Thread: VOD Netflix/Streaming Services
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Old 26-11-2015, 18:43   #2237
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter View Post
I think that they're probably useful when the TV is new, but from what I've researched, the apps eventually stop working well or at all as technology advances.

All else being equal, I would buy a TV with smart capabilities, but it wouldn't be a deciding factor.
I'm not sure that this is still the case, Richard. I bought my new Sony last July, and already it has updated the new ITV player ( the ITV Hub) and installed You View, for example. I've received a few updates since I bought the TV and I fully expect these to continue.

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Originally Posted by passingbat View Post
Exactly; and it's way cheaper to replace a streamer box when that happens than an expensive TV.
You can buy a large widescreen Smart TV for just a few hundred quid these days. Even in John Lewis!

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 View Post
I agree with the point you are making however it depends what timescale your expecting the apps to work for , we have a Samsung in the bedroom which is pretty old and the apps still work and it receives updates from time to time.
That's what I thought, MM11.

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter View Post
Does Demand 5 still work on it? Some older Samsung TV's have lost this service (but AFAIK it is hoped to return it when new code is written).
Yes, I do believe so, Richard but I have never watched this app ( not much on Demand 5 that I'm interested in, to be honest).

I'll check it tonight, but I would be most surprised if it wasn't there! I'll let you know when I try to access it later this evening.
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