Summary

An excellent 27" flat screen CRT TV, manufactured by Toshiba in the USA. Features a full set of inputs: RF, composite, s-video and component. This is one of only a handful of 27" AF models that Toshiba made in-house, as the following year all their 27" CRT TVs would be made by Orion in Thailand.

Manuals

• User Manual
• Service Manual

Media & Promo Materials

• Official Webpage
• Spec Sheet

Notes

This set uses a higher-quality tube made at Toshiba's Japanese picture tube factory. (The 27AF41/61 from the previous year used a Philips tube model.) It really benefits from the two focus knobs on the flyback, allowing for a more precise focus of the electron beam, resulting in more evenly-defined scanlines across the whole screen once adjusted. The dot pitch of the tube is relatively coarse, compared to, say, a Samsung A68QCP891X. But I find the chunkiness of the phosphor dots quite appealing and in my opinion it jives really well with games with lower horizontal resolutions such as from the NES, SNES, and Turbografx-16.

To achieve clear pixels without edge enhancement, you must first disable velocity modulation by unplugging jumper P703 from the neckboard:

After that, set sharpness to ~20 in the standard menu. This will result in natural-looking pixel art over component.

This set boosts the saturation of reddish and bluish tones, making them appear blown out. Turning down the color saturation in the standard menu will help, as well as adjusting white balance in the service menu. An RGB modification via the OSD Mux method is possible on this model, and it will bypass this processing, resulting in a more natural and accurate image compared to component.