Sony's compact KV-20FV300 20-inch WEGA television is a CRT set that's stylish and feature-packed--ideal for a dorm room, kitchen, office, or bedroom. An arcing, silver cabinet houses a flat-screen Trinitron picture tube which cuts down on glare and minimizes image distortion. Steady Sound volume control balances audio levels from different TV programs, and a host of technologies ensure vivid, distortion-free viewing. ClearEdge VM wideband velocity 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 3-D 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).
Top-of-the-line component-video inputs minimize digital and line-scan artifacts from compatible video sources, while standard composite- and S-video inputs accommodate all DVD players. You can choose between a set of rear AV inputs and a set of front AV inputs for extra convenience. 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. The set's video inputs and channels can be labeled for easy selection.
The set provides stereo audio with 10 watts per channel. WOW 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. A headphone jack lets you listen in private.
Other video technologies include auto white balance, Dynamic Picture Processor circuitry, tilt correction, Trinitone color temperature control, and vertical aperture compensation.
What's in the Box
TV, RM-Y180 remote control, batteries, user's manual, warranty information.
