Sony KDL42W829B + 5 years Warranty + Free Bluetooth Sound Bar €700

FutureGuy · 18-05-2014 8:42pm

Harvey Norman are willing to price match but they only have the chrome model so it's critical that there are no differences between the 15 and 29 sets only color.

test012345 · 18-05-2014 8:45pm

Dermoth wrote: »

Thanks to the OP. Harvey Norman matched the price. Good service by them. Got it today.

Try this Settings.....

www avforums.com/threads/sony-2014-lcd-settings-thread.1863098/

curryman · 18-05-2014 8:56pm

online price from sony is 859.01 anyone able to get it for 700 like the op

genek · 18-05-2014 9:00pm

Dermoth wrote: »

Thanks to the OP. Harvey Norman matched the price. Good service by them. Got it today.

What price they match 50" or 42" ?
Do they offer 5 years guarantee and free sound bar?

Dermoth · 18-05-2014 9:02pm

genek wrote: »

What price they match 50" or 42" ?

50". Kinsale Roundabout Cork.

chris1970 · 18-05-2014 10:26pm

Smashing led, went for 50 inch ,got it in cunniffes galway for 950 last Thursday week,sound bar and 5 year warranty, they had it in stock also

Hayezer · 18-05-2014 11:18pm

Do you get the chance to win the PS4 if you buy it anywhere or do you have to buy from Sony website?

Hayezer · 18-05-2014 11:21pm

Also it doesn't seem to be 700e anymore

Scruff · 19-05-2014 11:22am

Currys in galway city have the 42" in store with free sound bar but no 5 year warranty for €779.
to buy or not to buy....

FutureGuy · 19-05-2014 1:09pm

Scruff wrote: »

Currys in galway city have the 42" in store with free sound bar but no 5 year warranty for €779.
to buy or not to buy....

No, don't think so.

bazz26 · 19-05-2014 1:17pm

The 5 year warranty is worth paying a little bit extra for imo.

.G. · 19-05-2014 7:09pm

So those who bought the 50",did you pay €930?

Delofan · 19-05-2014 10:46pm

Bought one last Saturday in the Sony shop, Letterkenny for €930. They had them in stock. Very impressed so far, even with the 3D upscaling.

FutureGuy · 20-05-2014 1:55pm

I tell you this much lads and ladies, as far as a store goes to please customers, the shop in Letterkenny is one of the best around. A gent by the name of Paul has taken my calls a few times - fantastic person.

So happy to be giving business to someone who wants and deserves it.

Dermoth · 20-05-2014 4:55pm

superg wrote: »

So those who bought the 50",did you pay €930?

Yes. Got the 50" + Soundbar + 5 year warranty for 930 Euro.
Also got to enter the draw for the PS4 but no luck there.
The 5 year warranty has to be applied for in a booklet to Sony and applies to TV only...not soundbar.

.G. · 20-05-2014 8:16pm

The sceptic in me says the PS4 thing is a sham.

FutureGuy · 21-05-2014 12:00pm

Bought one and won a PS4

930 for a 2014 TV, 5 year warranty, sound bar and PS4. Bargain of the year. Thanks OP.

genek · 21-05-2014 1:44pm

FutureGuy wrote: »

Bought one and won a PS4

930 for a 2014 TV, 5 year warranty, sound bar and PS4. Bargain of the year. Thanks OP.

where did you finally buy it? what shop?

Scruff · 21-05-2014 2:22pm

Dermoth wrote: »

The 5 year warranty has to be applied for in a booklet to Sony and applies to TV only...not soundbar.

so even if i were to buy it in currys i could still get the 5 year warranty?? i asked the dedicate sony sales person in currys and she said there was no 5 year warranty on them. From a few things i asked her i doubt her knowledge on her products...

.G. · 21-05-2014 6:31pm

superg wrote: »

The sceptic in me says the PS4 thing is a sham.

FutureGuy wrote: »

Bought one and won a PS4

930 for a 2014 TV, 5 year warranty, sound bar and PS4. Bargain of the year. Thanks OP.

Maybe not then:D

Davexirl · 21-05-2014 7:54pm

Doesn't look like any more Sound Bars left for 1 cent :mad:

Scruff · 22-05-2014 1:57pm

Davexirl wrote: »

Doesn't look like any more Sound Bars left for 1 cent :mad:

eh? where are you referring to?

I emailed Sony about the 5 year warranty as some retailers havent mentioned it and here is the reply i got:

Dear <Scruff>,
All Sony 2014 TVs are eligible for an extended warranty, you can always get your extended warranties after you have registered it online.
Best regards,

Actually me thinks this only means you can buy an extended warranty from Sony...

.G. · 22-05-2014 3:33pm

On Sony's website the soundbars are now €124,its the bluray player they have dropped to 1 cent instead. Power city online still showing it as coming with a free soundbar. Its not €930 with them though.

Davexirl · 22-05-2014 6:21pm

Scruff wrote: »

eh? where are you referring to?

