Samsung and built in obsolescence. I’m so cross???

I would be cross too, just adds to the rubbish mountain as well as the fact a TV should last for years. (Know you mention a fire stick, £79 a year?, but am sure someone mentioned a Now TV box too which may access other channels/iPlayer. Think it is just a one off payment.

The fire stick allows you to stream loads of tv channels, free and pay and as far as I can see, no subscription needed. It just plugs into the TV

BTW, just bought the newest one for £49.99. Cheaper than a new tv. It also turns non smart tv into a smart tv. Although the Samsung wasn’t that smart in my case.

Me too I’ve got a Samsung tv that’s only 4 years old and was completely thrown when I discovered I could no longer access the I player. Paying to have the I player goes against a principle really, but we are in their hands entirely!! We have paid our licence fee after all.

Trouble is, it’s nothing to do with the BBC, it’s Samsung that don’t support it anymore on some TVs. The guy I spoke to at PC World Know How (extended guarantee), said it’s how the company gets people to buy a newer model. I went onto Facebook and wrote a very cross message about Samsung. I really feel ripped of, as well as the terrible waste of resources and rubbish that this creates.

Strange, I bought my Samsung July 2017 and iPlayer is working on mine, I have just checked

I had the impression from the tech guy that it was only on some models. Maybe the cheaper ones?

Obsolescence has been happening for many years, it’s called progress - get used to it. I’ve just had to upgrade my iPad because the old one wouldn’t work with the new Apps I needed for online banking.
Any electronic device will work with service it was designed for, if new services become available you have to decide if you want it enough to upgrade.