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

bod71 · 02-07-2014 5:12pm

Hi, any body that won the ps4 have you received it yet, if so how long did it take.

powerstation · 07-07-2014 10:26am

Received my 5 year warranty in the post on Friday. I was expecting a fancy certificate after all the fuss of photocopying the receipts & posting them by registered mail. It's only a printout confirming that the warranty has been registered until 2019. They could done the whole thing online & via email

richie2005 · 07-07-2014 11:19am

bod71 wrote: »

Hi, any body that won the ps4 have you received it yet, if so how long did it take.

I was lucky enough to win one. However I haven't got it yet. I sent in all the forms and confirmed they got them on the 28th June. Nothing since. I have been on to sony and all they will say is they do not have any further updates. It's meant to take a maximum 4 weeks. Patiently waiting

FutureGuy · 09-07-2014 4:14pm

Has anyone have any problems registering the silver version of the 50 inch for the 5 year warranty? (KDL50W815B)

Grats · 24-07-2014 11:20am

Is it possible to receive terrestrial and SATFREE (free to air) on a Sony KDL42W705bbu directly through the tv or will I still need a set top box? Apologies if this isn't the correct thread for my query. Perhaps somebody could advise me.

Thank you.

powerstation · 24-07-2014 1:26pm

Hi,

It does look like it can directly receive satellite transmissions from this review -

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/kdl42w705b-201402233639.htm

The TV has an LNB connector where the satellite dish would be plugged into. See the first circle with the satellite dish icon on the lower left of this picture:

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/image/hdtv/Sony-KDL42W705B/connections.jpg

Hope this helps.

Grats wrote: »

Is it possible to receive terrestrial and SATFREE (free to air) on a Sony KDL42W705bbu directly through the tv or will I still need a set top box? Apologies if this isn't the correct thread for my query. Perhaps somebody could advise me.

Thank you.

ct5amr2ig1nfhp · 24-07-2014 1:50pm

Both offers are still going but minus the soundbar.

Grats · 24-07-2014 1:59pm

powerstation wrote: »

Hi,

It does look like it can directly receive satellite transmissions from this review -

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/kdl42w705b-201402233639.htm

The TV has an LNB connector where the satellite dish would be plugged into. See the first circle with the satellite dish icon on the lower left of this picture:

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/image/hdtv/Sony-KDL42W705B/connections.jpg

Hope this helps.

Many thanks for reply. Will try those connections and see what happens. Regards.

peejay1986 · 24-07-2014 3:32pm

Lorelai Dazzling Macrame wrote: »

Both offers are still going but minus the soundbar.

Where? Can't find the price online

ct5amr2ig1nfhp · 24-07-2014 9:18pm

Give letterkenny sony center a call. Free delivery within Ireland.

Grats · 28-07-2014 5:20pm

powerstation wrote: »

Hi,

It does look like it can directly receive satellite transmissions from this review -

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/kdl42w705b-201402233639.htm

The TV has an LNB connector where the satellite dish would be plugged into. See the first circle with the satellite dish icon on the lower left of this picture:

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/image/hdtv/Sony-KDL42W705B/connections.jpg

Hope this helps.

Just to say it all worked out. Terrestrial and satellite channels up and running.

Thanks for advise.

powerstation · 31-07-2014 4:30pm

Glad to hear that. You're very welcome. :-)

pearsefitz · 15-08-2014 3:24pm

thanks in advance

johnwd · 15-08-2014 4:31pm

I don't think that this is still available but let me relate a little thing that happened me y'day. The 7 series 42" version of this TV is on sale in PC world at the moment for 629 or so. I went to a more locally owned TV store in Kilkenny and they matched the price (stickered at 699) but said they couldn't do the 5 year warranty for that price as PC world didn't have it on theirs (not sure if this was true or not but that's what he said). I said OK that I'd buy on that basis and then at the end of the transaction he threw in the 5 year guarantee anyways. Happy to get it for that price and fair play to the salesman. Would have loved to have gotten the OPs original deal as it was much better.

FutureGuy · 16-08-2014 12:35am

So a fantastic TV, a sound bar which I sold for 120 and a PS4 which I'm selling for 350 means I got the 50 inch for 450 including 5 year warranty (received today).

Bargain of the year

FreeFallin · 05-10-2014 11:58am

I am compelled to write here to thank Paul and team in Reynolds Electric Letterkenny. I bought the 50inch back in late June/Early July. Unfortunately when I opened the box a full 2 months later, there was damage to the tv. Even though it was after 28 days and there was no way to concretely prove when the damage occured, Paul sent out another brand new tv.

I have no doubt that many other retailers would have caused more of a fuss and I'm sure we would have had to come to some other arrangement, given the circumstances.

I would highly recommend the team in Reynolds Electric and will certainly buy from there again.

Hococop · 05-10-2014 12:07pm

FreeFallin wrote: »

I am compelled to write here to thank Paul and team in Reynolds Electric Letterkenny. I bought the 50inch back in late June/Early July. Unfortunately when I opened the box a full 2 months later, there was damage to the tv. Even though it was after 28 days and there was no way to concretely prove when the damage occured, Paul sent out another brand new tv.

