Sony KV-20V80 Standard Televisions

Sony KV-20V80 Standard Televisions 

DESCRIPTION

20" Television

USER REVIEWS

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[Aug 22, 2000]
Greg
Audiophile

Strength:

Picture quality, S-Video, Nice Menu System

Weakness:

Price, Array of Inputs, Sound Quality (WHAT CAN YOU REALLY EXPECT!)

This is a great television. It has an excellent picture, a superb build, and works well in confined spaces. The only problem that I have with it is the lack of inputs. The television has two inputs (one (back): S-Video/Comp/L/R, the other (front): Comp/L/R). So in theory, you could hook up a DVD to the back as well as a VCR, but the VCR would need to run all three (3) cables to the front! This doesn't degrade image quality, but it sure is an eye sore.

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
3
[Dec 15, 2000]
Jack White
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

Clean Crisp Picture and good sound(for a 20" tv, but horrible sound compared to a home theater sound system)

Weakness:

Expensive, lack of inputs

I bought this tv from Circuit City in the summer or 98 for $424(including tax). It's a pretty expensive tv, but it has the best picture of any 20" tv I've seen in my entire life. When using the S-video input, the picture from webtv, Super Nes, N64, Playstation, and Echostar DBS have all been very crisp. The difference between the composite picture and the S-video picture is huge(it's bigger than I expected). However on composite sources the digital comb filter works well, and even my old NES looked pretty good through the composite video input.
The only real problem I have is the lack of inputs. It only has 1 rear inputs(1 composite video, 1 stereo audio{L/R}, and 1 S-video).
And it has 1 front av inputs(composite video, stereo audio{L/R}).
Only either the Rear S-Video or the Rear Composite video input can be used at one time.
The sound is not good by home theater standards, but it's still the best sounding 20" tv I've ever heard. It has 2 two way speakers, A dynamic acoustic chamber speaker system that improves bass responce slightly, a 5 watts per channel amplifier(10 watts total), and matrix surroundsound(which works ok, but is in no stretch of the imagination a substitute for true DTS or Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound).
If you require the best possible picture from a 20" regualr definition tv, then this is the tv to get.

Similar Products Used:

Toshiba 20" Stereo monitor/receiver, Samsung 19" mono tv, Toshiba 19" mono tv, Samsung 20" Stereo monitor/reciever

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
3
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