Comment on Is it possible to install my own OS on a "smart" TV? Is that a thing?

• witty_username@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Cathode ray dude recently did a video on them
  youtu.be/q9a3dCd1SQI

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• ABCDE@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Oh that’s a point, probably not cheap though, maybe not good for home cinema? Not heard of Sceptre, will check out. I’m happy just not connecting my TV mind you.

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  • TexasDrunk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Sceptre is cheapo stuff. And at least one brand of smart TV is wardriving to find networks behind your back (again, drunk, I can’t remember which right now) and creating mesh networks with other TVs of the same type.

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    • ABCDE@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That is a pretty horrific thing. Policy is so far behind if that is allowed.

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    • Professorozone@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I must say, your typing is flawless for a drunk person.

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      • TexasDrunk@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Learned skill. I spend a lot of time drunk and Android tends to do a pretty good job of guessing what I’m swiping.

        I also tend to reread what I wrote when I’m drunk. I actually generally do a worse job sober because I won’t double check my work.

        And it was signage displays for the dumb TVs I was thinking of, and Sharp TVs used to have unsecured wireless networks that you couldn’t really turn off, so they’d make a mesh with other smart TVs. I believe I’ve heard the same thing about Samsung as well.

        Now it’s time to go jog myself sick.

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