TLDR; This solution, uses an AndroidTV box to provide the SmartTV functionality. For the Tagged with esp8266, smarttv, diy.
Total Controls Button Box small review - PC Hardware and Related Software - ED Forums
How to troubleshoot the Samsung TV that keeps turning on by itself
Home Entertainment Buyers Guide - Spring by The Gadget Group - Issuu
Remote for Philips TV - Apps on Google Play
What is bias lighting and how can it improve TV performance?
City Life Org - NYC's Broadcast TV Station, WNYE-TV, Part of the NYC Media Television and Radio Network, Celebrates 55 Years of Entertaining and Educating New Yorkers
HDR Archives - postPerspective
How To Turn My Samsung TV Into A Smart TV?
Make Your TV Smart With This Simple Hack - CNET
Is it worth buying a Daiwa LED TV? - Quora
Philips' 2015 TV line-up - full overview - FlatpanelsHD
Ambilight Clone Uses Video Pass-through; Needs No Computer