Sony 65" OLED price drop

bertie4evr · 21-09-2020 9:08am #1

Looks like the lowest price at the moment for an excellent TV

https://www.electrocity.ie/product/sony-bravia-a8-65-inch-4k-ultra-hd-android-tv-hdr10-oled-apple-airplay-kd65a8bu/

21-09-2020 9:12am

Buy it off richer sounds and pay in sterling and you'll get a better deal.
Prob get 6 year warranty and free delivery too.

bertie4evr · 21-09-2020 9:15am

BrownFinger wrote: »

Buy it off richer sounds and pay in sterling and you'll get a better deal.
Prob get 6 year warranty and free delivery too.

I'd prefer to shop local for the time being as much as I can. This TV comes with a 5 year warranty from Sony anyway so I wouldn't worry too much :pac:

Basq · 21-09-2020 9:22am

Spotted my local Expert has the 2019 model 65” Bravia OLED yesterday for around €2,200 also.

Was one of the best looking displays in-store IMO.

bertie4evr · 21-09-2020 9:23am

Basq wrote: »

Spotted my local Expert has the 2019 model 65” Bravia OLED yesterday for around €2,200 also.

Was one of the best looking displays in-store IMO.

My parents have always bought Sony TVs. Can't be beat.

I'll be getting IPTV set up on this one - can't wait!

Tazium · 21-09-2020 10:06am

Just a note, friend of mine recently bought a Sony. The screen sharing program - all-share requires a subscription. If you are an iPhone user and want to cast/throw/airplay content to the telly you'll have to watch ads in advance or pay a subscription.

JohnnyChimpo · 21-09-2020 10:32am

Tazium wrote: »

Just a note, friend of mine recently bought a Sony. The screen sharing program - all-share requires a subscription. If you are an iPhone user and want to cast/throw/airplay content to the telly you'll have to watch ads in advance or pay a subscription.

thats an absolute dealbreaker

21-09-2020 11:30am

Tazium wrote: »

Just a note, friend of mine recently bought a Sony. The screen sharing program - all-share requires a subscription. If you are an iPhone user and want to cast/throw/airplay content to the telly you'll have to watch ads in advance or pay a subscription.

Thats a disgrace,

dasilverfox · 21-09-2020 11:34am

https://www.did.ie/lg-cx-65-4k-ultra-hd-oled-smart-tv-black-oled65cx5lb-oled65cx5lb-prd The sony is a great tv, but for the new consoles the lg supports 4k 120fps through all 4 hdmi inputs. This is what i'll be buying. I haven't checked other sites for cheaper prices yet.

dasilverfox · 21-09-2020 11:48am

https://euro.richersounds.ie/cssearch.aspx?searchterm=LG%20OLED65CX5LB#pgnum=&sort=

dulpit · 21-09-2020 12:49pm

bertie4evr wrote: »

My parents have always bought Sony TVs. Can't be beat.

I'll be getting IPTV set up on this one - can't wait!

Bonkers to me that you'd pay over 2 grand on a TV but then use IPTV (unless you mean Netflix/Prime/etc)

ohnonotgmail · 21-09-2020 3:45pm

dasilverfox wrote: »

https://www.did.ie/lg-cx-65-4k-ultra-hd-oled-smart-tv-black-oled65cx5lb-oled65cx5lb-prd The sony is a great tv, but for the new consoles the lg supports 4k 120fps through all 4 hdmi inputs. This is what i'll be buying. I haven't checked other sites for cheaper prices yet.

they want an extra 150 euro for a 3 year warranty. robbers.

podge3 · 21-09-2020 4:01pm

bertie4evr wrote: »

This TV comes with a 5 year warranty from Sony anyway so I wouldn't worry too much :pac:

FWIW, Sony's 5 year warranty is useless IMHO.

I bought a Sony TV from Amazon and got the 5 year warranty with documentation etc. TV went faulty after 4 years and Sony refused to honour it as I purchased from Amazon. No explanation other than that.

I used to be a lifelong Sony TV customer but not anymore.

I know you are not buying from Amazon, just offering my 2c.

