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Re:My first attempt at iOS app development by ryandrake on Monday June 09, 2025 @01:13AM (#44221596)
It's a Hitachi 42 inch plasma and it still looks absolutely beautiful. Not a single problem with it in almost two decades.

Want to know what failed first? The goddamn Mac Mini I have attached to it as a HTPC, where, after "upgrading" to Big Sur or Monterrey, suddenly Apple just up and decided to drop 1080i resolution support (the TV only supports 1080i, not 1080p).

The weakest link, in terms of longevity, is always the software developer.

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Re:My first attempt at iOS app development by pasc1878 on Monday June 09, 2025 @08:33AM (#44223817)
You have undercut your case here.

The TV works and had not been upgraded. The mac mini works if you did not upgrade it.

The weakest link is doing an upgrade, it does not matter which hardware.

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Re:My first attempt at iOS app development by ndiddy on Monday June 09, 2025 @01:08PM (#44226602)
I think it’s unreasonable that Apple sold a device that is capable of displaying 1080i and then disabled it in a software update. Doing stuff like that encourages users to not update and leave themselves vulnerable to security threats.
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