https://io55.net/wiki/ 2026-04-17T11:09:34+00:00 https://io55.net/wiki/ https://io55.net/wiki/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2022-04-23T02:59:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/television_and_home_theater/blu-ray_players?rev=1650682768&do=diff Blu-ray Players Devices meant to play Blu-rays (and DVDs 99% of the time). Their OSes are usually Linux-based, with CPUs that are either MIPS or ARM, although MIPS appears to be much more common. General Operating Systems (ARM, MIPS?) Linux "So yes, it is running Linux of a late 2.6 kernel. text/html 2023-04-23T02:12:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/television_and_home_theater/cable_boxes_and_dvrs?rev=1682215922&do=diff Cable Boxes and DVRs Commonly supplied by cable television providers for the purpose of receiving the respective cable TV signals. Often include a hard drive, which makes them similar to DVRs (being a commercial product for recording TV onto drives). Usually runs off MIPS, but ARM is possible. Otherwise referred to as text/html 2022-04-23T03:00:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/television_and_home_theater/smart_tvs?rev=1650682809&do=diff Smart TVs Televisions which feature a level of capability without depending on another device. In other words, TVs that can stream, use “apps”, and so on, as an integrated function. Their OSes are usually Linux or Android based, while CPU architectures are either ARM or MIPS. text/html 2024-05-18T04:15:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/television_and_home_theater/streaming_players?rev=1716005721&do=diff Streaming Players All the devices that can be plugged into a TV (usually) for the purpose of playing streaming media, using apps, and so on. If that's not exactly clear, think Roku, Amazon Fire TV stick, Apple TV, and so on (all featured here). CPU architectures are usually ARM, with the rare aberrations, while OSes will usually be Android or Linux, with occasional differences (such as tvOS). text/html 2022-04-23T03:00:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/television_and_home_theater/televisions_non-smart?rev=1650682856&do=diff Televisions, non-smart For all televisions which do not feature a high level of functionality without using another device. These TVs usually have a basic GUI for changing settings, picture, calibrating channels, or playing media files off a USB drive. OSes will likely almost always be Linux-based, with CPU architectures being MIPS with the rare ARM.