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Anyone with experience from owning a recent Sony smart tv? Is it equally as bad as LG and Samsung when it comes to ads?

by unixhero 6y ago

brewdad 6y ago
I rarely see the main interface since I mostly stream with a ShieldTV, so I can't really say anything about ads there. I did finally end up enabling wifi though. I kept it off for the first month but the TV got more and more aggressive about posting overlays that warned my that my TV did not have internet access. Even while streaming on an external device. It really took me out of the moment. I probably would have returned it at that point but my car isn't big enough to fit it and any other TV would probably end up the same way or worse.
- dylan604 6y ago
  Oh, that is so wrong. I don't want to know about not having internet access unless I asked it do something that required internet access. That's even more user hostile than I thought we had debased ourselves.
tiew9Vii 6y ago
I have a Sony X9500. I run a dns blocker on my router so it may be serving me ads but if it is I don't know. From my research I don't think the X9500 serves ads. I was quite pleased with upgrading to it from a dumb tv and cheap android tv box. It's faster than the android tv box I had, not suffered any bugs i saw on the android tv box. UI looks pretty much stock android tv, it has airplay and appletv which you don't get on android tv boxes. I'm happy with the purchase so far.
agotterer 6y ago
I’ve historical owned Samsung TVs and became so fed up with the bugs, the ads, and the uninstallable pre-installed apps. The most recent TV I purchased was a Sony X650H and I love it. It’s android based, the UI isn’t clunky, and I’ve never seen an Ad. I have no idea if they are tracking me behind the scenes. At this point I assume everyone is. But at least they aren’t ruining my viewing experience.

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Anyone with experience from owning a recent Sony smart tv? Is it equally as bad as LG and Samsung when it comes to ads?

by unixhero 6y ago

Anyone with experience from owning a recent Sony smart tv? Is it equally as bad as LG and Samsung when it comes to ads?

brewdad 6y ago
I rarely see the main interface since I mostly stream with a ShieldTV, so I can't really say anything about ads there. I did finally end up enabling wifi though. I kept it off for the first month but the TV got more and more aggressive about posting overlays that warned my that my TV did not have internet access. Even while streaming on an external device. It really took me out of the moment. I probably would have returned it at that point but my car isn't big enough to fit it and any other TV would probably end up the same way or worse.
- dylan604 6y ago
  Oh, that is so wrong. I don't want to know about not having internet access unless I asked it do something that required internet access. That's even more user hostile than I thought we had debased ourselves.
tiew9Vii 6y ago
I have a Sony X9500. I run a dns blocker on my router so it may be serving me ads but if it is I don't know. From my research I don't think the X9500 serves ads. I was quite pleased with upgrading to it from a dumb tv and cheap android tv box. It's faster than the android tv box I had, not suffered any bugs i saw on the android tv box. UI looks pretty much stock android tv, it has airplay and appletv which you don't get on android tv boxes. I'm happy with the purchase so far.
agotterer 6y ago
I’ve historical owned Samsung TVs and became so fed up with the bugs, the ads, and the uninstallable pre-installed apps. The most recent TV I purchased was a Sony X650H and I love it. It’s android based, the UI isn’t clunky, and I’ve never seen an Ad. I have no idea if they are tracking me behind the scenes. At this point I assume everyone is. But at least they aren’t ruining my viewing experience.