Sony KV32FS12 32" Triniton WEGA TV (gray)

Sports fans will appreciate the dual-tuner picture-in-picture, which lets people watch two sporting events at the same time, while parents will value the built-in V-chip parental control. Other popular features include closed captioning, custom channel labeling ("ESPN," rather then "Channel 35," for example), several custom picture modes (including vivid, standard, sports, and movie), and adjustable color temperature (gives colors a blue, white, or red tint based upon the lighting of the room). The TV also offers auto channel programming, favorite channel presets, and SpeedSurf rapid channel scanning.

The KV-32FS12 is also packed with audio features, including a 10-watt built-in speaker system (5 watts x 2), Matrix Surround multichannel surround audio, an MTS stereo decoder with DBX noise reduction, and a Steady Sound automatic volume leveler. 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.

The TV connects to a host of additional components through its component video input (ideal for DVD players), three composite inputs (one front and two rear), S-video input, two RF inputs, and single audio output. As with most Sony TVs, this unit is also Energy Star compliant.

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

There are several other features on this TV that make it worth the extra money: - It offers a 16x9 enhanced mode that make DVD watching incredible. There is a very noticeable difference between watching DVDs with this feature and on a standard TV. - The "fake" surround sound is actually pretty good. I haven't picked up a true surround sound system and was pleased to find this TV manages to fake it quite well with just 2 speakers. It's really good enough for watching most movies. The only thing missing is deep bass.

So, in case you couldn't tell, I've been thrilled with this TV. For what you get the price is reasonable (especially if you can live without picture-in-picture, which this model doesn't have) If you're looking into this model (or any of the other Vega's for that matter) I would also recommend checking out the matching stands. They fit the TV perfectly and match the silver/grey color of the unit.


Oh Man!   January 6, 2003
J. Greene (Orangeburg, South Carolina USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I love this TV. I recieved it as a Christmas gift and it is awesome. I don't have any problems with the sound as I have the sound run through my stereo surround system (Harmon Kardon). The picture is outstanding and I do not have the wave effect that some people have been experiancing. I had to return my first one because of damage during shipping, but it was worth the wait. Everyone is amazed at the picture quality. The menu is user friendly, it auto programs very fast, and it has enough video hookups to allow you to attach just about anything you want to . My only gripe with it is that it is ridiculously heavy and long (please measure the depth of the shelf you want to place it on). Overall, this is a great buy for the price.


So its not my hearing--   January 19, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I love the flat screen Wega picture and have watched several dvds in the last few days. Excellent picture, but I was constantly adjusting the sound--up to hear quiet dialogue then down when music or other non-dialogue audio came on so as not to be deafened. After reading the reviewer from Sedona I can agree whole-heartedly and thank the person for helping me realize that it is probably the set's audio system and not my hearing. I have had two Sony Wegas and they are the same. Alas,it is not a perfect world.


It dose the best it can.   January 19, 2002
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

I'm pleesed with this tv, because my previous down stairs unit had purple lines going accross it, and a very un sharp picture (I think you should know, it was a proscan.) But I'd like to clear something up, the sony trinitron wega still has a large, (but unseeable from a distance) amount of dot crawl. When I heard about this thing called a digital comb filter, I talked to a guy in sears and asked him if it was a joke like the simulated surround sound. He said no, but try as hard as you can, you cant get rid of dot crawl on an anolog tv without HDTV, and that the digital conb filter only helps to minize dot crawl. To be quite honest, I dont see any differance in the picture of this tv and my upstairs unit which is a sony but not a flat screen. So anyway, my advice to you is if you absolutly can't stand dot crawl get HDTV but if you just want the best anolog tv on the market today, get a trinitron waga.


think again   May 21, 2001
Alonzo (Kansas City, MO USA)
25 out of 29 found this review helpful

I bought a 32" Wega about six months ago and am not sure I'd do it again. The image quality is bright and sharp, and the flatness of the screen is a boon. But the set has two annoying quirks. The first is that the image goes a little wavy when the camera pans horizontally. It's as though the image is being projected onto a flag in the wind. I'm exaggerating, but even so it's still borderline unacceptable.

The other quirk is the sound quality, which is peculiar. I suspect it's been optimized for special-effects-heavy movies. Effects and music scores are loud and clear. But the dynamic range seems to to be too great. When you've got the volume adjusted so the music and explosions and climaxes are bearable, you can barely hear the actors say the dialog. When you crank it up high enough to hear the actors well, the explosions and music climaxes deafen.

I sent one Wega back, but the replacement had the same glitches. I decided to keep it and live with the annoyances -- the picture quality really is great most of the time, and, besides, shipping it back would have been a pain. But if I were to do it again I'd buy, for the same price as a 32" Wega, a conventional Sony or Panasonic or Toshiba 36" set.