# Sony Bravia TV

19 Hacker News commenters recommended Sony Bravia TV and 6 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 11.8 years (9 owners). It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Owners say the TV keeps working well for many years, especially when never connected to the internet. Critics agree the smart interface has ads, lag and no security updates.

## Why people recommend it

- Still working well after many years (6 comments): "after 12 years everything but the "smart" part of it is working great as new" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48354905)) "Glad my 2007 Sony Bravia still works, even if only standard HD." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49003533)) "has already worn to buggery" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50330989))
- Works fine without internet connection (2 comments): "it's not used and never connects to the Internet which has made the TV quite usable over the years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46435559)) "without connecting the Sony to the internet" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50329830))
- Good picture quality for casual use (2 comments): "the image quality remains fantastic for casual usage" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49602254)) "one of the best TV's in its class" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46170623))

## What people warn about

- Smart interface has ads and lag (4 comments): "the thing is such junk. AndroidOS, seemed promising, but it has hardcoded ads on the homepage" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47798448)) "it would just boot loop and the ui had like 3 seconds worth of input latency" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48427559)) "the UI pushing ads and generally being unstable makes me not enjoy it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48700394))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [LG smart TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lg-smart-tv.md): 57 recommend
- [Samsung TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/samsung-tv.md): 37 recommend
- [TCL TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tcl-tv.md): 17 recommend
- [Roku TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/roku-tv.md): 14 recommend
- [Samsung Frame TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/samsung-frame-tv.md): 10 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Sony+Bravia+K-77XR80+OLED+TV&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.sony.com/electronics/televisions)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Sony Bravia TV", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sony-bravia-tv/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).