Hey ,

First of all thanks for adding the key mapping feature ! Now my TV remote is lot more usable.

But 1 thing i noticed is that key mapper isn't able to identify all the 6 dedicated buttons.

Currently i have mapped Netflix, Prime Video and Youtube buttons. But when I am trying to map the "Sony Entertainment Core" , "Disney Hotstar" and "Sony Liv" buttons, it takes me back to unselecting the Prime app.

So is there any limitations on the number of buttons you can map ?

I’ve been using Monet Launcher Premium on my Sony Bravia 7, and I genuinely love how it has transformed the TV’s home screen. However, I’ve encountered a reproducible issue with the Accessibility Service.

When Monet’s Accessibility Service is enabled, the dedicated shortcut buttons on my Sony remote—such as Netflix and YouTube—stop launching their respective apps.

What I tested:

1. Monet Accessibility enabled → Netflix and YouTube buttons do nothing.
2. Monet Accessibility disabled → both buttons immediately work again.
3. The apps themselves are working and open normally through their Monet tiles.
4. Re-enabling Monet Accessibility causes the shortcut buttons to stop working again.

I use the Accessibility Service so that pressing Home returns to Monet instead of the stock Google TV launcher, so keeping it disabled isn’t an ideal workaround.

Has anyone else experienced this on a Sony Bravia or another Google TV device?

I’ve also created a GitHub issue here:
https://github.com/Klevico/Monet-Launcher/issues/8

Hopefully the dedicated app-button key events can be allowed to pass through while Monet continues intercepting the Home button.

Like most people I hated the Android TV UI. Its more like a billboard with ads and recommendations with very little option of customization.

I wanted to get an apple TV just for the clean UI of apple TV till apple decided price hike.

Today I came across this amazing App called Monet which is a Google TV launcher. You can set it to be Default launcher and even pressing the home button will launch the Monet home.

The UI is clean, slick and very customizable !

Seeing all the recent PS5 purchase posts reminded me of my own experience from 2021, when the PS5 had just launched and the global chip shortage made every restock an event.

I had been a PlayStation fan since the PS3 and was using a PS4 by then. When Sony announced the first few PS5 drops in India, I knew I had to get one. I had got my PS4 for 10k in 2018 which was a second hand unit and sold it back for 12k ! 😅

But every drop (only a couple of thousand units) had a fixed date and time, and the entire stock would disappear in under a minute.

I missed the first drop, so I spent the next few weeks researching stock alerts and bots to improve my chances.

Then Sony announced the next drop.

It was scheduled for 12 PM... which happened to be the exact time my parents were supposed to land at the airport.

Being the completely responsible son that I was... I quietly rescheduled their flight by a couple of hours and confidently told them the airline had changed it. 😅

At exactly noon, I was glued to my laptop.

About 30 seconds later... Order Confirmed!

It genuinely felt like an achievement!

A few hours later, my parents landed safely and eventually found out why I'd "adjusted" their schedule. They couldn't believe their 30-year-old son had reorganized an airport pickup just to buy a gaming console. 😂

Looking back, I don't just remember getting the PS5—I remember the excitement of that whole era when every drop felt like an achievement.

And the photo makes it even more special now. That's Penny, my cat, inspecting the brand-new PS5 on day one. She passed away in January 2024, so this makes the photo even more memorable!❤️❤️

So when I got the rumors that GTA6 would likely be running 30fps, i started playing RDR2 to get accustomed to the FR. Last time I started playing RDR2 , I was coming off Miles Morales and I couldn't enjoy RDR2, it felt sluggish.

But this time I completed the game but I felt another game which was my All time favorite very close to RDR2 in terms of

1. A west/retro setting

2. Amazing story

3. Amazing Protagonist

4. And a heavy heart while finishing the game.

But this other game is severely underrated due to its launch time issues.

If anyone wondering which game i am talking about, its

DAYS GONE !

Have you ever felt any games which you loved to the core but its not usually rated high by others?

This renovation wasn't planned.

It all started with a water leakage issue in our kitchen.

When we bought the apartment, the builder had included a promotional Nolte modular kitchen (valued at around ₹2 lakh). It looked decent initially (for 0 cost !) , but years of water leakage had started damaging the wooden cabinets, and repairing parts of it didn't seem worthwhile.

Our original plan was simple:
Renovate the kitchen with a budget of around ₹2.5–3 lakh and call it a day.

But then we thought...

"If we're already creating dust, breaking walls and calling carpenters, why not get everything done at once?"

And that's exactly what happened.

