Sony KDL55W829B

LackyT

LackyT

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Looking to buy a new TV, this set seems to come up as a good buy, but I thought I would drop in for some OCuk advice before I pull the trigger :)

Ideal buying points for me:
£500-1000
48"+ (Ideally 55")
Ability to browse/play films via USB
SMART TV Apps (Primarily Netflix etc)
Picture quality (Films/TV only, gaming is on monitors so no worries there)

Things I don't really care about:
4K
3D
Sound, to some extend (I will probably get external speakers)

Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.
 
JL and Argos are doing a pretty good deal on the Sony atm, considering getting one myself :)

As Kona mentioned it's generally regarded that the 2 best tvs in this bracket are the Sony and the Samsung UE55H6400.
 
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I've got a 49" 4K Sony and really like it.

I don't use the Smart TV functions as I have a TiVo box and a Fire TV.

I used to use the built in Netflix App when I wanted to watch 4k content. But normally I use my Fire TV as it's more responsive.

I think Netflix might be streaming 4k content through the Fire TV app now though as I watched season 7 of Sons of Anarchy last week and it was incredibly crisp. Either that or it was some seriously good upscaling, not really sure.
 
I really like the Fire TV and use it daily. I can't remember the last time I used the TiVo box for live TV, probably a few months back.

If you have Amazon Prime there's quite a lot of video content, plus Netflix, iPlayer. I also use it to watch the TWIT video podcasts on the TV, there's a pretty good £1 app.

For me I've definitely got my monies worth. Although the Fire stick is out now too, which is supposed to be good. The Fire TV is nice and responsive though, which I like. Not sure how the stick compares. Plus I can hardwire it to the router instead of using wifi.
 
UberTiger said:
I really like the Fire TV and use it daily. I can't remember the last time I used the TiVo box for live TV, probably a few months back.

If you have Amazon Prime there's quite a lot of video content, plus Netflix, iPlayer. I also use it to watch the TWIT video podcasts on the TV, there's a pretty good £1 app.

For me I've definitely got my monies worth. Although the Fire stick is out now too, which is supposed to be good. The Fire TV is nice and responsive though, which I like. Not sure how the stick compares. Plus I can hardwire it to the router instead of using wifi.
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Nice one! Yes I have Prime and Netflix too. Wanting to avoid Sky this time round, so streaming looks like it will work well, especially hardwired with a 100mb/s fibre connection :D

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alx said:
Just get the 55W829 from JL for £649: http://www.johnlewis.com/store/sony...lour=Silver&navAction=jump&_requestid=2563599
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Perfect, thanks buddy.
 
LackyT said:
Nice one! Yes I have Prime and Netflix too. Wanting to avoid Sky this time round, so streaming looks like it will work well, especially hardwired with a 100mb/s fibre connection :D
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You'll be sorted then :)

I could definitely live without cable/TiVo these days and I'd probably skip it all together and stick with the 152Mb internet, except it was only a few quid extra a month to get everything in a bundle.
 
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