TV broke, thinking of replacing with a Sony 55XD8599, any alternates I should look at?

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Well, my old Sony 1080P set broke, lasted about 2 years, luckily it was still under warranty and I have been offered a full refund but looking for a replacement it seems all a bit up in the air right now.

I have been looking at a Sony Bravia 55XD8599, it seems to get ok reviews although some say the blacks are not great but for the money (£1000) it seems about the best I am going to get.

Any recommendations for something else at 1000 or under? I don't want to go over 1000, I can't justify anymore than that on a TV to be honest.
 
I'm certain that Psycho Sonny will be along shortly to recommend an LG. :p

I'd suggest a Panasonic TX-58DX700B or TX-50DX750B for your budget.
 
kona786 said:
what happened to your old tv out of interest?

model?
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The broken set was a Sony Bravia KDL50W8, pretty much 2 years old to the day.

The screen just went blank while watching the TV, you could see the backlight come on when you turned the TV on but that was it. Engineer came round and straight away said the screen was gone and that Sony do not replace the screens so would be scrapped and was later offered a full refund from the store.
 
I've got the 8599. 4k does not work without stuttering. Final fix announced by sony for 7th November but unlikely to work. Do not buy any android tv. Ps. I paid £1499 so hoping to be able to make a return once sony admit they cant make 4k 4:4:4/rgb/10bit dithering to 8 bit panel work so I can swoop for the 49" KS9000 Samsung which is 10 times brighter.
 
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Thanks for the advice so far guys, looks like the Sony is out, I had read it stuttered with 4K but thought they had fixed it with a firmware update, I guess not!

People also complain about stuttering on the Samsung UE55KS7000 so I might go for the cheaper Panasonic TX-50DX750B as it really looks like 4K is not where it should be right now with these sub 1000 pound sets.
 
TX-50DX800B for £1250 with a 4k bluray player would match my return though it sits backwards on the portrait frame slightly.

Also looking at the KS9000 down to £1500 now but I did buy the KS8000 originally and 4k 4:4:4 did not work on my external connect box but I think the tv was faulty because others report 100% fine 4:4:4 4k60p on KS series tvs they had no stock to replace it early on so I got a refund and bought the Sony.

Basically the sony beats all of them IF that fault is fixed on the 7th because although it is not bright enough to meet ultra hd premium spec it does apparently look great running hdr content.
 
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Drukk said:
The broken set was a Sony Bravia KDL50W8, pretty much 2 years old to the day.

The screen just went blank while watching the TV, you could see the backlight come on when you turned the TV on but that was it. Engineer came round and straight away said the screen was gone and that Sony do not replace the screens so would be scrapped and was later offered a full refund from the store.
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How bizarre only 2 years. A fluke or common? I'm still surprised my 46" Samsung CCFL is still working great from March 2008.
 
Drukk said:
offered a full refund from the store.
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wow. it's normally a like for like replacement or a pro rata refund depending how long you had it into the warranty period.

for example say you had a 5 year warranty with the store and it dies after 2 years you usually get 70-80% of what you paid off any tv or an equivalent tv.

dies after 4 years you may only get 50% off any tv if you don't like the like for like replacement
 
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How bizarre only 2 years. A fluke or common? I'm still surprised my 46" Samsung CCFL is still working great from March 2008.
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According to the guy who took the TV away, the company he works for is picking up around 10 Sony TV's a week, so take that as you will.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
wow. it's normally a like for like replacement or a pro rata refund depending how long you had it into the warranty period.

for example say you had a 5 year warranty with the store and it dies after 2 years you usually get 70-80% of what you paid off any tv or an equivalent tv.

dies after 4 years you may only get 50% off any tv if you don't like the like for like replacement
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I was happy when they said a full refund which is why I really want to stick with the company I bought the original TV from, trouble is it is just a minefield out there, I'm still not sure what the right choice should be!
 
wow, it really is a minefield I've been reading reviews for days now and in my £1500 bracket there is nothing I'd be happy with at all. The closest is the KS9000 at only 49" size. It'll have to be.

Moving up to £2000 and I still can't beat the KS9000 49" even when going up to OLED because of trouble connecting pc in full rgb. I'm beginning to think just try the next Sony up the range or go for the smaller screen as it is the only tv under £1500 to achieve over 1400nits contrast peaks let alone 1000.
 
Drukk said:
The broken set was a Sony Bravia KDL50W8, pretty much 2 years old to the day.

The screen just went blank while watching the TV, you could see the backlight come on when you turned the TV on but that was it. Engineer came round and straight away said the screen was gone and that Sony do not replace the screens so would be scrapped and was later offered a full refund from the store.
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Thanks. Bought from John Lewis?
 
kona786 said:
Thanks. Bought from John Lewis?
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Yes, was John Lewis.

Finally went for the Panasonic TX-50DX750B, so many reviews stated different opinions with all the sets but this TV seemed to be a pretty decent all rounder for the money it is.

A long shot but does anyone know the screw size to wall mount the TV to the bracket? I have read online that its 4 M8 x 45mm screws but surely they can't be that long? The TV depth must only just be around that!
TV arrives next week so wanted to be ready to put it straight up.
 
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