Summary

Along with its 24" sibling, the KV-20FV10 was the first of Sony's smaller sized flat Trinitrons, following in the footsteps of the KV-32FV1 and KV-32XBR200 the previous year. Released in 1999, they coexisted with the popular BA-4D series of curved Trinitron TVs until 2001, when Sony stopped producing curved CRTs and began selling only flat tube Wega models. Features composite & S-Video inputs.

Literature

• User Manual
• Service Manual

Notes

A common problem with Sony's flat CRTs is horizontal bowing, especially near the bottom edge of the screen. This is usually caused by poor yoke alignment, and can be corrected. For more information, see the "Adjusting a Flat CRT Yoke" page.

The jungle chips used in BA-4, BA-4C, and BA-4D chassis Trinitrons are very versatile. As such, these TVs can be modified for RGB and Component video inputs. When modified, picture quality on these TVs is exceptionally sharp.

Disabling Velocity Modulation

This TV features a velocity modulation circuit. VM enhances dark outlines on screen, which helps hide composite dot crawl and can make TV and movies look better. However, it ruins pixel art and significantly degrades the appearance of 2D games.

Unfortunately, this cannot be turned off in the user or service menus and must be physically disconnected. To do this, unplug the cable from connector CN1963 on the neck board.