SONY BRAVIA KD55X8509C 55 inch 4K Ultra HD HDR 3D Smart LED Android TV Youview. I believe a lot of the initial bugs have been ironed out in the latest update. Full spec: http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/content/cnt-specs/KD-55X8509C/list
This has been posted a few times at some great prices and has now been lowered to £799 @RicherSounds inc the 6 year guarantee. This is in store or telephone sales only and a cracking deal if you have a RS near you. + 1% cashback with quidco
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RS_01
30 May 164#23
So tempted.. :neutral_face:
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monkeyboy7
17 Jun 16#69
Cheers gents much appreciated!
BadPseudonym
17 Jun 16#68
I've had mine for about six months now, and regularly use it for gaming (PS4 and Xbox One). It's the best TV I've seen for gaming - really rich colours and very fast. Select the'Game' preset to drop the lag right down and give excellent results, without the need for any complicated meddling with settings. Enjoy!
KingMidas
17 Jun 16#67
I am yet to play some PS4 through it but will update soon. HD TV and blu rays look amazing! very nice picture indeed.
monkeyboy7
17 Jun 16#66
Any comments on gaming with this? Anyone play a PS4 through it?
Many thanks
joerob1972
8 Jun 161#65
first impressions are WOW, excellent picture quality and I havn't tried changing any settings apart from the presets
joerob1972
8 Jun 161#64
Just arrived 10 minutes ago. Got it set up and now downloading the latest update.
j1mgg
4 Jun 16#63
a user on avforums posted his up and I just used them, from their you could tweak them further to suit your taste.
joerob1972
4 Jun 16#62
Just ordered from John Lewis for £849 but have a price match email for £799 with Richer Sounds.
Looking for a compatible set of 3d glasses that work with this, any recommendations?
edit.. its getting delivered on Wednesday so I will compare it with my Panny 50ST30 Plasma.
KingMidas
3 Jun 16#61
Just received mine today. Picture is great straight out of the box, haven't had time to really experiment yet, just doing the update.
Out of interest what setting did you tweak?
j1mgg
3 Jun 16#60
I have had mine 3 days now and it is a very good picture after changing a few settings, being my first smart tv it is really impressive and the responsiveness has been way better than expected after reading some reviews. The small remote is very handy and it is the only one I have used.
Jaybeam
2 Jun 161#59
I think it's all the interest on here that's put the price up! It's an old model bet's on it will drop again once the heats gone.
KingMidas
1 Jun 16#58
£1099 on currys!
linhang90
31 May 16#57
price gone up to £849 now :disappointed:
tom6195
31 May 16#56
Oh god I just got back from work :disappointed:
Movistar
31 May 16#55
Oh yes I have my JL confirmation so hopefully all will be ok
KingMidas
31 May 16#54
Price gone back up to £849 on RS website now! Hopefully you secured yours tom6195?
Movistar
31 May 16#53
JL defiantly price match I have just got them to do it delivery next Monday Yippie
tom6195
31 May 16#52
In that case how does RS policy on replacements differ?
KingMidas
31 May 16#51
That's direct from JL website.
orelf12
31 May 16#50
At John Lewis if the TV is out of economical repair then we will offer you the value of which the TV is now worth. Say in 3 years time it's out of economical repair then we will look at TVs of the same specification then offers that amount towards a replacement. You can also pay more on top if you want a better TV. So you won't get the full value towards a new TV you will get the value of what's your TV is worth towards a new one. Get me?
tom6195
31 May 16#49
Oh I see is that Richer Sounds policy? Do you know if JL is any different?
KingMidas
31 May 16#48
It's all on their website mate.
"We're covering the product to remain in working order for the life of that guarantee – in other words against manufacturing defect causing breakdown. If the product's used in the prescribed way and it breaks down, our duty is to get the appliance back to working order – and if we can't do that, we'll replace it with the same model, or discuss an alternative with you if that's no longer available."
tom6195
31 May 16#47
Thanks. What about replacement/refund for your tv should it be beyond economical repair?
orelf12
31 May 16#46
I work for John Lewis - as long as it's in stock in your local RS store and John Lewis have it as well then we will price match. Accidental damage for a total of 5 years is £70.
