I got the tele just before black Friday from Argos for £500. Great set and fantastic with my xbox one s. Haven't notice one bit of lag or motion blur which is common in the Samsung on CoD, Battlefield or Fifa.

My xbox recognises it as a 10 bit tele and so does my sky q but think it's a 8 + 2.

You won't get a better tele without having to spend another £200 on top. That's a fact. especially when it comes to gaming. The fps are very low when put on the game setting though the tv.

It's a VA panel as well so has sharp contrasts but the one downfall is tge colour does start to fade when at a big angle but nothing major.

I've played about with the calibration setting but the setting out of the box are fantastic.

I have noticed I need to HDR on when watching ultra HD films on sky q. It does make the picture even better, but only really beneficial for movies. Even though the HDR setting is auto, for the ultra hd films on sky q it doesn't seem to want to put it on.

It does however automatically come on when watching ultra HD content on Amazon.

Maybe that's not a problem with the tele but more so the fact the sky q doesn't signal the movies as HDR required.

Any other questions about it, let me know. Hopefully can help.

49inch is a good price. 43inch tends to be too big for most bedrooms and too small for most lounges.

Ordered, this is the best price for this TV at the moment!

I got the tele just before black Friday from Argos for £500. Great set and fantastic with my xbox one s. Haven't notice one bit of lag or motion blur which is common in the Samsung on CoD, Battlefield or Fifa.

My xbox recognises it as a 10 bit tele and so does my sky q but think it's a 8 + 2.

You won't get a better tele without having to spend another £200 on top. That's a fact. especially when it comes to gaming. The fps are very low when put on the game setting though the tv.

It's a VA panel as well so has sharp contrasts but the one downfall is tge colour does start to fade when at a big angle but nothing major.

I've played about with the calibration setting but the setting out of the box are fantastic.

I have noticed I need to HDR on when watching ultra HD films on sky q. It does make the picture even better, but only really beneficial for movies. Even though the HDR setting is auto, for the ultra hd films on sky q it doesn't seem to want to put it on.

It does however automatically come on when watching ultra HD content on Amazon.

Maybe that's not a problem with the tele but more so the fact the sky q doesn't signal the movies as HDR required.

Any other questions about it, let me know. Hopefully can help.

The only other slight negative I have is the is a case of DSE (dirty screen effect) when watching the footy, especially is the tvs live football setting.

This isn't so much a problem with the tv itself but more the fact it's an edge lit screen. DSE is found in pretty much every edge lit tele so can't be avoided.

It's not a major problem though.

Sony are usually the best TVs for gaming. Definitely going for a Sony for my next upgrade. However you need a bigger screen for 4k surely? 49 or higher if you can house it.

You'd hope so when they make the PS4. Life really should be that logical always! :stuck_out_tongue:

If this was same price a John Lewis id pick it up,thery seem to be the best when/if things go wrong

your world is about to get less colourful, if you have the money or can wait OLED

Got the 8077 in the man cave. I was scratching my head as to why my xbox 1 s was saying the tv wasn't compatible with 4k HDR 10 bit until I went digging and saw you have to switch on the 'enhanced HDMI' settings and use ports 2 and 3. Just watch out for that. Great little tele though.

Never bought anything from Co-Op electrical but they have a rare fridge that I'm after http://www.coopelectricalshop.co.uk/Liebherr-SBSEF7242-American-Fridge-Freezer-Stainless-Steel/id-LIE-AMF-SBSEF7242-SS

What are they like compared to other big retailers ?

The 49" version of this Sony is only £30 more if you go through the same process as the OP!



http://www.coopelectricalshop.co.uk/Sony-KD49XD8088BU-Black-49inch-4K-Ultra-HD-TV-Smart-LED/id-SON-LED-KD49XD8088BU-BK

I don't think JL price match online shops

In the same boat for living room tv and Im not losing the panny plasma other than to 55-65 oled. But need a tv for gaming in bedroom.

My topcashback has already tracked, bonus.

JL rejected my attempt at a price match with coop electrical last week because the coop price involved using a code. Any attempt to price match this should fail for the same reason.

