Sony KV-27FS120 27-Inch FD Trinitron WEGA Flat Screen TV
Annoying high-pitched noise
I just bought the Sony KV-27FS100 on Saturday after spending a couple of weeks researching other flatscreen TVs. In the end, it came down to this Sony model and the Toshiba 27AF43. I opted for the Sony since I love my 32&quot; Sony XBR and I really wanted the 16:9 vertical compression mode for watching anamorphic DVDs.<br />Unfortunately, my excitement for this unit was short lived. After physically struggling with the setup (unit weighs around 100 lbs and is too big to move solo), and hooking it up to my digital cable, I powered on the set. Although the picture is great, there was a constant, annoying, fairly loud high pitched noise coming from the set. I turned down the volume, removed all the inputs, tried different power outlets, even turned off the TV's speakers and the sound remained. After searching the web for &quot;sony high pitched noise&quot; I found other complaints about this same problem. The TV is unwatchable for me at this point, I can't even stand having it on for more than a few minutes (might be a good thing long term :)<br />A second problem is bad geometry at the bottom of the screen. When my digital cable viewing guide is up, you can clearly see that the bottom edge of the menu -- which should be parallel with the bottom of the screen -- slopes up from left to right. I could live with this, but the high pitched whine is unbearable. The unit is going back tomorrow. I'll try a couple other units to see if the problem is just with my set, but will likely go with the Toshiba since the vertical compression wasn't as big a deal as I thought it would be.