It seems ridiculous that a "Smart" TV can enter the stone age in roughly two years. Streaming science hasn't changed. Encryption hasn't changed. Resolution is as designed. What changed? The benefit of a smart TV was that you needed a plug and no other wires.
Now if you excuse me, I need to yell at some kids on my lawn.
Here's the real deal...
Smart tv apps have different code for each tv make/model, even if they are 'rokutv' due to hardware differences.
So, each samsung model has different coded version of streaming app.
As does each sony, toshiba, lg, etc.
That adds up to a LOT of different coded versions of streaming apps.
Tv manufacturers are not going to rewrite code for updating EACH version of model tv.
Now,
Consider streaming devices.
There are only a handfull of Rokus, Firesticks, AppleTvs
Roku, et al, has no problem writing separate code for each of a handful of devices.
This is why dedicated streaming devices keep updated
And streaming tvs do not.
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