Netflix to Drop Support for Older TVs and Devices Starting October 2023

Netflix is discontinuing support for older, unsupported TVs and devices starting October 16, 2023. Devices over 10 years old are being impacted.

This is not the first time Netflix has ended support for older devices, having previously dropped support for some Roku, Samsung, and Vizio devices in 2019.

Reasons given for ending support include security issues, providing a good user experience on aging/slow devices, and supporting new features.

Affected users are being directed to Netflix's help page to find supported devices like smart TVs, streaming players, game consoles, etc.

Cheap streaming device options exist for less than $30 like Roku Express, Amazon Fire Stick, or Walmart's $19.99 Onn Google TV device.