Kitchen

The kitchen became the biggest transformation:

• Complete modular kitchen overhaul.
• Replaced the original white cabinetry with glossy charcoal acrylic cabinets.
• Added a dedicated tall unit for the oven and small appliances.
• Created a separate unit to accommodate a dishwasher.
• Replaced the granite with white quartz (including the breakfast counter).
• Changed the breakfast counter laminate from black to a warm wooden finish.
• Added Moroccan-pattern backsplash tiles.
• Installed under-cabinet lighting.
• Upgraded to a Samsung Family Hub side-by-side refrigerator.

Living Room

Once the kitchen was done, we focused on the living room.

So we:

• Added a new grey feature wall.
• Changed the wallpaper.
• Replaced our old beige sofa-cum-bed with a charcoal recliner sofa.
• Refreshed the space while keeping the original TV unit and bar layout.

Master Bedroom

The bedroom received a small refresh instead of a complete redesign:

• Added decorative rafters.
• Replaced the wallpaper with a custom emerald green feature wall and arched mural.

Balcony

This space became much more functional:

• Fully enclosed the balcony.
• Added decorative rafters.
• Built a dedicated concealed unit for our cats' litter box.
• Added wooden floor tiles

Bathrooms

We modernized main bathroom by:

• Replacing the vanity with circular LED mirrors featuring hidden storage.
• Replacing the shower wall with larger-format tiles.
• Upgrading the flooring from 2×2 ft tiles to larger 4×4 ft tiles for a cleaner look.

Pooja Room

We just updated the wallpaper from rustic bricks to calm Buddha wallpaper.

We started with a ₹2.5–3 lakh kitchen renovation and went over 4 times the budget!

By the time we finished saying "Since we're already renovating...", it had turned into a near whole-home makeover!

Although doing everything together meant matching materials, consistent colours, and avoiding another round of dust and disruption a year later.

This renovation wasn't planned.

It all started with a water leakage issue in our kitchen.

When we bought the apartment, the builder had included a promotional Nolte modular kitchen (valued at around ₹2 lakh). It looked decent initially (for 0 cost !) , but years of water leakage had started damaging the wooden cabinets, and repairing parts of it didn't seem worthwhile.

Our original plan was simple:
Renovate the kitchen with a budget of around ₹2.5–3 lakh and call it a day.

But then we thought...

"If we're already creating dust, breaking walls and calling carpenters, why not get everything done at once?"

And that's exactly what happened.

Kitchen

The kitchen became the biggest transformation:

• Complete modular kitchen overhaul.
• Replaced the original white cabinetry with glossy charcoal acrylic cabinets.
• Added a dedicated tall unit for the oven and small appliances.
• Created a separate unit to accommodate a dishwasher.
• Replaced the granite with white quartz (including the breakfast counter).
• Changed the breakfast counter laminate from black to a warm wooden finish.
• Added Moroccan-pattern backsplash tiles.
• Installed under-cabinet lighting.
• Upgraded to a Samsung Family Hub side-by-side refrigerator.

Living Room

Once the kitchen was done, we focused on the living room.

So we:

• Added a new grey feature wall.
• Changed the wallpaper.
• Replaced our old beige sofa-cum-bed with a charcoal recliner sofa.
• Refreshed the space while keeping the original TV unit and bar layout.

Master Bedroom

The bedroom received a small refresh instead of a complete redesign:

• Added decorative rafters.
• Replaced the wallpaper with a custom emerald green feature wall and arched mural.

Balcony

This space became much more functional:

• Fully enclosed the balcony.
• Added decorative rafters.
• Built a dedicated concealed unit for our cats' litter box.
• Added wooden floor tiles

Bathrooms

We modernized main bathroom by:

• Replacing the vanity with circular LED mirrors featuring hidden storage.
• Replacing the shower wall with larger-format tiles.
• Upgrading the flooring from 2×2 ft tiles to larger 4×4 ft tiles for a cleaner look.

Pooja Room

We just updated the wallpaper from rustic bricks to calm Buddha wallpaper.

We started with a ₹2.5–3 lakh kitchen renovation and went over 4 times the budget!

By the time we finished saying "Since we're already renovating...", it had turned into a near whole-home makeover!

Although doing everything together meant matching materials, consistent colours, and avoiding another round of dust and disruption a year later.

Sharing my experience with Bravia 7. Got the 75" one recently after 6 years with 55" LG CX. I was getting the 65" Bravia 8 and 75" Bravia 7 at similar price but then went ahead with the bigger size since the difference would be massive coming from 55".

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Image 1 and 2 : Watching Bad Boys 3 on sony entertainment core app with purestream on in a dark room. I could notice the black bar appearing Grey in the whole movie which was disappointing.

