[skylarking]

All you will ever need to know....

A very informative Review from @CiNcH is worth reading -

The Sony Android TV Experience (2017)

Thanks for the heads-up @wrxtasy, it was a rather informative read as provided by @CiNcH.

So now I have a clearer understanding of what not to buy and why.
And as such it seems to me that the best approach may be to have a large monitor rather than a TV and place any "smarts" in a much cheaper easily replaceable box.

Guess the logical (but rhetorical) question is who makes >75" monitor (with no smart TV stuff built in, no phoning home, etc, just great PQ).
And (again rhetorical) what sort of replacable box should one consider for providing the smarts that many desire and i don't want in my TV...