Weird high tech problem

[ElectroDuende]

When my old trusty '92 Sony Trinitron started "smoking" about a couple of years ago, we got a fancy Samsung LCD with all the bells and whistles. I've found the Smart TV feature quite interesting, anyways.

Since then, several "obscure" (no changelog provided) updates have been released, and I've found that, about half of them, do some kind of "harm" (usually in the way of preventing certain "apps" to run or connect to server). One of them, even made the "OFF" function to be retarded about 10 seconds fom the moment you press the button. The other half either repair the "harm" or just "remove" services that were originally available and had been "deactivated" by samsung (just to move them to newer TV models).

So I decided to deactivate the "auto update" option and carefully review the user forums before applying any update. After all I got the TV, not for all the added "services", but as a display for my mediaplayer (I don't have cable or paid TV, just a local "netflix substitute").

I feel that manufacturers are trying to drive the TV model into the computer or smartphone way, "forcing" the customer to "need" to change the TV each 3 or 4 years... the will have a hard time with me...