Toshiba 42" DLP Projection Television

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★★★★★
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Pros

  • Fast setup (3)
  • Great picture quality (3)
  • Attractive design (2)
  • Simple controls (2)
  • Best contrast ratio (1)
  • Dlp by texas intruments (1)
  • Easy setup (1)
  • No pixilation (1)
  • Simple / intuitive controls (1)
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Cons

  • Poor sound quality (3)
  • Lamp expensive to replace (1)
  • Poor image quality (1)
  • Poor video quality (1)

Best Uses

  • Home (2)
  • Movies (2)
  • Video (2)
  • Basic systems (1)
  • Large rooms (1)
 
 
 

Provided by Beach Audio

* TheaterWide Modes (5 - Standard, Full, TW1, TW2, TW3)
* Cinema Mode (3:2 Pulldown)
* TALEN" 5 720p HD DLP
* PixelPure Hi-Bit"
* ATSC/QAM Tuners
* CableClear" DNR+
* Colormaster 2D
* 3DYC (4 MB, 10 Bit) Digital Comb Filter with Vertical Contour Correction
* Color Temperature Control
* Black Level Expander
* Radiance" 150 Hi-Bright Lamp
* Quick Restart
* High Brightness (Day)/Low Power (Night) Lamp Modes
* SoundStrip Speaker System"
* Total Audio Wattage: 40 W
* MTS Stereo/SAP with dbx
* SRS WOW"
* StableSound
* HD Window" POP
* Tri-Lingual On-screen Display
* Off/Sleep Timer
* Closed Captioning on Mute
* V-Chip Parental Control System
* Channel Return
* Favorite Channel
* Channel Lock
* Channel Labeling
* Video Lock
* Direct Video Input Selection
* On Timer
* 4-item Glow Universal Remote Control
* Video Labeling
* Individual A/V Settings by Input Type
* Discrete IR Codes
* Movie and Sports Modes
* Auto Aspect Detection
* CableCARD"
* Super-Fine Screen Pitch with Anti-Glare Coating
* TheaterLink" IR
* Two Level Mute
* Channel Browse
* Dual HDMI" Inputs
* Optical TosLink Digital Audio Outputs
* ColorStream HD Component Video Inputs (2)
* Audio Outputs - Fixed and Variable
* Theaterlink" IR (IR Pass Through)
* A/V Inputs - Rear
* S-Video
* Side Panel A/V/S Inputs
* Video Output
* RF Inputs (2)
* TV Stand Not Included

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Toshiba 42" DLP Projection Television Review

high performance, good price

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Attractive Design
  • Best contrast ratio
  • Dlp by texas intruments
  • Fast Setup
  • Great Picture
  • More »

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Home
  • Movies
  • Video
 

"great picture hands down. anyone who says plasma is better /|\ /|\ hasn't done any research or got a bad unit. digital light processing is new technology and can do alot of things plasma cant. for instance it can produce tens of thousands of shades of gray which equates to a much higher contrast ra …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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May 10 2007
Nate
RI
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Toshiba 42" DLP Projection Television Review

Toshiba 42" DLP bulb life not acceptable

★★☆☆☆
2.0

    Pros

  • Fast Setup
  • Great Picture

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Home
  • Movies
  • Video
 

"I have owned this TV for 32 months now and have had to replace the lamp twice. The cheapest price for a lamp is $220 so that translates to $440 for 32 months of viewing. The picture is fantastic in high def, the build in sound is below average but I connected a Bose sound system to mine to get aro …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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basscatcher
Salem, MO
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Toshiba 42" DLP Projection Television Review

great picture

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Attractive Design
  • Easy To Set Up
  • Picture quality

    Cons

  • Distorted sound
  • Lamp expensive to replace
  • Poor Sound

    Best Uses

  • Basic Systems
  • Larger Rooms
 

"Great Picture quality. With a digital amplified antenna, receive HD signals with razor sharp quality. Affordable. Buy the longest extended warranty, it will pay for itself after 1 lamp replacement. Great for videogames, no burn in liek in many other projection tvs "

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Feb 8 2007
gamer
novi, mi
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Toshiba 42" DLP Projection Television Review

Don't buy DLP televisions

★☆☆☆☆
1.0

    Pros

  • Fast Setup
  • Simple Controls

    Cons

  • Poor Picture Quality

    Best Uses

  • None
 

"I bought the TV about a week ago and needless to say I will be returning it soon. The TV makes a loud noise witch is the fan cooling the lamp. The noise is constantly on (It gets much worse when the second fan turns on after 3-4 hours of constant use). The pitcure quality is not there along with the …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Jan 17 2007
AL Swearegen
Visalia,Ca
 

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Toshiba 42" DLP Projection Television Review

Disappointment

★☆☆☆☆
1.0

    Pros

  • Easy Controls

    Cons

  • Poor Audio
  • Poor Video Quality

    Best Uses

  • None
 

"We bought this as a secondary TV for the master bedroom to watch late night movies. We opted for DLP, since we already had plasma as our primary TV. Needless to say, this unit is worse than a tube TV. The fan, lamp, or whatever (we call it our little mouse) makes an obnoxiously loud noise when it …"  Read Full Review »

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Aug 4 2006
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