XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone
From: robin_listas@es.invalid
On 2026-02-17 20:40, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> 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 non-smart rather quickly as its apps were no longer updated or/and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.
But also needs a recent tablet. My old one, running Android 6.0.1, that
has problems. Installing new apps can be impossible, and coping with
casting is hard.
>
> 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.
ah.
> 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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Cheers,
Carlos E.R.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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