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KDL-47W805A TV message of system memory limit.

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Vanquish206
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KDL-47W805A TV message of system memory limit.

Sony KDL-47W805A :I have a Sony kdl-47w805a which shows the following message when I try to open iPlayer

"tv internet download failed because content size exceed system memory limit."  

Can I clear or increase the memory or can I not get iPlayer anymore ?

What does it actually mean ?  

My tv is only 3 years old.

Thanks 

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jimtyro
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Do a factory reset. Its the only thing that seems to work but it's not a
permanent fix because the problem seems to be the TV's 'memory'. If you
have Amazon firestick you can use this to bye-pass the TV's inadequate and
its dodgy memory.

Sony are obviously content to do nothing although why beats me given the
unfavourable publicity this is generating.
Anonymous
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@jimtyro - interesting that you say a factory reset temporarily works.  Can you estimate how long or how many shows etc that this temp fix works?   Also what model TV do you have:?   Thanks

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xiansony
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A factory reset didn't work for me.



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iaaud60
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Have tried a factory reset but didn't make any difference.

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jimtyro
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Hi

I am afraid I can't.  I bought the TV from John Lewis and it was their complaints team who talked me through the process.  It has worked well since but I also use Amazon fire to connect and that means I have not used the usual iPlayer logon frequently.  I was told by JL that the Bravia range all seem to suffer from low capacity memories so its only a matter of time before they fail, whatever vintage you have.  Pity, they otherwise good TVs but my next one will not be a Sony set unless I have very good evidence that they have sddressed this problem.

 

 

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Mary090999
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Wednesday 23rd August 2017; System memory limit message has come up on screen when streaming BBC iPlayer 

 

Is this problem in the process of being rectified as I note that it has happened before and has been quickly resolved?

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iaaud60
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I'm not aware of any way of rectifying this problem. The fault seems to lie squarely at Sony's door. We now have a 3 year old smart tv which from an I player point of view is no longer smart. We were not warned about this before buying it and I wonder weather under the sale of goods act we may have some redress. Although Sony are aware of the problem they appear to have washed their hand of it

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Mary090999
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Strangely this is the first time we have encountered this problem when
using the BBC iPlayer having owned our television for just over

3 years now. It obviously is resolvable because other communications via
Sony evidence this in the past.

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jimtyro
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SO the Bravia range are all suspect even if the fault hasn't manifested
yet. There is no long term solution except work around either by doing a
factory reset every so often or using an alternative browser such as
firestick.

Shame because its otherwise a very good TV. Sony seem to be utterly
unconcerned about it which I find odd.
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iaaud60
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Have done a factory reset and it didn't make any difference at all. It wasn't worth the bother.

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