Awesome freakin' TV!!
Written: Oct 28 '04
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Pros: Everything about this tv is supurb!
Cons: IS NOT ATKINS FRIENDLY!!! HEAVY HEAVY!
The Bottom Line: Simply awesome tv. Only downside is the weight, so if you have some help go out and get it!
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| setao's Full Review: Sony KV-34HS420 34 inch TV |
Ok, well I just received this tv from Best Buy. Despite my anger of them not delivering this tv as they were supposed to, I had to pick it up, it still is an amazing tv.
On the good side: The picture quality is amamzing. If you would like the best quality, stick with satellite. Even having cable, the ability to change features like Progessive Scan, Cinimotion, and Interllaced modes is great for all users. Sony also gives you the ability to change the format of the screen from Normal, Wide Screen, Wide Zoom, and Zoom so no matter what you're watching, you'll always get a full picture on your tv. One of the neatest features that Sony has almost always been famous for, is that you can push a button (picture) and it will change the preset defaults to Vivid, Standard, Movie, and Pro. These options will change the picture (contrast), brightness, color, hue, edge enhancement, and so on. No longer to you have to sit there and configure it for a movie, and then back to normal tv. It's already done for you.
Another neat aspect to this wonderful creation gives you the option to change (or remove) your tv's inputs! Now must of us Home Theater nerds have EVERYTHING under the sun plugged into our systems and would make anyone who's not HT savvy to puke at the site of our mass of cables behind our sets. But for those of you who do not have the plethora of accessories popped into your tv, no longer do you have to keep pressing TV/VIDEO 20+ different times just to get back to normal tv. This tv has seven (7) different inputs. With Label Programmer, you can change the name (you must use the presets they give you, such as DVD, Cable Box, Satellite...and so on) But there is a neat little option called Skip. This little honey will allow you to "skip" right over that input that you may not be using. So again, no longer do you accidentally hit the "Input" or "TV/VIDEO" button, have to sit there and keep pressing until you fall asleep.
Now there is another version of this tv for a couple hundred dollars more that will get you a cable card slot. That's only good if you're going to have cable for a LONG time. (Or you if you have a lot money and switch tv's every other month.) The only thing this does for you is now you don't have to have a digital cable box connected to your HT system. (YAH! one less remote.) As this may be a cool thing for some of you, most of us do not need this, although if you're into looks, for the extra bucks it comes with a dark grey front instead of shiny silver.
The down side: IT'S HEAVY! This freakin' tv is so heavy you wouldn't believe. I recently had a 48" JVC high-def. tv and being that it was just under 4 feet wide, this thing is smaller and weights atleast the same amount. Believe it or not, the only way a buddy of mine could get this monstrousity onto a 3rd floor apartment, is to roll it end over end up the stairs! THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED! You WILL void ALL warrenties if you do this and you screw it up. I did this at my own risk (and as a last resort.) So, really other than how it doesn't subscribe to ANY notion of the Atkins diet, there aren't any downsides.
Overall, if you have 3-4 friends to help you lift this "thing" or happen to know Andre the Giant, I would without a doubt recommend this tv to anyone looking for an awesome high def. tv.
(And for those of you who didn't do any research on this tv, yes it has 7 inputs. 1 RCA set (that's red, white, yellow) in the front, 2 more in the rear, 2 S-Video, 2 component video (which is Red/Green/Blue) and 1 HDMI. HDMI is High Definition Media Interface. It's basically a coax/RF cable on steriods. It can carry audio and video through it and still giving you the quality of component video. Although little supports this right now, it's great to have. Another good thing is that you don't have to use the HDMI totally as HDMI. Say you have a Home Media Center PC, or a slightly older DVI capable DVD player. Well, go to your local Best Buy (or anyone else) and get a Monster (because they're good) DVI-to-HDMI cable. This will not carry audio (because DVI can't) but will still allow you to plug DVI "stuff" into it. And yes...it's flat screen.)
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 1319.99
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