Why “TVS” is being discussed
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How well do modern projectors which cost comparable to consumer TVs do when the room may get indirect sun through windows? This is my one fear that would hold me back from serio…
by bradfa · Nov 2, 2026
Agreed, some LG TVs even hardcode the DNS these days. A simple cron job that resolves the hostnames and blocks the IP on a firewall level is very hard to bypass though ;)
by LaurensBER · Nov 2, 2026
A real shame, BTW. WebOS is a very nice OS and their TVs could be perfect if they were more open. Think of running emulators directory on the TV, or turning it into a VNC/R…
by rbanffy · Nov 2, 2026
I would disconnect the WiFi antenna as well and hope it doesn’t connect to nearby WebOS TVs via Bluetooth to pass telemetry so that the other TV uploads it to their mothership.
by rbanffy · Nov 2, 2026
> NEVER connect it to the internet Weren’t there reports of smart TVs that connected to nearby unsecured TVs of the same manufacturer so they could download firmware and send te…
by rbanffy · Nov 2, 2026
> It would be smart for TV mfrs to do a deal with Xfinity and their equivalents world wide in order to sell viewer data to advertisers and receive “fresh” ads, even if the TVs a…
by Hamuko · Nov 2, 2026
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