KingMidas
31 May 16#45
That's interesting from RS website.
• Offer you free routine servicing and maintenance checks as often as you want
KingMidas
31 May 16#44
Most of these long TV guarantees are parts and labour (no accidental damage) RS will give you a loan TV if yours needs to be sent away for repair and will collect and return if over 39" in size. Both companies have great feedback regarding their customer service and after care so either way you should be good.
tom6195
31 May 16#43
That's the plan. I just want to establish whose warranty is better then I'm pulling that trigger.
KingMidas
31 May 16#42
Probably not worth the hassle tbh. If it's what you want and you're happy with £799 just buy now and have more time to enjoy the TV.
tom6195
31 May 16#41
What are peoples' thoughts with regards to warranty? What are the differences between the two?
tom6195
31 May 16#40
Can you confirm JL will price match?
tom6195
31 May 16#39
I'm not sure I could, unless I purchased it through the work referral portal at £849 first and then submitted a price match claim after taking delivery providing RS were still selling at £799 in a couple weeks time.
Not sure if it's worth the risk. I'm happy to spend £799 at this point I may just have to flip a coin.
KingMidas
31 May 16#38
Yeah went with RS +1% quidco. If I was in your situation I'd do the same. A cheaper price + an extra years guarantee.
Now if you were able to get a price match with JL at £799 and could deduct your 5% discount off of that then JL all the way. Keep us posted
BadPseudonym
31 May 161#37
I can confirm it does have HDR; there was a firmware update earlier this year which enabled it. I have two, and the picture quality is phenomenal for the price!
tom6195
31 May 16#36
No mate. Have you?
tom6195
31 May 16#35
That's the question - JL or RS someone help me decide!!!
orelf12
31 May 16#34
John Lewis will price match
KingMidas
31 May 16#33
You pulled the trigger yet?
smiler594
31 May 16#32
Great Advice, thanks !
akguptay2k
30 May 16#31
very good price... thanks
KingMidas
30 May 16#30
I believe it's linked to the card so shouldn't see why not.
Sign up to quidco free and then register the cards that you pay with in store and activate before making the purchase.
tom6195
30 May 16#27
How dude?
KingMidas
30 May 16#26
Just purchased with the 1% cashback with
Quidco
dead4red69
30 May 161#25
It will do HDR via uhd blu rays, the firmware update also included hdmi 2.0a support.
clayts
30 May 16#24
The price for this is falling to 'ridiculously tempting' levels now.....
I suspect they are clearing stock for the replacement 55XD8599 which again is not full HDR (but is twice the price) - the new one does, however, have an IPS panel I believe (good viewing angles, blacks not superb), whereas this is VA (worse viewing angles, better blacks)
If you look at the other thread Currys I asked this question as regard to HDR light and there's a very good explanation if you are interested!
shahidali47
30 May 16#20
Gaming
Our Leo Bodnar input lag tester returned a figure of 35ms from the Sony KD-55X8505 in [Game] mode. Whilst not as responsive as the UHD models from Samsung (this year’s undisputed leader in churning out low-lag televisions), this should still be fast enough for all but the most demanding of twitch gamers.
j1mgg
30 May 16#19
phoned curry's to see if they will price mat h as I bought this for £849 on Saturday, the guy at know-how said they wouldn't. I will now have to pop off to the ship to cancel the delivery and get a refund.
tom6195
30 May 161#18
Oh really? How do I set my quidco up for this?
KingMidas
30 May 16#17
They will pay for your parking
wong_go_wild
30 May 161#16
this is a great price for the tv
dnc316
30 May 161#15
You can now get 1% Quidco on in store sales at Richer Sounds. Hopefully will pay for the fuel and parking!
Some people are calling it HDR lite, not quite full HDR. Purists probably wouldn't call it HDR as the set wasn't released with the full HDR range. I'm sure someone with more technical knowledge can expand on this.