I emailed Sony about the 5 year warranty as some retailers havent mentioned it and here is the reply i got:

Actually me thinks this only means you can buy an extended warranty from Sony...

On Sony.ie but as previous poster has said, look like Blu Ray Player is only 1cent now.

adox · 22-05-2014 7:05pm

Soundbars showing as 1 cent on the Sony site for me?

.G. · 22-05-2014 7:19pm

Even the free bluray player is no longer offered when I check Sony.ie now.

http://www.sony.ie/buy/w800b-series?sku=KDL50W829BBU

adox · 22-05-2014 7:27pm

superg wrote: »

Even the free bluray player is no longer offered when I check Sony.ie now.

http://www.sony.ie/buy/w800b-series?sku=KDL50W829BBU

Soundbar with the 42".

.G. · 22-05-2014 7:48pm

Ah right,it's the 50 I want.

cjlawlor · 24-05-2014 7:00pm

Can anyone find any official reviews for the 42" model? I gather the panel differs from the 50" as it's passive rather than active 3D...

chris1970 · 25-05-2014 8:58pm

cjlawlor wrote: »

Can anyone find any official reviews for the 42" model? I gather the panel differs from the 50" as it's passive rather than active 3D...

Just buy a 50, you won't regret it, but I am sorry didn't plummet for 55

Delofan · 25-05-2014 11:57pm

Bought a 50" last week. Great set and features. One problem is that when trying to record from a usb hard drive it fails, indicating that the drive is full even though only 1% has been used. Has anyone else experienced this issue? My firmware is up to date, did a factory reset as suggested by customer support but problem persists.

powerstation · 27-05-2014 11:10am

Bought the black 50" last week from Powercity, delighted with it. Powercity did not price match, but given our higher VAT rates it's still a better price than the UK & Sony Luxembourg with the soundbar offer. Did not win the PS4.

AFAIK, the TV cannot use SSD or flash based drives for recording, it needs an HDD with a single partition, and the recorded files are not readable on a computer, possibly because of a custom file system. Also, DRM'ed & scrambled satellite content cannot be recorded.

I'll be getting a drive for exclusive use by the TV, and will post back after trying the USB recording.

Did you have to update your TV's firmware? Mine was already at the latest version out of the box.

Delofan wrote: »

Bought a 50" last week. Great set and features. One problem is that when trying to record from a usb hard drive it fails, indicating that the drive is full even though only 1% has been used. Has anyone else experienced this issue? My firmware is up to date, did a factory reset as suggested by customer support but problem persists.

Chorus_suck · 27-05-2014 11:56am

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powerstation · 27-05-2014 12:27pm

There's some confusion about this - the online Sony shop listed the 829 at 800Hz & the 815 at 600Hz & an EU wide retailer MediaMarkt lists the 829 at 800Hz & the 815 at 400Hz.

829:
http://www.sony.ie/buy/w800b-series?sku=KDL50W829BBU

http://tiendas.mediamarkt.es/p/tv-led-50-sony-bravia-kdl-50w829-smart-tv-3d-mhl-1230472

815:
http://www.sony.ie/buy/w800b-series?sku=KDL50W815BSU

http://tiendas.mediamarkt.es/p/tv-led-50-sony-bravia-kdl50w815-negro-smart-tv-wifi-3d-activo-1224848

The comparison table on Sony's site lists both models as 600Hz, but that table has a number of inaccuracies (the 50W829B is not 42").

The MotionFlow XR may be printed on the box, I'll have to check.

The set tuned in 1000's of satellite TV & radio channels, I did see BBC & ITV, but I haven't yet got around to seeing what HD channels were tuned.

I'd like to buy a CI access card to see Nat Geo, History, Discovery etc in HD and get rid of my cable provider. Who sells these cards in Ireland?

Chorus_suck wrote: »

Is there any difference at all between the 50" 829 and the 815 ?? Are both of these TV's 800Mhz refresh rate? Do they use the same LCD panel?

Also, can I cancel my Sky TV sub and simply plug the satellite dish directly into the TV to get all the UK HD channels.

Thanks in advance.

Delofan · 27-05-2014 12:45pm

powerstation wrote: »

Bought the black 50" last week from Powercity, delighted with it. Powercity did not price match, but given our higher VAT rates it's still a better price than the UK & Sony Luxembourg with the soundbar offer. Did not win the PS4.

AFAIK, the TV cannot use SSD or flash based drives for recording, it needs an HDD with a single partition, and the recorded files are not readable on a computer, possibly because of a custom file system. Also, DRM'ed & scrambled satellite content cannot be recorded.

I'll be getting a drive for exclusive use by the TV, and will post back after trying the USB recording.

Did you have to update your TV's firmware? Mine was already at the latest version out of the box.

My TV's firmware updated when I was setting it up for the first time and now has the latest version installed.

I'm using a 500gb Toshiba usb drive which you have to register first in the settings. It gets formatted and can only be used in the Sony TV. After recording a few items I was unable to play them back as I was getting a message "There are no items to display" When I tried to record another program I got a message to say the disk is full even though only 1% was used.

