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Summary: Crystal Clear Clarity
Review: Overall, this is a superb product. The picture quality is crisp and clear - the various settings allow some great fine tuning for personal viewing preferences. Unfortunately my gripes are with everything but the picture tube. The speakers are mediocre to good quality. Very limited bass range - the low frequency really lags and muddles the overall sound if you crank the bass setting too far. Treble is less of a problem. Just pipe the audio through a stereo system to augment the mediocrity. The casing and proportions really draw way too much attention to itself. The light gray color really makes this 27" look fully cubic in volume and mass. This silver color is a fad and the newer KV27FS-13 models are a darker gray tone. Look for later models to go even darker platinum. It just seems obvious that the attention should be on the screen - not the frame. Powering up when cold (sounds strange) evokes this distinctive degauss sound - not a huge deal but annoying when someone else is sleeping. Too critical? Well, the undercarriage built in grips helped lug this thing out of the cardboard - halleluiah! And it's a great value (if you don't pay for shipping) for the updated picture technology - DVDs never looked so good:) Lastly, timing is everything - Sony had the lock on flat screens before many of the other manufacturers. Currently though, there are a few comparable companies out there building as good or better tubes. .... 4.5 stars because the tube is dead on great but the packaging needs help...I'll round up because I want to feel good about the hole in my pocket.
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Summary: Flat Is Good
Review: This TV produces simply the best NTSC picture I have ever seen. When connected to a DVD player via the component level input, the effect is even more astounding. All flat screens look a little awkward due to the size of the tube 29" for the 27" TV and the fact that they don't sweep back gracefully. The built in speakers are more than adequate for normal TV viewing, however this unit seems best employed as a monitor for a more comprehensive "Home Theater" setup. If you love to watch TV as I do, it's worth the extra cash for a flat screen. And if you're going to buy a flat screen, it may as well be a Trinitron.
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