Summary

The FS100 is very similar to the KV-27FV300. It uses the same tube and chassis design, and the picture quality is identical when using S-Video or Component.

This was the first series of Trinitrons to use exclusively side mounted speakers. Previously, models with the FS or S designation were produced with bottom mounted speakers, while FV and V models had side mounted speakers.

Literature

• User Manual
• Service Manual
• BA-5D Chassis Repair Training 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.

A later version of this TV, the KV-FS100L, uses the newer BA-6 chassis and is more similar to the KV-27FS120 than its predecessor.

The BA-5D chassis can easily be modded for RGB through the OSD mux method. This can be beneficial, as these TVs have edge enhancement features that can cause ghosting and color separation. Adding RGB can result in a noticeably cleaner picture.