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

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  • 15-05-2014 10:40am
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    test012345
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭


    Sony KDL42W829B + 5years Warranty + Free Bluetooth Sound Bar €700 (including Delivery)

    Sony KDL50W829B + 5years Warranty + Free Bluetooth Sound Bar €930 (including Delivery)

    Official FIFA TVs eligible for the PS4 promotion

    Buy any eligible TV from Sony at 107cm (42”) or above, between the 2nd May and the 13th July 2014 and enter our draw for a 1 in 5 chance to win a PlayStation®4


    Placed an order at Sony Centre Letterkenny

    Excellent Tv , Good Reviews


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    #2
    skinny90
    Registered Users Posts: 2,466 ✭✭✭skinny90


    Very good tv!really good panel


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    #3
    dixiefly
    Registered Users Posts: 2,947 ✭✭✭dixiefly


    Yes, great TV but hardly a Bargain Alert.


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    skinny90
    Registered Users Posts: 2,466 ✭✭✭skinny90


    That depends on your perception of value.
    Personally i think its a great deal considering the panel quality + what your getting for the 799(tv warrenty and sound bar)

    If your looking for something big and cheap this isnt for you, If you appreciate decent panels then id recommend this tv for the price.


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    Scruff
    Registered Users Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭Scruff


    well it is if you are buying it in a bricks n' mortar store here considering the lower spec non 3d KDL42W705 model are selling for:

    Currys: €699, no sound bar, standard warranty
    DID: €779, sound bar, standard warranty

    although if you are buying the 50" version especially for the 3d its not the best.
    http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/kdl50w829b-201403023650.htm
    Put another way, the Sony KDL-50W829 is first and foremost a 2D display, with 3D slapped on as an afterthought.

    still gets a Highly Recommended conclusion though. Great tv for gaming.
    I think the 42" panel is a different make from the 50" so might be better 3d, cant find a review though

    Either way they are better 2D tellys than the lower spec ones, better warranty and freebie so in my book its a bargain alert. I'm considering getting 42w705 so would defo get this if it was available locally


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    FutureGuy
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 15,226 Mod ✭✭✭✭FutureGuy


    Where can I actually buy this offer?


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    test012345
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭test012345


    FutureGuy wrote: »
    Where can I actually buy this offer?

    sony.ie/dealerlocator/dealerdetails?site=odw_en_IE&index=1&total=3&id=12074734&type=DEALER_LOCATOR&distance=1.1800846211371476&print=true


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    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,610 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    A five year warranty is really attractive tbh, I have a Sony Bravia for 3 years now and the speakers were beginning to go on the blink recently till I got a sound system to go with it. I'm not sure what the life span of modern tvs is but I'd hope to get more than 5 years out of it. A warranty of that length would give good peace of mind vs. the standard 12 month one...TV's are not a minor purchase so the companies really should be offering a 3 year warranty as standard, not doing so kinda says their confidence in their own products to continue working faultlessly only stretches to one year. That's just not good enough for a product that costs upwards of €500 and often over €1,000


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    ablelocks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,682 ✭✭✭ablelocks


    given that the 50" is approx 1100 on richer sounds, and harvey norman have the soundbar at 209, then 930 for both + the warranty does sound very good...


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    jameshayes
    Registered Users Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭jameshayes


    I dont think these are VESA compatible - just in case anyone is thinking of wall mounting..


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    Invincible
    Registered Users Posts: 6,113 ✭✭✭Invincible


    jameshayes wrote: »
    I dont think these are VESA compatible - just in case anyone is thinking of wall mounting..

    There are VESA adapter plates available as mentioned on Sony forums.


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    ct5amr2ig1nfhp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭ct5amr2ig1nfhp


    Not cheap from reading the forums. And I can't seem to find one to buy online. Has anyone a link?
    Invincible wrote: »
    There are VESA adapter plates available as mentioned on Sony forums.


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    genek
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭genek


    any possibility to order online?


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    Dermoth
    Registered Users Posts: 285 ✭✭Dermoth


    I can't seem to find on sony.ie.... I just see the W800B - is this the same tv?


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,111 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Dermoth wrote: »
    I can't seem to find on sony.ie.... I just see the W800B - is this the same tv?

    Yes that is it, KDL829 is 400hz, more details:

    http://www.sony.ie/electronics/televisions/w800b-series/specifications

    I bought this tv 2 weeks ago for €800 locally which was the cheapest I could find it at the time so €700 plus a free sound bar is good value. Great TV by the way with a very good picture, this model was only launched less than 2 months ago.