I have no doubt that many other retailers would have caused more of a fuss and I'm sure we would have had to come to some other arrangement, given the circumstances.

I would highly recommend the team in Reynolds Electric and will certainly buy from there again.

Fair play to them replacing it, just curious any reason you left it for 2 months?

matrixf · 08-10-2014 5:25pm

Just a heads up for anybody still interested in this offer it will be available again from most retailers from the 15th october, spotted it on a euronics flyer €999 for 50" but will be cheaper from sony centers/ currys or harvey normans!

42" 50" and 55" + (free soundbar and 5 year warranty)

Wellactually · 11-10-2014 3:17pm

matrixf wrote: »

Just a heads up for anybody still interested in this offer it will be available again from most retailers from the 15th october, spotted it on a euronics flyer €999 for 50" but will be cheaper from sony centers/ currys or harvey normans!

42" 50" and 55" + (free soundbar and 5 year warranty)

Was looking at 50inch in Harvey Norman for 949e, is it just Sony Centres doing this offer or how do you get it, I seen some posts saying free delivery etc.

Might as well wait a bit longer now

Thanks

matrixf · 11-10-2014 3:28pm

Wellactually wrote: »

Was looking at 50inch in Harvey Norman for 949e, is it just Sony Centres doing this offer or how do you get it, I seen some posts saying free delivery etc.

Might as well wait a bit longer now

Thanks

Its available from wednesday 15th of october , should be available in all major electrical retail stores inc sony centers and harvey norman

as i stated before i spotted the deal on a euronics flyer (€999 for 50" +soundbar+5 year warranty) but should be cheaper from currys, sony centers or harvey norman!

absolutegroove · 11-10-2014 4:13pm

matrixf wrote: »

Its available from wednesday 15th of october , should be available in all major electrical retail stores inc sony centers and harvey norman

as i stated before i spotted the deal on a euronics flyer (€999 for 50" +soundbar+5 year warranty) but should be cheaper from currys, sony centers or harvey norman!

The deal is on amazon.co.uk from Oct 15th

See attached photo

It doesn't seem to say anything about a 5 year warranty (well I can't see it mentioned)

Wellactually · 15-10-2014 1:35pm

Anybody hear any more about this, Its on Amazon allright but haven seen anytging for the outlets here yet?

Wellactually · 15-10-2014 2:07pm

Yeah its back on, also spoke to Paul in Sony Letterkenny, gentleman, thanks.

Thanks again OP for original post too.

Cyclonius · 12-11-2014 3:54pm

Ordered a 42 inch TV yesterday; the guys in the Sony Centre (Paul and Dave) were very helpful. It might be worth noting that the full deal is now €700 for the 42 inch TV, the 5 year guarantee, and the sound-bar OR a €160 voucher that's good up to next July.

Given that Christmas is coming up, that voucher could be offset against another purchase or purchases that you'll have to make (phone, etc.), bringing the real price of the TV down to €540. They were able to order me an iPad Mini (don't think they normally stock them), and the whole bill came to €940.

test012345 · 16-11-2014 4:59pm

Recent Calibrated Settings from avforums (flatpanelshd) tested for 50" & 55"

Viewing mode: Cinema 2
Backlight 10
Contrast 90
Brightness: 50
Color: 55
Hue: 0
Color temperature Sat tuner : Warm2 UPC BOX : Warm 1
Sharpness 50
Noise reduction Off
Dot/mpeg noise reduction Off
Reality Creation Off
Smooth gradation Off
Motionflow True Cinema
Film mode Auto
Black corrector Off
Adv. Contrast Enhancer Off
Gamma -1
Auto Light Limiter Off
Clear White Off
Live Color Off
Detail Enhancer Off
Edge enhancer Off
R Gain -3
G Gain -13
B Gain 0
R Bias 0
G Bias -1
B Bias 0
Eco (light sensor) On

leex · 16-12-2014 6:05pm

I am interested in the 50 or 55" version of this tv. Does the Saorview and Sat channels appear on the same EPG? Guessing it is only "now" and "next" on the sat channel listings?

landmarkjohn · 16-12-2014 8:34pm

leex wrote: »

I am interested in the 50 or 55" version of this tv. Does the Saorview and Sat channels appear on the same EPG? Guessing it is only "now" and "next" on the sat channel listings?

Have 42" and they are different EPG screens and SAT only shows now and next.

As an FYI, Harvey Norman let me upgrade the soundbar to slim 300W rather than the hex shape one included in the deal. Worked out about €20 more than Sony Letterkenny with their €160 credit instead of sound bar (excluding delivery if they charge for that) on a like for like comparison.

leex · 16-12-2014 8:40pm

landmarkjohn wrote: »

Have 42" and they are different EPG screens and SAT only shows now and next.

Are there many button presses to get from one channel list to the other?

Should be some good deals late next week on these.

IrishIrish · 16-12-2014 8:40pm

I'm waiting on the 50" version to drop in price a little too. January hopefully.

landmarkjohn · 16-12-2014 8:46pm

leex wrote: »

Are there many button presses to get from one channel list to the other?

