Yhn SportBaseball first seen 6 d ago, last 1 h ago, peak #1
Developer makes a smart TV dumb and then smart again
Original: Show HN: Making a smart TV dumb and then smart
A developer has shared an open-source project that strips a smart TV of its built-in software and replaces it with a custom, self-controlled setup, making the television dumb before rebuilding it into something smarter on the user's own terms. The project, released on GitHub under the name r2d2-tv, is drawing attention and engagement from the tech community, with readers discussing the appeal of taking back control from vendor software, ads and tracking on home devices.
Why now: Growing frustration with ad-laden, privacy-invasive smart TV software is making DIY de-smarting and custom firmware projects popular right now.
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- Show HN: Making a smart TV dumb and then smart · animalhot · 112
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