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 The best TV purchase under the worst conditions January 9, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
With the price drops of LCD TV's over the last 6 months I knew it was time to make the leap from my 10 year old Sony 27" crt TV. I researched all the top models and this one had all the features of the very best units, and at a remarkably low price compared to other TV's in its class.
I trusted the Toshiba brand, and saw a larger version (46XV545) in a local store. So I ordered this 42" model for Christmas, and headed out of town for a short 4 day vacation expecting the TV to arrive after my return. Then the weather delayed airline flights out, finally got to my destination, then weather delayed returns, but the new TV was going to make it all better for those great football games after Christmas.
Day after Christmas, got the TV all set up, excitement was rising, ohhhhhh nooooooo! a big 6" gray stripe running vertically down the screen. A defect! But the images on either side of the gray stripe were stunning. I called Amazon and easily arranged a replacement, but with the holidays, it was going to be a while. And weather messed that up again with the mountain passes closing about the time my truck was to arrive.
I did get to learn all the controls and settings, and watched the football games and movies around that darn gray stripe. But the images I could see were great, that 120Hz eliminated all blurring as far as I could tell, no matter how fast those running backs were running. Sound was very good for built-in speakers, but it also has every type of audio output jack you might want to hook to a true surround sound system.
Today, the replacement arrived. The 'white glove' boys packed up the old set for return, unpacked and setup the new TV, and all was good with the world. The screen was perfect, the images stunning. The HD channels were beautiful, and amazingly, that SRT technology renders the non-HD input to near HD quality. You can keep the default settings and get great viewing, or spend 5-10 minutes reading about various settings, and get super viewing. All very easy to adjust.
I hooked up cable, vcr, dtr, cable hd box, and they all worked as expected, you can program in the quick-launch buttons to switch between the various inputs, and programming favorite channels takes about 3 seconds per channel.
Oh, one comment to ponder, when looking at various models, I always ran my hand over the top of each LCD unit to see how much heat was generated, and some models were pretty hot. This Toshiba runs cool compared to other models, which translates into less power used, in fact in their power saving stand-by mode, the manual says it only uses 1 watt of power.
In summary, Amazon had no control over a defect, or weather delays in shipping, and they handled the replacement 'no questions asked' on a Saturday morning, with an easily understood voice on the phone that spoke my language. The price was the lowest possible, and the TV is absolutely great!
This Toshiba 42" is amazing January 6, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought the Toshiba 42XV545U from Amazon and the white glove service was really good. They called me to scheduled a delivery time and surprise they were on time. The LCD TV was in perfect condition. The driver brought it into my living room and helped me assemble it plus set it in place. I have Cox cable so when I turned the LCD TV on, I had it scan for channels - it found all the digital + analog TV stations (480i, 720p & 1080i). Xbox 360 1080p games are breathtaking. The screen has no glare and no bad pixels - simply said it is awesome - 100% better then my old CRT TV. I highly recommend this LCD TV.
Very very pleased December 29, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We bought this TV five days ago as our family Christmas gift. After shopping for months, we finally chose this model. In our experience, Toshiba is Japanese for "Great colors and reliability". (It replaced our 25 years old Toshiba CRT TV). Displaying Standard TV signals is an almost "mission impossible" for any HDTV. This particular TV tries hard and frankly, the picture quality of Standard TV channels is as good as one can hope for on a 1080p Full Screen HDTV. The real WOW factor comes when watching HDTV channels. Picture sharpness is unbelievable and the colors absolutely gorgeous. Setup was easy. 1) Told the Set-Top-Box (STB) that the TV could handle 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i signals. 2) Placed the STB in pass-through mode to let the TV handle any necessary upconverting. 3) Selected the predefined "Standard" picture mode. 4) Selected the "Native" picture size. And Voila!
Incredible view, incredible Amazon price and set up December 15, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have been wanting a 42 Inch LCD. Been doing the research for 1 year . Been watching prices. Went to Toshiba site. Picked the new Cinema Series. Could not believe the pricing on Amazon. So went for it. LOVE this screen, set up by White Glove is great. Easy TV with incredible sharp , crisp SD and HD Picture. Color quality is by far the best out there. This is the best value and best quality out there. Toshiba has blasted SONY with quality and Amazon gave me an incredible price. Would have bought the TV without the great price but that just made it better. Had it going with Wii games and movies and WOW watching the Vikings in HD does not get any better. Picture quality is so good that I have not had the TV Calibrated.
The best December 14, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My wife and I purchased this TV and we just love the clarity, the picture is so sharp and clear. Highly reccomend this to anyone and they had the best price here on Amazon.
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