Certificate issue old smart tv's work arounds and testing

[ChuckPa]

@eirini_chat

Does October 1, 2021 sound about right ?

This is not the exhaustive list but does give a sense of scope and things to check in your TV firmware version info.

Important information about Plex for smart TVs after September 30, 2021

UPDATE: It appears that all Tizen-based Samsung sets are likely affected by the cert change and will thus need the app and server configured to allow insecure connections. On September 30, 2021, some older smart TVs (some Samsung, LG, Vizio, Hisense, and other unsupported TV platforms) will no longer be able to use secure connections to communicate with Plex Media Servers. These devices are no longer supported by their manufacturers, and won’t be receiving an update needed to continue making se…

If the TV is local (in your home), you can mitigate most of it but might not be able to get all of it.