17 stories tagged smart-tv, newest first.
106 points by taubek | 38 comments
X post by Freddy Vega claiming Samsung TVs detect Bluetooth microphones, classify sounds like dog barks and baby cries, and send telemetry including app usage.
272 points by mashally | 176 comments
An X post reporting that Samsung Tizen TVs run an INT8 AlexNet TensorFlow Lite model on 960x540 screen captures every few seconds to identify which game is being played.
830 points by testing22321 | 617 comments
Reddit post in r/antiai about a hacker reverse engineering a Samsung TV and finding on-board AI listening; page shows a Reddit network-security block.
67 points by scrambled | 27 comments
An X post by Robbie Tilton showing a video of his TV home screen redesigned as a Game Boy Color-style Pokemon town, built with Claude Opus 5.5.
69 points by animalhot | 38 comments
GitHub repo for r2d2-tv, a local home screen, private remote browser, and push-to-talk voice assistant that replaces vendor software on rooted LG webOS TVs.
18 points by ingve | 2 comments
GitHub repository for CleanFrame, an MIT-licensed custom minimal home screen app for the Samsung The Frame TV running Tizen, with setup guides and agent instructions.
9 points by cakehonolulu | 19 comments
Blog post about working around Samsung Q-Symphony's inability to disable TV speakers on a 2025 TV by setting max volume to 0 in the hidden service menu.
581 points by datakan | 450 comments
Tom's Hardware news article on LG denying claims from an online investigation that 216 million of its smart TVs track users, scan networks, and record audio.
394 points by sbulaev | 216 comments
The Verge news article reporting Gamers Nexus findings that LG smart TVs collect data even when offline or on standby.
1055 points by chris_overseas | 480 comments
Notebookcheck news article on a Gamers Nexus investigation finding LG smart TVs scan local networks and capture microphone audio while appearing off.
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768 points by treve | 914 comments
Gamers Nexus YouTube video investigating LG smart TVs' data collection, including audio logging and snooping on local network devices.
374 points by DemiGuru | 388 comments
KrebsOnSecurity article reporting that LG plans to suspend webOS smart TV apps that turn TVs into residential proxy nodes, after research found such SDKs in over 42% of apps.
626 points by PaulHoule | 206 comments
Landing page for Plasma Bigscreen, KDE's open-source TV interface for Linux, marked as coming soon.
529 points by fleahunter | 423 comments
Ars Technica guide to avoiding smart TV ads and tracking, covering options like dumb TVs and alternatives to connected televisions.
509 points by sibellavia | 495 comments
Google Keyword blog post looking back at 11 years of Chromecast history as Google ends its production and shifts to Google TV Streamer.
348 points by DitheringIdiot | 418 comments
A blog post from Practical Betterments explaining which smart TV picture settings, like motion smoothing, to turn off for a more faithful image.
899 points by deeg | 954 comments
A Wirecutter advice column answering a reader's request for a TV recommendation without smart features, discussing options for non-smart or 'dumb' TVs.