lol.. another £300 just to get timeshift working !
much easier to sell your Sony tv on Ebay and buy a different brand with PVR built in such as HISENSE or Philips.
or like me continue to use a £40 Youview box in order to have full PVR and catch up TV and dont use the TV part of your Sony TV.
I take every opportunity to write reviews of your sony TV, highlighting the features it should have but doesn't so that I can perhaps save other people from having the same buyers remorse.
my reviews tend to go like this:
FOR:
love the screen/ picture quality is great
hook it up to a UHD source and the quality is great
AGAINST
Youview EPG does not have same functionality as a Youview STB (i.e. no pause, rewind, record, etc)
turn off Youview and Sony's own EPG is like a cheap STB from 10 years ago( also no pause or rewind)
Android TV is slow and crippled compared to android on your phone (most apps dont work)
Android TV is full of sony bloatware, which cant be removed
Android updates are slow and likely wont happen once your tv is over 2 years old
Summary: dont buy an android tv if you think your getting the same flexible and customisable android as you get on a phone, it's not.
if you want a smart tv, buy a tv with the best screen and sound that you can afford, then hook it up to a cheap UHD capable smart dongle such as fire tv, which can be easily upgraded for little extra cost.
