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Open Source Television
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| What makes the LINK such a compelling platform for these folks and Linux/open
| source developers in general is the recognition that a real business entity
| is stepping forward to spend the money necessary to market and commercialize
| what tech enthusiasts have been doing for years. Like the early days of
| homebrew computing, it wasn't until small computer company startups like
| Apple and Microsoft came along to validate the computer market did such a
| market blossom beyond the basement.
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http://www.ddj.com/linux-open-source/219100482
Linux-Friendly, Internet-Enabled HDTVs?
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| 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?"
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http://ask.slashdot.org/story/09/08/08/2139247/Linux-Friendly-Internet-Enabled-HDTVs
Recent:
Taming a power-sucking Linux TV
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| The EPA may re-consider its exemption of "Data Acquisition Mode" (DAM) states
| from the sleep-mode requirements associated with its Energy Star ratings. So
| it told noted cryptographer Martin Hellman, who informed the EPA his
| Linux-based Sony HDTV consumed 150 times its advertised standby power budget.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3462011464.html?kc=rss
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