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    Dermoth
    Registered Users Posts: 285 ✭✭Dermoth


    I must be missing something.. the 50" is coming up at 1099 for me on the website. http://www.sony.ie/buy/w800b-series?sku=KDL50W815BSU


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    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 28,097 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    FutureGuy wrote: »
    Where can I actually buy this offer?

    If your after a 42 inch and it's going to be used for some gaming which I reckon it is, try and hunt down a Panasonic TX-P42GT60B or even a bigger one if your budget is bigger, there's no comparison in the picture quality, if your being advised the sony has a great picture that person doesn't know what a great picture is. I've yet to see and lcd/led screen to pull off black and white.

    http://www.whathifi.com/review/panasonic-tx-p42gt60b
    http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/txp42gt60b-201402163594.htm
    http://www.stuff.tv/panasonic-tx-p42gt60b/review

    I'd try richer sounds here on boards for one http://www.boards.ie/ttforum/1105

    if you feel like taking a punt on a used TV nothing will come anywhere near this TV http://www.adverts.ie/tv/pioneer-kuro-pasma-pdp-lx6090/4924319 Review (if he'd part with it for 799 i'd take the hand off him.;) , it's worth keeping an eye out as every month or two a kuro usually surfaces and sometimes for a bargain price. (look out for Kuro 5090, 6090, 500a or 600a).


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    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,042 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    We just got a Bravia kdl-50w656A they are some serious tv. Literally anything you want to do they can do. It has a camera for Skype and all. The screen quality is extremely good too.


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    test012345
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭test012345


    Dermoth wrote: »
    I must be missing something.. the 50" is coming up at 1099 for me on the website. [sony.ie/buy/w800b-series?sku=KDL50W815BSU[/url]

    sony.ie/dealerlocator/dealerdetails?site=odw_en_IE&index=1&total=3&id=12074734&type=DEALER_LOCATOR&distance=1.1800846211371476&print=true

    you can find the phone number on the above link, place the order by phone...


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    test012345
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭test012345


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    If your after a 42 inch and it's going to be used for some gaming which I reckon it is, try and hunt down a Panasonic TX-P42GT60B or even a bigger one if your budget is bigger, there's no comparison in the picture quality, if your being advised the sony has a great picture that person doesn't know what a great picture is. I've yet to see and lcd/led screen to pull off black and white.

    whathifi.com/review/panasonic-tx-p42gt60b[/url]
    hdtvtest.co.uk/news/txp42gt60b-201402163594.htm[/url]
    stuff.tv/panasonic-tx-p42gt60b/review[/url]



    Thanks for the reference link,

    the Sony KDL-50W829B listed first on the Top 10 TV list

    Link : stuff.tv/tvs/top-ten


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    test012345
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭test012345


    there is a good offer on panasonic 42 and 50 inch @ currys


    PANASONIC VIERA TX-42AS520B Smart 42" LED TV €499.00 Was €749.99

    currys.ie/Product/panasonic-viera-tx42as520b-smart-42-led-tv/321872/6.9.0


    PANASONIC VIERA TX-50AS520B Smart 50" LED TV €669.99 Was €999.99

    currys.ie/Product/panasonic-viera-tx50as520b-smart-50-led-tv/321797/6.9.0

    found: hotukdeals


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    SteelyDanJalapeno
    Registered Users Posts: 14,237 ✭✭✭✭SteelyDanJalapeno


    Plus a 20% chance of winning a PS4


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    Outkast_IRE
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭Outkast_IRE


    Its the 5 year full warranty that seals the deal for me, i got a sony tv about 2 years ago when they were offering it last time around.

    The 5 year warranty is worth more than anything these days, as all the manufacturers are in a race to the bottom and unfortunately its the longevity of the components that seems to be suffering.


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    FutureGuy
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 15,226 Mod ✭✭✭✭FutureGuy


    Outkast_IRE wrote: »
    Its the 5 year full warranty that seals the deal for me, i got a sony tv about 2 years ago when they were offering it last time around.

    The 5 year warranty is worth more than anything these days, as all the manufacturers are in a race to the bottom and unfortunately its the longevity of the components that seems to be suffering.

    Strongly considering it. I have a 42 inch from 2007. This TV would be far more energy efficient - would it save me 180 euro every in electricity year for the next 5? I think it would.

