Argos:Sony 42inch Smart TV.Half price €488.99

bergipau · 09-11-2013 05:58PM

Has anyone upgraded to windows 8.1?
I installed it during the week and now i cant stream video. I can play music and see photos but no video. The is a serious pain in the a55

MarkY91 · 20-11-2013 08:43PM

shame i missed on this offer as in looking to buy this tv next week

anyone selling theirs

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MarkY91 · 25-11-2013 08:11PM

so i got this tv today. did you guys get saoirview working? i get 0 channels found :S please help

CH3OH · 25-11-2013 08:41PM

MarkY91 wrote: »

so i got this tv today. did you guys get saoirview working? i get 0 channels found :S please help

Have you got an aerial?

MarkY91 · 25-11-2013 08:50PM

CH3OH wrote: »

Have you got an aerial?

nope. i was under the impression that i needed nothing $:\$ its got an inbuilt freeview tuner...what kinda aerial do i need?

cathy01 · 25-11-2013 08:55PM

MarkY91 wrote: »

nope. i was under the impression that i needed nothing $:\$ its got an inbuilt freeview tuner...what kinda aerial do i need?

I think you might need saorview which is different.

CH3OH · 25-11-2013 08:59PM

MarkY91 wrote: »

nope. i was under the impression that i needed nothing $:\$ its got an inbuilt freeview tuner...what kinda aerial do i need?

I'm no expert ... but depending on how far away you are from the nearest saorview transmitter. you could get away with an internal aerial or you might need a roof aerial... you probably need a bit more advice

MarkY91 · 25-11-2013 09:04PM

i live in kimmage south dublin so should receive fine signals.

regarding gaming...played one game of call of duty and the picture looks kinda ****e so far. i think my 5 year old philips 8404 looks far superior right now

MarkY91 · 25-11-2013 09:21PM

ok so i realise now that i need some sort of saoirview aerial, right? but ithought the tv had freeview/saoirview built in? would some cheap aerial from argos work? the tv is marketed as "freeview HD" im so confused right now.

RobbieTheRobber · 25-11-2013 10:33PM

MarkY91 wrote: »

ok so i realise now that i need some sort of saoirview aerial, right? but ithought the tv had freeview/saoirview built in? would some cheap aerial from argos work? the tv is marketed as "freeview HD" im so confused right now.

Think of the builtin freeview or saorview as the same thing as a sky box.
So you you have a sky box but for it to get sky you need a sky dish.

Well freeview is the free equivalant of sky transmitted in the uk (to receive it here you will need a dish)
Saorview is the irish stations transmitted digitally (so the irish version of freeview) and to receive the signal you need an aerial.
Now you could get away with a set of rabbit ears beside your tv, or could just be in area which doesnt recieve great signal(blocked by buildings, far from a transmitter) in which case you would need to connect your tv to an aerial on your roof.

Mark 00 · 25-11-2013 10:45PM

MarkY91 wrote: »

ok so i realise now that i need some sort of saoirview aerial, right? but ithought the tv had freeview/saoirview built in? would some cheap aerial from argos work? the tv is marketed as "freeview HD" im so confused right now.

What is meant by saorview built in is that the decoder is built into the tv, i.e you don't need a saorview set top box to decode the signal. You will however need an aerial to receive that signal.

Like the above poster said, the kind of an aerial you need completely depends on where you are. Did you ever have rabbit ears plugged into an older tv that was in the same location to pick up the old analogue rte signal? If you did and the signal was ok then thats probabaly all you'll need again. If back in the day you needed a rooftop aerial / attic aerial then you may have to go down that road again. Best thing to do would be borrow a set of rabbit ears from a friend and see if they'll work.

As regards Freeview HD, that's a term used for the British version of saorview and has no real relevance here. However as a very broad rule of thumb if a tv is certified Freeview HD then it will more than likely also be saorview compatible.

MarkY91 · 26-11-2013 12:47AM

ahh i understand now guys! make perfect sence now hehe

i dont understand the HD part. i was awaire i could receive rte hd once i was receiving the signal. will i receive rte hd once i get a pair of rabbit ears? and yeah, my area is fine for receiving them so ill be grand. ill tyr the coat hangar trick for tonight anyways lol

edit: coat hangar worked. dont see rte HD though. ill have a check on google

Daveyboy1977 · 26-11-2013 06:04PM

Has anyone got the TV to pick up the free to air sky channels yet, without using a sky box?
If so how?
Thanks

delynet · 26-11-2013 06:29PM

@Daveyboy1977 I just disconnected the satellite cable from my Sky box and plugged it straight into tele. Then did a scan (not digital) and I got all the free stuff (BBC 1, 2, 3, ITV, Film4 etc....)

There is mention in a post in this thread where you have to change some voltage setting but I did not have to do that

gotthebug · 26-11-2013 06:30PM

Daveyboy1977 wrote: »

Has anyone got the TV to pick up the free to air sky channels yet, without using a sky box?
If so how?
Thanks

Not the best at explaining but pluged the cable from the sky dish into the back of the tv and and just did a channel serch picked up all of them first takes bout 20mins

dinnybyrne · 12-03-2014 10:34PM

Ok so mine is having problems....
It's now showing a slight grid on the screen and the colour is all wrong.Anyone else have issues?also does anyone know the return/repair policy with Argos/Sony?don't have my receipt

muincav · 12-03-2014 11:56PM

dinnybyrne wrote: »

Ok so mine is having problems....
It's now showing a slight grid on the screen and the colour is all wrong.Anyone else have issues?also does anyone know the return/repair policy with Argos/Sony?don't have my receipt

If you paid by credit card you should be able to get a statement as a receipt, or if you reserved it online you could have an email that could be printed out? Honestly, I wouldnt touch Sony with a barge pole...best of luck mate, hope you get it sorted...

mcw92 · 13-03-2014 12:05AM

dinnybyrne wrote: »

Ok so mine is having problems....
It's now showing a slight grid on the screen and the colour is all wrong.Anyone else have issues?also does anyone know the return/repair policy with Argos/Sony?don't have my receipt

Yes if you have a bank statement with it on it, that should be ok.
Also if you have the original argos ticket on the box, with the Catalogue No. on it, it would help with the process.

Invincible · 13-03-2014 12:15AM

dinnybyrne wrote: »

Ok so mine is having problems....
It's now showing a slight grid on the screen and the colour is all wrong.Anyone else have issues?also does anyone know the return/repair policy with Argos/Sony?don't have my receipt

Have you updated it lately? You have it connected to internet?

dinnybyrne · 13-03-2014 07:46AM

muincav wrote: »

If you paid by credit card you should be able to get a statement as a receipt, or if you reserved it online you could have an email that could be printed out? Honestly, I wouldnt touch Sony with a barge pole...best of luck mate, hope you get it sorted...

Cheers that's what I was thinking, I should have both

dinnybyrne · 13-03-2014 07:47AM

Invincible wrote: »

Have you updated it lately? You have it connected to internet?

Yeah always connected and with the latest software update.also did a factory reset but to no avail

Argos:Sony 42inch Smart TV.Half price €488.99

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