FD Trinitron/WEGA

FD Trinitron/WEGA is Sony's flat version of the Trinitron picture tube. First introduced in 1998 on Sony's 32-inch and 36-inch televisions, this technology was also used in computer monitors bearing the Trinitron mark. Flat CRTs reduce the amount of glare on the screen by reflecting much less ambient light than spherical or vertically flat CRTs. Flat screens also increase total image viewing angle and reduce overall geometric distortion.

FD Trinitron CRT variants

There are four primary variants of the FD Trinitron as used in televisions.

Trade name Physical Resolution
(aperture grille)
Super Fine Pitch 1440x1080i
Hi-Scan 853x1080i
WEGA 16:9 Enhanced 480i
WEGA 480i

Super Fine Pitch refers to Sony's line of Trinitrons with high horizontal resolution and very fine aperture grille stripe pitch. By the end of CRT's market dominance, only Sony and JVC had released such high-resolution CRT HDTVs to the non-professional consumer market.

Hi-Scan is Sony's trademark for all Trinitron displays capable of processing a 1080i signal. Super Fine Pitch tubes naturally fall into this category, as do some Sony Trinitron SDTVs that cannot physically resolve 1080 lines of vertical resolution, but the term Hi-Scan is commonly used to refer to Sony Trinitron HDTVs that do not feature an SFP tube.

16:9 Enhanced WEGA models differ from original WEGA models mainly in their ability to display anamorphic video content in its proper screen aspect ratio. This is not a distinction of the tube itself; this capability is a function of the display circuitry in compatible television sets.

FD Trinitron CRTs were available in numerous screen aspect ratios, including 4:3, 16:9, and 16:10.

Competitors include Mitsubishi with their Diamondtron NF brand of flat aperture grille CRT displays, as used in certain computer monitors from Mitsubishi, NEC, and Apple.

List of Sony FD Trinitron/WEGA television models released in the United States

Listed in descending order according to size, release date, and product line.

