# Turn a TV screensaver into a live revenue display

Ryan Doyle's TV screensaver shows business revenue and new Stripe payments.

## Hardware
Smart TV; exact model not disclosed

The TV becomes an always-visible revenue and payment display.

## Shopping list

Parts for one build. Reuse equipment you already own. Quantities are planning quantities unless the creator explicitly specifies a count; kit contents are not additional purchases.

Quantities are for one build. Unless marked source-specified, they are planning quantities; confirm kit contents and the chosen configuration before ordering.

### Confirm before buying
- Exact television model, firmware and compatible deployment route are not fully disclosed. Reuse the creator-compatible hardware only after confirming those details; a random smart TV is not a verified substitute.

### 1 × Smart TV
- Requirement: Required
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Show the customized TV interface.
- Notes: Creator does not disclose a model; no exact purchase is recommended.
- Sourcing: No exact purchase link verified; confirm the model and requirements above before ordering.
- Evidence: Creator source
- Source: https://tech.yahoo.com/home/articles/people-vibe-coding-ads-smart-221604591.html
- Source: https://x.com/doooyle/status/2111196679680540724

### 1 × Development computer
- Requirement: Tool
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Build, configure or flash the software.
- Notes: Prepare and deploy the interface.
- Sourcing: Use existing equipment or match the specification above. No exact purchase link verified.
- Evidence: Setup requirement — check against your configuration
- Source: https://tech.yahoo.com/home/articles/people-vibe-coding-ads-smart-221604591.html
- Source: https://x.com/doooyle/status/2111196679680540724

### Existing setup × Network and remote control
- Requirement: Required
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Configure and operate the existing TV.
- Sourcing: Use existing equipment or match the specification above. No exact purchase link verified.
- Evidence: Setup requirement — check against your configuration
- Source: https://tech.yahoo.com/home/articles/people-vibe-coding-ads-smart-221604591.html
- Source: https://x.com/doooyle/status/2111196679680540724

### To confirm × Connection / debugging access
- Requirement: Required
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Deploy custom software.
- Notes: Android debugging is described for the Android TV projects; do not assume it applies to the revenue screensaver TV.
- Sourcing: Use existing equipment or match the specification above. No exact purchase link verified.
- Evidence: Setup requirement — check against your configuration
- Source: https://tech.yahoo.com/home/articles/people-vibe-coding-ads-smart-221604591.html
- Source: https://x.com/doooyle/status/2111196679680540724

Source reviewed, not assembled or hands-on tested. A working product page does not confirm stock, firmware compatibility or a complete build.

## Setup
Device software

## Coding tool
Claude; exact interface not individually specified

## How the agent helped
Article states Doyle sent Claude his TV's product listing, asked whether it could hack the set, and ended up with a revenue and Stripe-payment screensaver.

## Before you build
TV model and implementation are not disclosed. Protect private financial data and credentials.

## Sources
- Original build: https://tech.yahoo.com/home/articles/people-vibe-coding-ads-smart-221604591.html
- Supporting source: https://x.com/doooyle/status/2111196679680540724

Source reviewed 2026-11-04. Not hands-on tested.