Del2005 · 21-09-2020 4:24pm

podge3 wrote: »

FWIW, Sony's 5 year warranty is useless IMHO.

I bought a Sony TV from Amazon and got the 5 year warranty with documentation etc. TV went faulty after 4 years and Sony refused to honour it as I purchased from Amazon. No explanation other than that.

I used to be a lifelong Sony TV customer but not anymore.

I know you are not buying from Amazon, just offering my 2c.

Did you buy from Amazon or a market place seller? If not sold or full filled by Amazon you could be buying anything from anyone, Amazon market place isn't well regulated, and most likely bought a gray import not supposed to be sold to this country.

podge3 · 21-09-2020 7:48pm

Del2005 wrote: »

Did you buy from Amazon or a market place seller? If not sold or full filled by Amazon you could be buying anything from anyone, Amazon market place isn't well regulated, and most likely bought a gray import not supposed to be sold to this country.

It was from Amazon, not a market place Seller.

drogon. · 21-09-2020 8:08pm

podge3 wrote: »

It was from Amazon, not a market place Seller.

Did you try to contacting Amazon directly ? I had an issue once with a carbon monoxide sensor, with a 10 year warranty. 3 years into owning it, it kept going into a reboot loop causing the alarm to beep as it initialised. Amazon refunded me the original price as it was no longer available and they told me to ship the faulty one to them.

mikeecho · 21-09-2020 8:43pm

I once bought a bottle of whiskey on Amazon.. there was a mix up, and I received a cement mixer.

They were cool about it, gave me a refund, and told me to keep the cement mixer.

podge3 · 21-09-2020 8:50pm

drogon. wrote: »

Did you try to contacting Amazon directly ?

Yes, I contacted Amazon and got a refund - well, a credit to my account which I was very grateful for.

I was disgusted by Sony's evading their responsibility. I bought another TV from Amazon to replace the faulty Sony. Needless to say, it wasn't a Sony.

dubrov · 21-09-2020 10:29pm

Tazium wrote: »

Just a note, friend of mine recently bought a Sony. The screen sharing program - all-share requires a subscription. If you are an iPhone user and want to cast/throw/airplay content to the telly you'll have to watch ads in advance or pay a subscription.

Most phones have an inbuilt function for screen-sharing and don't need an app.
Sony also don't produce an app called All Share.
What app is your friend using?

dubrov · 21-09-2020 10:30pm

podge3 wrote: »

Yes, I contacted Amazon and got a refund - well, a credit to my account which I was very grateful for.

I was disgusted by Sony's evading their responsibility. I bought another TV from Amazon to replace the faulty Sony. Needless to say, it wasn't a Sony.

Sounds like the extended warranty was from Amazon and not Sony.

podge3 · 21-09-2020 11:47pm

dubrov wrote: »

Sounds like the extended warranty was from Amazon and not Sony.

No, it was a Sony warranty.

I applied to Sony after I purchased the TV and received documentation from them detailing the warranty etc. When the TV went faulty, they messed me around for 2 weeks with resetting the TV etc before telling me they would not honour the warranty.

I contacted Amazon, told them my story and they gave me a full refund including the return postage cost.

Won't be buying another Sony TV.

torrevieja · 22-09-2020 12:35am

BrownFinger wrote: »

Buy it off richer sounds and pay in sterling and you'll get a better deal.
Prob get 6 year warranty and free delivery too.

Can i ask Brown why buy it in Sterling cant you just turn the Price to Euro?

In Amazon.co.uk case should you buy in Sterling or Euro

TheDriver · 22-09-2020 12:40am

torrevieja wrote: »

Can i ask Brown why buy it in Sterling cant you just turn the Price to Euro?

In Amazon.co.uk case should you buy in Sterling or Euro

Always sterling and use revolut

Del2005 · 22-09-2020 6:27am

torrevieja wrote: »

Can i ask Brown why buy it in Sterling cant you just turn the Price to Euro?

