July and August bring big changes for Netflix users with TVs that are 10 years or older.

Many Netflix users may be in for an unpleasant surprise in mid-July, as the company has decided to discontinue its app on about 60 different smart TVs, it was noted. Unilad. Fortunately, this does not mean that a recently purchased device should be replaced, as the company is discontinuing the streaming platform for models that are more than ten years old.

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The decision primarily affects Sony devices. Starting July 24, Netflix will no longer be available on the following models:

S9 Series:

W5 Series:

W6 Series:

  • KDL-40W605B
  • KDL-48W605B
  • KDL-60W605B

W7 Series:

  • KDL-32W705B
  • KDL-32W706B
  • KDL-42W705B
  • KDL-42W706B
  • KDL-50W705B
  • KDL-50W706B

W70 Series:

  • KDL-32W705C
  • KDL-40W705C
  • KDL-48W705C

W8 Series:

  • KDL-42W805B
  • KDL-42W815B
  • KDL-42W817B
  • KDL-42W828B
  • KDL-42W829B
  • KDL-50W805B
  • KDL-50W815B
  • KDL-50W817B
  • KDL-50W828B
  • KDL-50W829B
  • KDL-55W805B
  • KDL-55W815B
  • KDL-55W817B
  • KDL-55W828B
  • KDL-55W829B

W85 Series:

W95 Series:

X85 Series:

  • KD-49X8505B
  • KD-55X8505B
  • KD-65X8505B
  • KD-70X8505B

X9 series:

  • KD-55X9005B
  • KD-65X9005B
  • KD-79X9005B

X95 Series:

For 16 other Sony models, Netflix will discontinue the app on July 23. These are the following:

  • KDL-60W610B
  • KDL-60W630B
  • KDL-55X830B
  • KDL-65X830B
  • KDL-70X830B
  • XBR-55X800B
  • XBR-65X800B
  • XBR-49X850B
  • XBR-55X850B
  • XBR-65X850B
  • XBR-70X850B
  • XBR-55X900B
  • XBR-65X900B
  • XBR-79X900B
  • XBR-65X950B
  • XBR-85X950B

The shutdown also affects previous Apple TV models, and according to Netflix, the app will become unavailable on second- and third-generation devices. The closing date for these is 31 July.

It is still possible to watch Netflix on devices in other ways: if users connect their laptop to the TV using an HDMI cable, or if they transfer the image from another device to the device.

In the second half of the year, the Netflix app will also stop working on some Samsung smart TVs. According to the manufacturer, the change affects devices manufactured between 2010 and 2011 (D and E series) and will take effect on August 19.

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