[rendall]

I don't understand what this is. I read the explanation but didn't fully understand it.

It's an OS one can load onto a smart TV, replacing whatever is there? Like, if I had a Samsung TV that began advertising at me, this could overwrite the UI?

If so, I looked for a hardware compatibility list and saw only Raspberry Pi, which confused me.

[cal85]

My first assumption was it’s just an OS for installing on a little computer like a Raspberry Pi, for plugging into a TV or monitor via HDMI.

But you’re right it’s unclear, this bit of the intro seems to imply you could install it straight to a TV: “Plasma Bigscreen turns your TV or setup-box into a fully hackable device”. So far I haven’t heard of any smart TV that lets you install a new OS, might be possible with hacks though.

[puzzlingcaptcha]

I think it is meant as an open-source product OEMs can put on their TVs instead of some in-house Android TV derivative.

Sadly it's a non-starter without widevine certification.

[stragies]

Is "capable of Widevine certification" not tantamount to "Has HW/FW/SW in place to securely lock out the user/owner, and introduce backdoors"?

[puzzlingcaptcha]

Most likely, but I mean from OEM's point of view. Noone wants to sell a TV that can't play Netflix.