Really wouldn't recommend this, the Android UI on the lower end TV's is sluggish, picture isn't HDR (forget their spiel) and you're much better off saving towards a Samsung KS7000 which can be had for £770ish if you intend on keeping this for a couple of years.

If you're not bothered about a proper 10-bit HDR TV, save some cash and get a Hisense, then move to a proper 10-bit in 2 years once prices and technology are commonplace.

Just my opinion, but current generation TV's are going to get heavily discounted I think leading in to spring. Not voting.

More like deals of several days, not the first time it's been this price.

Just a word of warning, I ordered one of these. Amazon used Hermes for my shipment. After almost two weeks of messing with deliveries allegedly having been made and the TV left at the rear of the house where no rear access was available Amazon asked me to declare the shipment stolen to the police only for them to admit a few days later it was a mistake and the TV was on Hermes depot.

Their own logistics are very good, but where they use third parties like Hermes be prepared to be disappointed. And on this occasion even Amazon customer services failed to rise to the challenge and it left a very bitter taste.

Your experience may vary.

Hermes need to rebrand themselves Herpes to be honest!

I've had 3 of 4 Amazon returns fail due to that f*** up of a business (they don't bother showing up) only for DPD to have to step in and actually do a job. Then last week I had £250 of Abercrombie stuff go walkabout for 3 days after Herpes said they had delivered something when my CCTV showed they hadn't even been to my property.

Pay peanuts, get monkeys!

Nice to see a TV with a proper stand instead of the oil filled radiator look:

More like deals of several days, not the first time it's been this price.

Just a word of warning, I ordered one of these. Amazon used Hermes for my shipment. After almost two weeks of messing with deliveries allegedly having been made and the TV left at the rear of the house where no rear access was available Amazon asked me to declare the shipment stolen to the police only for them to admit a few days later it was a mistake and the TV was on Hermes depot.

Their own logistics are very good, but where they use third parties like Hermes be prepared to be disappointed. And on this occasion even Amazon customer services failed to rise to the challenge and it left a very bitter taste.

Your experience may vary.

Really wouldn't recommend this, the Android UI on the lower end TV's is sluggish, picture isn't HDR (forget their spiel) and you're much better off saving towards a Samsung KS7000 which can be had for £770ish if you intend on keeping this for a couple of years.

If you're not bothered about a proper 10-bit HDR TV, save some cash and get a Hisense, then move to a proper 10-bit in 2 years once prices and technology are commonplace.

Just my opinion, but current generation TV's are going to get heavily discounted I think leading in to spring. Not voting.

stay away from Herpes

Trouble with Sony now is that they face very stiff competition from Hisense. My Hisense TV is half the cost of a Sony and boots up almost instantly including getting a web connection.

I'd also like to second this- Hermes seem to think my wheelie bin is my front door, and everything just gets taken after they "deliver it". They don't even ring the bell/ walk anywhere near my front door to see if anyone's in...

Thanks for the advice, it looks tempting but think Ill wait!

Don't get this I have the 8005 and it is slow unresponsive I hate it. Wish I'd gone for Samsung, LG or Hisesnse

I agree with all of that except £770? for a Samsung KS7000? the 49" model is about £849.99 right now and the 55" which was £849 in December is now back up to £1099

Nice to see a TV with a proper stand instead of the oil filled radiator look:

​they are 10 bit say in the blurb on John Lewis show me where u get your info.....i have the xd800 series and it's a serious price on kit and with Android it delivers an amazing experience

Avoid herpes like the plague whenever possible. Ordered some penguin shirts, after 4 days I received an email to say they had been posted through my letter box... nope. They refuse to speak to customers over the phone. After 2 weeks of backwards and forwards through Penguin (who have fantastic customer service) DPD were left picking up the pieces with a next day delivery one hour time slot. I refuse to do business with those bunch of c**ts ever again

Would like a 43inch.

You asked, so here's some info about your 8 bit, frame dimmed TV. It doesn't even have FRC that a £300 Hisense has.

Getting 4k, you need 10bit and at least local dimming with 1000nit. The peak brightness of this unit is 400, in "HDR" mode it drops to 120, that's 1/10th of the amount a KS7000 can deliver, or indeed any proper HDR TV.

Steer clear.

http://www.displayspecifications.com/en/model/ec7b632

Crampton and Moore with 10% cashback for a start last week.

Loads of places that sell for £799. Powerdirect £779

Curious to know if the tv fails within 6 years and you want to claim under the 6 year rule if that can be done with Amazon not being based in the uk. It has to be with the retailer not the manufacturer. I assume something like this would be UK spec and sent from within the UK with a UK address invoice? I guess you would be protected if you paid by credit card and not debit card or does that not apply in these circumstances. I don't think it applies to ebay purchases and wondered if that was true of amazon too.

​Under the consumer rights act 2015, you have 6 years to get faulty goods repaired, however once the product is more than 6 months old you have to prove it was faulty when you received it.

Is the kS7000 actually a true 10bit TV or 8bit+FRC?

Why is Hermes delivering? I haven't had a Hermes delivery from Amazon in years, it's all Amazon Logistics now.

Highlighted relevant portions. Believe me I'd rather not have any dealings with them. DPD by contrast are saints!

True 10-bit quantum dot display, 1000 nit brightness, no local dimming, but it's the best picture you'll get bang for buck right now. Plus it's a true 120hz whereas this Sony is 60hz.

http://www.displayspecifications.com/en/model/5f42432

I think you actually have to claim under the 'not fit for purpose rule' which would apply to a tv that had gone faulty within the 6 years.

It has Edge lit local dimming.

There's no such thing, it's edge lit like every other TV that doesn't have local dimming.

The KS8000 has local dimming, the 7000 has no such thing.

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/ue49ks7000-201610234374.htm

​No idea why Amazon chose Hermes to deliver this TV. But you can't assume anything you order from Amazon is going to be delivered by a specific logistics channel. I was just highlighting to potential purchasers that I had a very bad experience because Amazon chose to use Hermes for my order. As I pointed out, your experience may vary.

Here's a direct quote from the KS7000 review on avforums " The KS7000 is LED edge-lit and includes both Precision Black local dimming and an Ultra Black anti-reflection moth eye filter." Also the link you previously left in post #27 for the UE49KS7000 clearly states it has local dimming.

Sorry was posting in haste on a mobile, my reason for that link was this portion of the conclusion:

Given its edge-lit LED configuration, of course the KS7000′s HDR performance wasn’t going to be as compelling as that provided by full-array local dimming (FALD) LCDs or OLED TVs, but then again it’s considerably more affordable.

It seems to be a term, much like HDR, that's used with differing meaning. So apologies for the confusion, for my local dimming is only really achieved with FALD or OLED TV's that have a physical capability to turn off (lighting) precise portions of the screen, any edge lit configuration is a hack at achieving this, in the same way that FRC is to 10bit screens.

I'm not suggesting it makes no difference, it does, but the quality of the solution is compromised. You just end up with a blown out black with screen bleed, or having to reduce brightness of the backlight which reduces your white range.

Either way, the KS7000 will likely be a TV I consider buying in 6 months if it hits the £500-600 mark, it's a great screen.

Xd800 series are better than that and smiled price for 988

I'm waiting for the price drop also! Could have been had for £720 on black friday in currys with the discount code on top of it being £799 at the time so people are nuts paying £899 for it currently

​glad I got the xd8077 then lol mine has frc

​oh and thanks that exactly why I asked much appreciated