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DFine high-speed VSM (velocity-scan modulation) also improves definition at picture edges by slowing the CRT (cathode-ray tube) beam's horizontal scanning during demanding work and speeding it up when scanning easily rendered sections, like broad dark areas. Cinema Mode (3:2 pulldown switch) circuitry identifies original film-based content from DVDs, then reassembles the frame sequence to more accurately reproduce the original 24-frame-per-second material.

Dual ColorStream HD component-video inputs (Y, Pr, Pb) provide the ultimate picture quality from high-resolution component-video signals (as from compatible DVD players or satellite receivers). And, with direct video input selection, you can directly select inputs from the remote's numbered keypad instead of having to scroll through all of them.

The 10-watts-per-channel 32HF73 offers two sets of rear AV inputs and a set of front AV inputs (all including S-video) for easy connection with a camcorder or gaming console. A rear AV output lets you hook the set up with a surround receiver. SRS WOW combines 3D Sound (simulated surround sound from any stereo audio) with TruBass (which boosts one's perception of bass frequencies for dramatic effects) and Focus (which clarifies voices), while Toshiba's Sub-Bass System (SBS) further heightens the impact of low-frequency audio.

Starting to sound complicated? Don't sweat it. Toshiba's QuickConnect guide walks you through the connection of an antenna or cable box, the initial channel scan, and other setup functions. What's in the Box
Television, remote control, batteries, user's manual, warranty information.

Sony KV32FS100 32" FD Trinitron WEGA TV
You'll be hard-pressed to find more screen, more features, or more quality for your dollar than with Sony's stylish KV-32FS100 32-inch WEGA television. The set's flat-screen Trinitron picture tube cuts down on glare and minimizes image distortion, and its wealth of video technologies ensures that you'll enjoy sharp, vivid pictures from a range of source components.
One of the KV-32FS100's coolest features is its 16:9 enhanced mode, which delivers maximum picture quality by concentrating all viewable scan lines within a letterboxed image--wasting none of its horizontal resolution on rendering the black bars that border a widescreen image.
Velocity modulation (selectable: off, high, low) improves the definition at picture edges, creating sharper images by slowing the CRT (cathode-ray tube) beam's horizontal scanning during demanding work--say, when rendering transitions from light to dark parts of an image--and speeding it up when scanning easily rendered sections, like broad dark areas. The set's three-line digital comb filter further enhances resolution by removing blurred edges between colors and reducing dot crawl (tiny, moving dots of color along a sharp color separation in a vertical line, as in a depiction of a character's striped T-shirt).

Top-of-the-line component-video inputs minimize digital and line-scan artifacts from compatible video sources, while standard composite- and S-video inputs accommodate all DVD players. You can choose between a set of rear AV inputs and a set of front AV inputs for extra convenience when hooking up a camcorder or gaming console. A rear AV output offers both fixed and variable-level analog audio outputs for hookup with, for instance, both a VCR and a surround receiver. You can label the set's video inputs and channels for easy selection.

The set produces stereo audio with 10 watts per channel through built-in speakers that border the screen. Other video technologies include auto white balance, Dynamic Picture Processor circuitry, tilt correction, Trinitone color temperature control, and vertical aperture compensation. S-video detection automatically senses and switches the set's input to match an S-video source signal.

Toshiba 32AF44 32" TV with FST PURE Flat Screen
Feature-rich and amazingly affordable, Toshiba's 32-inch 32AF44 offers big-screen quality for a standard-screen price. The versatile CRT television is equipped to deliver vivid, high-contrast pictures FST PURE flat picture tube, which looks great and minimizes geometric distortions in the process. Generous connection options and parental controls let you and your kids use the set for a variety of applications.
The 32AF44's 3-line digital comb filter further enhances resolution by removing blurred edges between colors and reducing dot crawl (tiny, moving dots of color along a sharp color separation in a vertical line, as in a depiction of a character's striped T-shirt). Meanwhile, velocity-scan modulation improves the definition at picture edges, creating sharper images by slowing the CRT (cathode-ray tube) beam's horizontal scanning during demanding work--say, when rendering transitions from light to dark parts of an image--and speeding it up when scanning easily rendered sections, like broad dark areas.
A shadow mask is a thin sheet of perforated metal behind the screen that restricts electron flow, each hole in the sheet corresponding to a single pixel. An Invar mask uses an alloy that's especially resistant to the high temperatures generated by the electron beam, allowing in a brighter, clearer picture.

Toshiba provides 2 user-selectable 16:9 modes for displaying widescreen images. Letterbox mode scans the entire screen, creating gray bars above and below the picture area, significantly reducing the chances of uneven CRT wear or "burn-in." The set's vertical compression mode uses all available scan lines to represent the widescreen, letterboxed image with as much clarity and detail as possible.

The 5-watts-per-channel set receives stereo audio programming and SAP (second audio program), often used to broadcast an alternate-language track. The 32AF44 derives a heightened sense of stereo separation from its double-baffle speaker system, and BBE High-Definition Sound improves speech intelligibility and restores the dynamic range of compressed musical passages.

