Getting started with a new UE40H5570SS

[ZGod]

Hi,

I wanted to buy a TV to use as a big screen for my notebook and Raspberry Pi. My girlfriend picked out a Samsung, which turned out to be a UE40H5570SS. After turning it on and setting it all up, it threatened to upgrade its firmware after I'd turn it off, so I blocked access to the internet for it completely in my router. It's still at firmware version 2130 now. I disabled OTN and OTA updates using the instructions I found here.

For now I have no special plans and I really have no idea what the current software offers and what SamyGO could potentially add. I've been using GNU/Linux for 15+ years, so just having as many options as possible is attractive for me

Using its internal webbrowser seems at least useful. Is it safe now to enable internet access for the TV again? Could anybody suggest any interesting things to try?

Thanks a lot in advance!

[zoelechat]

It's still at firmware version 2130 now. I disabled OTN and OTA updates using the instructions I found here.
Is it safe now to enable internet access for the TV again?

If you disabled OTN, you can re-enable internet access, TV shouldn't update. Luckily 2130 is latest rootable for now

Could anybody suggest any interesting things to try?

You won't find much interesting things to try here until you root your TV. If you want to have an idea of what you *could* try, check E/F software sections, and "Extras" spoiler on index page.

[ZGod]

It's still at firmware version 2130 now. I disabled OTN and OTA updates using the instructions I found here.
Is it safe now to enable internet access for the TV again?

If you disabled OTN, you can re-enable internet access, TV shouldn't update. Luckily 2130 is latest rootable for now

Great! I'll enable it again then.

You won't find much interesting things to try here until you root your TV. If you want to have an idea of what you *could* try, check E/F software sections, and "Extras" spoiler on index page.

I'll look through there, thanks! I suppose I'll also come up with things I'd want to do when I actually tried the software which comes with the TV already. Something obvious would be XBMC/Kodi and emulators of course

[zoelechat]

XBMC/Kodi and emulators

Forget

[ZGod]

XBMC/Kodi and emulators

Forget

Really? The Samsung SDK I found, suggest that PNaCl is supported. There are already some emulators for that
http://www.samsungdforum.com/Devtools/SdkDownload