About Tech Audit TV
Tech Audit TV (also commonly referred to as "TATV") started in 2016 as a YouTube channel hosted by Brandon Hassler. Since then, the channel has grown to over 100,000 subscribers and is dedicated to helping viewers build their dream gaming setup at the best price.
To further that mission, this website was built. The goal: Create an effortless way for gamers to find the right product for them at the right price. To make that happen, we pull the latest prices for the best products from retailers across the web and display it all in one place so that users can quickly see where they can get the best deals. Our catalog of products is growing every day and we're working hard to track as many retailers as possible.
Outside of finding the best prices, TATV also aims to provide as much educational information as possible through both our social channels like YouTube & TikTok as well as right here while you shop.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Tech Audit TV make money?
Our tools and resources are completely free to use and always will be. To make that possible, we use what are called "affiliate links" when linking to the products we find across the web. If a user ends up purchasing one of the products we link to, we may get a small commission from that retailer. The cool part? It doesn't cost you a penny. And if you end up returning the product after buying it, we don't get paid. So our incentives are aligned with you.
It's also important to note that these commissions in no way affect the placement or presentation of the products on our site.
We also run a very limited amount of advertisements on our website and will occasionally allow vetted partners to run campaigns both here on the site as well as on our social media channels. Anytime this happens, the campaigns will be clearly stated to the user/viewer.
Is Tech Audit selling the products?
Nope! We are simply your helpful tour guide. Think of TATV like the Trivago for gaming setups. Our job is to do all of the research for you and then provide you with a list of places you can buy a product from. All purchases will happen directly on the merchant's website (Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, etc). If there is an issue with a product that you purchase, you're welcome to get support from our Discord community, but all other product support and returns need to be handled directly with the retailer you purchased from.
All of the pricing is in USD. How can I switch it to my local currency?
Currently, the site only supports USD pricing. However, this is only temporary as supporting international currencies is one of our most requested features and we are aiming to have support for many other non-USD currencies by Q4 of 2023. There is a lot of complex logic involved in having this ability and because our resources are currently limited, that has delayed the release of this feature. Once supported, non-US users can expect to not only have pricing specific to their region but will also see retailers that are specific to where they live.
Why is the site just gaming monitors? What happened to all of the other products like PC's, chairs, keyboards, microphones, etc?
TL;DR - We've scaled back to a single product category (gaming monitors) temporarily to allow us to nail down the perfect experience which will then allow us to expand back out to multiple categories.
The goal of this site is to provide gamers with all of the information they need to build their dream gaming setup at the best price. As activity grew on the site, we started to notice gaps in the shopping journey that we knew we needed to address. In order to do that effectively, we decided to scale back to a single product category and nail that experience down to perfection before expanding to multiple products. That category happened to be gaming monitors since the usage data (along with a lot of user feedback) showed us that monitors were our most popular category. But more product categories will be added as we get the kinks ironed out!
There is a monitor I have my eye on but it's missing from the TATV site. What gives?
We do our best to ensure our product catalog is up-to-date with the latest and greatest monitors but (especially in this early stage) our systems aren't perfect. If you're looking for a monitor that isn't listed, click the "Submit Feedback" button in the top navigation bar and shoot us the link to the product and we'll get it added!