    And a 5 year warranty and a sound bar? Nice.


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    surpy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 383 ✭✭surpy


    bought the KDL50w829B from power city the other day for 1060 including the sound bar so i am quite jealous of the 930 quoted above (if legit)

    didnt win a PS4 :(

    extended warranty is a mail in redemption so ask for the form in store if buying

    some notes:
    it is not vesa compatible without an adapter like this : http:// www av4home.co.uk/sony-w6-7-8-bolt-kit.html#prodTop
    it has an external PSU which some shops dont mention (or deny) so keep this in mind if wall mounting

    fwiw,
    i think it looks great, im not a light/contrast/coulor measurement device tho so i may be wrong


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    Oafley Jones
    Registered Users Posts: 6,460 ✭✭✭Oafley Jones


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    If your after a 42 inch and it's going to be used for some gaming which I reckon it is, try and hunt down a Panasonic TX-P42GT60B or even a bigger one if your budget is bigger, there's no comparison in the picture quality, if your being advised the sony has a great picture that person doesn't know what a great picture is. I've yet to see and lcd/led screen to pull off black and white.

    http://www.whathifi.com/review/panasonic-tx-p42gt60b
    http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/txp42gt60b-201402163594.htm
    http://www.stuff.tv/panasonic-tx-p42gt60b/review

    I'd try richer sounds here on boards for one http://www.boards.ie/ttforum/1105

    if you feel like taking a punt on a used TV nothing will come anywhere near this TV http://www.adverts.ie/tv/pioneer-kuro-pasma-pdp-lx6090/4924319 Review (if he'd part with it for 799 i'd take the hand off him.;) , it's worth keeping an eye out as every month or two a kuro usually surfaces and sometimes for a bargain price. (look out for Kuro 5090, 6090, 500a or 600a).

    We've last year's 42w805a and a 47w805a. I can't imagine they've got worse. Their one weakness is black levels could be better. As gaming tvs they're hard to beat, they outperform the more expensive w9 panels and are excellent tvs in general. I spent a lot of time researching these and I'm really happy with them. Again, that's last year's model.


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    test012345
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭test012345


    Oafley Jones wrote: »
    Their one weakness is black levels could be better.

    They are using different panels for 2014 range

    KDL50W829 comes with AMVA5 - T500HVF04-0 - 100hz panel, which is excellent for black levels....

    comparison link : semiaccurate.com/2010/06/09/auo-shows-160001-contrast-ratio-amva-displays/


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    test012345
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭test012345


    DPD just Delivered the TV and the Sound Bar.....


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    Scruff
    Registered Users Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭Scruff


    bazz26 wrote: »
    Yes that is it, KDL829 is 400hz, more details:

    http://www.sony.ie/electronics/televisions/w800b-series/specifications

    I bought this tv 2 weeks ago for €800 locally which was the cheapest I could find it at the time so €700 plus a free sound bar is good value. Great TV by the way with a very good picture, this model was only launched less than 2 months ago.
    test012345 wrote: »
    DPD just Delivered the TV and the Sound Bar.....

    Did ye get the 42" or 50". From reading over on AV forums the 42" doesnt have the Motionflow controls that the 50" have (mainly for watching sports)
    test012345 wrote: »
    there is a good offer on panasonic 42 and 50 inch @ currys


    PANASONIC VIERA TX-42AS520B Smart 42" LED TV €499.00 Was €749.99

    currys.ie/Product/panasonic-viera-tx42as520b-smart-42-led-tv/321872/6.9.0


    PANASONIC VIERA TX-50AS520B Smart 50" LED TV €669.99 Was €999.99

    currys.ie/Product/panasonic-viera-tx50as520b-smart-50-led-tv/321797/6.9.0

    found: hotukdeals

    Cant find any reviews for any 2014 Panasonic tvs so would risk it myself yet even though pannys are amongst the best ye can get.

    One worrying thing about going for a Sony is there is strong speculation that Sony are going to announce their exit from the TV business in the next week or so :(
    Dont know what that would mean for the 5 year warranty...but still only speculation.


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    .G.
    Registered Users Posts: 5,415 ✭✭✭.G.


    Model on sony.ie is KDL-50W815B

    Model in power city etc is KDL-50W829B

    Anyone know what the difference is?

    both €1099 online for the 50".

    I'm sorely tempted,especially if it can be got for €930 in store.


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    surpy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 383 ✭✭surpy


    815 is silver bezel
    829 is black


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