Netflix forces newer TVs

[bucky]

We went to watch a Netflix movie night before last. A message popped up stating that effective Dec 1st our pretty expensive high end but older TV was going to be moved to the bedroom as a spare. Not in those words of course.
Evidently other streaming services will be involved as well. I've seen Roku mentioned when I went to research this. I would imagine FireSticks will be in play as well as others.
Time marches on.

[jorbill2or]

I believe It’s the hdmi port that it contains isn’t up to the proper codes.. ie it the older port allows the signal to be pirated. I have no idea what the current code is up to 3-4 ? but if the hdmi device doesn’t support the codec it won’t play the content. I think I saw somewhere where older hdmi devices would no longer support new content. The beauty ( for the content providers) of the hdmi input is they can block content on un authorized equipment or as they change codes the older connections can’t.

[Sam_Spade]

wa8yxm wrote:
My Response would be to cancel my account.

Fight back.
You don't HAVE to march in a direction that you don't like.

[Mickeyfan0805]

RoyF wrote:


ps: Oh, the "other gadget" is an Insignia HDMI to RCA Converter.

If this is the issue, it is not at all a surprise. HDMI has been standard in most televisions for well over a decade at this point. Even the public airwaves have been digital for a good 10 years (I want to say 2009?).

RCA cables are analog transmitters, I'm actually surprised you could use them with current streaming services at all.

[Carl_n_Susan]

I received a letter from Sony saying my Blu-ray would no longer support Netflix. They suggested I buy a Firestick from Amazon. They included a discount code which made the $25 device free. I am happy.

[ksg5000]

I had been using an DVD interface device to access Prime/Netflix and got a similar notice a while back saying they would no longer support my DVD ... with a bit of research I discovered that my Internet Provider (Xfinity) already had developed interfaces to both and I just tossed the DVR box and used Xfinity as the interface. Worth a google.

[Fizz]

At one time the in-laws had a set like this with all the family pictures on top. When the TV blew they popped out the old tube and slipped in a flat screen. Never did look right but the family pics still had a home 🙂

[WVcampground]

dieseltruckdriver wrote:
I wish I could buy a non smart tv. I just want a tuner and 4-5 HDMI ports.

Easy, don't setup the wifi / connect to a network. The smart TV is now a dumb TV.

[RoyF]

Thanks cavie! It was Best Buy.

I still like going to a real store and talking to real people when it comes to this tech stuff.

[dieseltruckdriv]

Campfire Time wrote:
Smart TVs aren't such a smart idea after all. No surprise there. It's the equivalent of a VHS player or DVD built into a TV. Sooner or later it's obsolete. Don't buy a new TV. Buy a Roku and keep your TV where it is. Our TV at home is 11 years old. I only replaced the Roku once due to being too old to support the latest streaming apps, like Netflix.

Same here. I wish I could buy a non smart tv. I just want a tuner and 4-5 HDMI ports. The tv makers don't do a good job of keeping their products updated.

[mich800]

It it really that surprising? They are computers. Does Microsoft support all versions of Windows? At some point technology advances to a point where it is no longer feasible to make something backwards compatible.

[cavie]

RoyF wrote:
Both Netflix and Amazon Prime have stopped supporting certain devices -- in our case it was a BlueRay DVD player with WiFi. (My TV is a big rear projection unit with no WiFi.)

I went to Blockbuster and came home with a Roku plus another gadget (don't rememer what it is called) that plugs into the Roku and has actual wires going to the TV. Everything works fine now.

ps: Oh, the "other gadget" is an Insignia HDMI to RCA Converter.

Blockbuster?? There is only one left in the world. So I have heard. Oregon I think.

[WVcampground]

At some point in time you just have to bite the bullet and dump the trusty Magnavox :B

[LittleBill]

just buy this and move on, my 3k tv back in 06 barely supported anything. i didn't buy it for the built in apps

https://www.amazon.com/Roku-Express-Streaming-Media-Player/dp/B07WVFCVJN/ref=as_li_ss_tl?crid=2QY51O...

[RoyF]

Both Netflix and Amazon Prime have stopped supporting certain devices -- in our case it was a BlueRay DVD player with WiFi. (My TV is a big rear projection unit with no WiFi.)

I went to Blockbuster and came home with a Roku plus another gadget (don't rememer what it is called) that plugs into the Roku and has actual wires going to the TV. Everything works fine now.

ps: Oh, the "other gadget" is an Insignia HDMI to RCA Converter.

[Campfire_Time]

Smart TVs aren't such a smart idea after all. No surprise there. It's the equivalent of a VHS player or DVD built into a TV. Sooner or later it's obsolete. Don't buy a new TV. Buy a Roku and keep your TV where it is. Our TV at home is 11 years old. I only replaced the Roku once due to being too old to support the latest streaming apps, like Netflix.