06 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: -0.50 (Moderate negative) 0.00
2026-03-10 18:04 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.12 (Mild negative) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on Hisense TVs adding unskippable ads, transparency indicators
2026-03-10 17:36 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: -0.50 (Moderate negative) 0.00
2026-03-10 17:32 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.12 (Mild negative) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on Hisense TVs adding unskippable ads, transparency indicators
2026-03-10 16:59 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: -0.50 (Moderate negative) -0.01
2026-03-10 16:57 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.12 (Mild negative) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on Hisense TVs adding unskippable ads, transparency indicators
2026-03-10 16:21 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: -0.49 (Moderate negative) 0.00
2026-03-10 16:16 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.12 (Mild negative) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on Hisense TVs adding unskippable ads, transparency indicators
2026-03-10 15:46 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: -0.49 (Moderate negative) 0.00
2026-03-10 15:42 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.12 (Mild negative) -0.16
reasoning
Editorial stance on Hisense TVs adding unskippable ads, transparency indicators
2026-03-10 15:16 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: -0.49 (Moderate negative) 0.00
2026-03-10 15:07 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.04 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on Hisense TVs adding unskippable ads, transparency indicators
2026-03-10 14:41 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: -0.49 (Moderate negative) 0.00
2026-03-10 14:29 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.04 (Neutral) +0.16
reasoning
Editorial stance on Hisense TVs adding unskippable ads, transparency indicators
2026-03-10 14:01 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: -0.49 (Moderate negative)
2026-03-10 13:53 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.12 (Mild negative)
reasoning
Editorial stance on Hisense TVs adding unskippable ads, transparency indicators