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Single-Board Computer from a TV

by watchdogtimer on 11/13/22, 6:26 PM with 50 comments

  • by Retr0id on 11/14/22, 1:22 AM

    Heh I thought I was the only one with a TV SBC. Here's mine:

    https://github.com/DavidBuchanan314/webos-vncserver/raw/main...

    The picture shows a phone VNC'ed into it - it's still running the original Linux-based TV OS (LG webOS), but rooted.

  • by _carbyau_ on 11/13/22, 11:53 PM

    Now go the other way.

    Open source project to replace the SMARTS in TVs with something less ad infested.

    Bonus points if you can do it all in software but honestly, I'd pay $200 for a replacement board to remove ads and put the device under my control!

  • by Ptchd on 11/13/22, 11:57 PM

    Nice.... I have been re-using the boards of smashed TVs by selling them, but I never thought about that

  • by mat_epice on 11/13/22, 11:19 PM

    Very nice hack. Knowing all the random stuff that basically has an SBC inside makes me wish it were easier to get at least that piece out and use once the device is toast. Especially since many Raspberry Pis wind up in end products anyway!

  • by primis on 11/14/22, 3:55 AM

    This whole writeup is awesome, but the best part for me was somehow UART being exposed on the SCART connector.

  • by tuananh on 11/14/22, 2:11 AM

    i would love a dumb tv with nice display and plugging my own SBC into it. it will be a lot easier to upgrade the thing when needed.

  • by aix1 on 11/14/22, 5:17 PM

    > ..and I conveniently have a Palm computer that can send any HEX code over IrDA

    Pure gold. Thanks for sharing!

  • by c_o_n_v_e_x on 11/14/22, 5:15 AM

    Perhaps I missed it but what's actually driving the screen itself?

  • by sublinear on 11/13/22, 11:18 PM

    This is so cool!