[Tfug] GPL TV

[Zack Williams]

On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 1:40 PM, erich <erich1 at copper.net> wrote:
>     When you buy a flat-screen "TV" these days, It's not your grandfather's
> TV.
> It's really a platform with open-source software that has a lot of
> connectivity.
> Mine is an LG 32LV3400. It comes with a manual the explains  all the
> connections
> save one. There is an intriguing connector labeled  "RS-232C(Control  &
> Service)"
> Has anyone out there tried to control their "TV " in this way?

As Paul mentioned, these are usually just serial control connections -
usually they take a single letter or short sequences of letters and do
things like change channels, inputs, volume, etc.

I'd look for a service manual for the device or similar devices from
the same brand, which might have a command list and other required
settings (baud rate, etc.)

- Zack