@markinapub schrieb:
While the picture quality is impressive, the onboard software is woeful.
Well, that's Android TV on those slow and underpowered BRAVIA sets. Just check out the many reviews...
rtings.com:
... runs Sony's version of the Android TV interface, which isn't as easy to use as some other smart platforms... The TV's main interface is unfortunately quite crowded, and often has moments of lag and choppy animations.
FlatpanelsHD:
However, the Android part of the TV still runs on the same Mediatek 5891 SoC that was introduced in 2016 and it can hardly be characterized as potent. The Android interface always feels a little laggy and slow
Forbes / John Archer:
Aside from the Android 7 platform being a bit less buggy than previous iterations, it’s disappointing how many of the issues I had when I wrote that initial Android TV review still exist. Including the fact that the system still runs more sluggishly than rival smart platforms, and seems to slow down the TV's main operating menus a bit too.
I need to spare a (harsh) word for the 55A8F’s operating system. For as well as persisting with essentially the same horribly laid out and ‘squishy’ remote control Sony has bizarrely persevered with for generations now, the 55A8F also continues Sony’s relationship with Android TV. Right down to the same overbearing menus, confusing navigation paths, and lack of customization options. Worst of all, having to power Android TV causes both the 55A8F’s smart and basic control menus to run painfully sluggishly at times.
TechRadar:
The Android TV system supports built-in Chromecasting, and recently had support for Google’s Voice Assistant software added.
This still can’t save Android TV from being a typically frustrating smart TV experience, though. For starters, its full-screen menus look cluttered and confusing, and only support minimal amounts of customisation. It also erroneously seems to think in its layout that people will be more interested in playing often third-rate games on their TV than streaming video. And it’s horribly prone to needing regular and often pretty sizeable software updates.
It runs sluggishly and the processing power required to run it means the TV’s main operating menus can also react rather slowly to your remote control commands.
Is there a way of getting to PKG6.5603.xxxx of any variety?
Don't try. This update bricked quite some TVs. That's the reason why it has been pulled. It won't fix the issues you are describing anyway...
