Comment by functionmouse

2 days ago

new locked down spyware TVs are so cheap, who would want to buy and move -your- locked down spyware TV?

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ctippett  2 days ago

Jailbroken LG TVs are the panacea of locked down spyware TVs.

Although like OP, if I ever lose the ability to run root, then that's the day I look for a new TV (lord have mercy).

  • msh  2 days ago

    I don’t think I will ever again connect a tv to the internet

    • mjlee  2 days ago

      I wonder how long it will be until TVs have some sort of cellular modem built in. Maybe some form of LPWAN - your TV may not be connected to the internet, but odds are there's one in range that is.

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  • kosinus  2 days ago

    I was playing around with LG TV homebrew a while back. Still have the same TV, and in the age of AI, I'm considering putting a coding agent to work on a dump of the filesystem to see what it'd take to run stock Linux on it.

    • ctippett  2 days ago

      There's an active Discord server (I know, I know...) for LG's jailbreak community and there are some incredibly talented folk on there who know the ins and outs of webOS to a crazy level. I'd recommend checking it out if you're interested in that sort of thing.

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