Let me threadjack this to another similar subject, TVs. My almost 20yr old 41 in Sony TV may be near it’s end. I’m getting a dark shadow over the left side of the screen. Years ago recommendations here were either Sony or Samsung. Haven’t seen any new info on replacements here in years.
I’m a cable cutter and only have 56 inches of space to work with. I can wait until Black Friday. Should I stick with just Sony, Samsung, or are there new models to consider now? Should I stick with big stores or go online? I’m just asking for recent personal experiences.
LG if you ask me. Better than either Sony or Samsung these days.
I am very leery of modern TV’s, as I think they are potential privacy nightmares.
Many recent models have builtin microphones (for voice control, of course) and some have cameras. Almost all have builtin WiFi.
If your TV listens in on you and connects to your home WiFi, or a nearby public WiFi hotspot, it becomes a TV from ‘1984’ — for real. (And soon 5G will make it even easier.)
(Remember when it was discovered that Amazon Alexas sometimes sent audio to Amazon without the owner’s explicit agreement, and that sometimes Vizio TVs sent data to Vizio Corp. unbeknownst to the owner? )