My last and final post!
I updated the firmware on my KD55X8509C on Monday, and now have the following problems which I personally find unnacceptable, and is why I'm swapping for a Samsung UE55JU7000 tomorrow;
1) Since last firmware update, I repeatedly have a black screen and just sound on Freeview TV, with only a reboot solving the issue.
2) It takes 5-10 seconds to change channel. I believe this would have been fixed by now if they could, and suspect the same problem will occur in YouView as it's probably the tuner at fault.
3) When selecting Guide, it now pops up immediately, then disappears, then comes up again about 2 seconds later.
4) 3D movies in Plex now won't play at all since last firmware. If you select them in Plex, the screen returns a freeze framed image, and no sound either. These movies played perfectly previously, although it was farce how you have to select 3D in Freeview first!
5) Netflix keeps asking for login details, which take forever to enter, as my password is 20 chars!
6) People look like they've just been Tango'd on some programmes, particularly Channel 4 HD and BBC3 HD, and the newscaster on BBC3 always looks like they are in a very gloomy studio too. Not how it appeared on my old Samsung Plasma!
7) YouView still not available, which is one of the main reasons I bought the TV in the first place, and I can't get any of the catch up channels other than BBC iPlayer in the mean time. It was very cold this morning, if it's still supposed to be Summer!
😎 My other main reason for buying was the twin tuners, and Sony now say this is not compatible with YouView. Whilst I understand the reasoning, I bought this TV thing I'd be able to use both features simultaneously.
9) All 3D movies play extremely dark, so that they are practically unwatchable.
10) Since the last firmware, I can no longer get Casting to work.
I do really like the Android layout, and feel that this TV could have been good. But because the firmware updates are taking so long to emerge, I have lost faith that the hardware itself is up to spec. My concerns there are;
1) The processor is under powered at Dual Core, when the new Philips TVs are Hex Core, and Samsungs are Quad Core.
2) The network card is 100Mb, which I find shocking when you can pick up a gigabit one so cheaply!
3) The remotes already seem very worn, and I've only had this TV for 2 months.
4) I seriously wonder whether the tuner is the cause of the speed issues in Freeview.
Finally, quite frankly I am bored with complaining about this TV, as I'm sure we all are. Quarterly updates to the firmware have not helped the situation, and I have no faith that this TV will ever be what I thought it was going to be. I'm therefore prepared to pay an additional £180 tomorrow for an identical Samsung, that I know will work!
Bye Everyone! And Good Luck!
