Samsung UN85AU8000FXZA vs Sony X950H

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

i bought an audio extractor, but it did not allow volume control with the TV remote using HDMI to the extractor and in turn optical and RCA red/white to the sound bar. I also tried the TV optical output direct to the sound bar. That does not work. So, Sony, find solutions!

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

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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

The Android UI, overall, is a pleasant experience, and offers most streaming apps that the average user will want. It doesn't offer quite the plethora of apps that Roku does, but overall, that's not a downside to me. Remote Control: Not much to say here other than that the remote is well laid out and your fingers quickly learn where to land to execute the desired function. Definitely an improvement over past Sony offerings

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!!!

But I told him I didn’t have the box anymore. He said find a box and ship it back. I said I didn’t have one if I bought a replacement could I ss end it back in that ? He said yes so after more emails to Sony I gave up bought another , got it set it up and wow ! The pictures better and the sound bar stays on . My wife is happy and so am I