Sony KV-27FV17 27" FD Trinitron WEGA Flat-Screen Television with 2-Tuner PIP
Beware of Pink Lines!!
The Trinitron tube has been notorious for a light vertical pink stripe that has been commonly noticed on the left or right side of the screen. It's only visible on occasion depending on what is shown on the screen. I have been to Best Buy, Circuit City, Conns, Sears and have viewed all the display models and found that every Sony Wega 27\\" has this problem (some worse than others). I've even been online and have found that other owners have complained about the same problem. Sony authorized repair shops in my area have told me that they get alot of 27\\" in for repairs. I bought it though b/c Sony does have the best clarity and resolution compared with any other flat 27\\" TV on the market. Trust me, I returned a perfectly fine Toshiba FST because the resolution wasn't as clean and crisp. What's also great about this model is the speakers are side mounted that improves the sound greatly. The older model WEGA had there speakers mounted on the bottom which created a rattling sound when the volume was too high. The 2 tuner PIP comes in handy when you want to channel surf while waiting for a program to return from commercials. Not worth the extra [amt] though. But you have no choice, this particular television does not have a model w/o PIP. What's also great about this set is it has a 16:9 compressor that allows you to watch anamorphic widescreen DVDs with greater resolution. Furthermore, the problem of scan lines which plagued the WEGA models below this is not existant on this set because of the new 3D Comb Filter.  In other words, you see a clean, sharp picture without those annoying horizontal lines.  Overall this is a great set, but it definitely loses marks for the pink lines and price.