Hi -
I have a 2009 LG LCD HDTV, 42LH50, that has Yahoo Widgets. I have only seen 13 widgets there for the last year. Is LG not supporting updates to Yahoo Widgets & Yahoo Widget firmware for this model??? It should be capable of running many other Widgets. The Widget Engine version is 5.3.1.
Thanx
Yahoo Widget support on LG LCD TV
AlanT24 Feb 2011 8:45 PM
Austin Teames28 Feb 2011 5:38 PM
LG needs to push an update to these TVs to allow other apps/Widgets to be available. We are actively working with LG on this.
AlanT28 Feb 2011 6:09 PM
QUOTE (Austin Teames @ Feb 28 2011, 05:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
LG needs to push an update to these TVs to allow other apps/Widgets to be available. We are actively working with LG on this.
It would be fantastic if that happened. I have tried on the LG side to address this, but I get misinformation from their 1st tier support people like "we not responsible for this", "we have not no control over this", "go talk to Yahoo", etc. Excuse me, this is your platform. I'm sure you don't let anyone just push updates w/o your approval.
alleyoop2 Mar 2011 8:03 AM
QUOTE (Austin Teames @ Feb 28 2011, 05:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
LG needs to push an update to these TVs to allow other apps/Widgets to be available. We are actively working with LG on this.
Any specific time frame? Yahoo has stated this for a few months now.
Benjamin Toll3 Mar 2011 6:15 PM
QUOTE (alleyoop @ Mar 2 2011, 08:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Any specific time frame? Yahoo has stated this for a few months now.
We continue to work with and have discussions with all of our partners. At the end of the day, we cannot force anyone to upgrade the framework or firmware on their device; that is up to them.
AlanT3 Mar 2011 7:56 PM
QUOTE (Benjamin Toll @ Mar 3 2011, 06:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We continue to work with and have discussions with all of our partners. At the end of the day, we cannot force anyone to upgrade the framework or firmware on their device; that is up to them.
Does Yahoo have a release ready to push to the XXLH50??? And only waiting on LG.
alleyoop4 Mar 2011 6:11 AM
QUOTE (Benjamin Toll @ Mar 3 2011, 06:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We continue to work with and have discussions with all of our partners. At the end of the day, we cannot force anyone to upgrade the framework or firmware on their device; that is up to them.
It's a bit misleading to advertise numerous apps and TV partners when LG only allows access to a portion of the available apps.
alleyoop11 Mar 2011 8:48 AM
QUOTE (Austin Teames @ Feb 28 2011, 05:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
LG needs to push an update to these TVs to allow other apps/Widgets to be available. We are actively working with LG on this.
From LG:
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Any software upgrades for the Yahoo Widgets will come from Yahoo.
AlanT14 Jun 2011 1:50 PM
Another 3 months have gone by w/o any update. Is it that LG & Yahoo only care about this year's model???? With responses like this you are driving consumers to other solutions such as ROKU or Goggle TV. You will then not be able to charge premiums for "Internet-Enabled TVs" & consumers will buy "dumb" sets. I've had it with Yahoo & LG support.
Austin Teames15 Jun 2011 12:04 PM
Apologies for not responding to this earlier. This topic has been discussed several times in other forum posts. We can confirm that LG and Yahoo! have decided not to release any new Yahoo! TV Widgets on 2009 LG TVs. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. LG and Yahoo! are continuing to work together to release selected new TV Widgets to the 2010 LG TVs. We expect the next releases to be in late Q3, 2011.
James6 Jul 2011 9:25 PM
QUOTE (Austin Teames @ Jun 15 2011, 11:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Apologies for not responding to this earlier. This topic has been discussed several times in other forum posts. We can confirm that LG and Yahoo! have decided not to release any new Yahoo! TV Widgets on 2009 LG TVs. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. LG and Yahoo! are continuing to work together to release selected new TV Widgets to the 2010 LG TVs. We expect the next releases to be in late Q3, 2011.
I have an LG 42LE5400, date of manufacture: January, 2011, and I haven't seen any updates in a long time. What's up?
James
AlanT6 Jul 2011 9:59 PM
QUOTE (Austin Teames @ Jun 15 2011, 11:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Apologies for not responding to this earlier. This topic has been discussed several times in other forum posts. We can confirm that LG and Yahoo! have decided not to release any new Yahoo! TV Widgets on 2009 LG TVs. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. LG and Yahoo! are continuing to work together to release selected new TV Widgets to the 2010 LG TVs. We expect the next releases to be in late Q3, 2011.
Well, I, as a consumer. have decided to NOT ever purchase another LG TV, or any other brand that has Yahoo widgets. It is pretty crappy to dump support for a model just because it's 2 years old!!!! That is not comsumer-friendly & not the way to build brand loyalty.
nadesu25 Oct 2011 8:13 PM
I have the 2011 LG LCD tv , but i couldn't see any yahoo widgets apps there, please let me know how can i install that<br><br><div class="quote"><div class="quotetop">QUOTE<cite>(Austin Teames @ 28 Feb 2011 5:38 PM)</cite></div><blockquote class="quotemain">LG needs to push an update to these TVs to allow other apps/Widgets to be available. We are actively working with LG on this.</blockquote></div>