Popped into my local Swansea Sony centre. They showed me this site and ordered this cracking little sound bar. Yes it's official Sony refurbished same guarantee as new one which retails at £150.
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vulcan903
25 Oct 16#1
is all NFC/Bluetooth? No HDMI?
Bendown to vulcan903
25 Oct 16#2
No Hdmi?
Gollywood
25 Oct 16#3
Do you need a separate remote for this?
royw2610 to Gollywood
25 Oct 161#4
Yes separate remote uses optical connection
navi1
25 Oct 16#5
Ordered!!! Thanks Op!!!
Gollywood
26 Oct 16#6
So what cable would I need for that?
Sharpharp
26 Oct 16#7
Probably the worst soundbar ever made, marginally beaten by the awful sony CT380 which is equally poor in sound quality and constant Bluetooth signal drop-outs.
0BS1D1AN
26 Oct 161#8
I own this soundbar. It's not the greatest, wouldn't recommend it as a major improvement over the standard audio outputted from the TV. Just a kick of bass really, for listening to music casually however it's perfectly fine.
The bluetooth does not drop out as Sharpharp states, my connection is great and the range is awesome too, and it has the nice functionality that by initiating a connection by bluetooth the soundbar turns itself on if it's already paired with the device.
I personally use mine just for streaming music from my phone. There's a bit of a quirk with the Bluetooth. The soundbar has a standby mode which it enters after about 15 mins or so, unless the device outputting the bluetooth signal is at max volume, the soundbar will turn itself off while still connected.
It's a bug in the internal software, so be prepared to live with it. Link here, for those interested.
Thar to 0BS1D1AN
30 Oct 16#20
I have this also. For me it's a great improvement on my TV's audio (Panasonic G10).
No Bluetooth drop outs and mine doesn't go into standby after 15 minutes even if volume on my mobile isn't at max. Wonder if I have later firmware?
I find the soundbar turning itself on an annoyance. I turn my Bluetooth on for my daily commute and come home to find the soundbar has been on all day for no reason!
Sometimes wish I'd gone for a more powerful model but for this price it's a steal.
satchef1
26 Oct 161#9
Same price in my local Sainsbury's at the moment for a new unit.
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The bluetooth does not drop out as Sharpharp states, my connection is great and the range is awesome too, and it has the nice functionality that by initiating a connection by bluetooth the soundbar turns itself on if it's already paired with the device.
I personally use mine just for streaming music from my phone. There's a bit of a quirk with the Bluetooth. The soundbar has a standby mode which it enters after about 15 mins or so, unless the device outputting the bluetooth signal is at max volume, the soundbar will turn itself off while still connected.
It's a bug in the internal software, so be prepared to live with it. Link here, for those interested.
No Bluetooth drop outs and mine doesn't go into standby after 15 minutes even if volume on my mobile isn't at max. Wonder if I have later firmware?
I find the soundbar turning itself on an annoyance. I turn my Bluetooth on for my daily commute and come home to find the soundbar has been on all day for no reason!
Sometimes wish I'd gone for a more powerful model but for this price it's a steal.