I found a sort of workaround which is to switch off the tv, unplug it from the mains (don't just switch the main socket off) leave it unplugged for a minute and when you switch back on the tv there is a 50/50 chance that the recordings will show up.

Chorus_suck · 27-05-2014 12:47pm

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Delofan · 27-05-2014 12:58pm

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I can confirm that you can receive all the above channels plus hundreds more by just plugging your Sky dish in. I also have an aerial and here in Donegal I receive Saorview and Freeview channels also.

One point to note is that the guide works well with saroview and freeview where all the station listings are refreshed but not with freesat where the listings come up one at a time..

powerstation · 27-05-2014 2:23pm

MotionFlow is a picture interpolation technology to reduce blurring on moving objects. This means it creates and inserts more pictures than the original video actually has to make for a smoother transition on fast moving objects.

Software tricks aside, according to this discussion on avforums, there is a link between the Motion Flow frequency and the underlying panel ("Motionflow is 4x panel native rate.") This would mean that MotionFlow XR 800Hz indicates the TV has a 200Hz panel, but I haven't found any other source to verify this.

Yes, I just plugged in the satellite directly into the TV before powering it up for the first time & it tuned the channels during setup process. As Delofan mentioned, it tunes in FreeSat channels from different countries & languages & it's going to be a painstaking process to find & sort out the ones we need.

Chorus_suck wrote: »

This is confusing alright. The salesman in Harvey Norman told me yesterday that the 815 was definitely 800Hz ... but the likn to the HN website seems to contradict this ??? They have it listed at 400Hz (I cant post a link as a "new" user).

/edit/ the Powercity website have the 829 listed at 400Hz (again, I cant post the link as a new user). /edit/

This is all very confusing???

I'm assuming 800Hz is better than 400Hz btw .. is this correct?

Can anyone who actually bought the 815 confirm please?

Did you just plug your Sky dish into the back of the TV to get the 1000's of channels?

Can anyone confirm the TV can receive BBCHD, C4 HD and ITV HD?

Chorus_suck · 27-05-2014 2:26pm

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surpy · 27-05-2014 2:33pm

you might want to redo the setup but specify UK instead of ireland.
the W8 is supposed to have the UK freesat bouquets built in

powerstation · 27-05-2014 2:50pm

I bought the 50" black 829 from Powercity, they were the only ones in Dublin with stock at the time.

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powerstation · 27-05-2014 2:59pm

Delofan, how did you sort all those channels to keep the ones you want? Did you simply delete the unwanted ones to reduce the clutter? Thanks in advance.

Delofan wrote: »

I can confirm that you can receive all the above channels plus hundreds more by just plugging your Sky dish in. I also have an aerial and here in Donegal I receive Saorview and Freeview channels also.

One point to note is that the guide works well with saroview and freeview where all the station listings are refreshed but not with freesat where the listings come up one at a time..

powerstation · 27-05-2014 3:04pm

It's 1099 and comes with the soundbar.

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Delofan · 27-05-2014 8:22pm

powerstation wrote: »

Delofan, how did you sort all those channels to keep the ones you want? Did you simply delete the unwanted ones to reduce the clutter? Thanks in advance.

I mainly use Freeview and Saorview but when I was tuning the satellite stations I selected the free ones. This left out all the paid for channels. There are still 349 there but I haven't deleted any yet.

peaceboi · 28-05-2014 5:49pm

Am also after the kdl55w829 or w905. Just saw the kdl 55w829 cheaper @ http://www.sherwoods.ie/product/tvs/sony/kdl55w829bbu/son-kdl55w829bbu
Cheaper than power city, with free sound bar & 5year warranty. Has anybody dealt with Sherwoods before? Thanks

test012345 · 28-05-2014 7:23pm

peaceboi wrote: »

Am also after the kdl55w829 or w905. Just saw the kdl 55w829 cheaper @ sherwoods.ie/product/tvs/sony/kdl55w829bbu/son-kdl55w829bbu
Cheaper than power city, with free sound bar & 5year warranty. Has anybody dealt with Sherwoods before? Thanks

it's € 1394.95 @ powercity after instant tv cash back offer, to get this offer add the tv into the basket....

same one my friend has pre-ordered for € 1150 @ sonycentre letterkenny on 15th, don't know still they offer the same price....

castlewhite · 29-05-2014 2:37pm

interested in the 42 at the special offer, is there any Sony shops left in Dublin? I know some where operated by Peats under franchise but are gone.

surpy · 29-05-2014 2:55pm

think this list is up to date
http://www.one4all.ie/retailer/electrical/sony-centre.html

cjlawlor · 29-05-2014 6:20pm

If anyone has picked up one of these, I'd be interested to hear their experience playing files via dlna. Some early reviews suggested this is a weak point - great picture but flaky networking. Am also looking at Samsung UE48H6670 which I suspect (based in prior experience with Samsung) has solid dlna but inferior picture... Decisions decisions...

Sony KDL42W829B + 5 years Warranty + Free Bluetooth Sound Bar €700

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