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Oh, Samsung are already "accidentally" sending out broken patches to TVs that happen to brick them. Coincidentally this happens just a few months after their warranty expires. Whoopsie!

It happened to me and it happened to a friend of mine, just a few months apart.

Never ever connect a Samsung TV to the Internet under any circumstances.

I'll take it one step further: never plug in a Samsung TV. Or better yet, never let one into your home.

This might backfire in EU countries since EU consumer protection laws require extended warranty for devices expected to last longer. For TVs it's 5 years I believe.

So if they're bricked after two years you could take it to the retailer.

With smartphones this would be a problem. With TVs you do still always have the option to use it disconnected/dumb with your own computer, chromecast, TV box, console, whatever.

If a corporation like Samsung became evil, I wonder if they could make a bunch of money running a DDOS botnet and attacking other casinos or something.