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You can! You just need to replace your Smart TV every couple of years to keep up with the software updates. The expensive LG TV I bought ~5 years ago was snapp
by bogwog 5y ago
You can! You just need to replace your Smart TV every couple of years to keep up with the software updates.
The expensive LG TV I bought ~5 years ago was snappy and fast when I got it, but today it's extremely slow and unresponsive. That's my fault for being a bad consumer and not buying the latest model every year.
On a serious note, I wonder if there's a jailbreak scene for smart TVs? It'd be awesome to be able to replace their spyware garbage with a basic OS that only lets me change inputs, or maybe something like Kodi if I'm feeling fancy.
- Arrath 5y agoThere was a really interesting article posted to HN a few months ago now, detailing a deep dive into the firmware of a new Samsung smart TV and what would be required to jailbreak it and run your own firmware. I wonder if part 2 ever came out. E: Ah ha! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25934286 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25934286 Unfortunately, the TV proved to be quite secure it seems.