A ColorStream component-video input provides the ultimate picture quality from interlaced component-video signals; standard composite-video inputs accommodate all DVD players and most other video sources. You get 2 sets of rear AV inputs (one of which has S-video) as well as one set of front AV inputs for easy connection with a camcorder or gaming console. A rear AV output lets you hook the set up with a surround receiver. The 32AF44 also features V-Chip parental controls, GameTimer, a sleep timer, and a glow-in-the-dark, 4-device universal remote control with DVD operation.

JVC LT-32XW84 32" HDTV-Ready Flat-Panel LCD TV
Ready for big-screen excitement, JVC's high-definition-ready 32-inch LT-32XW84 packs a ton of exciting features under its sleek, perfectly flat liquid-crystal display and within its ultraslim (under 4 inches) profile. Hook it up to your DTV set-top box or progressive-scan DVD player and enjoy richness and vividness that standard interlaced broadcasting and composite-video signals will never be able to muster.
Or simply savor its flat-panel elegance, widescreen (16:9) aspect ratio, and top-of-the-line images from broadcast TV. With the LT-32XW84, all incoming standard-definition signals--whether from VCRs, cable boxes, camcorders, or aerial antennas--are treated to JVC's Digital Image Scaling Technology (D.I.S.T.), which upconverts the image resolution to a seamless 768p.
It offers a lightning-quick response time of 16 ms, high 500:1 contrast ratio, high 500 cd/m2 brightness, and broad, 170-degree viewing angles so you can enjoy it from nearly anywhere in the room. The LT-32XW84 includes the company's renowned edge-correction circuitry, HD DSD (Digital Super Detail), Digital 4-Point Color Management, TheaterPro 6500K color temperature, Digital Noise Clear Circuitry, an interactive plug-in menu, XDS ID Display, and Natural Cinema 3:2 pulldown (with on/off capability). Other features include an NTSC tuner with split-screen, zoom, and 12-channel multi-indexing. JVC's "Natural Progressive" picture improvement optimizes signal quality using 10.95-million-pixel technology to double the image data in each field and uses advanced 3-D interpolation.

LCD screens offer a number of benefits over CRT monitors and televisions, including general ease of use, freedom from eye strain (no screen flickering or radiation emissions), quiet operation (no high-pitch "flyback" noise, an issue with CRT TVs), accurate image geometry (no curvature distortion or susceptibility to magnetic interference from, say, speakers), long screen life (no risk of image burn-in), space savings, and light weight/easy positioning. They also tend to be cheaper and, to some eyes, slightly more natural looking than their plasma flat-panel counterparts, which usually "spec" higher (higher brightness, higher contrast ratio).

The set's 10 watts per channel stereo sound gives you the most from onboard BBE High-Definition Audio processing (which improves speech intelligibility and restores the dynamic range of compressed musical passages) and revised Advanced HyperSurround (which simulates surround sound from 2-channel programs more effectively than ever).

The TV includes an HDCP-protected DVI input (not compatible with computer signals), an auto-sensing HD component-video input, 2 S-video inputs, and 3 composite-video-based AV inputs.

What's in the Box
TV, pedestal stand, remote control, remote batteries, a user's manual, and warranty information.

Panasonic CT-32E33 32" TV (Silver)
Panasonic's 32-inch CT-32E33 uses a PanaBlack fine-pitch picture tube, which counteracts distracting ambient light to help maintain high contrast and accurate color reproduction. The feature-rich and remarkably affordable set comes in a silky silver finish and boasts a host of program-enhancing audio/video conveniences. The CT-32E33's three-line comb filter further enhances resolution by removing blurred edges between colors and reducing dot crawl (tiny, moving dots of color along a sharp color separation in a vertical line, as in a depiction of a character's striped T-shirt).
Two-tuner PIP (picture-in-picture) lets you watch two programs simultaneously, or watch one program while recording another. The handy channel search feature simplifies program scouting by showing up to 12 frames of different stations at once.
The set's horizontal and vertical edge correction sharpens the edges of pictured objects, working in conjunction with the dynamic sharpness control to produce clean, crisp images and reduce video noise. An onboard wideband video amplifier expands the video signal frequency response to more than 10 MHz, granting a horizontal resolution of 600 lines (maximum).

Through channel labeling, you can assign an ID of one to four characters (such as KIRO or WNET) to up to 30 different channels. This feature comes in handy when cable systems assign different channel numbers to familiar network stations. Channel banner captures information transmitted with each program and places it onscreen in a semitransparent banner. This information includes TV station identification and the V-Chip rating for the current program.

The set gives you stereo audio (with 5 watts per channel) from broadcast programming via Multi-channel Television Sound (MTS), which permits broadcasters to encode stereo audio within the video portion of TV programming signals. BBE High-Definition Sound improves speech intelligibility and restores the dynamic range of compressed musical passages.

A component-video input grants optimum connection with a compatible DVD player, while standard composite- and S-video inputs accommodate all DVD players. You can choose between two sets of rear AV inputs and a set of front AV inputs for extra convenience, as when hooking up a camcorder or gaming console. A rear audio (switchable fixed-/variable-level) output lets you hook the set up with an integrated amplifier or surround receiver. The set also features a trilingual onscreen display (English, Spanish, French), closed-caption display, V-Chip parental control, a sleep timer, auto off, and a universal remote control.