Sony KV32FX66 / X30S / TNSU ???

Gwyn · 09-01-2003, 7:51 PM

I understand that the KV32FX66 X30S model is the one with the open stand and the TNSU has the glass panels, right ?

Now I'm confused by this site:
http://www.uk-direct.co.uk/product/KV32FX66
It shows the "KV32FX66" and "KV32FX66X30S", both of which look identical (open shelves) except that the former is 808 quid (plus 100 for the stand) and the latter is 1051 quid.

What gives

ryanos · 09-01-2003, 9:39 PM

x30s is 100% open stand.......... sounds confusing from the webtrader... i would contact them to get clarification before parting with your wonga!

I bought 32fx66x30s from Premierav centre for £930 delivered and they offered the tnsu for the same price

Hope this helps

Gwyn · 09-01-2003, 9:49 PM

Thanks for the reply, I was actually just trying to work out the difference between the models and that site just confused me

I live in Ireland and am having trouble finding any company that will actually send a TV to me over here

Gwyn · 09-01-2003, 10:28 PM

BTW forgot to mention: HomeEntertainment reviewed this TV in the Jan issue 112.

Gave it 4/5 stars with their only real critisism being "There's a suspicion of motion blurring, but nothing too obtrusive". And in the "What's Bad" summary: "For a 100Hz CRT, the motion is suspect with some jerkiness."

Comments anyone?

ryanos · 10-01-2003, 2:07 AM

mmm......... not sure, i have noticed the odd motion 'blur' but i believe this is mainly due to Sky digital transmissions something to do with bitrate and some other technical jargon on normal analogue ( which i hardly ever use it has to be said) no problem at all .........I had the Philips Pixel+ before and boy did that have some motion problems the Sony is much better for my money

Cheers

Gwyn · 10-01-2003, 3:02 PM

Thanks ryanos

RESULT! I found a local dealer here in Ireland with the set on sale for what works out around 975 quid, which seems a middling price compared to what I've seen in the UK mail-order. And it has the open shelves! Showed it to the wife and even she agreed the frame styling was nice looking

I'll feel much more comfortable buying locally so I can return it if there are any probs. The picture didn't look great in the store, but then neither did any of the other 15 TVs running off the same feed

With everything I've read about the various probs that all 100Hz sets seems to exhibit to a greater or lesser extent, I don't think it's worth spending an extra 50% for a supposedly better model when the whole area seems very subjective and set quality is a bit hit and miss....

w3dal · 10-01-2003, 3:22 PM

Hi.

I have not noticed an motion blurring on my FX66. I had mine almost 2 months now and it seems to just get better as it starts to bed in a bit. - Only on about 15 hours a week!!

Infact i have not changed anything to the picture set-up was perfect straight out of the box (bloody big box aswell)

For the price its a great set and watching DVD's through an RGB feed is just amazing...

Take the plunge and enjoy this TV

Goodluck!!

Dal

Gwyn · 10-01-2003, 4:02 PM

Thanks Dal,
OK - I'm ordering my FX66 at lunchtime and it should get delivered tomorrow

One thing - my DVD player doesn't actually have an RGB output

Up to now I've been using a good quality cable that has an S-Video jack at DVD end, and SCART at TV end (using the TV's S-Video scart input).

I'm hoping this will also give me good results

w3dal · 10-01-2003, 4:14 PM

Hi,

Give it a go your soon find out if its good or not.

I ordered a SONY DVD player to match my TV i went for the DVDNS405 unit and its Exellent, just incase you wanna spend another £140.00 quid!!

I had to upgrade my SCART lead too and it was well worth it.

remember SCARTS 1 and 2 are RGB 3 is not!

So put your DVD in 1 then your digibox or Video in 2.

3 can be used for a games console if you have one!!

Post us back what you think when its setup etc etc

Dal

Gwyn · 10-01-2003, 4:25 PM

According to Sony's specs, AV 1 and 2 are RGB capable Scarts, whereas AV3 is an S-Video capable Scart (while the front/side AV4 has a 4-pin S-Video jack input).

So I would guess that using S-Video on AV3 should be better for DVD than regular Scart on AV 1 or 2 (certainly is the case with my current TV).

My DVD player is a Panasonic all-in-one system (with Dolby decoder, amp and surround speakers) so is not quite so cheaply replaced

TheBorg · 10-01-2003, 4:56 PM

Like dal i had blurring on football but now it has totally gone fantastic tv (yes huge box)

w3dal · 10-01-2003, 5:05 PM

Hi,

That seems to be the best solution for your set-up at the end of the day you can play around with the Tv and see what suits you!!

The remote finder is also an excellent feature you would not believe how often i loose my remote a press of a button on the TV and the remote bleeps from wherever i have left it which is usually behind my bed!!!

Dal

Gwyn · 13-01-2003, 4:34 PM

OK, got the KV32FX66 delivered on the weekend with the open stand (which looks nice after the 2 hour effort to assemble

) Picture looks great, but my poor TV reception doesn't do it justice. DVD via S-video is fantastic though

On a downside - I think I have the wrong remote control as mine (labelled RM-932) does not have the PIP buttons

As well as those being absent next to the AV selector button, it looks different to the picture in the manual. Instead of the media selector (TV/VCR/DVD) being at the top, it's down by the volume control in a round shape.

The seal was broken on the bag it came in (and the batteries already in), so it looks like it was taken out for use and mixed up with another.

Also, the TV had channels already tuned in, so it looks like it's been used - this may be because in Ireland, sets need a special tuner installed as some channels are in the VHF range, so maybe the tuning is tested when that gets set up.

w3dal · 13-01-2003, 5:23 PM

Hi,

It seems you do have the wrong remote, you should have your DVD/VCR/TV selector at the top of the remote, with the PIP functions on the first bank of buttons.

If you turned your TV on and it was already tuned in then i would say yes someone has already plugged it in, maybe to test before sending it to you. In the Config setup you can choose where the country settings are, and there is a setting for Ireland is that selected on your set???

I know what you mean about the cabinet it does take a long time, im moving next month and im not looking forward to shifting this lump of a TV.

If you have found that the TV is performing well then i would suggest that you ask them to just send out a new remote not replace the set as you may find that the replacement has some of these SONY Traits!!! ie lould buzzing etc etc and you might of wished that you had kept the original one!!!

Cheers

Dal

Gwyn · 13-01-2003, 5:33 PM

I got it delivered from a local shop, so all I should need to do is take the remote back to swap it. I'm happy enough with the set - no obvious digital processing artifacts, although I could detect a bit of motion blur on a fast pan during a football game. Hard to tell how bad it was since our signal reception is poor....

Unfortunately, the set does have the loud buzz out the back

Has it been established for sure what the exact cause is and if it is fixable, or is it just luck of the draw that some Sony sets are worse than others?

Boy is the set heavy - 65kg I think

The wife only just managed the task of helping me get it onto the stand

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