Technology Model Image Size 16:9
Enhancement
Digital
Video
Input
Comment
16:9 4:3
Super Fine Pitch
(16:9 screen)
KD-34XBR960N 34" 28" Native HDMI Removes anti-glare screen coating from standard KD-34XBR960
KD-34XBR960 34" 28" Native HDMI
KD-34XS955N 34" 28" Native HDMI Removes anti-glare screen coating from standard KD-34XS955
KD-34XS955 34" 28" Native HDMI
KV-34XBR910 34" 28" Native DVI/HDCP
KD-30XS955 30" 24" Native HDMI
KV-30XBR910 30" 24" Native DVI/HDCP
Super Fine Pitch
(4:3 screen)
KD-36XS955 33" 36" Auto HDMI
Hi-Scan with HDMI/DVI
(16:9 screen)
KD-34XBR970 34" 28" Native HDMI Last Sony CRT HDTV released in North America
KV-34HS420N 34" 28" Native HDMI Removes anti-glare screen coating from standard KV-34HS420
KV-34HS420 34" 28" Native HDMI
KV-34XBR800 34" 28" Native DVI/HDCP
KV-34HS510 34" 28" Native DVI/HDCP
KV-30HS420 30" 24" Native HDMI
KV-30HS510 30" 24" Native DVI/HDCP
Hi-Scan with HDMI/DVI
(4:3 screen)
KV-40XBR800 37" 40" Auto DVI/HDCP
KV-36HS420 33" 36" Auto HDMI
KV-36XBR800 33" 36" Auto DVI/HDCP
KV-36HS510 33" 36" Auto DVI/HDCP
KV-36HS500 33" 36" Auto DVI/HDCP
KV-36HS20 33" 36" Auto DVI/HDCP
KD-32XS945 29" 32" Auto HDMI
KV-32HS420 29" 32" Auto HDMI
KV-32XBR800 29" 32" Auto DVI/HDCP
KV-32HS510 29" 32" Auto DVI/HDCP
KV-32HS500 29" 32" Auto DVI/HDCP
KV-32HV600 29" 32" Auto DVI/HDCP
KV-27HS420 25" 27" Auto HDMI
Hi-Scan without HDMI/DVI
(16:9 screen)
KD-34XBR2 34" 28" Native None
KW-34HD1 34" 28" Native None First Sony CRT HDTV released in North America
Hi-Scan without HDMI/DVI
(4:3 screen)
KV-40XBR700 37" 40" Auto None
KV-36XBR450H 33" 36" Auto None
KV-36XBR450 33" 36" Auto None
KV-36XBR400 33" 36" Auto None
KV-36XBR250 33" 36" Auto None
KD-36FS170 33" 36" Auto None
KV-36FS210 33" 36" Auto None
KV-32XBR450 29" 32" Auto None
KV-32XBR400 29" 32" Auto None
KV-32XBR250 29" 32" Auto None
KV-32HS20 29" 32" Auto None
KD-32FS170 29" 32" Auto None
KV-32FS210 29" 32" Auto None
KD-27FS170 25" 27" Auto None
KV-27FS210 25" 27" Auto None
480i with auto 16:9 enhancement
(4:3 screen)
KD-36FS130 33" 36" Auto None
KV-36FS320 33" 36" Auto None
KV-36FV280 33" 36" Auto None
KV-36FV300 33" 36" Auto None
KV-36FS200 33" 36" Auto None
KV-36FS120 33" 36" Auto None
KV-36FS100 33" 36" Auto None
KV-36FV27 33" 36" Auto None
KV-36FV26 33" 36" Auto None
KD-32FS130 29" 32" Auto None
KV-32FS320 29" 32" Auto None
KV-32FV280 29" 32" Auto None
KV-32FV310 29" 32" Auto None
KV-32FV300 29" 32" Auto None
KV-32FS200 29" 32" Auto None
KV-32FS120 29" 32" Auto None
KV-32FS100 29" 32" Auto None
KV-32FV27 29" 32" Auto None
KV-32FV26 29" 32" Auto None
KD-27FS130 25" 27" Auto None
KV-27FS320 25" 27" Auto None
KV-27FV280 25" 27" Auto None
KV-27FV300 25" 27" Auto None
KV-27FS200 25" 27" Auto None
KV-27FS120 25" 27" Auto None
KV-27FS100L 25" 27" Auto None
KV-27FS100 25" 27" Auto None
KV-27FV17 25" 27" Auto None
480i with manual 16:9 enhancement
(4:3 screen)
KV-36FS17 33" 36" Manual None
KV-36FV16 33" 36" Manual None
KV-36FS16 33" 36" Manual None
KV-36FV15 33" 36" Manual None
KV-36FS13 33" 36" Manual None
KV-36FS12 33" 36" Manual None
KV-32FS17 29" 32" Manual None
KV-32FV16 29" 32" Manual None
KV-32FS16 29" 32" Manual None
KV-32FV15 29" 32" Manual None
KV-32FS13 29" 32" Manual None
KV-32FS12 29" 32" Manual None
KV-27FS17 25" 27" Manual None
KV-27FV16 25" 27" Manual None
KV-27FS16 25" 27" Manual None
KV-27FV15 25" 27" Manual None
KV-27FS13 25" 27" Manual None
KV-27FS12 25" 27" Manual None
480i without 16:9 enhancement
(4:3 screen)
KV-36XBR200 33" 36" None None
KV-36FV1 33" 36" None None
KV-32XBR200 29" 32" None None
KV-32FV1 29" 32" None None
KV-24FV300 22" 24" None None
KV-24FS120 22" 24" None None
KV-24FS100 22" 24" None None
KV-24FV12 22" 24" None None
KV-24FV10 22" 24" None None
KV-20FS120 18" 20" None None
KV-13FS100 12" 13" None None

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