OpenLGTV: Legal reverse engineering and research of LG TVs firmware

Re:OpenLGTV: Legal reverse engineering and research of LG TV... by ocdtrekkie on Thursday November 25, 2021 @01:35AM (#29338771)

Glad to see some work on this. The most expensive Smart TV in my house is the worst one because LG refuses to support their TVs more than a couple years: All the new streaming apps are only available on newer TVs, even if they're far cheaper and less powerful.

My experience with LG's TV software support may have driven me to Roku forever. Age old Rokus still tend to have fantastic app support and run modern versions of their OS.

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Re:OpenLGTV: Legal reverse engineering and research of LG TV... by square_usual on Thursday November 25, 2021 @02:00AM (#29338902)

> Age old Rokus still tend to have fantastic app support and run modern versions of their OS.

Yes, because Roku's business model is getting into your living room to spy on you. Of course they'd like to do that for as long as possible!

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Re:OpenLGTV: Legal reverse engineering and research of LG TV... by franga2000 on Thursday November 25, 2021 @02:57AM (#29339202)

It's the same with the TV vendors these days, only they want you to buy a new device every few years too.

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Re:OpenLGTV: Legal reverse engineering and research of LG TV... by kevin_thibedeau on Thursday November 25, 2021 @03:02AM (#29339236)

There's a menu setting to disable telemetry.

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Re:OpenLGTV: Legal reverse engineering and research of LG TV... by polished85 on Thursday November 25, 2021 @01:43AM (#29338816)

I mostly agree, but recently I was pleasantly surprised to find that the Apple TV app became available on my 2017 50" LG. I was able to remove my Gen 3 Apple TV box. The only app I use that is still not available is HBO Max. For that I bring my daughter's PS4 into the room, but who knows maybe that will also become available.

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Re:OpenLGTV: Legal reverse engineering and research of LG TV... by ChrisMarshallNY on Thursday November 25, 2021 @05:28AM (#29340039)

> The only app I use that is still not available is HBO Max.

That’s a biggie. Isn’t it available on the AppleTV app?

For myself, I only use my AppleTV (device), for streaming. I have an LG, but am not a fan of the weird WebOS UI, so I just leave it connected to the AppleTV.

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Re:OpenLGTV: Legal reverse engineering and research of LG TV... by polished85 on Sunday November 28, 2021 @04:11AM (#29367414)

No, Unfortunately HBO MAX is not available on Gen3 Apple TV.

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Re:OpenLGTV: Legal reverse engineering and research of LG TV... by taneq on Thursday November 25, 2021 @01:48AM (#29338844)

Our (now-7-year-old) LG TV was pretty good for the first 3-4 years. Now it's just a big monitor for a Raspberry Pi and very occasionally an old Bluray player.

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Re:OpenLGTV: Legal reverse engineering and research of LG TV... by KptMarchewa on Thursday November 25, 2021 @05:29AM (#29340043)

I think consoles are the best option if you want at least sometimes play some games. They sell so much of them that the application developers support them for a long, long time - the 2013 PS4 is still being sold and will still be supported for at least few years.

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