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> Since a few weeks, channel 4 is one channel when I press "up" from channel 3 and a different channel when I press "down" from channel 5. I can't even start to

• neodymiumphish 3y ago
  I don’t think his anecdotal experience is representative of the masses. I have a Bravia Google TV and I’ve experienced none of his issues, except that controlling external speakers is limited to something like 10 surround sound SKUs, presumably all Sony options. Other than that, we’ve loved the speed and usability of this TV for about 2.5 years now.
• gorbypark 3y ago
  My in-laws have a fairly high end Sony smart TV (Android TV based) from only 3 or 4 years ago and it's the worst POS I've ever encountered. It was always a bit sluggish (flipping through menus, changing channels, etc) but recently it has slowed to an absolute crawl. Any type of App or even bringing up the menu takes like 2 minutes, and turning on the TV takes like 5 minutes. Once it's booted up, at least flipping through the OTA channels "only" takes about 2 or 3 seconds, so it's somewhat usable. My initial instinct is that some sort of hardware is failing (storage, maybe?) but it was quite slow to begin with, so it's plausible a software update is the cause.
  • zimpenfish 3y ago
    Adding an anecdata to the pile - my parents have a Sony Smart TV and yeah, it's a POS. Trying to watch some YouTube videos at Christmas and it would frequently crash with "This page requires too much memory" errors.
  • RugnirViking 3y ago
    I have this problem. I almost cannot use it at all apart from chromecast streaming. Any ideas what could fix it?
    • arcanemachiner 3y ago
      Just speculating, but do a factory reset and never ever connect it to the Internet. Maybe try older firmware if it's available.
  • InfamousRece 3y ago
    When I was a kid my grandparents had an old style TV with vacuum tubes. It also required several minutes to “heat up” before the picture appeared. I guess we’ve come a full circle.
    • userbinator 3y ago
      Minutes? More like seconds, tens of seconds at most; you can watch videos of them starting up on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jImib9Keio8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jImib9Keio8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxUQw5vCDZs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxUQw5vCDZs
  • Grazester 3y ago
    If it's any consolation my in-laws have a similarly sluggish LG WebOS TV. When I go over there I hate having to navigate the menu. At home I have an non smart LG with an Nvidia Shield.
    • jasomill 3y ago
      At least on my LG TV, basic non-"smart" controls are available directly via both RS-232[1] and IR remote without recourse to menus. The IR remote, in particular, might be a solution for your in-laws' TV, as LG-compatible IR remotes are "plug-and-play" and available for less than $10 (avoid "service" remotes for this application, as they include a button that makes it easy to accidentally factory reset the TV, which is both annoying and, in the case of OLED TVs, maybe even potentially harmful[2]. RS-232 is particularly nice for tinkering with one's own TV, as it allows you to disable the OSD entirely, completely neutering all smart TV functions and pop-ups until the TV is turned off (or OSD is re-enabled via RS-232), and also includes video and audio controls not available on any of the IR remotes I've seen (brightness, contrast, bass, treble, etc.). Along with a 4-port IR-controllable USB switch[3] and an audio interface with a TOSLINK input[4], I use the RS-232 functionality as a basis for my desktop "KVM", with inputs, brightness, power, and volume controlled with an Apple Siri remote paired to a Mac. The only times I touch the menus are rare cases where I actually want to use the built-in smart TV apps (viz., for 4K video from services that don't support it on Mac or PC). [1] https://github.com/jasminetroll/LgTvControl/blob/master/Documentation/LG%20TV%20External%20Control.pdf https://github.com/jasminetroll/LgTvControl/blob/master/Docu... [2] Source: unconfirmed Internet claims that the button resets a panel refresh timer that may lead to burn-in and warranty invalidation, which seems crazy for something that could be triggered without confirmation by a simple IR command one might accidentally mis-program into a universal remote by mistyping a single number. [3] https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Sharing-Computers-Peripherals/dp/B083JKDNRJ https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Sharing-Computers-Perip... [4] https://babyface.rme-audio.de https://babyface.rme-audio.de Which is awesome and highly recommended, but for the present application any USB audio interface with low-latency monitoring and TOSLINK should work as well (and if you don't care about mixing the currently active HDMI audio source with other audio like I do, the volume on the TV's built-in speakers and non-digital audio outputs is controllable via RS-232).
• CobaltFire 3y ago
  As a counterpoint we bought one recently (though it's literally their flagship, an A95L) and it's been wonderful. The only thing I could say is that the remote seems a bit battery hungry (~6 months on a. set of batteries). To be fair, we don't use broadcast or cable, and use an AppleTV. So it's run as a dumb set for the most part. All the people complaining here seem to be using the built-in OS and tuner.
  • philistine 3y ago
    That's the problem. People want to use the TV's own OS. I never quite understood why.