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Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse

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Re: Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse

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Post by kazinator »

MichaelZuo wrote: post #190
kazinator wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Some people will pay, not knowing the TV was stolen. A batch of stolen TV's could end up in the ends of a legit distributors; someone could end up with that by walking into some established brick-and-mortar discount TV warehouse type place. Gee, I hope that everything you own that you got off Craigslist in good faith and paid for is remotely disabled if it had been stolen, while the thieves enjoy the money. Because y…

Do you not believe in property rights? If a stolen car gets resold that doesn’t automatically void the original ownership papers… and that’s the standard practice in every country in the world I think.

The standard practice in most countries is that the police and the court system are distinct from this entity called Samsung.

Re: Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse

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Post by InitialLastName »

ezconnect wrote: post #126
dthul wrote: post #48

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The issue is that it's hard to find any not-too-smart TVs with up to date technology (4k, OLED, HDR etc). Unless you spend a fortune on a luxury brand like Bang and Olufsen.

That's the problem of current consumers. The modern TVs have an equivalent no smart same spec screen but only available to corporate users with all the modern inputs just without the smart. If only we could get access to that market.

> If only we could get access to that market.

You often have access to it, it's just a higher price (sometimes double) because it isn't subsidized by advertising.

Re: Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse

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Post by 74d-fe6-2c6 »

wait_a_minute wrote: post #36

I bought one of Samsung's smart televisions a couple years ago. I think I paid $1500 for it. Anyway, it started showing me ads and the TV eventually became sluggish less than a month after owning it. Returned it as defective. Ever since that experience, I swore of all smart televisions and will never buy another Samsung television or smartphone again if I can help it.

What's the point of a TV to begin with. All oyu need is a display and a laptop.

Re: Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse

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Post by Tarsul »

ollien wrote: post #44
wait_a_minute wrote: post #36

I bought one of Samsung's smart televisions a couple years ago. I think I paid $1500 for it. Anyway, it started showing me ads and the TV eventually became sluggish less than a month after owning it. Returned it as defective. Ever since that experience, I swore of all smart televisions and will never buy another Samsung television or smartphone again if I can help it.

I recently bought a TCL TV specifically because I trust Roku to maintain their software more than someone like Samsung. The ads drive me insane, even if they're relatively unobtrusive. At least in that case the TV was much cheaper (~$500 for a 55" TV)

I once had a so called "Radio Roku" where the main service has been discontinued (the website where you could put in your favorite stations etc.), so basically the answer is don't trust no one.

Re: Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse

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Post by Teknoman117 »

rad_gruchalski wrote: post #152
Teknoman117 wrote: post #46

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I don’t have proof of purchase for 90% of the stuff I own. It’s insane to expect people to hang on to receipts for eternity.

No bank statements?

I have bank / credit card statements, but those aren't itemized.

I could say I spent $1500 at BestBuy on some date, but not have concrete proof of exactly what I bought from that alone.

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Post by sudosysgen »

progman32 wrote: post #180
Aspos wrote: post #141

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I once moved across the ocean and newly purchased LG TV refused to work because I am now in the wrong region. Off it went to a landfill, this perfect piece of hardware :-(

How did it know?

Might have picked it up from the SSID.

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Post by ketralnis »

rad_gruchalski wrote: post #227
chaircher wrote: post #193

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you only have to prove ownership not purchase for insurance

How do you otherwise prove an ownership of an item you have purchased?

Lots of ways. My renters insurance just wants a timestamped digital photo

Re: Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse

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Post by bellyfullofbac »

aYsY4dDQ2NrcNzA wrote: post #101
bellyfullofbac wrote: post #40

I guess this will just greatly inconvenience people who bought the TV from the bandits. But well, if this press release is well-distributed among the public, then they will know to avoid buying Samsung TVs from the backs of vans, and the thieves will avoid Samsung warehouses. Alternatively maybe Samsung should just offer the innocent buyers a e.g. 5% discount to "legitimize" their TVs, so if they bought the TV from t…

> greatly inconvenience people who bought the TV from the bandits It’s stolen property. The subsequent buyers cannot legally own it.

The illegality is also inconvenient, but how likely are the cops or whoever are going to inconvenience them about that?

For the bandits the disabled TVs is no big deal because they'll probably manage to sell them to "bargain hunters" anyway.

Re: Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse

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Post by hef19898 »

anonuser123456 wrote: post #80
zimbatm wrote: post #69

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You might have paid the TV second hand, and not be aware of the theft. What recourse do you have then? You're out of pocket, the seller might not be reachable anymore, and you have no proof of purchase.

Supply chains matter and that has always been true. You have never had recourse for buying stolen goods under law. If you buy stolen goods, the police can seize them and you are out the money.

You did, if you did so unknowingly and had no reason to doubt you bought stolen merchandise.
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