Granted, this is just an anecdote, but I have several Samsung appliances; oven/stove, dishwasher, microwave, televisions, smart phone(okay, I guess those are technically an electronic), and I haven't had any issues with them. They've served me well, even if I haven't been the kindest to them.

I guess the point I'm trying to make is "your mileage may vary."

[–] petriborg@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I got one Samsung TV for free for one reason or another -- it never really worked properly because all its spyware shit kept tripping up on my custom DNS server.

[–] pankkake@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a Samsung TV as well, and it's spamming ARP requests to every device in my home.

[–] rolaulten@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There is no good reason to connect any tv to the internet. External devices, those can be connected. But to me the tv is just a big dumb screen.

[–] pankkake@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I disagree; I find it useful to have apps like YouTube on my TV, it's handy not having to plug in another device to watch content.

[–] wheresyourshoe@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I plugged it in once and never thought about it again. It's essentially like my TV is a smart tv.

[–] JesusTheCarpenter@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why? I am genuinely curious.

[–] cryptosporidium140@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

They have a reputation for not lasting very long. I've already been avoiding them for that reason, so when I see a $4000 Samsung fridge I'm like lol nope

[–] petriborg@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And LG - they are both hot garbage.

[–] ccunix@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Their TVs are great, had 1 for more than 10 years and a second going on 6 and we're really happy both.

Can't speak for anything else though.