reven:mattwnz:reven:I would go with sony to get android tv personally. user experience/features are more important to me than a slightly better picture.
just my 2cents.
I would avoid paying extra just to get smart features, as Sony can remove them in the future. My previous Sonysmart TV is now just a dumb Tv due to the removal of its advertised smart features. Instead put the money into a media device to connect to it
not as easy with android tv. with samsungs tizen os, lgs webos, panasonics firefox os, yes they can easily remove apps. but with androidtv, its by google, sony etc dont make a heck of a lot for it, its mostly android and other app developers. so i would go with android tv if you had the choice.
It would still have an expiry date based on however long it is supported for. Unlike a media device which you can swap out when the hardware reaches the end if it's life. The life of the Tv would be a lot longer than the androidr TV part of it.