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Considering that most of them are Internet-connected now, they can just stop patching the firmware to obsolete them. TV takes 10 minutes to load Netflix becaus
by gary_0 3y ago
Considering that most of them are Internet-connected now, they can just stop patching the firmware to obsolete them.
TV takes 10 minutes to load Netflix because it's part of a botnet? Better buy a new one.
- edgineer 3y agoWith smartphones this would be a problem. With TVs you do still always have the option to use it disconnected/dumb with your own computer, chromecast, TV box, console, whatever.
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- tirpen 3y agoOh, Samsung are already "accidentally" sending out broken patches to TVs that happen to brick them. Coincidentally this happens just a few months after their warranty expires. Whoopsie! It happened to me and it happened to a friend of mine, just a few months apart. Never ever connect a Samsung TV to the Internet under any circumstances.
- vel0city 3y agoI'll take it one step further: never plug in a Samsung TV. Or better yet, never let one into your home.
- Swenrekcah 3y agoThis might backfire in EU countries since EU consumer protection laws require extended warranty for devices expected to last longer. For TVs it's 5 years I believe. So if they're bricked after two years you could take it to the retailer.
- mensetmanusman 3y agoIf a corporation like Samsung became evil, I wonder if they could make a bunch of money running a DDOS botnet and attacking other casinos or something.