Challenge RS on false advertising if it truly can't be classed as HDR. I think this is a good deal either way.
BigBlueDot
30 May 162#12
Spec sheet is correct for out of the box TV. The latest firmware update will give the TV HDR for Netflix and Amazon Video, it doesn't work with HDR Bluray as it's missing the colour space spec.
clashpie
30 May 161#11
After sales with Richer Sounds has always been superb for me over the years....and I have bought lots of gear off them.
tom6195
30 May 16#10
Sorry mate I don't work for JL but I get 5% off through my work corporate benefits. Still not sure whether I should buy from JL or RS.
tom6195
30 May 161#1
Hot. Wow! So tempted!!
I can get it for £805 from JL through work but they only give a 5 year warranty.
£799 from RS with 6 years sounds sweet but I genuinely don't know where to purchase from with regards to quality of after sales service.
3lj-uk to tom6195
30 May 16#9
What is the JL staff discount these days?
rvp11afc
30 May 16#8
not showing on the spec sheet link in the description
j1mgg
30 May 161#7
it does have some form of hdr with a firmware update, I don't know how they explained it, about nits or something
rvp11afc
30 May 16#6
this tv does not have HDR even though it says it on richer sounds, if you look for others selling this tv , no mention of HDR. tv's with this tend to be at least 1500
Gentlesnipes
30 May 16#5
Very good deal
craiger082
30 May 161#4
hot fantastic tv. i brought one 3 wks ago.
noiren
30 May 161#3
Wow this a real good deal.
KingMidas
30 May 16#2
I've bought various Hifi equipment from RS over the years and they have always been top notch with their after sales. JL are also very good though, but for an extra year and a cheaper price RS wins for me unless you don't have one local to you.
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This has been posted a few times at some great prices and has now been lowered to £799 @RicherSounds inc the 6 year guarantee. This is in store or telephone sales only and a cracking deal if you have a RS near you. + 1% cashback with quidco
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Many thanks
Looking for a compatible set of 3d glasses that work with this, any recommendations?
edit.. its getting delivered on Wednesday so I will compare it with my Panny 50ST30 Plasma.
Out of interest what setting did you tweak?
"We're covering the product to remain in working order for the life of that guarantee – in other words against manufacturing defect causing breakdown. If the product's used in the prescribed way and it breaks down, our duty is to get the appliance back to working order – and if we can't do that, we'll replace it with the same model, or discuss an alternative with you if that's no longer available."
• Offer you free routine servicing and maintenance checks as often as you want
Not sure if it's worth the risk. I'm happy to spend £799 at this point I may just have to flip a coin.
Now if you were able to get a price match with JL at £799 and could deduct your 5% discount off of that then JL all the way. Keep us posted
Sign up to quidco free and then register the cards that you pay with in store and activate before making the purchase.
Quidco
I suspect they are clearing stock for the replacement 55XD8599 which again is not full HDR (but is twice the price) - the new one does, however, have an IPS panel I believe (good viewing angles, blacks not superb), whereas this is VA (worse viewing angles, better blacks)
source: http://www.flatpanelshd.com/article.php?subaction=showfull&id=1456483738 (XD85)
Our Leo Bodnar input lag tester returned a figure of 35ms from the Sony KD-55X8505 in [Game] mode. Whilst not as responsive as the UHD models from Samsung (this year’s undisputed leader in churning out low-lag televisions), this should still be fast enough for all but the most demanding of twitch gamers.
http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/content/cnt-hn/prd-tvhc/android-tv-2015-models-12-april-UK/KD-55X8509C
Some people are calling it HDR lite, not quite full HDR. Purists probably wouldn't call it HDR as the set wasn't released with the full HDR range. I'm sure someone with more technical knowledge can expand on this.
Challenge RS on false advertising if it truly can't be classed as HDR. I think this is a good deal either way.
I can get it for £805 from JL through work but they only give a 5 year warranty.
£799 from RS with 6 years sounds sweet but I genuinely don't know where to purchase from with regards to quality of after sales service.