Really a cheap cost cutting method that modern HDTVs took away the more robust RCA Stereo output jacks replaced with a mini plug that automatically disables the internal speakers! Modern TVs also have shared Composite/Component input requiring an external video switch box in order to cut down on cable leads to a hung on the wall screen!
There is no alternative of just the TV turned on with an external amp connected which always have to be powered on.
This mod can be applied to any TV, especially newer LED TVs that automatically disable the internal speakers when the audio jack is plugged in. HD LCD and LED TVs have less input jacks, mini jack audio output DISABLES internal speakers! Older Sony Wega TVs have many input and output jacks, no audio out on the KD-27FS170 though.
This alludes to maybe the CRT is a 1080i tube with 480i components? The HD broadcast video are really clean, really do appear to be in 1080i or at least 480p. The scan lines cannot be seen on the newest Sony SD Trinitron Wega tubes making the video even cleaner. The TV has a wide range of inputs including multiple RF, Composite, SVideo and Component WEGA HD CRTs even include more such as DVI and even HDMI on a tube TV. One huge advantage of Sony Wega CRTs over the highly rated Sony PVMs is the flat tube design and the larger size
Flat screens also increase total image viewing angle and reduce overall geometric distortion. Flat CRTs reduce the amount of glare on the screen by reflecting much less ambient light than spherical or vertically flat CRTs. First introduced in 1998 on Sony's 32-inch and 36-inch televisions, this technology was also used in computer monitors bearing the Trinitron mark.
This TV does not have the fragile MCZ3001D power detection chips a common problem of the WEGA series D board.įD Trinitron/WEGA is Sony's Flat Version of the Trinitron picture tube. Even SVideo and Composite display surprisingly well, just as clean as my larger HDCRT Wega. However, when set to 480i it displays with very sharp imagery. The DVD player hooked up thru component will not display properly when set to 480p. The Marketing Specifications from the Sony website states a 1080i tube, but the bezel has a logo stating SDTV. One of the last generation of CRTs produced, it even has an on board HD Digital Broadcast Tuner! I recently picked up this TV which is a flat screen standard definition tube. KD-27FS170 Sony Wega Trinitron Flat Tube TV Most Wega CRTs have RCA jack audio output, but the TV below above has none which is a usually a common feature on flat screen CRTs! With the Wega history as the best of the best, shocking that Sony would neglect such an important feature on one of their last CRT models for adding external amplified speakers.
This is okay if a headphone, but there should be an option to keep the TV speakers on to supplement external speakers connected. Many models of LCD and LED HDTVs will turn off the internal speakers when an external audio jack is plugged in. Samsung CRT and Sony PVM internal shot - viewtopic.php?p=1032803#p1032803Īudio Out Issues of LED HDTVs and the Sony KH-27FS170 Sony Trinitron WEGA RLOD Repair Guide - viewtopic.php?p=458437#p458437
I also added in the second post below how to get the most out of HDTV broadcast with its hidden secondary channels utilizing.Īdding Amplified Harmon Kardon Speakers to TV - viewtopic.php?p=731713#p731713 I take a look at how to add an external speaker amp while retaining the internal speaker sound. Useful procedures also can be applied to newer LCD and LED HDTVsĪ Thread for modifying your TV to improve its capabilities.