As your source for digital home entertainment, Toshiba offers one of the most extensive television lineups in the industry. Whether you're looking for the latest in HDTV, the flattest FST Pure flat-screen TVs, or the highest quality in portable televisions, Toshiba has what you want.PRODUCT FEATURES:Integrated HD DLP Projection TV with ATSC/QAM Tuners;TV guide on screen interactive program guide;HDMI, IEEE 1394 (2) Ports (DTV Link) & Optical Digital Audio Output;New TALEN X (Toshiba Advanced Light Engine) 1080p DLP Engine;Xtreme BLAC (Balanced Lens Aperture Control) lens system;Toshiba PixelPure AT(Adaptive Technology) digital video processing;CableClear DNR+ (by input);SRS WOW;Separate woofers and tweeters;StableSound;40-watts total wattage;Digital Cable Ready (DCR) with CableCARD slot;New radiance 150 Hi-bright lamp with quick restart;6-Item illuminated universal Remote Control;HD Window POP with split screen and 9 multi-windows;Tri-lingual color icon on-screen display;Off/sleep timer/gametimer.
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Customer Rating: Summary: Do not buy Toshiba Comment: TV set ran okay for 13 months with minimum usage and the lamp burned, which cost about $300 to replace. Toshiba advertised that its lamp would last over 8500 hours, what a liar. Google Toshiba DLP lamp problem, you will find it is a very common known issue for Toshiba TVs. $300/year for lamps is too expensive. DO NOT buy Toshiba. Customer Rating: Summary: DO NOT BUY THIS TV Comment: $200+ lamp will have to be replaced every year with normal veiwing. If a game system is connected (PS, XBOX, Wii) and used lamp will need replacement every 6 to 8 months or so. Toshiba knows this and warraties the original lamp for only 1 year. The only way to make the lamp last is to not use the tv. In that case, leave it at the store. Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent Comment: I see many reviews with blown lamps. I feel lucky. I have had this TV since Oct.'05'. I paid $2500.00 for it. It had just come out. So far it has been flawless. I do notice that pink and blue screen sometimes when I turn it on. I thought it had to do with my direct TV receiver. I beleive the other poster said he had cable. So, I guess that is not the case. I had a direct Tv tech here last week to re-adjust my dish and he found that the dish and connections were not installed properly. Whatever he did now the HD channels w/hdmi are really nice. It was 21 months until this adjustment/repair and the change is quite noticeable. The price of this TV (now) is definitely worth the money. Customer Rating: Summary: Great Buy Comment: What you have heard is true, this isn't a TRUE 1080P HD television. It DOES upscale to 1080p and I'm telling you, you WON'T SEE THE DIFFERENCE. 1080i sets can still show "ghosting". This set has NO GHOSTING. This TV has a LOT of bells and whistels, including dual HDMI ports, Optical out and internal HDTV Tuner(No need for an adapter). The HD tuner picks up signal GREAT and when you get the HD channels, you CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE FROM CABLE. IT looks just as crips over the air as it does through HD cable. Very bright picture and even some standard def pictures look AMAZING.. I wish it had some indication of upscaling the pictures so you would know when it's happening....But if you know what to look for, you know it's upscaling....
Cons: The fan runs all the time, even when it's off and it takes a while(about 12-20 seconds) for the picture to warm up... Also, I had MAJOR problems when recieving it. Got if for under $1000, so I didn't compalin too much but it took OVER A MONTH for the problem to get resolved by Toshiba. Their customer support isn't TOO great...
But overall this is a GREAT BUY..cant' beat the quality for the price. Customer Rating: Summary: Pleased but with problems Comment: I bought this tv just 2 1/2 months ago and was really pleased with it until we heard a loud popping noise and the screen went black. Come to find out, the lamp blew. We had only watched it for maybe 500 hours. When I called Toshiba they said they would get a new lamp out and would take 3-5 business days. They sent it FedEx and it never arrived. So now I've been without my tv for over a week now and have to wait while Toshiba does an investigation into FedEx.
Overall, we have been happy with this tv. It has a beautiful picture, especially the cartoons that my kids watch on it and we haven't even hooked up the HD yet. But I would recommend buying the extended bulb warranty if you buy this tv. On the other hand though, I have just been reading other reviews on this tv and saw 3 reviews that said their lamp bulb blew out in a short time. So, I would ask Toshiba about this before buying one to see if it is some kind of defect or something. I plan to call them back and make sure that this won't happen to us again in another 2 months. Had I known about this bulb problem, I probably would of looked at another brand to buy.
