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Re:Ask HN: Tips for Hacking a TV? by ta1243 on Friday October 18, 2024 @04:12AM (#41877332)
The UN24H4500 is an LED monitor.

The big risk in old TVs was the enormous voltages in the CRTs (which acted as a capacitor and stored energy even when off, and even pick up energy from background sources)

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Re:Ask HN: Tips for Hacking a TV? by BoxOfRain on Friday October 18, 2024 @07:21AM (#41878330)
Aren't a lot of old TVs 'live chassis' as well as using very high voltages?
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Re:Ask HN: Tips for Hacking a TV? by mixmastamyk on Friday October 18, 2024 @11:38PM (#41885476)
For faster startup, yes.
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