https://community.sony.rs/t5/android-tv/the-pros-and-cons-of-smart-televisions/m-p/3729786#M49025 <DIV><DIV><DIV class="_3sf33-9rVAO_v4y0pIW_CH "><DIV class="P8SGAKMtRxNwlmLz1zdJu Comment t1_dtofv5c P8SGAKMtRxNwlmLz1zdJu _1z5rdmX8TDr6mqwNv7A70U"><DIV class="_3tw__eCCe7j-epNCKGXUKk "><DIV class="_3cjCphgls6DH-irkVaA0GM"><DIV class="_292iotee39Lmt0MkQZ2hPV RichTextJSON-root"><P class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">I'm not sure which universe the author is living in. In mine, the vast majority of smart tvs stop getting updates in a year or two and never really get major updates. (Android TV and roku excepted).</P><P class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">HiFi fans in the 50s learned the truth here. The most expensive part of your setup is the delivery tech: the speakers in HiFi, the monitor in a TV. You don't integrate the electronics with that portion. You spend a pile of money on good speakers and when 8-track comes out you just plug a player in. When you need a cassette player, swap out that box. Set top players are changing much faster than that market did.</P><P class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Give me a good monitor with CEC and a number of HDMI inputs and I will hook up whatever Roku/Apple TV/Android/Blueray/HTPC players I need to it. And upgrade them when they are obsolete. I won't have to buy a new TV every 3 years.</P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV class="_3sf33-9rVAO_v4y0pIW_CH "><DIV class="_1DooEIX-1Nj5rweIc5cw_E"><DIV class="_36AIN2ppxy_z-XSDxTvYj5 t1_dtofv5c">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> Sun, 22 Nov 2020 21:30:33 GMT KoolM1 2020-11-22T21:30:33Z https://community.sony.rs/t5/android-tv/the-pros-and-cons-of-smart-televisions/m-p/3729786#M49025 <DIV><DIV><DIV class="_3sf33-9rVAO_v4y0pIW_CH "><DIV class="P8SGAKMtRxNwlmLz1zdJu Comment t1_dtofv5c P8SGAKMtRxNwlmLz1zdJu _1z5rdmX8TDr6mqwNv7A70U"><DIV class="_3tw__eCCe7j-epNCKGXUKk "><DIV class="_3cjCphgls6DH-irkVaA0GM"><DIV class="_292iotee39Lmt0MkQZ2hPV RichTextJSON-root"><P class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">I'm not sure which universe the author is living in. In mine, the vast majority of smart tvs stop getting updates in a year or two and never really get major updates. (Android TV and roku excepted).</P><P class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">HiFi fans in the 50s learned the truth here. The most expensive part of your setup is the delivery tech: the speakers in HiFi, the monitor in a TV. You don't integrate the electronics with that portion. You spend a pile of money on good speakers and when 8-track comes out you just plug a player in. When you need a cassette player, swap out that box. Set top players are changing much faster than that market did.</P><P class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Give me a good monitor with CEC and a number of HDMI inputs and I will hook up whatever Roku/Apple TV/Android/Blueray/HTPC players I need to it. And upgrade them when they are obsolete. I won't have to buy a new TV every 3 years.</P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV class="_3sf33-9rVAO_v4y0pIW_CH "><DIV class="_1DooEIX-1Nj5rweIc5cw_E"><DIV class="_36AIN2ppxy_z-XSDxTvYj5 t1_dtofv5c">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> Sun, 22 Nov 2020 21:30:33 GMT https://community.sony.rs/t5/android-tv/the-pros-and-cons-of-smart-televisions/m-p/3729786#M49025 KoolM1 2020-11-22T21:30:33Z https://community.sony.rs/t5/android-tv/the-pros-and-cons-of-smart-televisions/m-p/3729887#M49027 <P><a href="https://community.sony.rs/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/767546487">@KoolM1</a>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>And then, suddenly, you will realise you aren’t getting the best out of your new PS5.....</P> Mon, 23 Nov 2020 09:19:20 GMT https://community.sony.rs/t5/android-tv/the-pros-and-cons-of-smart-televisions/m-p/3729887#M49027 royabrown2 2020-11-23T09:19:20Z