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My TV arrived sooner than I expected and was very pleased.I always loved Toshiba as I do not get problems like with the other brands like Panasonic or Magnavox.Most of the TVs that I bought are Toshiba except when I was foolish to buy the Panasonic because it was a bargain price but lost the picture as soon as the warranty was over.Still have Toshiga from years back but gave away as I upgraded.The new one I bought replaced the Panasonic and am enjoying it so much more
For the cost and what you are getting this is a great deal. A few things that could be better, the built-in speakers are a little weak.
I really wanted something for long term without breaking the bank and with all the new 240Hz LCD cost became a real issue. This was my first HD TV of any kind.
The TV was also very easy to set up, the menus are very intuitive for a novice. I watched the the NBA finals and a good action movie on it and was very impressed with picture quality.
The quality of the picture was very good just with the antenna getting the HD channels too. Below the screen in the middle is a Toshiba sign that lights up when the TV is on but I did not find it to be too distracting even when watching in the dark, just wish it was not there.
I had about a 1 and a half month long process of comparing/contrasting tv's. the picture is awesome. but not many lcd's have great speakers because of the small size the speakers need to be to fit in tv. the reviews are true that the sound on this tv is not up to par. I finally came to a final decision on the toshiba. only big difference is contrast ratio.
30,000:1 (samsung) 15,000:1 (toshiba). as well as $80 price difference. I recently purchased this tv about 2 weeks ago. its the best lcd you can purchase in this price range. COULD NOT BE HAPPIER. my xbox 360 looks absolutely stunning as well. I'd save yourself a $100 bucks or so and try out this toshiba.
I virtually saw no difference in the picture. I compared the samsung 40 inch a550 to this one. Which is why home theatre systems were invented, problem solved. I went to a local best buy and compared the toshiba to other top of the line lcd's (sony, samsung). I also have my blu ray player hooked up via hdmi. I definetly recommend this tv to anyone looking to stay around th $700 range. you will not be dissapointed.
We only use the built-in speakers for TV and Wii; as for DVDs, we pipe the sound to a 5.1 with fiber optics.CNet review says this TV is not "digital TV certified" and I am not quite sure what they mean by that.The picture size features are badly named. But quite frankly, 1080p is bit too small on the fonts (I know I can change the DPI, but I don't want to), so I reverted back to 1050x768 (shhhh. We use a rabbit ear antenna with enhancement features, and this set has picked up three extra channels than the Sony did - albeit these additional channels are all religious channels that we don't really care for.Not sure how much output power the speakers have. It has built-in features such as CineSpeed and DynoLight, which are supposed to make your movie viewing experience close to that in a cinema; but frankly, I don't really know how much better these features have made a regular DVD any better than they already are (sorry, not bluRay yet).The TV tuner seems to be better than that of the Sony we had. Bought this model after our sony kdl46s4100 went kaput within 4 days. Personally I prefer a simple remote like the one came with the Sony.Its power saving (and screen saving) feature is not as good as I hoped. I had to lower the color setting to lower the saturation. However, the default picture setting has over-set the saturation, so the green and red look as if they are going to melt the screen and burn my eyes out.
but a lot of buttons are useless until you program it to replace all your other remotes. Just different types of zoom modes, I guess.What bothered me the most is how its PC (or VGA) port only displays up to 1050x768. 40" is smaller than a 46", but not by much. don't let my wife know that or she will yell at me for buying that DVI/HDMI cable for nothing).The remote control comes with the set is a universal remote and it looks fancy. While "native", "full" and "4:3" make sense, we have no idea what "Theatre 1", "Theatre 2", "Theatre 3" and "Natural" actually mean. If you want to get 1080p for your computer, you must get a DVI/HDMI cable (I got a 10' cable from monoprice dot com for about 18 bucks). the buttons are not back-lit, so it is hard to use in the dark. The TV does not turn off its back light quickly when there is no video signal; instead, it displays a jumping blue banner that says no signal detected, and I have not found out how long it takes to automatically shut off (or on standby).Overall I am very satisfied with this unit, and it is definitely worth the price.
After a few weeks of owning the TV, I noticed the speakers were distorting for low Hetz sounds, probably 100Hz and below. While looking at other TV's, the picture of this one stood apart from the rest. I purchased this TV right after Christmas. I lowered the bass but still the speakers were distorting. After hooking it up, I was blown away by the picture. If you plan on watching HD movies through your cable provider, there are certain times where motion blur is an issue, but it was never an eye sore. The easy solution would be to buy a theater system but the speakers all-around leave more to be desired. Overall, I'm impressed, and I'm more concerned with the picture anyway, and it delivers in spades.
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