Unsmart a smart TV
How standardized a lcd panels? Could I replace the controller in a smart TV with one of these HDMI to LCD controllers?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/375318342725__
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How standardized a lcd panels? Could I replace the controller in a smart TV with one of these HDMI to LCD controllers?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/375318342725__
Faceman🇦🇺
Als Antwort auf BoscoBear • • •LCDs do tend to speak somewhat standardised languages, but there is a lot more to a modern TV than just an LCD controller.
Color and white balance calibration, image/motion processing, HDR Processing, backlight control/dimming zones, input management, audio decoding/encoding/passthrough, digitizing analogue sources, HDMI licencing, Dolby licencing, etc.
If you want a better smart TV the best thing to do is to get a hackable TV like most android based models, replace the launcher, strip out system apps and telemetry with ADB and start fresh, then either leave it offline or use filtering to only allow access to the services you approve.
Michel
Als Antwort auf Faceman🇦🇺 • •Do you know a list of hackable tv's or at least brands?
I'm very interested in preparing for the moment my current tv break.
@BoscoBear
Faceman🇦🇺
Als Antwort auf Michel • • •Not sure if there's a list, but most Android based TVs can be cleaned and modded to some degree via ADB.
If you can access the dev settings in android, chances are you can do a lot to make it better, strip out some google or branded packages, replace the launcher to block OS level ads etc. Projectivy usually works well since it supports input switching on many devices, but it's still better to do all of this to a separate box and then plug it into a TV that is firewalled/filtered/offline. more control and less to fuck up.
Rooting and unlocking bootloaders is more complex as these android devices dont have normal recovery systems and require a lot of custom drivers to make the video and audio processing work, so it's not worth going that far.
melpomenesclevage
Als Antwort auf Michel • • •Michel
Als Antwort auf melpomenesclevage • •@melpomenesclevage
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(Yes I remember how it was)
The depressing point is:
I need a VPN app like #NetGuard to block apps which violating my privacy.
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