Gonna keep it real with you chief. TVs should have never needed updates.
Maybe I’m just jaded, but I feel like they are doing this to maximize how long they have to inject ads and unnecessary features that track our data into our lives. My TV is not connected to the internet.
They could offer 20 years of updates, and I still wouldn’t give it internet access.
Why should a TV ever need updates? Does anyone still make good “dumb” TVs that don’t want/need an internet connection?
Askin’ the real questions here… average answer i’ve seen is Buy a monitor instead.
I wanted a dumb tv. I was so sick of looking, I just got a 27" gaming monitor with 2k resolution for $150.
You can also get a 32" 4K monitor for like $500 but I didn’t really need that.
I believe the search term you seek may be “commercial signage display”
I’ve had updates fix issues with HDR and what not, but I do agree, and think dumb TVs so be more available
What they’re saying: “we promise to support your device for seven years! Isn’t that great!”
What they mean: “We promise to keep our spying/data gathering/ad serving updated to the latest spying/gathering/ad tech to extract as much data and money as we can.”
(I 100% didn’t read this article and am 100% taking the piss on these shitty companies spying on us and manipulating us)
I actually do trust this bro tbh
Oh thank goodness! I would hate to have some hackers invade my television set and my viewing habits be pwned by somebody … Besides Samsung I mean… or anyone who might be willing to pay Samsung.
Will it shut down after the seven years, telling you that the software running on the TV is “no longer supported”?
All in the name of your security of course :)
Haha, look how proudly she is gesturing towards the ads :D
I’m old
I remember dlp tvs and 40 inch tubes that weighed 200lbs.
I bought one of the first 1080p large screen LCDs that wasn’t $10k. A Sony XBR 46” for like $3000. At one point, I thought “man I should replace that TV, I can get a bigger screen, a thinner bezel, and better blacks”
And then I remember that this 20 year old TV has no internet connection, no ads, no bs, a million connections of any type (want to hook up that retro console - boom this tv can do it) AND it still looks good after all these years. It’s arguably a great tv, better than a lot of the crap being sold today. Funny and unexpected.
I think I’ll keep that TV forever.
I am doing this for your own good, boy
Sure daddy 🤡
I’ll never buy another Samsung TV. I bought a top of the line LCD/LED TV in late 2020 and it had so many weird issues:
It had frame rate issues with some streaming devices. It was widely reported as an issue in the Samsung forums, but it was never fixed.
The interface wasn’t user friendly, taking many many more button presses to switch Inputs than any other TV I’ve had.
The grid of LEDs that were supposed to turn on and off to help make dark spots darker ended up being distracting, you could clearly see when one or two of the LEDs turned on, causing an area to get highlighted by comparison.
Nope, never again, I bought an nice LG OLED and it’s great, build quality, UI, responsiveness, picture quality.
My Samsung S90C OLED is pretty good. I spent a lot of time researching TVs and user reviews before I bought it though, and an LG OLED also made the shortlist.
Which TV did you buy? I bought a KS8000 in 2016 and it never has any issues and I use an Apple TV with it. I’m surprised you are having so many issues with a top of the line TV.
It was a Q90T bought in October of 2020. I also remembered another issue, after I replaced the TV with an LG, I started using it with a gaming laptop so my friend and I could play games on PC together. But we had nights were we spent an whole hour trying to get the TV to recognize the Laptop’s output. Sometimes it’d work, other nights it would refuse, and it got worse over time. I hate that TV with a fiery passion, it cost so much money and it was not worth it, not even close. The prior TV I had was a Sony top of the the line in 2007, and it was immaculate, lasted until 2020 when I replaced it.
Nice. Now make a TV that doesn’t need updates. Hint: Drop the internet connection.
FTS. I’m still using a Visio that’s a good 10 years old with an Apple TV.
Will they reprice it for a 7 year lifespan?
I’d rather not have software updates and just have a tv that accepts hdmi, displayport, and AV
A baby step in the right direction.
