Sony pissed me off a few years back. Day one: wanna share data with us? No. Year later: data? No. Year 3. Your tv will no longer accept internet connections unless you agree to share your data. Ok, fuck. Year 4. 30% apps no longer work due to system requirements. You - bastards. I just used a firestick in it until it died on year 6. Which also sucks since it was $3000 in 2017.
fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Not trying to be a Sony Bravia shill but I have two Sony Bravia XBR (X950G and X900H) TVs. Neither of these has ever attempted to show me an advertisement. They aren’t the newest versions nor the most expensive. I don’t include YT ads since those are YT generated.
unphazed@lemmy.world 1 week ago
osanna@lemmy.vg 1 week ago
You might like to learn about Smart Tube. It’s a front end for YT on Android TV, but it cuts the ads and sponsors. You have to download the APK though and load it that way (I refuse to say side load. side loading implies perhaps you’re not supposed to do it. I paid $1K for this tv. I’m going to do what i fuckin want to, not what google tells me I’m allowed to do), because you sure as shit know that google wouldn’t allow that app on the play store. I’ve been using it for a year or two, and i have yet to see an ad.
bluemellophone@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Get 'em while that last:
“In a major industry shift announced in early 2026, Sony is entering a strategic partnership where TCL will take a 51% stake in its home entertainment division, including Bravia TVs, with a new joint venture expected to be fully operational by April 2027”
It’s the end of an era for the Sony Bravia.
DavidGA@lemmy.world 1 week ago
This is misleading.
TCL will only be manufacturing the panel. Sony will continue to perform integration.
fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 1 week ago
From what I read earlier beyond the single line you quoted, this seems to be for the panels and not the processors/boards.