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Philips to drop Google TV for European-based Titan OS

40 points by pentagrama

by Grimblewald

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I miss dumb tvs. Just give me the option for a dumb tv that i plug whatever "smart" device I need into. Something that is snappy and responsive. No one really uses the built in thing for long, everyone who can ways gets frustrated and opts for 3rd party eventually so now your tv just scrapes your data, draws more power, and offers nothing.

by takinola

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When I bought a Sony TV, I was excited that it ran on Google TV because I thought Google would do software better than Sony could. Oh, how I was wrong. I have been so frustrated by the experience that I just got Apple TVs just so I could avoid having to navigate the molasses-slow interface chock-full of ads.

by lxgr

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The frustrating thing about having so many "smart" TV OSes and streaming platforms is that it's basically guaranteed that I'll end up needing a dongle for at least one service anyway, because its app is not available for my TV.
And at that point, I can just get a dongle that supports everything, which defeats the point of having a smart TV in the first place.

by sherr

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From : https://docs.titanos.tv/introduction
"Titan OS is the European, independent Linux-based smart TV operating system from Titan OS S.L, the technology, entertainment, and advertising company based in Barcelona."
Also :
"Titan OS operates on a Chromium browser, offering support for standard audio and video codecs, streaming protocols, and DRM options"
I don't watch TV, but have a non-smart Samsung hooked up to a laptop running Linux. I wonder how locked down or hackable this OS would be? Would an EU based system be better for privacy? I'd love to have a better option for when I update the "TV" I have in my living room.

by aservus

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The shift toward open source in consumer electronics is long overdue. The real question is whether Titan OS will allow users to actually control what data leaves their TV. Most smart TV platforms treat the device as a data collection endpoint first and a TV second. Open source at least gives someone the ability to audit that.

by toomuchtodo

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by jaybyrd

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I don’t even understand the point of smart tvs. Too slow to run anything I always end up plugging in an Apple TV or an Xbox eventually. (Although Xbox is going down the drain too)

by anjel

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Does it generate enough revenue to match the google/roku tv hardware cost subsidies? If so, how, if not Titan TVs cost more?

by dmitrygr

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