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All Sony Bravia TV’s ask you if you want to configure as a dumb TV during initial setup.

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I was looking at those.

Note that they don’t support volume control on their analog line out ports. This is a deal breaker for me.

Hisense seems to be the luddite’s best choice in 2024.

What are you using to play the audio from the line-out ports?

An amplifier from the 1970’s.

"Line out" is supposed to be just that, line level. Not supporting volume control is correct; that should only be used for headphone jacks. (Yes, they're generally compatible, but they are not the same thing.)

This is why good tv’s differentiate between the two. (Max volume on the line out is still safe for the receiver and not headphone level.)

It’s just a software feature in the TV’s DAC. Not including it is lazy.

That seems like something that could be fixed with a preamp? I run things into my receiver and then to the TV, so I haven't needed a line-out port before.

It could be, maybe, but only if the preamp responds to the hdmi out volume control of my apple tv when routed through the tv set. Two remotes is a deal breaker. Also, that’d mean cluttering my living room with an ugly preamp.

Did you do this? I'm just curious, if you unplug the TV and plug it back in, how quickly does it start up when in "dumb" mode?

My problem with the Bravia TV I have is it takes a solid minute for the Android system to boot up, so I can't just put it on a smart plug and expect it to turn on when I turn it on...

That's the worst part of the smart TV. I don't use the smart features and have it disconnected from internet, but still takes a minute to boot up.

It's bad, but even worse if you have kids.

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