Summary

27" flat CRT from Sony, with an attractive steel gray case. One of their premium models, it features four A/V inputs (including one Component and one S-Video input), dual tuners, and PIP. The side mounted speakers are very good.

Manuals

• User Manual
• Service Manual

Media & Promo Materials

• Sony Product Page
• Stand Product Page
• Consumer Reports Rating December 2001
• Consumer Reports Rating March 2002

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 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 cleaner picture. Mod instructions for the KV-27FS13 should also apply to this model.