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They do. I run a thrift store, sell lotsa used tv's, many Samsungs.

In a "dark" room, take a flashlight along the black tinted edge- you'll see the lens (not just the remote sensor) usually just off center along the bottom. Or use an infrared detector app (free from app stores).

I recall one of the first utube vids I ever watched, maybe 20 yrs ago... an appliance repair tech, perplexed, made multiple vids showing cameras in ol' school vcr's and dvd players with cameras pointed out, yet nothing in owners manual mentioning it nor suggesting its use for being there? He was bewildered enough to make a collection of vids showing various manufacturers/brands containing cams AND microphones -- all this during the pre-Alexa (& the like) days.

Was eye opening

Edit to add that there's a reason Mark Zuckerberg keeps electrical tape over his computers camera lens on his desk (some of you may recall the viral video of this fact, maybe a decade ago?)

1 year ago
2 score
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They do. I run a thrift store, sell lotsa used tv's.

In a "dark" room, take a flashlight along the black tinted edge- you'll see the lens (not just the remote sensor) usually just off center along the bottom. Or use an infrared detector app (free from app stores).

I recall one of the first utube vids I ever watched, maybe 20 yrs ago... an appliance repair tech, perplexed, made multiple vids showing cameras in ol' school vcr's and dvd players with cameras pointed out, yet nothing in owners manual mentioning it nor suggesting its use for being there? He was bewildered enough to make a collection of vids showing various manufacturers/brands containing cams AND microphones -- all this during the pre-Alexa (& the like) days.

Was eye opening

Edit to add that there's a reason Mark Zuckerberg keeps electrical tape over his computers camera lens on his desk (some of you may recall the viral video of this fact, maybe a decade ago?)

1 year ago
1 score
Reason: Original

They do. I run a thrift store, sell lotsa used tv's.

In a "dark" room, take a flashlight along the black tinted edge- you'll see the lens (not just the remote sensor) usually just off center along the bottom. Or use an infrared detector app (free from app stores).

I recall one of the first utube vids I ever watched, maybe 20 yrs ago... an appliance repair tech, perplexed, made multiple vids showing cameras in ol' school vcr's and dvd players with cameras pointed out, yet nothing in owners manual mentioning it nor suggesting its use for being there? He was bewildered enough to make a collection of vids showing various manufacturers/brands containing cams AND microphones -- all this during the pre-Alexa (& the like) days.

Was eye opening

1 year ago
1 score