In article l.net,
Dave Liquorice wrote:
3) The LED on the front of the set changes colour between standby and
on. Think most would notice if it was on when meant to be off.

Probably under software control. The TV piece a day or so ago had a
TV running an "app" that appeared to do voice to text.

Yes - think I saw that. Wouldn't a spy be suspicious if their TV suddenly
turned on and appeared to be running some sort of prog they didn't expect?

4) Can the really very cheap microphone fitted to such things
differentiate between the speech or music etc from the TV's own
speakers just a few inches from it and pick up intelligible speech
from the other side of the room?

That's more of problem.

I'd guess they have some magic software that enhances speech. Same as the
one they use to read a distant numberplate from a grotty VHS tape.

Perhaps the BBC could use it on SS GB? ;-)

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