Others, however, have reported successful price matches using codes so folks might get lucky.

Agreed. Much better price, assuming 49 inch suits your room size.

​i think Jl would price match if it was the same price without the code and cashback...

ah ok that makes sense very few retailers price match codes

​I replaced a 6 year old 37" with a 43" screen and it took up less space than the 37"!!!

​we thought it would be the same roughly. I will miss the old girl though :-)

​What makes that TV better? It's only an 8+2 bit tele the same as this.

If you truely want better you'd need to pay an extra £100 on top of that in the hope the Samsung KS7000 drops again.

Even then people have been saying the 7000 isn't actually that great, with motion blur being a big problem.

rtings state this is a 10 bit panel?

http://uk.rtings.com/tv/reviews/sony/x800d

"Our original test was showing an incorrect color depth of 8 bit due to some incorrect drivers on our system, but after some correction to our test apparatus, we tested again the color depth and we can confirm that the Sony X800D does in fact have an 10 bit panel."

(X800D is the US equivalent of the XD80)

Anyone know if these have Cinavia protection in the software?

£519 at Argos

The 43" version uses a VA panel which is better for contrast/black levels than the IPS panel in the 49" version. IPS has better viewing angles on the other hand.

Input lag for gaming is around 34ms which is good, but not as good as the Samsung KS7000 22ms.

Also, Sony are due to release a new range of OLED models at CES in a few days. I doubt they'll be smaller than 55" though, as that's as small as the LG ones are at the moment, and they make the panels for Sony.

look at the spec, its IPS

Any decent 55 inch deals?

​And? IPS only favours some. VA in my eyes is a better screen personally.

Doesn't make the LG worth £100 more.

If you want 49" IPS then the Sony on this website is only £30 more.

sorry they are both IPS, looking at so many tv spec at the moment it get`s confusing.

http://www.displayspecifications.com/en/model/308a635

http://www.displayspecifications.com/en/model/55d1483

only difference i can see is the LG is 120Hz and the sony is 60Hz.

i`ve always preferred IPS, more colourful and you don`t have to be directly in front of the screen to get the best view.

​For me the viewing angle on this tele on drops slightly when at a huge angle, but I don't really sit at to much of an angle so suits me.

Also you get darker blacks and better contrasts with a VA. IPS screens also have trouble with colour bleeding, noticeable when watching a film when there is a black border on the top and bottom.

Obviously everyone is different but if you truely want a better screen then next one up from this is the KS7000 which is £200- £300 more which in my eyes isn't really worth it. Especially with all the reports of problems with it.

​not sure about the fridge, but after placing my order, I had a confirmation, then an update on delivery for tomorrow, looking promising so far.

According to reports on AVForums the 43" version of the Sony is VA. The 49" version is IPS.

it does make you laugh at how many technologies,refresh rates,resolutions,HD,full HD, 4k, 4k ultra, 4k ultra premiums telly manufacturers come out with. part of me wishes it was like 30 years ago when it was a simpler time, can't the lot of them just set a flipping standard and stick to it? :-) ​

got a few things from these guys, found them very good.

​21ms fps but motion blur and "juddering" is a huge problem.

Not worth the extra £300

TV received this morning, well happy.
Delivery guys called 10 minutes before and unboxed it for me.
I've spent the last 3 hours messing about with YouTube, setting it up with my phone and generally getting my geek on :-)

It's 8 bit + FRC, I have the 60" version. When Game Mode is enabled the response times are the best on the market for gaming. As far as I know only the 8000 and 9000 Sammy's are true 10 bit panels.

​the ks7000 is true 10 bit.

Nope. KS7000 is true 10 bit.

I do not trust Samsung tvs tbh. I have heard reports of motion blur and dead pixels with this model. Sonys are more reliable in my personal experience and from what I have read. I'm looking at the XD9305. Avforums review here

Returned Samsung 49ks7000 and bought Sony 49xd8305 for £699 (120hertz and 800mhz). Fantastic colours and motion flow....

Crap build quality and judder, etc.. Sony has got good upscaler for SD channels...