[hilbert42]

I know it exists, it's just that it does not work well or seamlessly. AI will not only make it more mainstream but will also solve in-picture ad placements.

It also partially solves the problem in places where such hardware is illegal† as the AI solution could be solely software.

Many people don't mind ads so such solutions will likely only be taken up by those who do.

† Where I am such a device was marketed several decades ago and the TV stations took the matter to court and won, it was removed from the market.

[lern_too_spel]

Mythtv is solely software. It works seamlessly.

[hilbert42]

I've not used it as it has no Windows version, will check it out for my Linux stuff.