Linux TVs

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Thomson Alpha 100 cm (40 inch) Full HD LED Smart Linux TV with 30 W Sound Output & Bezel-Less Design (40Alpha009BL) - Thomson India
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Which Linux distro is running in Thomson TVs. What are the capabilties.

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Samsung uses tizen, based on linux, maemo, bada: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tizen

LG uses webos, based on linux, palmos: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebOS

WebOS isn't based on PalmOS. PalmOS was it's own completely unique OS for PDAs and phones, WebOS was Palm's Linux-based successor to PalmOS for the Pre. Eventually LG ended up with it and turned it into a TV and watch OS.

WebOS is such a sad story. It started as a pretty innovative and interesting mobile OS at a time when phone manufacturers bothered to innovate. Then it ended up being owned by the grossest software company ever, HPE, and now it’s a pathetically crappy TV operating system. What is LG even doing?

Yeah if it could use modern cell networks and the like 3 apps I actually need I would switch from my modern android phone to a Pre in a heartbeat. It is by far my favorite mobile os

That article made me realize how old my TV is, and certainly made me appreciate WebOS compared to the previous OS I could have had if I had gotten my TV two years prior.