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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by fouc on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @09:15PM (#28297034)
That would be a fun product actually.. kickstarter idea?

B&W TV w/ built-in roku-like/streaming capabilities.

I wonder how expensive it would be to manufacture a B&W TV these days

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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by idonotknowwhy on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @11:01PM (#28297592)
If you mean a bw crt, the consensus on the crt gaming sub is that it's too expensive and there are a lot of undocumented secrets :(

I've found some Chinese factory which claims they can do it, but they seem to be using new-old-stock tubes.

I believe EU regulations regarding lead in consumer products prevent this too.

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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by Teever on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @10:17PM (#28297376)
It would the exact same amount as a colour TV because the B&W would all be done in software.
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