Sony KD-27FS170 27-Inch FD Trinitron WEGA Digital TV
Great TV - HORRIBLE LOUD SOUND - VERY Complicated
VERY POOR DESIGN - GREAT PICTURE - VERY POOR VIEWER INTERFACE - I bought one yesterday from Best Buy to replace my Philips 27PS60 / Mitsubishi SR-HD5 OTA Digital Receiver.  The combination was working perfectly, but I wanted more convenience for my wife, which I thought I would get in on box from Sony.  WRONG!  Lots of problems: <br />1) Sound is WAY too loud on digital reception, I couldn't turn it down enough to listen comfortably, but could turn it up 3 or 4 times as loud as I could stand to stay in the room with.  I taped cardboard over the speakers and it was still too loud.  This was the absolute worst feature.  If you enjoy sitting in a movie theater and being blasted by sound, and you don't ever want to talk to anyone while the TV is on, you may like the Sony. <br />2) Very poor reception on the digital tuner in the Sony, couldn't get a couple of the digital stations that my Mitsubishi pulled in. <br />3) Very difficult to set up, complicated, particularly the digital.  I have an MSEE and had a problem figuring it out. <br />4) I tried to program to fill the screen with Zoom.  It said that I did, but it didn't work.  I had to manually expand the picture every time I changed channels. <br />5) My Mitsubishi includes both analog and digital stations in the rotation.  The Sony must be switched back and forth from the digital stations to the analog stations.  A PAIN!!! <br />6) The Sony only has 2 input systems on the back and one on the front.  My Philips has 3 on the back and one on the lower right corner, much better.  And Sony has NO Video/Audio output of any sort, my Philips has one to drive by VCR.  Sony is Cheap, Cheap, Cheap on the inputs and output.   <br /> <br />Great Picture - Reasonable Priced $365 on sale at Best Buy - Terrible LOUD Sound - Very COMPLICATED Setup  <br />  <br />VERY POORLY HUMAN ENGINEERED - My 10 year old could have engineered a better operating system. <br /> <br />I TOOK MY SONY BACK TO BEST BUY TODAY!  GOOD RIDDANCE!!! <br />