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cbshoestring
Apr 09, 2017Explorer II
The t.v. in our B&M has wifi internet capabilities. The remote has all kind of widgets, etc...
Recently the NETFLIX, NETTV, etc... buttons on the remote and in the APPS, stopped working. The TV still shows an internet connection.
After much fustration...trying to return t.v. to factory settings, fighting with t.v. manufacture, internet provider & NETFLIX...the wife determined (she was told) that many SMART TV manufactures stop updating after 5yrs. WHAT?????????
She was given three choices. Buy a new TV, attach laptop (or modem) to TV via an HDMI, or buy a RUKO type device. She NEEDS her NETFLIX. She purchased an off-brand Ruko type device for less than $30.00. She now pulls up the netflix on her phone...displays it on the tv.
I guess my point is...... Why spend extra on a smart t.v. if a $20.00 device plugged into a HDMI port can accomplish the same thing?????
Recently the NETFLIX, NETTV, etc... buttons on the remote and in the APPS, stopped working. The TV still shows an internet connection.
After much fustration...trying to return t.v. to factory settings, fighting with t.v. manufacture, internet provider & NETFLIX...the wife determined (she was told) that many SMART TV manufactures stop updating after 5yrs. WHAT?????????
She was given three choices. Buy a new TV, attach laptop (or modem) to TV via an HDMI, or buy a RUKO type device. She NEEDS her NETFLIX. She purchased an off-brand Ruko type device for less than $30.00. She now pulls up the netflix on her phone...displays it on the tv.
I guess my point is...... Why spend extra on a smart t.v. if a $20.00 device plugged into a HDMI port can accomplish the same thing?????
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