Netflix will no longer be visible on these televisions

Netflix will experience a power outage in the coming days. This title seems grandiose, but it will be people who own TVs made before 2014 who will suffer. The American company which offers series and films through streaming announced that this decision was taken to optimize resources and improve the performance of the most modern devices. Users who suffer these consequences therefore have two alternatives: buy a new television or opt for an external device on which they can download the application.

At the end of 2024, we are fully immersed in the era of platforms that offer streamingwhether it’s films, series or music. In the market we can find a wide range of companies that offer a large number of titles in exchange for a modest monthly price. It would be unthinkable to think about it in the days when renting a film was expensive or when you paid 10 euros for a CD. Now for this amount you can have all the music in the world.

Within all these platforms Netflix It is the one that revolutionized the market and the one that has the largest number of subscribers. In the last quarter of 2024, this company streaming declared income of $9.825 millionwhich represents an increase of 15% compared to the same period of 2023. During this period, it made a profit of 41% and above all: it gained five million users. Despite its latest drastic price increase, it will have 282.72 million users worldwide by the end of 2024. Figures that place it as the total and absolute benchmark in terms of streaming services.

Netflix outage in December

Netflix continues to optimize its resources and work to be able to offer the best possible service on new devices and for this reason, from December 1, it will experience a power outage on televisions manufactured in 2014. So, from this date, these Smart TV They will no longer be compatible with the application which is undoubtedly one of the most downloaded in the world.

So from December 1st, Netflix It will turn black on Samsung and LG smart TVs manufactured before 2014 and with compatible hardware for updates. It will also stop working on the brand’s televisions Sony Bravia W95, W85, X85, X9 and X95 series. As for the Panasonic brand, the application will stop working on TVs older than 2014 or those that do not meet the minimum requirements.

This also coincides with an increase in titles in terms of series and films with the arrival of Christmas. One of its flagship products, ‘The Squid Game‘, will present its next season on December 26. On the 11th of the same month, the series “One Hundred Years of Solitude” will also be premiered, inspired by the masterpiece by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Alternatives to the Netflix outage

Users affected by this power outage Netflix They have possible solutions to resolve the problem. If you want to continue maintaining the TV to keep it running optimally, the end of your problems with this application is an external device that turns the TV into a Smart TV.

In this way, in the market you can find the Amazon Fire Stick or Google Chromecast this will give you the possibility of having the Netlfix application on your television even if it does not have service. Smart TV i.e. it is manufactured before 2014 and this service is obsolete. So for a low price, you can benefit from this service streaming on your TV as you have enjoyed in recent years.

In addition to Netflixwith these devices that you will have to place as if it were a USB stick on one of the sides or back of the television, you will also be able to take advantage of other applications that offer data services. streaming as well as applications to play videos like YouTube or even browse the Internet. This will put an end to your problems with a platform like Netflix which wants to renew itself from 2025.