Last month, Netflix made the surprising decision to kill off a key feature: With no prior warning, the company removed the ability to cast videos from its mobile apps to a wide range of smart TVs and streaming devices. Casting is now only supported on older Chromecast streaming adapters that didn't ship with a remote, Nest Hub smart displays, and select Vizio and Compal smart TVs.
Whenever I hear about consumer data tracking, my half-century-old brain dredges up that Hall and Oates hit called "Private Eyes" with the refrain "they're watching you." I don't mean to incite Big Brother paranoia; I know I'm not being spied on everywhere I go, especially not in the seclusion of my home. But while using streaming devices, you can almost guarantee that your entertainment and advertisement preferences are being tracked.
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Modern TVs, however, are smart. They can't do arithmetic, but they are able to connect to the internet without a streaming device like a Roku or Apple TV. They also have an operating system that allows you to easily access different streaming platforms. Plus, are much more complicated than the traditional TVs that those of us over the age of 20 likely watched as children. Will a universal remote work on these modern TVs?
