Just thought I'd post a thread to recommend the new telly I just bought to any gamers in need of a good set. It's a Sony KV32FX68S, which I bought from the slightly dubious RGBdirect for ?740. That price was substantially lower than the street price, though while it included VAT, it didn't include anything more than Sony's 1yr manufacturer's warranty. Instead, I've chosen to take out Sony's optional tube guarantee which insures your CRT for 3 additional years at less than 50 quid.
The TV arrived seven working days after it was ordered, though as you may see from the photos, Sony are having to send me a replacement right facia, as the factory sealed cabinet had two left ones in it (doh!). RGBdirect phoned last night to let me know it was coming, and they were at my door at 9.30 this morning. All in all, a good turnaround for such a reduction in price.
The reason I'm recommending the set is that, compared to my last telly (a Philips 32 inch Matchline 100hz widescreen), this one is the balls. Not only does it feature S-Video, Composite and 3 Scarts, two of which are RGB; the set displays an NTSC picture which is frankly indistinguishable from PAL. I could never stomach switching my Xbox to NTSC with the Philips as the colours washed out and the picture looked faded; not any more - this set has a frankly incredible NTSC picture.
It's a 100hz set, though it suffers practically no digital problems as a result (in comparison, my last set suffered 'em all). In fact, the only thing stopping it from having a perfect picture is that, for some reason, when I play movies via XBMP there's a slightly noticable bend in the edges of the picture. It's perfectly tolerable, and I'm hoping a Sony engineer will be able to correct the geometry via the service menu (which I aint ****in' touching, that's for sure).
The cabinet's lovely - an open-backed design with a nicely worked spine to contain all those loose leads. There's plenty of space for up to four consoles, and the frosted glass shelves are especially nice.
Anyhow - heartily recommended thus far. A great gaming set.
The TV arrived seven working days after it was ordered, though as you may see from the photos, Sony are having to send me a replacement right facia, as the factory sealed cabinet had two left ones in it (doh!). RGBdirect phoned last night to let me know it was coming, and they were at my door at 9.30 this morning. All in all, a good turnaround for such a reduction in price.
The reason I'm recommending the set is that, compared to my last telly (a Philips 32 inch Matchline 100hz widescreen), this one is the balls. Not only does it feature S-Video, Composite and 3 Scarts, two of which are RGB; the set displays an NTSC picture which is frankly indistinguishable from PAL. I could never stomach switching my Xbox to NTSC with the Philips as the colours washed out and the picture looked faded; not any more - this set has a frankly incredible NTSC picture.
It's a 100hz set, though it suffers practically no digital problems as a result (in comparison, my last set suffered 'em all). In fact, the only thing stopping it from having a perfect picture is that, for some reason, when I play movies via XBMP there's a slightly noticable bend in the edges of the picture. It's perfectly tolerable, and I'm hoping a Sony engineer will be able to correct the geometry via the service menu (which I aint ****in' touching, that's for sure).
The cabinet's lovely - an open-backed design with a nicely worked spine to contain all those loose leads. There's plenty of space for up to four consoles, and the frosted glass shelves are especially nice.
Anyhow - heartily recommended thus far. A great gaming set.
I've had a Sony TV for years, always thought it was the bomb, it's just a shame that it's 4:3 and only 25". That also looks like a pretty cool skin you are running there too, is it EvoX or MXM? And where might one find it?
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