You will get what you pay for. From being involved in servicing, I would go
with the Sony, Panasonic, Hitachi, or JVC in a TV set. My preference for
quality are the Sony and Panasonic.

You will notice that on the lower end sets, the raster size will change with
sudden changes from low to high contrast and brightness in the picture. This
is due to less stable high voltage regulation. You will also notice that the
beam focus is not as sharp, and the colour tracking, and convergence may not
be as accurate. This is just to mention a few simple differences.

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Jerry G.
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"Don Allen" wrote in message
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I noted an earlier post - June 17 I believe - discussing suggestions of
Samsung and Toshiba 20 inch TV's. I'm replacing a much loved Sony KV-
20XBR (circa 1986 - $750) that finally decided to die (RIP). Frankly,
I'm not overly impressed with my options. The silver color (obviously
only an aesthetic consideration) is certainly not a preference!

Like the earlier poster, I have a maximum dimension in the vertical
plane of 18.5 inches. My choices are self-limited to Sony, Panasonic,
Toshiba, and Samsung - in order of decreasing preference. Actually, I
would have gone with the Panasonic Tau 20 inch, but it's 18.8 inches
high - darn!! This limits me to the Sony Wega KV-20FS100, KV-20FS120,
or the KV-20FV300, the Toshiba FST Pure 20AF44, and the Samsung DynaFlat
TX-P2030. All range in price from the big-box stores from $158 on the
low-end (Samsung at Sams Club) to approx. $300 for the Sony KV-20FV300.

Since I've used Sony aperature-grille CRT-based TV's for over 20 years,
one tends to get used to them. Thus, I'm not sure I would like a
shadow-mask type CRT television. Obviously, 20 inch televisions today
are designed as essentially consumables, but reliability and build-
quality (if there is such a thing at this price point) are still
important to me.

Any suggestions would be sincerely appreciated from the technician
point-of-view.

Tnx,
Don W9CW