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HT-ST5000 Soundbar

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robmerce
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HT-ST5000 Soundbar

I have had the soundbar for a week and now the OSD isnt working, my connections are secure.

The soundbar is working well other than that.

It is ARC to ARC HDMI connected too

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samkerracher
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Sony third one has got the fault too....

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samkerracher
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So third one having the fault came out of nowhere like the first two.

 

Called Sony support, who for once were useful and recognised I had tried all troubleshooting steps.

 

They said they will escalate the issue as could see I had 2 registered previously whigh were handled as refunds and that both had the exact same issue.

 

I insisted I wanted them to make an exception and find a repairer who will come to my home as I simply cannot transport such a large device.

 

They said they will get in touch Tuesday,

 

Lets see if that is honoured along with sending out someone to repair...

 

Previous to this third one arriving I had replaced all HDMI cables going into the unit and changed which wall socket it's plugged into (not via a multi plug strip or anything).

 

Extra coverage purchased through AO.com has proved to be useless ass the manufacturers guarantee supersedes it within the first year, so am furious about that.

 

I find the side. nput menu that sometimes appears interesting, in that the HDMI inputs are nameless, just empty gaps in the list.  Possible indication that the HDMI is at fault?

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samkerracher
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Mine 3rd faulty one is being picked up by a courier on Saturday to be taken to the nearest repair centre.

 

Hopefully they'll be able to repair and not just replace as don't want this issue yet again.

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samkerracher
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Just been picked up.

 

i acceded the service menu and took photos of all the firmware, boot loader etc versions on the info pages, so can compare against when it comes back repaired.

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Skynet5-UK
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Guys. You should avoid these at all cost. Look at the HT-ST9 issues.

 

Same on this, and after 12 months Sony don't care.

 

If it breaks with 6 months demand a refund.

 

It it breaks after...pray that it fails before 12 again to state your rights and get a refund.

 

 

Garbage.

 

I managed to return mine to Amazon after 13 months as Sony didn't care.

talisman69
Explorer

.Hi Flashheart8

 

I am having the same issue you described below, did you find a fix for it?

 

A heads up for anyone worried about this fault, mine started a couple of weeks earlier when the unit would reset certain settings ie. HDMI setting changing from enhanced back to standard also any HDMI renaming reverting back to HDMI 1,2 or 3 over night

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Flashheart8
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Hi

Mine was sent off and had the main board changed, which seems to be the norm at the minute.

Runs a little cooler on top (still very warm), this running hot problem could be down to specific grid voltage, hopefully they've addressed this with the new board, if it is.

Although i noticed it had randomly changed some settings again yesterday, lets hope it's a glitch 😕

cjdemelker
Explorer

Ok, just encountered the same problem exactly as described in the first post. My soundbar is about one and a half week old.

 

I contacted my reseller and they can't give me a refund and my only option is sending it to Sony for repair. It can take up to 3 or 4 weeks. I'm really ***** off at the moment, especially considering the amount I paid for a so-called 'premium' product. Don't get me wrong, I love the sound etc. but this is is not right. When I read that more people have the same problem and with a second and even third product. I'm afraid what's going to happen in my case.

 

If Sony can replace my HT-ST5000 with a new one I want to give it a try. I do not want to wait a month!

If that will be the case I want a refund so I can go for another product instead. What are my rights as a consumer?

 

This absolutely sucks, especially for a company like Sony!

 

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Skynet5-UK
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Sorry to hear this.

 

I've done my best to raise awareness on various forums.  Not everyone searches forums for sentiment and quality after the product has been out a month or two.  And do they shouldn't have to.

 

Sony is a disgrace that they are allowing this to continue to happen.