![]() And, having an auxiliary PC under Linux or the like to handle the internet seems like a massive electricity drain to my parsimonious energy self as well as paying double for the functionality that's already included on modern TVs. While I don't disagree with reasoning of the "keep TVs dumb" crowd, that doesn't work for everyone: I don't have cable anymore, so it's all either Netflix or my DVDs. ![]() ![]() Though one time I had to plug in a USB stick to update the firmware after I got too far behind in my updates and it wouldn't connect anymore. It does have dialog that allows you to cancel the update, which is what I do every time. I don't recall a setting to disable auto-updates, but I'll take a closer look. Thanks! As Win 10 users are well-aware, you don't always have a choice. >only a moron enables auto-updates on anything The cynical (not me!) might suspect they just want you to buy new stuff. I find it really hard to believe that, if a $40 Chromecast could 1080p YT in 2015 then Sammy's devs could not possibly fit that functionality onto their $1500 (new) 2013 TV. Google retired it, but Sammy did not bother replacing it. The old-style YT app is Flash-based for this TV, believe it or not. >What people are failing to understand is the removal of Youtube is down to the Tv's specs. Too bad, it's actually pretty good except for the software. Next TV? Next anything electronic? Not a chance in hell to be a Samsung. Not really expensive, but running out of HDMI ports with this kinda crap. Sammy decided to yank out the YouTube app about 3 months ago, leaving me with the need to get a Chromecast to watch YouTube. The only apps I've ever used on it are the Netflix and YouTube, but I guess they need to update their unremovable bloatware apps. there were least 2 or 3 _demo_ apps (by Samsung) for a Sammy TV, but no remote apps for them. Note that searching for "remote Samsung" in the Google Play isn't all that useful either. ![]() About a year in, they "updated" the iOS to v3 and the only thing it now did was to switch channels and control the volume. When it first came out, it had a really good iOS remote - it did everything. Is it too intellectually challenging for them to give you an option to update it at shutoff time instead? My 4-5 year old Sammy TV constantly wants to update itself when you turn it on. ![]()
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