Sony KV-36FS17 36" Flat-Screen TV

Rating:
Summary: Best Picture Award!
Review: This flat screen 36" Sony TV gets our vote for the "Best Picture Award" out of all the TV'S we have looked at during the last month. We had a chance to compare with over a dozen other makes and models in the 32" and 36" class at our local Sears Store. These included several top name brands. All had the same feed and were tuned to the same channel. The 32" and 36" Sony Triniton's outshined by far all of the other competition in picture sharpness and clarity.! It's a very nice looking TV and the stereo sound quality is excellent also.

Rating:
Summary: Best Picture Award!
Review: This flat screen 36" Sony TV gets our vote for the "Best Picture Award" out of all the TV'S we have looked at during the last month. We had a chance to compare with over a dozen other makes and models in the 32" and 36" class at our local Sears Store. These included several top name brands. All had the same feed and were tuned to the same channel. The 32" and 36" Sony Triniton's outshined by far all of the other competition in picture sharpness and clarity.! It's a very nice looking TV and the stereo sound quality is excellent also.

Rating:
Summary: Sony 36"
Review: This TV weighs a ton, took three adult males to pick it up off of the floor and load it into an entertainment armoire. I have owned several Sony TVs and really thought hard about this purchase because of firmware issues that I have had with a 27" Sony. Mainly compared this model with the corresponding Panasonic Tau, absolutely hated the Tau remote and am very familiar with the Sony. Note that the remote was not the deciding criteria, but it was a consideration. I have no real complaints about this TV, the menu system is nice and the picture very good. I do not normally use the built-in speakers so really can't comment about their sound. This TV has a 16:9 enhanced mode that must be selected from the menus, I tried it once using a DVD as source input and liked the widescreen format that the DVD player provides better than the 16:9 mode. The 27" Sony that I have has an auto-volume feature, this 36" does not and I do miss it. I would purchase this unit again. Note that there is a very similar Sony model that has upgraded sound, but not consider it because the added width would not fit in the armoire.