Sony KV-32FS120 32-Inch FD Trinitron WEGA Flat-Screen CRT TV

by Sony

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• Shipping Weight: 170 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B0002FO3JC
• Item model number: KV32FS120
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,300 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Sony's high-value KV-32FS120 32-inch WEGA television packs a wealth of video technologies that guarantee sharp, vivid pictures from a range of sources. The set's FD (flat display) Trinitron WEGA flat-screen technology delivers high image accuracy, wide viewing angles, and corner-to-corner detail with no geometric image distortion. The visually flat FD Trinitron tube minimizes annoying glare from light sources, enhancing contrast. Squares are square, straight lines appear straight, and circles are truly circular.

One of the KV-32FS120's coolest features is its 16:9 enhanced mode, which delivers maximum picture quality by concentrating all viewable scan lines within a letterboxed image--wasting none of its horizontal resolution on rendering the black bars that border a widescreen image.

Clear Edge VM wideband velocity modulation improves 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 digital comb filter removes blurred edges between colors and reduces 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), while magnetic quadra-pole technology reduces "beam spot" distortion and improves corner-to-corner focus and picture sharpness.

Program Palette presets offer combinations of picture settings engineered to make the most of specific entertainment types. Settings include vivid, standard, movie, and sports. Channel fix lets you select a specific TV channel (3, for example) for cable box reception. Then you can control a compatible cable box via the TV remote without inadvertently changing the TV from Channel 3.

Top-of-the-line component-video inputs (Y/PB/PR) minimize digital and line-scan artifacts from compatible video sources, while standard composite- and S-video inputs accommodate all DVD players. A coaxial RF input accepts a feed from an antenna or an older VCR or cable box. Choose from 2 sets of rear AV inputs and a set of front AV inputs for extra convenience when hooking up a camcorder or gaming console. A rear AV output offers fixed-/variable-level analog audio outputs for hookup with a surround receiver.

The set produces stereo audio and BBE sound enhancement with 10 watts per channel through built-in speakers.

Other video technologies include auto white balance (which establishes the picture's tint, or hue, by adjusting sensitivity to red, green, and blue light, resulting in truer whites), Dynamic Picture Processor circuitry, tilt correction, Trinitone color temperature control, and vertical aperture compensation (which sharpens picture definition and edge detail on the vertical plane). You can label the set's video inputs and channels for easy selection.

What's in the Box
TV, RM-Y195 remote control, remote batteries, a user's manual, and warranty information.

Product Description

Introducing the KV-32FS120 FD Trinitron WEGA TV, the perfect addition to any home entertainment system. Featuring the ClearEdge Velocity Modulation and 3-line digital comb filter, this set delivers the goods when it comes to both picture and sound. Feel like part of the action in beautiful 16:9 with the KV-32FS120.

Customer Reviews

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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value, picture., September 24, 2004

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R. Pandolfo (Lehigh Valley, PA.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony KV-32FS120 32-Inch FD Trinitron WEGA Flat-Screen CRT TV (Electronics)

I have a Sony 51 inch high-definition tv also, but a couple of years ago I saw this tv at a friends house, hooked up to cable. The picture was amazing. Yesterday we bought one for our den and hooked up to DISH network (satelite) the picture is also the best I've ever seen for a tube tv. Plus it's easy to use and set up and has a feature called CLEAR EDGE that makes the picture even sharper. The only knock is the weight, about 180 pounds. You need two people to move this tv, it is heavy. But heavy usually means quality and this tv is the best on the market in this price range.

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT PICTURE WHEN ADJUSTED CORRECTLY, October 4, 2004

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J. Travis (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony KV-32FS120 32-Inch FD Trinitron WEGA Flat-Screen CRT TV (Electronics)

Just bought this set and have to say it's excellent quality- when set up correctly. Have your color temperature on Warm, have the Clear Edge mode on High, and have Simulated and Steady Sound ON. Also, I found the colors to come out best when the picture mode is on Vivid, and not Movie. Movie mode is too dark and although it has a smooth feel to it, the colors don't jump out at you as well as Vivid does. Just pop in the DVD for "The Lion King" to see what I'm talking about. My only complaint would be on all four sides there is about a half an inch of dark tube and it makes it look like you're missing some of your picture. But I have been informed that's how Sony made it. Other then that, hook your DVD player and TV with component cables, add a Home Theater System (Preferabley Sony as well) and you're ready to go. For a 32" this seems like owning a 40". Trust me. The look of it too, is stylish to a tee.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply a great TV, July 18, 2005

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Daleel (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony KV-32FS120 32-Inch FD Trinitron WEGA Flat-Screen CRT TV (Electronics)

I needed a new TV to replace my old Philips 25PS40 which I bought in 2001. At first I bought the 27" Samsung TXR2735, but then returned it due to a very bad picture quality, even after trying to adjust the contrast/brightness for a week. The Sony KV-32FS120 is simply a great TV: great sound, astounding picture quality (very life-like and vivid). I couldn't be happier. Unlike J. Travis, I like to keep the picture mode on Pro, increasing the brightness slightly. R. Pandolfo is also correct in saying that you need a friend to help you lift this TV out of the box and onto your stand. It is very heavy.