Sony KV-20FV12 20" Trinitron Wega Flat-Screen TV

Stay up-to-date with this 20" Sony FD Trinitron« WEGA« TV. The flat picture tube reduces glare AND picture distortion for a picture that's simply breathtaking. It has great picture-enhancing features like 3-Line Digital Comb Filter and S-Video Input, and audio features like Matrix SurroundM-^Y Sound & Automatic Volume Control with BBE« Audio Enhancement. With a picture and sound this good, you won't believe your eyes or your ears.

Equipped with Sony's celebrated Trinitron flat picture tube, the KV-20FV12 20-inch TV delivers top-quality video resolution in an attractive grey metal housing. The Trinitron tube reduces glare and distortion from nearby light sources, ensuring a wider viewing angle and a crisper image. As with many of Sony's models, the TV also offers a three-line digital comb filter, which removes the blurred edges between colors and reduces dot crawl, along with a Dynamic Picture processor, which hones the intensely bright and dark areas of a scene for a clearer overall picture. Other video features include vertical aperture compensation (sharpens definition and detail) and scan velocity modulation (hardens edges of images on the screen). The resulting video is crisp, colorful, and characteristic of Sony quality.

The KV-20FV12 really distinguishes itself from other 20-inch models with its audio package. Not only does the TV employ a Dynamic Acoustic Chamber (DAC) 10-watt speaker system (5 watts x 2), but it also offers Matrix Surround multichannel audio, an MTS stereo decoder with DBX noise reduction, and Steady Sound automatic volume control. The combined audio options let the viewer listen through the built-in speakers, select an outside audio source, and even listen to an alternate audio broadcast of the same program (SAP) when available.

Additional features include the rapid channel scanning of SpeedSurf, five favorite channel presets, a previous channel button, a multilingual onscreen menu, auto channel programming, a sleep timer with 15-, 30-, 45-, 60-, and 90-minute intervals, and closed captioning. Parents will appreciate the built-in V-chip, which restricts the programs their children can watch. The TV also offers an Extended Data Service feature that engages viewers with programming information, including station call letters, upcoming broadcasts, and the current time.

Connectivity is enhanced through the two sets of composite inputs (one front and one rear), the S-video input (for superior picture quality), and the audio output. The front AV inputs are ideal for convenient connection to a game console or camcorder, or for hooking up a second component. In addition, the TV includes a headphone jack for private listening. As with most of Sony's TVs, this unit is also Energy Star compliant.

What's in the Box
TV, remote control, two AA batteries, user's manual