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I've heard that the high end Sony Bravia TVs are better in this regard, but haven't confirmed it myself. They are quite a bit more expensive than the other OLED TVs on the market, however.

One thing I've been feeling lately with internet-connected home devices is that I'm being pushed towards products from big tech companies like Google. Google might mine my data still, but at least they'll ostensibly do it competently and securely. Not a great feeling. Despite not really being in the Google ecosystem, maybe my next TV will be one with Android TV support. On the smart home side, I did get into self-hosting Home Assistant recently. I didn't expect much from it at first, but it's remarkable how liberating and useful it feels compared to the one-size-fits-all approach of Google Home or HomeKit. I'm actually excited to try and get some more smart home devices now, beyond just a few lightbulbs.

Anon gathered around and hacked Sony back in 2011 (mainly) because of the absorbent information they were gathering from everyone's PlayStation 3 consoles. They never stopped gathering an obscene amount of information from their users, and nether did any other mid-major technology company.

Google knows everything about you/us if you use their services. It's really bad, we know. For some of us that's inescapable because of our careers/jobs, or if we use Google search on our own devices on our networks compared to alternative platforms. Even your smart lightbulbs are gathering data on you. Android (AND Android TV) is Google:

> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/android-sends-20x-mo...

> absorbent information

Exorbitant fits better than absorbent, but it's still an interesting use of absorbent.

Something like "Absorbent nature they have for information" if you still want to use absorbent.

I have an LG TV (bedroom), one of the higher end Sony's (main TV), and the Sony is much better, IMO. The LG is constantly nagging for software upgrades, and once there is an available option it puts up a nag screen EVERY time you turn it on, making it very difficult to ignore. The LG also seems to be constantly removing apps and features, or just needlessly altering things. The Sony software updates have seemed less frequent and more logical.

100% would not buy another LG TV.

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