XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   Chris  wrote:   
   [...]   
   > And planned obsolescence. You can guarantee that a 10 yo car won't work   
   > properly. It's bad enough with built-in satnavs not getting updates, but if   
   > you won't even get the radio that's terrible.   
   >   
   > I have a perfectly good samsung TV where the streaming capability failed   
   > overnight following an "update". Had to get a Roku for streaming to work   
   > again.   
      
     Indeed. I had/have a Philips TV, which was a 'SmartTV', but became   
   non-smart rather quickly as its apps were no longer updated or/and   
   stopped working.   
      
     So I switched to universal devices - computer, tablet, smartphone - on   
   which I *could* update/replace programs and streamed the video/audio to   
   my TV via a Google Chromecast.   
      
     When the Google Chromecast temporarily went out of action - some   
   certificate problem - I bought a Google TV Streamer, i.e. something   
   similar to your Roku.   
      
     So now I have a nearly 16 year old 'TV', which is basically a   
   multi-input monitor, which I could 'upgrade' with a relatively cheap   
   Google TV Streamer, instead of replacing it a a much higher cost.   
      
     And yes, the Google TV Streamer will become 'obsolete' as well, sooner   
   or later, but I'd rather bear the cost of replacing a 'cheap' device   
   than an expensive one.   
      
     Shall I tell you how old our car is!? :-)   
      
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