5 comments

  • noir_lord 16 minutes ago

    Regular Firefox running on a Linux computer works just fine.

    I don’t need more surveillance in the guise of consumer tech in my life, much less if anything.

    My “smart” TV has never seen the network, nor is it ever going to, it displays pixels from a device running software that respects the user, gets constant and regular security updates and that I control, that is its one and only job.

  • bschwindHN an hour ago

    Oof, that screenshot is pretty dire UI.

    Do we really need a "next-generation living room web engine"? These smart TV OSes almost always suck ass, I wish all the TV manufacturers would just give up and ship simple panels with just basic volume and input selection control.

    Or if you absolutely _must_ insist on shipping "smart" features, why do you still need to ship a full browser engine to show some text, rectangles, and images?

    • huslage 7 minutes ago

      People watch YouTube on their TV. Having an independent rendering engine makes the TV OS's garbage stuff go away from the perspective of YouTube's app.

  • lukevp an hour ago

    We definitely need more spyware from Google in our smart TVs, can’t wait!

  • hn3ufz62f7 an hour ago

    Cobalt existed mostly because low end TV SoCs choked on full Chromium, so it's less new spyware than the same app finally getting a browser that fits.