55" TV under £1k

Captain · 12 Apr 2015 at 17:52

String said:
Is that the UE55H6400? I'm so close to pulling the trigger on one today.

Yeah it is

Picked it up for £599 in the January sales

Dirk Diggler · 12 Apr 2015 at 18:39

I've been to and fro all day with this!

Think I might settle on the Sony Bravia KDL55W829BBU. £699 from Amazon seems a great price and the reviews are excellent. I like Samsung TVs but I feel the Sony has less focus on the gimmicks and more on the image quality.

Dirk Diggler · 12 Apr 2015 at 19:40

Trigger pulled on the Sony, and unbeknownst to me Amazon are giving away a free Soundbar with the Bravia so bonus!

sansnom · 12 Apr 2015 at 21:00

fyi

Sony 55 inch W955 is on sale right now in currys for £799
the 4k one is £898

Dirk Diggler · 12 Apr 2015 at 21:04

sansnom said:
fyi

Sony 55 inch W955 is on sale right now in currys for £799
the 4k one is £898

Is that the newer model? It's another £100 over the cost of the 829.

sansnom · 12 Apr 2015 at 21:05

String said:
Is that the newer model? It's another £100 over the cost of the 829.

I believe so, when it came out it was £1599 and w829 was £1099

dl8860 · 13 Apr 2015 at 23:11

W955 is actually worse than the 829, avoid! Dire black levels

dl8860 · 13 Apr 2015 at 23:17

If I was you it'd be either Sammy 55h6400 or Sony 55w829. Or if you want to push boat out a tiny bit further, Sammy 55h7000. No need for 4k yet imo. There's still sd content on TV these days, and unless you're sat very close the difference will be very small between hd and uhd anyway

xb8browney · 13 Apr 2015 at 23:27

I'd have gone for the 6700

Abraham · 13 Apr 2015 at 23:35

dl8860 said:
If I was you it'd be either Sammy 55h6400 or Sony 55w829. Or if you want to push boat out a tiny bit further, Sammy 55h7000. No need for 4k yet imo. There's still sd content on TV these days, and unless you're sat very close the difference will be very small between hd and uhd anyway

why the 7000 rather than the 6700? It's quite a price difference, and doesn't seem much more difference than the 6700 over the 6400

Dirk Diggler · 14 Apr 2015 at 00:13

Sony 55w829 gets delivered tomorrow. I'll let you all know how I get on.

dl8860 · 14 Apr 2015 at 11:28

I doubt you'll be disappointed

Dirk Diggler · 14 Apr 2015 at 11:39

dl8860 said:
I doubt you'll be disappointed

I'm more likely to be disappointed in Amazon's delivery method TBH. All I seem to do with them these days is wait for an order that never comes, and that's having been a big enough sucker to have paid nearly £80 for "unlimited one day delivery". :rolleyes:

Yep, you guessed it... no sign of it yet!

NexusK · 14 Apr 2015 at 12:05

Just had a mental image of one of the tiny Amazon drones trying to deliver this by air

alx · 14 Apr 2015 at 12:10

String said:
I'm more likely to be disappointed in Amazon's delivery method TBH. All I seem to do with them these days is wait for an order that never comes, and that's having been a big enough sucker to have paid nearly £80 for "unlimited one day delivery".

Yep, you guessed it... no sign of it yet!

Out of interest have you complained? Do Amazon seem to care?

I'm tempted by Prime but not if it doesn't actually give you next day delivery

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Hope you enjoy the TV

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Dirk Diggler · 14 Apr 2015 at 13:36

alx said:
Out of interest have you complained? Do Amazon seem to care?

I'm tempted by Prime but not if it doesn't actually give you next day delivery .

Hope you enjoy the TV .

I've complained and they couldn't care less. I won't be renewing my Prime.

What Amazon do is claim that it will be delivered next day after despatch. Now, if you order Monday and they despatch on Saturday and you receive it on the Monday which is next working day, then as far as Amazon are concerned you got the service you paid for.

I ordered my TV on Sunday, it got despatched yesterday so it should arrive today. There's no delivery time slot, it just says any time before 9pm.

Going on recent experience, the chances of it arriving today are probably 50/50.

Dirk Diggler · 14 Apr 2015 at 20:09

dl8860 said:
I doubt you'll be disappointed

It's arrived. First impressions are very positive indeed, although I was wondering if you used any online calibration settings?

snow patrol · 19 Apr 2015 at 09:14

any more comments on the sony? we're very close to pulling the trigger on one. Currently have an old 40" sony, which was fairly low range when bought. It's not that great...hoping for something with great colours and blacks.

Dirk Diggler · 19 Apr 2015 at 10:47

I've not had much of a chance with it. I find the blacks are excellent and overall I am very pleased with it.

I have 2 niggles...

1. There's a little bit of backlight bleed. The wife doesn't see it but it bugs me.

2. The colours are a bit too vibrant, especially with SD TV. In sure a tweak with the settings will fix it, but I just can't get it the way I want it.

Oh, and the 3D is OK but certainly not it's best asset.

Dirk Diggler · 19 Apr 2015 at 15:14

Moses said:
Are you ordering before the cut off time? When ordering before the cut off time (it can vary between products) I've always got it the next day... and that even includes Sunday deliveries, nowadays. I'm surprised your experience has been so bad. Mine's always been great, and people often say how if even a single delivery doesn't turn up next day they can contact Amazon support and get a free month added onto their subscription.

It's not been my experience, unfortunately.

Example is a battery charger I ordered for the car recently. The wife waited in all day, it didn't arrive, I contacted them and got told the courier had lost it. I asked for a refund and got it, and he gave me another month of Prime although I asked him not to give me the extra month as the service is hopeless.

Giving me a free month of a service they struggle to honour isn't solving anything IMO.