[cpursley]

Can y'all please make a box that turns off all of the TVs in bars and restaurants whenever I walk in? I'd pay a monthly subscription for this. Add to that gyms and other public places, please.

On a more serious note, this is actually a brilliant idea. I've been in places so many times and seen competitors commercials playing and always though it was not in their best interest.

[bt3]

This what you're looking for? https://www.adafruit.com/product/73

[dsl]

New "Commercial" TV sets use device coded IR signals or LF radio because of these things.

[frenchie4111]

You know how, somewhat annoyingly, polarized sunglasses black out some screens? Is there a way to do that on purpose?

[soco]

No-ads sunglasses. We have a winner here. Edit: or place your content over the ads, AR-style. Almost thinkable with today's technology.

[lancesells]

I've thought of this same thing. Identify ads in AR and layer the color of the sky on top of the ads. I'm guessing it's doable already.

[leetcrew]

you can do this yourself with an IR blaster. the infrared signals sent from the remote to the TV are not encrypted. only catch is you have to program the right signal for the TVs in the bar. it won't take long before people figure out what you're doing though.

[Cactus2018]

Look up Mitch Altman's work