If you factory reset your Bravia and then decline all the Google features (don’t sign in, etc.) it’s about as close to a dumb TV as you can get these days.
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aeronmelon@lemmy.world 3 days ago
The Sony Bravia I have now is the first Android device I have ever owned. It is also, coincidentally, the first TV I have had to hard reboot on a regular basis because the HDMI stack keeps crashing.
I have never and will never allow this thing to go online.
LettucePrey@lemm.ee 3 days ago
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
I have a Bravia, and the picture is second to none. Better than any other I’ve seen, including other OLEDs…
But holy shit is the software slow. Fuck “smart” TVs
HexagonSun@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I guess nothing’s changed then haha. I have a 2015 LCD Bravia. No longer my main TV, but it’s been awesome.
But the delay between turning it on and being able to switch inputs… Jesus.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Mine is several years old at this point so could be better now… It’s even worse for me, there is no rhyme or reason to the (several second long) input lag. Seems to be getting worse with age.