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Image 3 and 4 : Watching world cup in dark room. The PQ was amazing for a 1080p streaming signal with low bit rate. The Sony processor did a great job in cleaning the image quality (checked the settings from chatGPT).

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Image 5 : A bollywood movie on Netflix 4K. Here in picture u might notice blooming in the dark scene in dark room but I didn't notice it while watching tbh. I was impressed by the contrast and dark blacks.

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Image 6: same movie scene in day time. In netflix app i didn't see the issue of black bars appearing Grey like sony core app. Tbh I felt it completely black OLED like.

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Image 7 : Another scene from same movie but this time the lights were on in kitchen n you can see the reflection on my TV.

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After living with OLED for 6 years, I expected the transition to LCD to bother me more than it has. The increase in screen size, brightness, and Sony's image processing have more than made up for the compromises.

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So overall I am pretty happy with the TV. The black bar issue seems to be of the Sony app. Will try an Imax format later. I haven't the same issue in other apps like Netflix, prime, Disney. The highlight of the TV is how good it handles the low bitrate low resolution signal.

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I was waiting for RGB TVs but they are almost 1.5x the price which would have been way out of budget.

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I have paired it with Sony theatre bar6 as I didnt have much budget left and it sounds amazing too.

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My only complain would be the poor reflection handling of the TV (viewing angles degrade a bit but most of viewing angle is straight only)

Sharing my experience with Bravia 7. Got the 75" one recently after 6 years with 55" LG CX. I was getting the 65" Bravia 8 and 75" Bravia 7 at similar price but then went ahead with the bigger size since the difference would be massive coming from 55".

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Image 1 and 2 : Watching Bad Boys 3 on sony entertainment core app with purestream on in a dark room. I could notice the black bar appearing Grey in the whole movie which was disappointing.

​

Image 3 and 4 : Watching world cup in dark room. The PQ was amazing for a 1080p streaming signal with low bit rate. The Sony processor did a great job in cleaning the image quality (checked the settings from chatGPT).

​

Image 5 : A bollywood movie on Netflix 4K. Here in picture u might notice blooming in the dark scene in dark room but I didn't notice it while watching tbh. I was impressed by the contrast and dark blacks.

​

Image 6: same movie scene in day time. In netflix app i didn't see the issue of black bars appearing Grey like sony core app. Tbh I felt it completely black OLED like.

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Image 7 : Another scene from same movie but this time the lights were on in kitchen n you can see the reflection on my TV.

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After living with OLED for 6 years, I expected the transition to LCD to bother me more than it has. The increase in screen size, brightness, and Sony's image processing have more than made up for the compromises.

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So overall I am pretty happy with the TV. The black bar issue seems to be of the Sony app. Will try an Imax format later. I haven't the same issue in other apps like Netflix, prime, Disney. The highlight of the TV is how good it handles the low bitrate low resolution signal.

I was waiting for RGB TVs but they are almost 1.5x the price which would have been way out of budget.

I have paired it with Sony theatre bar6 as I didnt have much budget left and it sounds amazing too.

My only complain would be the poor reflection handling of the TV (viewing angles degrade a bit but most of viewing angle is straight only)

Sharing my experience with Bravia 7. Got the 75" one recently after 6 years with 55" LG CX. I was getting the 65" Bravia 8 and 75" Bravia 7 at similar price but then went ahead with the bigger size since the difference would be massive coming from 55".

​

Image 1 and 2 : Watching Bad Boys 3 on sony entertainment core app with purestream on in a dark room. I could notice the black bar appearing Grey in the whole movie which was disappointing.

​

Image 3 and 4 : Watching world cup in dark room. The PQ was amazing for a 1080p streaming signal with low bit rate. The Sony processor did a great job in cleaning the image quality (checked the settings from chatGPT).

​

Image 5 : A bollywood movie on Netflix 4K. Here in picture u might notice blooming in the dark scene in dark room but I didn't notice it while watching tbh. I was impressed by the contrast and dark blacks.

​

Image 6: same movie scene in day time. In netflix app i didn't see the issue of black bars appearing Grey like sony core app. Tbh I felt it completely black OLED like.

​

Image 7 : Another scene from same movie but this time the lights were on in kitchen n you can see the reflection on my TV.

​

So overall I am pretty happy with the TV. The black bar issue seems to be of the Sony app. Will try an Imax format later. I haven't the same issue in other apps like Netflix, prime, Disney. The highlight of the TV is how good it handles the low bitrate low resolution signal.

I was waiting for RGB TVs but they are almost 1.5x the price which would have been way out of budget.

I have paired it with Sony theatre bar6 as I didnt have much budget left and it sounds amazing too.

My only complain would be the poor reflection handling of the TV (viewing angles degrade a bit but most of viewing angle is straight only)