In Amazon.co.uk case should you buy in Sterling or Euro

The companies always give terrible conversion rates if they let you pay in your currency. For low value items it can be a Euro extra, for a TV it's a lot.

22-09-2020 6:49am

I think all the the oled panels are made by LG ??
Used to be the the case anyway.

ohnonotgmail · 22-09-2020 10:48am

and what does that optional warranty provide that isn't already governed by the regular warranty?

branners69 · 22-09-2020 10:58am

I cant believe OLED suffer from screen burn. I still have a Pioneer plasma which is nearly 15 years old which had the same issue.

I am interested in upgrading to OLED but dont want the screen burn hassle, especially as it isnt covered by the guarantee!!

dasilverfox · 22-09-2020 10:58am

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

they want an extra 150 euro for a 3 year warranty. robbers.

You don't have to buy the extra warranty, as it already has a 5 year. Yes it is robbery but you don't need it. don't worry about it.

ohnonotgmail · 22-09-2020 11:00am

dasilverfox wrote: »

You don't have to buy the extra warranty, as it already has a 5 year. Yes it is robbery but you don't need it. don't worry about it.

I'm not worried about it. just highlighting sharp practice

ohnonotgmail · 22-09-2020 11:00am

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

and what does that optional warranty provide that isn't already governed by the regular warranty?

this reply was to a post that the user has subsequently deleted. Odd.

dasilverfox · 22-09-2020 11:06am

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

this reply was to a post that the user has subsequently deleted. Odd.

For your information i was trying to edit my reply to you when i accidentally deleted it. Now no need to spend that 150 euro ok.

heebusjeebus · 22-09-2020 11:14am

dasilverfox wrote: »

https://www.did.ie/lg-cx-65-4k-ultra-hd-oled-smart-tv-black-oled65cx5lb-oled65cx5lb-prd The sony is a great tv, but for the new consoles the lg supports 4k 120fps through all 4 hdmi inputs. This is what i'll be buying. I haven't checked other sites for cheaper prices yet.

There may be issues with some features on the LG tv's when running 4k 120fps.
Hopefully LG find a fix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6DRWe-5o8s

dasilverfox · 22-09-2020 11:18am

branners69 wrote: »

I cant believe OLED suffer from screen burn. I still have a Pioneer plasma which is nearly 15 years old which had the same issue.

I am interested in upgrading to OLED but dont want the screen burn hassle, especially as it isnt covered by the guarantee!!

Yeah that's true. that's one of the reasons i've changed my mind about buying the LG, also peak brightness is not great.

dasilverfox · 22-09-2020 11:20am

heebusjeebus wrote: »

There may be issues with some features on the LG tv's when running 4k 120fps.
Hopefully LG find a fix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6DRWe-5o8s

I watched that video last night lol. Thanks for that.

22-09-2020 11:29am

branners69 wrote: »

I cant believe OLED suffer from screen burn. I still have a Pioneer plasma which is nearly 15 years old which had the same issue.

Yea its balls but does it really happen ?
I think i seen one guy on a forum that had one of the first ones and he only watched cricket/sky news and his was in bits from the bannors.

If you appreciate a good picture an OLED is hard to beat!
+ the panels are so thin if you want to wall mount

22-09-2020 12:09pm

dulpit wrote: »

Bonkers to me that you'd pay over 2 grand on a TV but then use IPTV (unless you mean Netflix/Prime/etc)

Not sure I follow the reasoning here?

Are you saying that someone willing to drop 2k should be able to afford Sky or Virgin?

Or are you saying that IPTV isn't able to maximise the potential of a super expensive TV?

dulpit · 22-09-2020 12:35pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Not sure I follow the reasoning here?

Are you saying that someone willing to drop 2k should be able to afford Sky or Virgin?

Or are you saying that IPTV isn't able to maximise the potential of a super expensive TV?

A little from point A, but mainly point B.

AdMMM · 22-09-2020 12:53pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Not sure I follow the reasoning here?

Are you saying that someone willing to drop 2k should be able to afford Sky or Virgin?

Or are you saying that IPTV isn't able to maximise the potential of a super expensive TV?

