Since Samsung hasn't provided a way to add more RSS feeds to the InfoLink service that comes in the a650, I'm starting this thread for ideas on how to "hack" our own in there.
So far I can think of two different ways to go about this:
Option #1 is by far easier in my opinion, but it would be good to pursue both tracks.
So far I can think of two different ways to go about this:
- reverse engineer the protocol so that a 3rd party can host the custom feeds (w/ custom DNS entry in your router to fool the TV into thinking it's talking to the legit service)
- get a copy of the firmware the TV uses (since it is GPL), modify it, and flash it to the TV. Initial attempts at finding it on the Samsung site haven't been successful: http://www.samsung.com/us/function/s...searchWord=gpl
Or asking via live chat support:
Or calling Samsung:
I got level 1 support who had no idea, and then level 2 support said that they can't give me the source code, so they gave me to a product specialist who had no idea what I was talking about, and said he'd have to email Korea and get back to me.
Option #1 is by far easier in my opinion, but it would be good to pursue both tracks.