• jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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      8 months ago

      Sorry, your TV OS is no longer supported. All your apps will stop working tomorrow. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

      Solved

      • urda@lebowski.social
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        8 months ago

        Smart people don’t use smart TVs.

        Smart people get dumb panels and connect the steaming box / computer of their choice.

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          8 months ago

          Smart person here.

          The Roku that I purchased 6 years ago just bricked itself until I agreed to forced arbitration. This, of course, has nothing to do with the data breach they just announced.

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          8 months ago

          Agreed. You shouldn’t have to trust that some third party software built into your TV won’t abuse your trust and shut everything down until you do what it’s owners want.

          I’ve got an external Roku and if it starts being a dick, I can just unplug it and toss it in the trash and I still have a working TV.

        • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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          8 months ago

          Smart people with money perhaps. Not everyone can shell out several times more money to pay for privacy…

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          8 months ago

          I don’t agree with this as it sounds a bit elitist.

          Some people just don’t want to buy another device and use more electricity to watch a movie.

          But I know what you mean.

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        8 months ago

        Most smart TVs have a dumb mode. As long as you can plug in anything you want you should be fine.

    • Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works
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      8 months ago

      And it should stay that way. I don’t want another product with planned obsolescence.

      They could only try to end your TV by not supporting its apps because of its age, but luckily you can just plug a computer or a console on it to get all the apps you need.

      Still, for now, I enjoy using my TV apps with an alternate launcher like Flauncher instead of the normal Android one.

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      8 months ago

      I bought a 65" TV in 2013. It’s good enough for me. I don’t need 4k at home. It got zapped after 9 years, but there were tons of power supply boards on eBay for $40 each. Turns out a lot of people break the display and sell the other parts.