Hey — I got two generations of Sony Bravia. Both a good five years old or more. No boot or startup screen. There is a menu item to stop that.
TODAY though —
I have an off-the-air antenna on my sets. Since yesterday, suddenly, almost all the digital channels disappeared. When I scan the airwaves it tells me it found 28 digital channels, yet once complete I have only 3 basic channels. 13, 28 and 55. It’s like the digital world is upgrading codecs and protocols and leaving old digital sets out in the cold.
Anybody having off-the-air issues with channels ?
A d that seems to be the plan... planned obsolescence- to force upgrades. Companies and providers working in tandem with manufacturers to ensure that older stuff won’t work - forcing upgrades.
“It’s like the digital world is upgrading codecs and protocols and leaving old digital sets out in the cold.”
A new 3.0 is being implemented but stations still have to broadcast in 1.1 for several more years. Your problem lies elsewhere.