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Re:Spoofing the Samsung Smart TV Internet Check by nitrogen on Sunday April 20, 2014 @11:54AM (#7617190)
The point of the thread is that Netflix and .mp4 files are more appropriately processed by a cheap smart box that plugs into an expensive dumb TV.
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Re:Spoofing the Samsung Smart TV Internet Check by jdsareault on Sunday April 20, 2014 @01:51PM (#7617725)
Currently, yes. I don't think that excludes the option of someone creating a smart TV that doesn't require an additional device to plug into it though.
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Re:Spoofing the Samsung Smart TV Internet Check by nitrogen on Sunday April 20, 2014 @02:24PM (#7617879)
Such a smart TV would have to be really well done in order to justify keeping the same privacy-invasive firmware around for the 5-10 year life of a TV.
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