▲ 294 ▼ You Can Now Jailbreak A PS4 With An LG TV (hackaday.com) submitted 2 years ago by mox@lemmy.sdf.org to c/games@lemmy.world 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org [S] 29 points 2 years ago (1 child) On the other hand, a person who would root a game console or TV is also likely to be the sort of person who would opt out of smart TV updates. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] any1th3r3@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 years ago (1 child) Maybe? You would need to know rooting a TV is even a possibility in the first place, I had no idea that was the case and I've had my LG TV for over 4 years. I'm just pointing out some specifics of the prerequisites, which the article did a pretty bad job of highlighting imo, and how this is not the miraculous solution it's somewhat touted to be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org [S] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I’m just pointing out some specifics of the prerequisites, Yes, that's fair. which the article did a pretty bad job of highlighting imo, and how this is not the miraculous solution it’s somewhat touted to be. It would also be fair to acknowledge that hackaday is not touting miracles, but simply knows their audience. One would have to be very new to hardware hacks like this to be unaware that preconditions almost always exist. Older firmware is one of the most common preconditions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] any1th3r3@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 years ago (1 child) Maybe? You would need to know rooting a TV is even a possibility in the first place, I had no idea that was the case and I've had my LG TV for over 4 years. I'm just pointing out some specifics of the prerequisites, which the article did a pretty bad job of highlighting imo, and how this is not the miraculous solution it's somewhat touted to be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org [S] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I’m just pointing out some specifics of the prerequisites, Yes, that's fair. which the article did a pretty bad job of highlighting imo, and how this is not the miraculous solution it’s somewhat touted to be. It would also be fair to acknowledge that hackaday is not touting miracles, but simply knows their audience. One would have to be very new to hardware hacks like this to be unaware that preconditions almost always exist. Older firmware is one of the most common preconditions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org [S] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I’m just pointing out some specifics of the prerequisites, Yes, that's fair. which the article did a pretty bad job of highlighting imo, and how this is not the miraculous solution it’s somewhat touted to be. It would also be fair to acknowledge that hackaday is not touting miracles, but simply knows their audience. One would have to be very new to hardware hacks like this to be unaware that preconditions almost always exist. Older firmware is one of the most common preconditions. permalink fedilink source parent