god I wish they built smart tvs with the compute on a separate board like they do with digital signage

@noiob hey, i had the same idea
but crapital wouldn't go for that...

@onfy I guess with HDMI CEC a set top box can control the TV now but it feels like a waste to have all this android just sitting here

@noiob better for the tv not to have any computer in it than that (bad android in the tv), but it's a shame because with a box its power state isn't synced with the tv

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@onfy the TV is always gonna have a computer in it

@noiob what i mean is i don't want the computer running hostile and/or outdated software that's also useless
just make the tv computer do tv things and let me watch streams/mkvs with my own hardware

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