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posted by Fnord666 on Friday November 08 2019, @09:42AM   Printer-friendly
from the dumb-tv-plus-external-box-FTW dept.

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Netflix to disappear on older Samsung TVs

Samsung has announced that Netflix will no longer be supported on some of its older smart TVs.

From 1 December, the Netflix app will no longer work on some 2010 and 2011 models due to "technical limitations".

Seven older Roku streaming sticks will also no longer support Netflix from December, Roku told Digital Trends.

Netflix can be watched on smart TVs, set-top boxes, streaming media players and video consoles. Users can check if their devices are compatible here.

Samsung wrote on its support page: "Due to technical limitations, Netflix will no longer be supported on 2010 and 2011 TVs beginning on 1 December 2019.

"If you have one of the affected models, you may see a message on your TV indicating that Netflix will no longer be available on this device. You'll still be able to watch Netflix on your TV by connecting another device with Netflix on it."


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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by choose another one on Friday November 08 2019, @04:10PM (5 children)

    by choose another one (515) Subscriber Badge on Friday November 08 2019, @04:10PM (#917914)

    If it's not connected to the internet, DON'T UPDATE IT unless there's some critical fix or feature you need.

    Dead right - if these TVs weren't connected to the internet the Netflix on them would still be exactly as functional as the day they were born...

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  • (Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday November 08 2019, @05:05PM (4 children)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Friday November 08 2019, @05:05PM (#917939) Homepage

    And just how are people going to watch Netflix without an internet connection, Einstein?

    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday November 08 2019, @07:12PM

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Friday November 08 2019, @07:12PM (#917982) Journal

      The internet is not available in your area. To be notified when the internet becomes available in your area, please enter your email address here.

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    • (Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Friday November 08 2019, @08:31PM

      by maxwell demon (1608) on Friday November 08 2019, @08:31PM (#918015) Journal

      By renting DVDs or BluRays from them, of course.

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    • (Score: 2) by Osamabobama on Friday November 08 2019, @09:16PM

      by Osamabobama (5842) on Friday November 08 2019, @09:16PM (#918040)

      Obvious joke is obvious.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 08 2019, @11:26PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 08 2019, @11:26PM (#918083)

      Lern to reed, dipshit. He never said anything about watching Netflix, just that Netflix app would be exactly the same as the day the hardware was purchased if the device was never connected to the internet.