Sony's KV-27FV17 27-inch flat-screen WEGA television is a CRT set that's both stylish and feature-packed. Features like two-tuner picture-in-picture (which lets you watch two programs simultaneously), Steady Sound volume control (which balances audio levels from different TV programs), and a host of picture-enhancing technologies ensure convenient, high-quality viewing. Topping the list of great features has to be the KV-27FV17's enhanced 16:9 viewing. When watching a widescreen DVD in letterbox mode (with black bars at the top and bottom of your screen to preserve the picture's original aspect ratio), this viewing mode uses all the set's horizontal resolution on the video image itself, wasting none on rendering the black bars.
Velocity-scan modulation (selectable: off, high, low) improves the definition at picture edges, creating sharper images by slowing the CRT (cathode-ray tube) beam's horizontal scanning during demanding work--say, when rendering transitions from light to dark parts of an image--and speeding it up when scanning easily rendered sections, like broad dark areas. The set's 3D digital comb filter further enhances resolution by removing blurred edges between colors and reducing dot crawl (tiny, moving dots of color along a sharp color separation in a vertical line, as in a depiction of a character's striped T-shirt).
A top-of-the-line component-video input minimizes digital and line-scan artifacts from compatible video sources, while multiple composite- and S-video inputs accommodate all DVD players and most other video components. You can choose between a set of rear AV inputs and a set of front AV inputs (including S-video) for extra convenience, especially when hooking up a camcorder or video-game console. A rear AV output offers both fixed and variable-level analog audio outputs for hookup with, for instance, both a VCR and a surround receiver. You can label the set's channels (up to 40 of them!) for easy selection.
The set gives you stereo audio with 15 watts per channel. SRS 3D technology simulates surround sound through any two speakers, and BBE High-Definition Sound improves speech intelligibility and restores the dynamic range of compressed musical passages. The DAC speaker system boosts bass response using a resonant chamber while emphasizing midrange frequencies for further enhancement of voices.
Other video technologies include auto white balance, Dynamic Picture processor, Dynamic Focus circuitry, color temperature control, and vertical aperture compensation. An optional accessory for the set is the Sony audio/video cabinet SU-27FD4. The silver universal Remote Commander luminous remote control is designed to operate the TV as well as your VCR, cable box, digital satellite system, and DVD player.
What's in the Box
TV, remote control (RM-Y181), three AAA batteries, user's manual, and warranty information.
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