Product Description

Technologically advanced and savvy. Active with multimedia entertainment. Enjoy online and system gaming; watching television and movies; sharing digital home videos and photos. Looking for a television-display to handle their growing multimedia entertainment demands, as well as their everyday essential computing needs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1280 in Personal Computers
• Brand: Sony
• Model: MFM-HT75W
• Dimensions: 20.00" h x 11.00" w x 19.50" l, 20.76 pounds
• Display size: 17

Features

• 1,280 x 768 resolution, 0.294 mm dot pitch
• Analog and digital inputs, built-in NTSC TV tuner, HDTV compatibility
• 170-degree horizontal and vertical viewing angles
• XBrite technology, 800:1 contrast ratio, 450 cd/m2 of brightness
• Stereo speakers and subwoofer; PC/Mac; 3-year warranty

Amazon.com Product Description
Sony's MFM-HT75W is a combination 17-in TFT LCD computer monitor and high-definition, widescreen TV with support for both analog and digital inputs and compatibility with both PC and Macintosh operating platforms. Wide 170-degree horizontal and vertical viewing angles ensure that everyone in the room can comfortably view the display, while a 0 to 20-degree tilt and height adjustable stand allow you to change the monitor position to best suit your needs.

A 1,280 x 768 maximum resolution and 0.294 mm dot pitch deliver accurate and true-to-life images, and the 800:1 contrast ratio and 450 cd/m2 of brightness provide rich detail. XBRITE LCD Technology optimizes brightness, color, clarity and viewing angle, while ErgoBright technology optimizes brightness for any lighting condition to reduce eyestrain. A fast 16 ms response time ensures that motion video and graphics are always displayed smoothly.

Component, S-video, and composite inputs support 480i (NTSC), 480p, 720p (high definition), and 1080i (high definition) video signals, while the built-in TV tuner is compatible with VHF 2-13, UHF 14-69, CATV 1-125, and NTSC standards. Audio is provided by two 3-watt stereo speakers, with a 5-watt subwoofer providing an enhanced bass. A headphone jack allows you to watch TV or listen to music without disturbing anybody else in the room.

The picture-in-picture feature lets you simultaneously view video from two separate inputs. You can adjust the size of the picture-in-picture window and also choose between four placement locations. A closed caption feature is also provided for the hard-of-hearing or for those times when quiet is required.

The MFM-HT75W is plug-and-play compatible for ease of setup, and can be wall-mounted for added convenience. The unit also comes backed with a three-year limited warranty on parts, labor, and backlight.

What's in the Box
Monitor, AC power cord, HD15 PC video signal cable, DVI-D PC video signal cable, PC audio cable, 75 ohm cable, remote control & batteries, Windows and Macintosh monitor information/utility disk, limited warranty card, quick setup guide

From the Manufacturer
This new 17-inch MFM-HT75W widescreen HT-series PC/TV display allows you to live beyond your computer. Sony bridges the worlds of IT and TV technologies by bringing you an integrated television tuner, HDTV connectivity, SRS WOW 3D Audio Technology, and flexible TV/PC connectivity. For a display that shows you everything you want to see, connect it directly to cable and satellite boxes, DVD players and VCRs as well as PCs with standard and digital connections.

Features:

• Integrated NTSC TV tuner, HDTV connectivity, SRS WOW 3D Audio Technology for a premium experience with flexible TV/PC connectivity.
• Enjoy HDTV content right at your desktop. Supports up to 1080i HD format when connected to a high-definition video signal (displayed at native 720P resolution).
• High brightness 1080i LCD panel, high contrast and fast video response time means superior video performance for video and gaming.
• XBRITE LCD Technology optimizes brightness, color and clarity while ErgoBright technology optimizes brightness for any lighting condition.
• Simultaneously watch television or video while you work on your PC. Picture-in-Picture window can be adjusted to three different sizes and placed in your choice of four different locations.
• Digital inputs with High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is ready for digital entertainment demands like DVD movies via computer multimedia playback.
• SRS WOW3D Audio Technology enhances speaker performance by creating three-dimensional sound with deep bass and wide separation.
• Includes two (3W x 2) side speakers and one (5W) subwoofer to deliver dynamic sound.
• Remote control provides access to features, channels, television and video source control, power, volume and more.
• Side headphone jack conveniently located for private listening.
• Achieve greater color accuracy than composite and S-Video when connecting to compatible devices (DVD players, VCRs, etc.) with a component video input.
• VESA compliant for easy wall mounting.

Customer Reviews

An outstanding multimedia solution from Sony!
My display is being put to dual use in a Windows XP / Macintosh OS X setup. It works greats in both environments. The picture is crisp and fluid at the same time, meaning that text looks sharp while pixilation is indiscernible when viewing high quality digital photos.

With the PC: The display is set at 1280 x 768 resolution and is truly excellent.

With the Mac: I use this display with my Apple iBook. Initially this caused a problem with the fact that the iBook does not output in widescreen format. I downloaded a fix to my iBook called "Screen Spanning Doctor" at http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/ibook_e.html (WARNING, do not select the "clamshell" option during initial setup as this will not allow your iBook to properly dissipate heat during use and can cause serious damage to your iBook). Now I can display my iBook in widescreen at 1280 x 768 resolution.

The truly awesome feature of this display however is that I do not have to switch any cables around. You can hook up a computer with an appropriate video card to the DVI connection port, a laptop to the standard VGA port, cable TV to the 75-ohm VHF/UHF coaxial port, standard or Super Video VCR or camcorder to the Standard/S-Video port, and your HD receiver / Satellite receiver / Progressive-Scan DVD Player to the Component video port. You can easily switch between all of them using the supplied Sony infrared remote control (RM-333). There is even Picture-in-Picture so you can watch TV while your working on the computer without over-taxing your computers processor and video card.

Sound quality is very good using the three internal speakers (2 stereo & a sub-woofer) if set to SRS WOW.

Overall I am very pleased with this display.

great monitor/TV
We bought this monitor/TV for our daughter to use with her Sony Vaio notebook in her dorm room. We thought it was great to have the TV included so there is one less thing in the room. It has by far the best quality display that we have seen on this type of monitor/TV, and we did a lot of shopping around before choosing this one. She can display one screen on the monitor (e.g., an internet source) while working on another screen on the notebook (e.g., a Word document), so it is a great set up. She can even add the distraction of a TV program by using the PIP function. It's really amazing.

A really good buy!
This tv/monitor is excellent, especially considering the relatively low price. It looks great too. The PC resolution/picture is nice! The TV piture is great! I have not yet seen the HDTV but will very soon.
The controls could be a little better. I would have liked the controls on the side of the monitor to have direct access to the 4 input sources like the remote has. The way it is now, you have to flip through each source to get to the right one if you use the controls on the monitor -- and that takes time because the sources don't seem to switch very fast. I also wish the remote had a one-touch key to move the placement of the PIP window. That has to be done using the menu (a few levels down). I like having the PIP window on the TV source while I am working on my PC, but I constantly run into the need to change the window location on the fly and it's not very simple to do.