Even the "best" services are limited to 1080p at 50fps and they're often running at a low bitrate to remain somewhat stable.

Barr · 22-09-2020 4:42pm

Folks talking about IPTV , I dont think the smart stb app is available on sony tvs .

Only LG and samsung.

Skill Magill · 22-09-2020 4:51pm

TheDriver wrote: »

Always sterling and use revolut

Do you need to change the money in your revolut account first to stg?
I take it, if you leave it in euro, it won't auto convert to stg and you'll be fleeced by amazon?
Is there much of a difference?

Barr · 22-09-2020 5:05pm

branners69 wrote: »

I cant believe OLED suffer from screen burn. I still have a Pioneer plasma which is nearly 15 years old which had the same issue.

I am interested in upgrading to OLED but dont want the screen burn hassle, especially as it isnt covered by the guarantee!!

I can speak from experience and they do suffer screen burn .

Had a LG oled which had to go back becasuse of it . In fairness to LG, they covered the price of a new tv .

I miss the oled picture though, watching football was so clear . Especially in HDR with prime when they were showing the matches last xmas.

dulpit · 22-09-2020 6:12pm

Skill Magill wrote: »

Do you need to change the money in your revolut account first to stg?
I take it, if you leave it in euro, it won't auto convert to stg and you'll be fleeced by amazon?
Is there much of a difference?

With Revolut it will take from a balance of a currency if you have it. If you don't, it'll convert for you automatically. So if you're using Revolut on UK sites, always pay in sterling.

Skill Magill · 22-09-2020 6:54pm

dulpit wrote: »

With Revolut it will take from a balance of a currency if you have it. If you don't, it'll convert for you automatically. So if you're using Revolut on UK sites, always pay in sterling.

Cheers, thought you had to convert to stg on your revolut card first, didn't realise it was automatic, very handy. So I assume its the stg rate and a charge too but still cheaper than Amazon

dulpit · 22-09-2020 7:03pm

Skill Magill wrote: »

Cheers, thought you had to convert to stg on your revolut card first, didn't realise it was automatic, very handy. So I assume its the stg rate and a charge too but still cheaper than Amazon

Way better rate than amazon, no charge.

dubrov · 22-09-2020 7:07pm

dulpit wrote:

Way better rate than amazon, no charge.

Except if you convert at the weekend when the FX markets are closed.

AMKC · 22-09-2020 7:11pm

Dam it. Here I was thinking I could afford it lol. It's still crazy money for something you just look at. A well maybe in a few years.

Andy454 · 24-09-2020 10:44am

The lack of a 7day Program guide on the Satellite stations is a real pain for all of models of this brand of TV.

All it shows is now and next, you have to schedule recordings the old school VCR way and it won't update if there is a change in programming at the TV station....

ondafly · 24-09-2020 11:14am

Barr wrote: »

I can speak from experience and they do suffer screen burn .

Had a LG oled which had to go back becasuse of it . In fairness to LG, they covered the price of a new tv .

same - I have an OLED LG Tv with horrendous screen burn. I babied the TV and it still got severe burn. Red color shows it up most of all. I tried to get assistance from LG on it, and they were useless. I also couldn't find my receipt from Powercity, so I'm completely stuck. I wouldn't go OLED again.

@Barr - if you have any info/advice on how you got the issue resolved please send it my way !

srsly78 · 24-09-2020 11:18am

What model?

The older ones had worse burn-in than newer I have read.

After using OLED other screens look crap so not going back

ondafly · 24-09-2020 11:51am

srsly78 wrote: »

What model?

The older ones had worse burn-in than newer I have read.

After using OLED other screens look crap so not going back

I've actually just now fired mails off to LG and Powercity to see can I have it sorted.

It is an OLED55B7V - bought 1st of November 2017

Link to a pic of it showing just red

https://imgur.com/uoCNPku

Its actually alot worse in person. I do agree the picture from the OLED is fantastic, but sadly it is fleeting.

srsly78 · 24-09-2020 12:10pm

It's pretty obvious you had static images on that screen...

Sony 65" OLED price drop

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