Re:Sony software updates breaks movie theater projectors
by transcriptase on Sunday December 31, 2023 @04:55PM
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Roku and smart TV manufacturers are infuriating.
They choose a processor that’s barely sufficient to run the software it releases with, and proceed release a constant stream of updates with nothing of value to the user. Meanwhile every update has the device running 5% slower, making it noticeably sluggish after a couple years.
It almost feels intentional, but I’m sure no bean counter is going to permit spending a few dollars extra per unit for something they probably see as reason for people to upgrade.
Even worse, something got updated that broke CEC integration with my sound bar on one of them, so now I can't use the built in volume control and need to use 2 remotes instead. I know it's a real first world problem, but it infuriates me that they can slowly ruin a TV that I own and I have no recourse.
I'm so sick of the tech industry I hope the whole thing collapses. We need major legislation updates to make tech companies liable for all awful they're doing to the world.