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Heads up for those of you who are clinging onto a second- or third-gen <\/a> box: you’ll need to upgrade soon if you want to keep watching <\/a> through your set-top box. Netflix is ending support for those devices on July 31.<\/p>\n According to <\/em><\/a>, Netflix is informing customers of the change by email. It didn’t fully explain why it’s ending support for the two boxes \u2014 each of which debuted <\/a> \u2014 other than to say it\u2019s doing so to “maintain the best possible Netflix experience.” In fairness, that\u2019s tough to do on old hardware that won\u2019t be able to support newer codecs.<\/p>\n In a broad sense, it\u2019s a pity to see major services abandoning older hardware, especially since that will increase the chances of those products becoming waste and ending up in landfill. That said, there often comes a point where maintaining support for a dwindling user base of aging devices no longer makes sense.<\/p>\n As luck would have it, though, the latest version of the Apple TV 4K is on sale. The 64GB version has <\/a>, which is $40 off and the lowest price we\u2019ve seen for it to date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n