Sony BRAVIA KD49XH8505BU is rated
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Sony BRAVIA KD49XH8505BU
49 inch 4K Ultra HD HDR Smart LED Android TV YouView
- 49" Inch
- 4K Ultra HD
- HDR
- Freeview HD
- Full Specifications
£699
RRP
£799
SAVE£100
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OFFER 1
Get £300 off a Sony HTA7000 Dolby Atmos TV soundbar when bought with this TV. Mention voucher code 300HTA7000 to claim. Offer available from our stores or from our telesales team, until 05.12.21 or while stocks last. Offer excludes Clearance, Refurbished and Open Box products. One per customer / household.
OFFER 2
Get £50 off a Sony HTG700 TV soundbar when bought with this TV. Add both products to your basket and enter voucher code 50HTG700 to claim, or mention in-store / when you call. Offer available from our stores, from our telesales team, or online until 05.12.21 or while stocks last. Offer excludes Clearance, Refurbished and Open Box products. One per customer / household.
OFFER 3
£30 OFF a Sony UBPX800 MK2 Blu-ray player when bought with this TV using voucher code 30UBPX800MK2! Offer available from our stores by appointment, phone or video call, from our telesales team, or online, ends 31.12.21. Offer excludes Clearance, Refurbished and Open Box products. Not in conjunction with any other offer.
OFFER 4
Spread the cost over 6 or 10 months on this TV. Available from our stores by appointment, phone or video call or from our telesales team. No deposit required up-front, pay the balance in full before the end of the period and there is no interest to pay whatsoever, just a one-off settlement fee of £29. Subject to application, financial circumstances and borrowing history. Ts&Cs apply. 19.9% APR representative. Richer Sounds Limited acts as a credit broker and not the lender. Barclays Partner Finance acts as the lender. Click here for more info. Offer excludes Clearance, Refurbished and Open Box products.
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X1 Processor at its heart for powerful realism
With Sony’s X1 processor at its heart, this Sony 49 inch TV delivers the very best from 4K HDR images. The processor enhances all aspects of the image, including colour, contrast and clarity, to give optimised depth and realism. Working with the TRILUMINOS display, colours are natural and authentic, giving you a feeling of ‘being there’.
The smoothest images with Motionflow XR800 (100Hz)
Using a true 100Hz panel gives this Sony a faster refresh rate for smoother, more natural motion. Sony’s Motionflow XR800Hz tech enhances the natural ability of the 100Hz panel to give the smoothest, blur-free motion in its class.
HDR support, including Dolby Vision
HDR maximises picture quality, bringing detail to the darkest areas of the picture as well as making the overall image look more life-like than ever. As well as HDR10 and HLG formats, this Sony is also compatible with Dolby Vision. Dolby Vision optimises the HDR format to give quite simply the sharpest, most accurate images possible. Very much an industry standard, Dolby Vision continually adjusts the picture for the most remarkable realism.
Smart Android TV
Bringing together photos, music, movies, Internet and apps, the Sony Android system makes accessing a huge range of entertainment easy. The Android platform brings more apps than any other smart TV platform, meaning you’ve got the widest choice of smart TV possible.
Voice control your TV
Featuring Google Assistant built-in, this Sony TV effortlessly becomes part of your Google/Android home network. If you prefer to use a different platform, the Sony’s compatible, too. Apple AirPlay and Homekit compatibility makes it possible to integrate with your Apple system. Support for Amazon Alexa devices also means you can voice control via your existing Alexa device.
Sleek, Sony style
With its slim, aluminium bezel, this Sony TV looks every bit as sleek and timeless as you’d expect from a BRAVIA design. The matching legs not only provide a stable support but also compliment the design with their striking metal blade design and handy cable management built-in.
Get a more natural outlook on TV, with the Sony BRAVIA KD-49XH8505BU.
Please note, this Smart TV features third party Apps. These Apps may be modified or withdrawn at any time. There may also be a delay in launching some of the featured Apps. Catch-up TV Apps may vary by region. The function and availability of apps is not covered by the manufacturer’s or Richer Sounds’ guarantee.
Please note: This TV does not feature the Freeview Play catch-up service.
