A little expensive, but great quality | Sony WEGA KLV-S23A10 23-Inch LCD HD-Ready Flat Panel TV

Sony on top of the world! | Sony WEGA KLV-S23A10 23-Inch LCD HD-Ready Flat Panel TV

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	• Sony WEGA KLV-S23A10 23-Inch LCD HD-Ready Flat Panel TV Sony Sony average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

10 stars.

TV is excellent. Color, clarity, looks, sound...all best for this size LCD...even for regular cable. Has component plugs for highest quality DVD playback. I researched this size TV for months and this is hands down the finest 23"...bar none. The only fault is the remote...poorly placed controls...easily replaced. And given the price ($940 delivered at Amazon), this is an amazing deal. DVD movies are AWESOME...make sure you set up your DVD player to play on a widescreen TV.

A little expensive, but great quality

I bought one of these for the bedroom. I imagine that most people who buy this will also buy it as a second or third set. I think as this is a higher end unit, most people would get a cheaper model with a bigger screen for their primary TV. Consequently, I am writing this review with this assumption.

First, this is a great unit. I haven't found a better picture on any other LCDs except perhaps the "V" series Bravias by Sony. However, I didn't think that the slight quality improvement was worth the 30% increase in the price. I compared this unit side by side with a Samsung unit and this was MUCH better picture quality wise (though the Samsung did have noticeably better contrast). Of the models in the store, this had the best picture.

However, I find that the widescreen aspect is a unfortunate. For now, I have no HD reception in my bedroom. In anycase, I think it's going to be a few years before more than 50% of broadcasts (including TV shows) will be made and/or broadcast in widescreen format. Until then, more than half of tv that you watch will be a compromise. For now, I'd rather watch the few shows broadcast in widescreen in letterbox and get to watch the 80% in full screen.

Unfortunately, very few LCD units now produced are made with the old 4:3 aspect ratio. For any manufacturers out there listening: We need more widescreen PC monitors and some more 4:3 aspect LCD TVs.

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Sony on top of the world!

I have tried the 19" Sony Wega (which was utterly delightful) before upgrading to this 23" within two weeks of my initial purchase, as I felt I had enough room for it after all. I am tickled pink. The picture on this TV is breathtaking and mesmerizing, like that of its smaller counterpart, only slighly bigger. Also, the sound is very good, although evidently it doesn't compare to the sound you would get in a big home theatre. What you get, though, is a picture that is second to none, so vivid, so sharp, especially when you view an HD broadcast, that it captures your eyes inescapably.

This one is a keeper. It is my new window on the world (check CTV travel and HD Discovery). Oh dear! I'm hooked.

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Great as a PC monitor

Bought this TV from Amazon about 1 month ago. Sony was selling on sale at 1,199.00. Saved over $300, by purchasing from Amazon.

Pros -

Great as a PC monitor. It offers a very clear picture with excellent graphics and color.

Easy to flip from PC to TV or other audio inputs. You can customize the input function to delete any unused inputs, in order to make the switch quicker.

Cons -

I have the TV hooked to a satellite receiver box that does not accept HDMI or component video inputs, therefore, I'm stuck with the S-Video as the best possible option. Even with the S-Video, the picture appears out of focus, especially for fast moving action, from less than 3 feet away. It gets better the further away you are from the unit. This is the reason I gave it a 4 and not a 5.

Overall, I recommend this unit, especially if you are looking to use it a combination TV and PC monitor.

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Great product but can your computer handle it?

Just got this TV last week and by far it is excellent. The colors are vibrant, the features are abundant, and I am truly happy.

However.... I use this mother of a monitor as my computer monitor, not really for TV. One thing you may want to check into is whether your computer video card can support the widescreen resolution of the monitor. At the back of the manual it points out all the supported resolutions, I think the max being WXGA 1360 x 768 (a 16:9 aspect ratio). (the others being WXGA 1280x768(15:9), XGA 1024x768 (4:3), SVGA 800x600 (4:3), SVGA 848 x480(16:9), and the VGA 640x 480 (4:3) and 720x400. My math may be off.. but I think that's about right.

If you have a newer computer with newer graphics card, it most likely will support widescreen format and the unusual 15:9 ratio. I, sadly, have a 2 year old Dell and it's sad partner of a Video Card 32MB ATI 128 Rage Pro Ultra.

This card only supports as far as 1280x720 (16:9) and 1024x768 (4:3)and the other unnecessary resolutions. If you have this videocard and you are using the Dell Drivers for ATI video card.. beware. At best you'll get a scrolling "virtual desktop" for 1280x768 and even 1280x768 output at 800x600..since the card driver and the monitor drivers didn't have any common ground... which sucks. You may read the Net and hear people recommending the program "Powerstrip" to force a resolution.. but that is totally unnecessary for a quick solution.

Now this may be bad for your computer or monitor.. but it is what I ended up doing... and noone told me otherwise. I used a non-Dell driver for the ATI Video card off the internet after some Googling (because the Dell driver is part of the problem) and the Microsoft plug and play monitor driver. (BTW.. I am using Windows Server 2003.. but I doubt that makes any difference for the driver set you use).

What I ended up with was a 1280x720 video card output with the bottom 48 pretty messed up, because the TV was still displaying at 1280x768. With a little tweaking of the WEGA gate Vertical Center to the lowest minimum, I got the screwed up part off screen and a black bar across the top. So essentially, I am displaying my desktop at 1280x720 and getting to use this widescreen as an actual widescreen (16:9) and not virtual 16:9 at 4:3.

So I now have a black bar across the top which I am ok with until i can upgrade either my computer or video card. Hope that helps anyone in a similar predicament. It's not something I was thinking about when i bought the monitor, but was pain to get around.

This is a great end of year for technology (at least from Sony) and this monitor is a prime example of the excellance. I like the timer function and light sensor features. The one thing that would have made this TV better than it already is, is Picture in Picture (PIP) between Computer and Cable TV.

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