Sony KV-27FS100
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CNET Editors' Review
- Reviewed by: Peter Barry
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The good: Trinitron WEGA flat picture tube; three color temperatures; selectable scan-velocity modulation; 16:9 Enhanced mode; three-line comb filter; component and S-Video inputs; 10 watt x 2 speaker power.
The bad: Single-tuner picture-in-picture only.
The bottom line: Excellent features and top-tier performance make the KV-27FS100 a great buy.
The effects of those features are all visible onscreen. Right out of the box, this set looked far better than most we've seen, and measurements bore that out. Its accurate grayscale required little or no adjustment when viewed in the Warm color-temperature setting. Clarity was excellent, skin ... Expand full review
The effects of those features are all visible onscreen. Right out of the box, this set looked far better than most we've seen, and measurements bore that out. Its accurate grayscale required little or no adjustment when viewed in the Warm color-temperature setting. Clarity was excellent, skin tones looked natural and rich (thanks to the relatively accurate color decoder), and the image was detailed right down into the darkest colors.
This is also the smallest Sony set that offers our favorite 16:9 Enhanced mode, a.k.a. vertical compression. It enables the TV to display the full vertical resolution of anamorphic DVD movie material (in wide-screen format with letterbox bars), for a net gain of 25 percent more picture information than TV sets without compression. At prices starting around $425 online, the FS100 offers the best price/performance ratio of the 27-inch flat-screen TVs we've seen so far. Hide Review
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"Great TV with good sound." By mops883
Pros: Long life, Quality picture, Good sound.
Cons: Heavy to move, Doesn't support progressive scan.
Summary: This is a great TV with a nice picture. I have had this set for over 4 years and its picture and sound is still as good as when I first opened the box.
I think it's great that it has a component input, but it should have been ... Expand full review
"Best TV I have ever owned." By m045418
Pros: Bright Screen, loads of options, clear picture, great sound
Cons: Extremely heavy and difficult to move
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