Screen
Screen Size
49"
Screen Technology
LED
Picture Quality
LED Backlight
LED - Edge
Motion Processing
Motionflow XR800Hz
Pixel Resolution
3840 x 2160
HDR
Yes
HDR Formats
Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG
Panel Bit Depth
10 bit (8 + 2 FRC)
Panel Bit Depth
10 (8+2)
Panel Frequency
100Hz
Panel Frequency
100Hz
Display
Screen Resolution
4K Ultra HD
Smart Features
BBC iPlayer
Yes
Full Web Browser
Yes
Netflix 4K Streaming
Yes
Processor
Quad Core Processor
Quad Core Processor
Yes
Smartphone control
Yes
TV Catch Up
Youview
Voice Activated TV
Yes
Connectivity
ARC - Audio Return Channel
Yes - eARC
Digital Audio Output
Yes - Optical
HDMI
4 (HDCP 2.2 - 4)
HDMI 2.0
Yes
Headphone Socket
Yes
USB
3
Wi-Fi
Yes
Tuner
Analogue Tuner
Yes
TV Tuner
Freeview HD
Twin Tuners
Yes
Audio
Speakers
Yes
Features
USB Recording
Yes (Not compatible with YouView)
USB Video Playback
Yes
Energy Consumption
Energy Efficiency Rating
G
Power Consumption - Annual
146
Power Consumption - Normal Use (W)
105
Power Consumption - Standby
0.5
Energy - kWh/1000h
105
Energy - HDR rating
G
Energy - HDR kWh/1000h
136
Energy - Label Rating
G
Dimensions
Dimensions excluding stand WxHxD
1098 x 644 x 58
Dimensions including stand WxHxD
1098 x 699 x 279
Maximum Stand Width (mm)
555
Outer Box Dimensions WxHxD
1188 x 776 x148
Wall Mount Required
VESA - 200 x 200
Weight
Weight (KG)
13.2/13.7 (Without/With Stand)
Accessories
Remote Control
Yes
Stand
Yes - Fixed
Rated 3 out of
5
by
Buhtl from
Good image, poor sound, bad UI and OS integration
I bought this TV six months ago. To be honest, I use it exclusively for VOD rather than TV-style watching. The image quality is good, the shape of it is pleasant enough, but it suffers from quite a few faults. The sound quality is poor as the TV audio sounds like it is coming out of a tin can. This is not a huge problem, as I've wired it to a sound system.
What is really upsetting is the interface of the main menu. The applications I've installed move around with absolutely no logic, sometimes they disappear for a while and come back, the integrations of tiles with apps are annoying as random content gets pulled through and shown which I personally do not want to see (and age controls on those do not work!). But the absolute worse thing about it all is is the application 'bars' where the content from various apps comes in. These also move up and down screen on their own and can't really be managed. The whole 'launcher' experience is appalling and once you set it all up so that it is tolerable, it gets all messed up with app or system updates. It is so poor in fact, that I had been looking at getting a new TV. For instance, we watch BBC iPlayer most of the time, but for some bizzare and unexplainable reason, this is never shown in my favourites and is buried deep down at the bottom of the launcher screen below all the commercial crap like disney, netflix, apple tv, etc. Random channels/apps (like al jazeera for instance, and apps we never really open, all sit higher in some sort of a priority ranking)... I don't know if this is poor sony implementation of andriod tv, or just android tv OS to be fair, but whatever it is, the end experience is poor and navigating to content you want to watch is slow and annoying. Once the films are on, the display is amazing for the price and the watching experience is pleasant enough.
Date published: 2021-10-06
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Dollydash from
Great picture and sound
Excellent choice of tv. Very satisfied with my purchase.
Date published: 2021-10-04
Rated 4 out of
5
by
izzywizz from
Good picture and sound
We use this wall-mounted in the bedroom and the sound and picture quality are very good. A small issue however with the subtitles (my wife and I are both hard of hearing) - these are very seldom available but this may be down to the broadcaster although there is no 'unavailable' message displayed. Sound also varies considerably between films/live and dramas - no auto level control.
Date published: 2021-10-04
Rated 4 out of
5
by
BILLDOG from
Good picture but some cost cutting
I have customised the picture and think it better than my previous 2016 model but having deteriorating hearing miss the Sound Zoom feature not included. I have adjusted the equaliser to my needs but not as good I feel
However I hate the cheap stand feet which do not hide the cables. The previous set had a substantial well designed stand.
Date published: 2021-09-25
Rated 1 out of
5
by
KeepitSimple from
Very Irritating GUI
Due to an EU driven firmware update I now get a Power Consumption message every time I change picture settings and it's so irritating. It can't be switched off. Please fix this Sony. UK doesn't need to comply with this EU regulation.
Date published: 2021-09-08
Rated 3 out of
5
by
Turegum from
Not as good as I had expected
This was purchased to replace an existing 2018 50” Bravia model, and in some ways this is a worse product.
Date published: 2021-09-07
Rated 5 out of
5
by
jimjp from
Sony's quality as standard
I'd originally gone to buy a updated version of our Samsung.
Our local, and very knowledgeable, independent retailer pointed out this TV as a possible, and better, alternative.
Side by side comparison of the same programme - no contest! The depth, quality and overall beauty of the Sony picture left the competition by the wayside.
Set up was easy and straightforward - simply follow the on screen messages, connect to the internet, and you're away.
To be fair, we don't find the operating system as easy to navigate and intuitive as our former TV, but it's early days and we're still finding things out.
That's a small niggle against the beauty of the on screen images.
You'll not go far wrong with this TV - take look and you'll see!
Date published: 2021-09-07
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Bizzby09 from
Brilliant TV
We always buy Sony Bravia TVs and upgraded our old one from 5 years ago. I am extremely pleased with the new TV, the depth and colours are amazing and it's got everything you need, we have a freesat box and android box attached and it works perfectly with them. The only drawback is that we can't get our local BBC Wales news on the TV but not a problem as we use Freesat for this instead.
Date published: 2021-09-07