Samsung UN85AU8000FXZA vs Sony X90J

Whereas Amazon's Alexa is just one big speaking algorithm designed primarily for nothing more than selling more Amazon merchandise. I don't need that on my TV remote & I'm also not buying another device to connect to it just to get it to work properly with the TV. Because of course if you select Alexa as your voice assistant they immediately try to upsell you into an Echo or some other unnecessary thing you don't need to operate a voice assistant on your TV remote. I've been using Roku voice remotes for 3 or 4 yrs now & they work just fine w/ their system as is

It takes a total of 18 (yes, EIGHTEEN) button presses on the remote to successfully make a connection, and get me back to the input I was watching. (I'm not even including the button press on my headphones). In comparison, my Blu-ray player takes exactly ONE press of a button, but I like to use my Xbox for a superior picture, as well as 4K support (Xbox lacks Bluetooth). This seems like a software fix needed on Sony's end

I set up the Amazon Alexa feature, not bad, but you do have to use the remote control microphone to work it. I’m still learning the different functions, so far, it’s pretty user friendly. I am not mechanically inclined, but with the weight, I wouldn’t recommend a wall mount. My Apple TV box is pretty useless at this point since the tv offers the same functions

You will get superior tone mapping. You will get deeper black levels, you will get smoother gradation. You will also get you know, sharper upscaling. ...

I don’t love that. Though to use remote to get back to channel guide/source. But if you are familiar with newer Samsung products it will probably come naturally to you. We just found it not very intuitive

Okay, normally the google tv home screen will be populated, but because i skipped it, then clearly it isn't even connected to the internet. Yet so wha...

I'm thankful I have a sound bar! The sound on this TV is AWFUL! It does not match the beautiful picture!! I do recommend the TV but buy a sound bar with it!!!

I will keep the TV, but would go for cheaper model next time for my particular needs in that specific room. Unless you sit close to the screen, lots of the advantages of this screen quality get lost. Sound wise, it's actually usable after some equalizer adjustments, but here too I'm using HomePods that deliver fuller sound and don't sound like a TV speaker. (the TV allows connections to Amazon and Google wireless speakers as well)