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A Screensaver for LG's Spying Smart TVs

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42 points by taylorfinley · 14 comments

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hdz

Anyone else make the switch to projectors from TVs as a primary way of watching media?

  • Markoff

    I was considering it, but:

    too expensive (the good ones)

    too noisy

    requires canvas for good experience

    requires dark enviroment for good experience

    requires either wiring on ceiling/wall and drilling or extra furniture under TV (short throw)

    double power consumption over TV

    the only benefit really is the size, but nowadays you can buy 65-75" TV which is already pretty huge depending on your room, so I fail to see argument for projector unless you need super large screen which you intend to watch from big distance/outdoors in very late evening

  • cassianoleal

    I have a projector. Top of the line. Amazing image, bright as day, vivid colours, auto-keystone, the works.

    It runs Google TV. I trust it about as much as I do my LG OLED.

  • jareklupinski

    i got a "dumb" sony one, the runt of its laser line but 5+ years later i havent changed it nor anticipate i'll need to, nothing better looking than hdr10 exists anyway, and the laser projectors are easily visible even in daytime with basic curtains down

  • bestouff

    I did. Modern projector have the same spying shit nowadays. Streaming apps, games, ads and all.

zenethian

Just don’t let it connect to the internet then? I don’t trust any tv to connect directly to the internet at all. Ever.

ChrisArchitect

Related:

216M Spy TVs – The LG Smart TV Problem [video]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49592375

llIIllIIllIIl

This is a very smart messaging. Approved.

devilsenigma

Does anyone have a set of domains/ips to piehole to prevent such information going out?

  • notimetorelax

    Having watched the GamersNexus video, some tracking is done with DNS resolution requests to unique domains.

fifilura

Ouch, big brother.

I have an LG TV screen. How do I know if I am infected? It is a few years old...

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