2 button presses is the least I can manage to toggle between EPG.

It displays 8 channels on a page, can't find a page down button, have to scroll all the way through.

landmarkjohn · 20-12-2014 6:33pm

landmarkjohn wrote: »

2 button presses is the least I can manage to toggle between EPG.

It displays 8 channels on a page, can't find a page down button, have to scroll all the way through.

edit: found page down, red and green buttons

johnybean · 23-12-2014 12:32pm

Has anyone else getting the message of "no event information" on the Freesat EPG? I only have the Freesat connected at the moment and whenever I go into the EPG all I get is this message until I actually go into the channel, then I get the information.

landmarkjohn · 23-12-2014 6:41pm

johnybean wrote: »

Has anyone else getting the message of "no event information" on the Freesat EPG? I only have the Freesat connected at the moment and whenever I go into the EPG all I get is this message until I actually go into the channel, then I get the information.

Same as that on the freesat. The Saorview digital channels have more information.

chris1970 · 23-12-2014 11:31pm

Only official freesat boxes get 7 day egg, press options & go to, I think, 'launch guide' , you will get a detailed guide if you have Internet connected, their Android phone app, SideView is all I use, you can record, and it finds and plays from my nas drive via TwonkyServer

johnybean · 04-04-2015 8:54pm

Would anyone be able to give me a quick guide how to get the saorview channels tuned in? I have attached an aerial feed to the rf port on the back but I cannot find a way to tune the saorview channels,freesat channels working perfect on the satellite connection

johnybean · 08-04-2015 5:06pm

Got the above issue sorted, just wondering if anyone has connected a hard drive to the tv for recording etc? If so, did you use a portable hard drive or desktop?

Doodah7 · 08-04-2015 5:55pm

johnybean wrote: »

Got the above issue sorted, just wondering if anyone has connected a hard drive to the tv for recording etc? If so, did you use a portable hard drive or desktop?

I've a portable hdd attached to mine. It's actually the former hard drive in my computer and put in a caddy. Works perfectly to record Saorview.

chris1970 · 08-04-2015 8:46pm

johnybean wrote: »

Got the above issue sorted, just wondering if anyone has connected a hard drive to the tv for recording etc? If so, did you use a portable hard drive or desktop?

thevtv needs to format the hard drive, you wont be able to watch on a laptop unless you can decode recordings, anyone notice that netflix button rendered useless since last software update, kids not happy, also anyone know how to make the y component turn into a composite, cctv video camera , no success in menu

Cyclonius · 10-04-2015 9:40pm

I was pricing TVs recently, and wanted to see if there were any offers on for Sony televisions. The guys in the Letterkenny Sony Centre mentioned that there was a price reduction until at least the 9th of May, with the 32 inch W7 going for €420, the 42 inch W7 going for €540, and the 42 inch W8 (the one discussed in this thread) going for €560. Those prices include a 5 year warranty, but no soundbar.

landmarkjohn · 30-04-2015 9:06pm

so I'm watching the snooker on the BBC and then coverage changes to "press the red button" which I recognise as being a SKY remote control button. Is there a way to watch this on the SONY TV with out a SKY decoder? Thanks.

moodrater · 30-04-2015 9:18pm

landmarkjohn wrote: »

so I'm watching the snooker on the BBC and then coverage changes to "press the red button" which I recognise as being a SKY remote control button. Is there a way to watch this on the SONY TV with out a SKY decoder? Thanks.

Yep you press the red button.

landmarkjohn · 30-04-2015 11:43pm

moodrater wrote: »

Yep you press the red button.

I did try the red button on the Sony remote but no joy. My TV is not connected to the internet. I also tried the text button to see if that would give some on screen options.

FreeFallin · 31-05-2015 10:35pm

Hococop wrote: »

Fair play to them replacing it, just curious any reason you left it for 2 months?

Apologies for taking 9 months to reply

I missed this message at the time. The TV was purchased for my new apartment that wasn't yet ready to move into! I didn't want to miss the deal.

A lesson to all - check goods when you buy them.

Greg81 · 30-07-2015 12:37pm

Hi guys,

Sorry for digging out old thread but I think you will be more helpful than SONY customer center.

Could you tell me what I have to send to obtain that 5 years extended warranty? I totally forgot about that and would like to do it now.

Thanks.

chris1970 · 30-07-2015 12:55pm

send off reciept with a form you should have got when you purchased tv, it should have been filled out & stamped at place of purchase, you get a return in two weeks with warranty info on it. hope this helps

Greg81 · 30-07-2015 1:00pm

chris1970 wrote: »

send off reciept with a form you should have got when you purchased tv, it should have been filled out & stamped at place of purchase, you get a return in two weeks with warranty info on it. hope this helps

Thanks mate.

The only problem is I don't remember getting any form. There is also a chance i thrown it out. I think I will give SONY a call and ask what to do next.

Thanks for reply.

EDIT:

OK i just have found a form online

http://www.did.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Sony_5YG_2015.pdf

Now I am 100% sure I never got it.

Hope Sony will be OK with approving this a year after purchase.

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

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