I did appreciate that my X90J sample unlocked five free movies, however. New for this year is Sony's BRAVIA Core streaming service, which delivers Sony Pictures and some Imax movies in 'UHD BD equivalent quality with streaming up to 80Mbps.' If you're a stickler for image quality and like the selection, it may be worth buying the films there instead of a competing service like Vudu, Apple or Amazon, but personally I'd choose the greater compatibility of another service.

All told, I still prefer the simple, app-based menus of Roku, in part because Google TV still seems cluttered with stuff I don't want, but it's a more capable system than Samsung, LG or Vizio.

Search leans heavily into Google Assistant voice commands, with suggested phrases like 'Show me free movies' front-and-center, and I appreciate the ability to dive deeper into sections like Comedy TV Shows or New Movies. Choices include major names like from Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus, HBO Max and Sling TV, but as usual Netflix isn't included. The For You section lets you choose which services appear in Google TV's list of recommended shows.

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