a little tip for a good picture: turn off the VM setting, unless you are watching sports from afar, the bright edge is kind of annoying. turn down the picture (contrast), up the brightness, up the color.
the sound is very clear either lound or low. BUT there is not adjust for treble and bass. you can only select stereo or mono/sap mode.
nice features: sleep timer, 3 a/v (1 front, 2 back). Notice, it doesn't have a S-video, but it comes with component video plugs for DVD players (3 seperate color). The image does look much better with it.
the slive case is very sleek and nice looking. fits nicely anywhere.
the remote is small, but so is the buttons, it is sometime confusing which one you just pushed.
ratings:
picture quality/clarity: 5+picture color: 5+sound: 4.5features: 4.5remote: 4
One note on the price: this set replaces a Sony KV-20XBR television purchased in 1986 - and yes, it still works! The 20XBR cost $739 in 1986 dollars, so $250 to $275 I paid for this television is a bargain. It's not built as well as the 20XBR, but the original XBR series was built in Sony's Tokyo's facility and was considered a videophile-level television at the time.
Once you own a Sony television, no other brand will ever be acceptable!
This particular model has a cable input jack, AV jacks, component video inputs, and AV jacks on the front for quick hookup to something else (xbox, etc). Like other Sony TVs, this thing is HEAVY!....but it went on a mica desk, so its fully supported :-). The speakers sound quite good and produce a very nice stereo sound, full range, very nice on our cable provider's music channels and regular TV listening.
The picture has very fine adjustments, and even tilt correction (for what I can only assume future old age situations). You won't regret buying this television. The superb build quality, sound, picture will make you instantly fall in love with it.
As a personal recommendation to Sony if they read these: Might I suggest putting that blue/purple anti-glare layer that is common on your Sony computer monitors on some TVs? Being a flat screen, if there's a glare the whole picture is effected, not just a teeny corner. Just a thought, but I still give it 5 stars!
