Linux-Friendly, Internet-Enabled HDTVs? 277
mrchaotica writes "I'm in the market for a new HDTV (in the $1200-or-slightly-more range, as I won the extended-service-plan lottery and have a Sears store credit). Several of the TVs I've looked at have various 'Internet TV' features (here are Samsung's and Panasonic's). Some manufacturers appear to be rolling their own, while others are partnering with Yahoo (maybe in an attempt to create a 'standard?'). Moreover, these TVs also tend to run Linux under the hood (although their GPL compliance, such as in Panasonic's case, may leave something to be desired). Finally, it's easy to imagine these TVs being able to support video streaming services (YouTube, Netflix, Amazon, etc.) without a set-top box, but I don't know the extent to which that support actually exists. Here are my questions: 1) Is this 'Internet TV' thing going to be a big deal going forward, or just a gimmick? 2) Which manufacturers are most [open standard|Linux|hacker]-friendly? 3) Which TV models have the best support (or best potential and community backing) for this sort of thing?"
It's a TV!! (Score:5, Funny)
It's a damn TV! Not every bloody piece of technology is supposed to be able to have something to do with Linux. You want internet on your TV? Run a video cable from your computer to your TV and use a wireless keyboard and mouse. There you go. Internet on your TV!
You Linux users get right on my nerves most of the time.
'Is this microwave open standards compliant?'
'Is this toaster open source?'
'Does anybody know where I can get a Linux compatible table lamp?'
'Has anyone tried installing Linux on an alarm clock?'
I tells ya it never ends!
Funny? (Score:1, Funny)
I'm not really sure why this is marked Funny, in the case of anything less than a top-end TV it's 100% true.
Re:Funny? (Score:1, Funny)
Because it sounded nice and sarcastically condescending.
I'll be charitable though, and not ridicule you for missing it.
Re:everything changes (Score:5, Funny)
That and I'm pretty sure I got an erection the first time I bounced a transmission off the atmosphere. That did not happen with my first e-mail.
+1, Frightening.
-1, TMI.
net mod: 0.
Re:"It's just around the corner" (Score:3, Funny)
Glad it works for you but it sounds more like divergence than convergence.