Sales Rank: 8308


Features:

Features stereo broadcast reception (where available)

Audio power output - 3 watts per channel (x2)

Favorite Channel (5 channels)

Speed Surf channel selection

V-Chip parental control feature

Average Rating:
Rating: - a superb tv set
sony's tv has the best quality: the picture, color, and sound is just superb. ...the image and color on sony are clear and vivid. granted sony's product is on the expensive end, but given it makes excellent and long lasting products, it is worth every penny.

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: 4.5
features: 4.5
remote: 4

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Rating: - Awesome, but...
The picture quality on this 20" TV is awesome, but it really needs a tone control. The sound isn't too bad, but it would be nice to be able to tweak it. This model does *not* have an S-Video input, as another reviewer stated, but it does have three aux video inputs -- one on the front for games and cameras -- and includes stereo audio outputs and a headphone jack.

So, if you're looking for a TV for a bedroom or another small room, the picture on this flat-screen Sony won't disappoint you. If your TV has to have great sound, or S-Video, step up to the FV series.

By the way, like all the other Sony flat-screens this set is fairly heavy, weighing in at 54 lbs.

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Rating: - Excellent Television
I have owned Sony televisions since 1980, and I have never been disappointed with any of their televisions. The KV-20FS100 in no exception - an excellent television. I much prerfer Sony's aperature grille CRT over a shadow-mask CRT. I've noted other reviewers' comments on the weight of Sony televisons - an aperature grille cathode ray tube is a bit heavier than a standard shadow-mask CRT. The KV-20FS100's color saturation is excellent and the sound with the standard speakers is quite acceptable. I just wish they were available in charcoal-grey color. IMO, the silver color used in most televisions today looks cheap!

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!