Sony ICF-CD555TV 7-Inch Under-Counter LCD TV/CD Clock Radio
BUYER BEWARE -- Defective Wide Screen Mode
First, accept the product for what it is: a kitchen tv. Second, understand that most kitchen tv's do not offer multiple Screen Modes. Third, expect the best quality and customer service from a Sony product.    Aside from minor flaws mentioned by other reviewers, at first blush this is a fine kitchen tv. Unfortunately, based on a sample of three (my original purchase via Amazon plus two replacements by Sony), I have concluded that there is a design problem with the 7 inch monitor. In short, the picture is distorted in the Wide Screen Mode. There appears to be adjacent vertical segments (top to bottom) that are wider than normal and thinner than normal. This is most evident on all-news channels that scroll information from right to left across the bottom of the picture. In the Normal, Full and Zoom Screen Modes, the scrolling is even and consistent. In the Wide Screen Mode, the scrolling is uneven and snakelike (weaving). The distortion is present with a picture either from the tv tuner or the video input.    I have communicated with Sony via e-mail and telephone. They appear to be primarily willing to replace the tv, not to address the technical issue. I have decided to keep the tv because it does fit under the kitchen wall cabinet nicely (though snugly -- those right angle adaptors in the back are a must) and the picture is good in the other Screen Modes.     Finally, I have purchased many Sony products in my 55+ years. My current Sony items include 23 inch and 42 inch flat panel, LCD HDTV's. I have gladly paid more for the Sony quality and reliability.  In other words, I'm not a Sony basher. However, I am very disappointed that Sony would sell and promote a 7 inch widescreen tv with multiple Screen Modes when the Wide Screen Mode doesn't work! And the customer service (appeasement vice solution) was not what I expected.