I want my smart Android TV to be dumb again
I want my smart Android TV to be dumb again
Smart TVs are all well and good, but when ad-focused update lobotomized my new-ish Android TV, we hit a problem.
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Is there a consensus that Sony tvs are better due to android TV on them?
Mine is fine. But I don't really have experience with any other smart TVs.
I've installed Projectivy launcher since Google mandated 50% of your home screen being an ad, though.
I do appreciat the fact that sony TVs have native android, the TV menues are also more intuative IMO
Though regardless of the TVs OS, its best to not plug a TV directly into the internet. If you can afford it, get a dedicated android box, fire stick, or any other smart dongle you can afford.
TVs, your kitchen fridge, or even cars now seem to be a privacy nightmare. Updates also dont happen often enough or the manufacture chooses to drop support leaving consumers home networks at risk.
Wouldn't the android box, fire stick connecting the internet be doing the same thing that you don't want your smart TV to be doing?
I always always thought getting one of those was to either circumvent the TV OS limitation (Example LG webOS) or to improve user experience on entry level smart TV or older smart TV.
The one upside to a dedicated streaming box is the guaranteed security updates.
Netflix for example may choose to support the app on your fire stick or nvidia shield for a longer time then on a specific TV.
No I specifically bought a Sony for my parents for ease of use and it is one of the worst purchases I have ever made.
I picked this specific model after looking for 3 months.
No where in any of the documentation or reviews did it say by plugging in a HDD I can only record a channel if I'm watching it and not record one channel while watching another which is a total deal breaker.
Also it has developed a fault where it basically shits its self every couple of weeks and the picture pixelates. It needs to be unplugged for a week and plugged back in. I've tried a new power pack but it doesn't really help. The only other thing I could do is get a new main board but can't source one with 6 months of searching eBay.
Do yourself a favour and buy a cheap LG panel and stick a streaming stick in it and never connect it to the internet.
by plugging in a HDD I can only record a channel if I'm watching it and not record one channel while watching another
That actually makes sense if we're talking DVB-[C, S or T] channels received through an internal hardware tuner. A tuner can only tune in on one frequency at once. To record one channel while watching another, it would need to have two internal tuners, which isn't very common and, I'd say, not something to expect unless specifically advertised.
Also it has developed a fault where it basically shits its self every couple of weeks and the picture pixelates. It needs to be unplugged for a week and plugged back in.
Warranty?
Warranty expired