Rating: 
Summary: A Striking Picture
Review: A month after purchasing a Sharp 36C231 TV for our basement, primarily for playing DVD's (an excellent TV, especially for DVD's, see my review of the Sharp 36C230), my wife and I decided that we would like to replace our ten year old 27 inch TV in our family room, which we use for daily TV watching.We settled on a 32 inch analog TV as providing the best bang for the buck. The consumer magazines and the internet reviews (including those on Amazon) gave very good ratings to the Toshiba 32A43. We did a side by side comparison of the Toshiba with other 32 inch TV's by Panasonic (32G8), JVC (32432) and Phillips (32PT563S). While all the TV's looked good, the Toshiba seemed to have the most striking picture and we decided to buy it. After one week, we are very impressed. The picture is different than other TV's, as the colors are quite strong. Some might find this a bit unrealistic, in which case they could always turn down the colors and the contrast, but my wife and I like it very much. The reception is very sharp, probably due to the 3 line digital comb filter. The sound is outstanding and the surround sound feature is a plus. It has component inputs, which should give a fine DVD picture, but we don't plan to play DVD's on this TV (at least for the near future). Overall, if you like its distinctive picture, which my wife and I do, it's a great TV.
Rating: 
Summary: Rating is still up in the air
Review: Although the picture and sound is really very good, I am on my 3rd exchange of this set. There is a problem where there is a band of white or grey light which seems to be splashing onto the left side of the screen. Therefore I gave it a middle rating. Toshiba offered to have a technician look at it, but I felt that a brand new set should work the first time. So, a final exchange is being made but the set will come from a different depot anticipating that it was not part of the same batch which has given me a set which I consider has a problem. The store I purchased this from has been very accommodating and cooperative.
Rating:
Summary: Exceptional Picture and Value....
Review: I also can't say enough about this tv.. I was in the market
for a flat screen HD TV ready 32" or higher and looked and
did the research and waited and didn't rush. I had gone to
the stores and compared pictures and I always went back to this
Toshiba, its even got a screen that is pretty close to flat and bought it and I love this set and I saved hundreds
of dollars if I went to HD TV ready. Great Picture and value
for those looking for a reasonably priced TV with great credentials. It also ConsumerReports #1 rated 32" Conventional tv for the money
even listed slightly better than the more than twice as expensive Sony FD trinitron Wega V310 at over $900.00.
Rating:
Summary: Exceptional Picture and Value....
Review: I also can't say enough about this tv.. I was in the market
for a flat screen HD TV ready 32" or higher and looked and
did the research and waited and didn't rush. I had gone to
the stores and compared pictures and I always went back to this
Toshiba, its even got a screen that is pretty close to flat and bought it and I love this set and I saved hundreds
of dollars if I went to HD TV ready. Great Picture and value
for those looking for a reasonably priced TV with great credentials. It also ConsumerReports #1 rated 32" Conventional tv for the money
even listed slightly better than the more than twice as expensive Sony FD trinitron Wega V310 at over $900.00.
Rating:
Summary: Exceptional Picture and Value....
Review: I also can't say enough about this tv.. I was in the market
for a flat screen HD TV ready 32" or higher and looked and
did the research and waited and didn't rush. I had gone to
the stores and compared pictures and I always went back to this
Toshiba, its even got a screen that is pretty close to flat and bought it and I love this set and I saved hundreds
of dollars if I went to HD TV ready. Great Picture and value
for those looking for a reasonably priced TV with great credentials. It also ConsumerReports #1 rated 32" Conventional tv for the money
even listed slightly better than the more than twice as expensive Sony FD trinitron Wega V310 at over $900.00.
Rating:
Summary: Outstanding value, outstanding TV
Review: I bought this TV to replace an 8-year old Sony XBR (orig price of $1500). This is the first non-Sony, larger than 20", TV that I have owned. I've never been a big fan of Sony audio components, but I have always liked their video products very much (thus my past brand-loyalty).
When my XBR started going out, I faced either taking it in for an estimate, or purchasing a new TV. Given the typical more and better toys logic, I immediately thought "ah, here's my excuse for HDTV". However, I just could not justify the price of a flat screen given the still-outrageous prices. Not wanting to lock myself into a non-flat panel HDTV, I decided to shop for an economical TV to "bridge" to an HDTV flat panel in 2-3 years when prices will most likely be more reasonable.
I surveyed the available 32" CRT's (my current entertainment system won't hold a larger TV :( ) and did the cursory review of Consumer Reports latest ratings. Initially, I was still a Sony shopper. However, given the reviews here, the Consumer Reports data, and the fact that I found this TV on sale for $340, I decided to give it a try.
My impressions? This is an outstanding TV at and outstanding price. It outperforms any of my prior TV's, even the $1500 XBR. In some ways this is not surprising since technology has advanced in the 8 years since I purchased my prior TV. But the improvement is two-fold, greater performance and much lower price.
Out-of-the-box, the TV looked good but still suffered from typical manufacturer's "cranked up" settings. I pulled out Video Essentials and started to work. There are really very few problems with this set other than, as one other reviewer mentioned, the TV doesn't have great ability to hold the black level constant. However, this is a minor concern. Once all adjustments were completed, the picture is steallar. Far better than any other TV I've ever owned. I have no idea how it compares to other manufacturers' TV, but I really don't see how any TV could be significantly better than this one.
As an aside note, my final settings via Video Essentials differ significantly from another posters here - showing not all TV's are identical. Mine were : Contrast 43, Brightness 34, Sharpness 28, Color 45, Tint 18, and Color Temp Medium.
I'm sure even the most demanding purchaser will be happy with this TV's performance. However, to get the most out of it, you really should put it through Video Essentials. If you don't have a copy, get one. You'll be able to use it on all future TV purchases, along with using it to fine tune and verify your audio system.
Rating:
Summary: Great TV for the budget-conscious
Review: I did a lot of research when looking for a new TV. Basically, I wanted as much bang for my buck as I could get, without too many frills. This model fit that bill. The picture and sound are great. I like that it has the various AV inputs; I was able to plug my DVD player, VCR, and X-Box right in. Definitely worth the price I paid.
Rating:
Summary: Great picture
Review: I just got this TV to replace an old 31" GE TV I had. I looked at a bunch of 27" and 32" TV and this TV had by far the most crisp picture. It even looked better than a lot of the HD ready TVs. Make sure when looking for a TV that you see how it looks in low light screens as well as how crisp the lettering seems. These are the two areas where I could really see a difference in picture quality. Also, play around with the picture settings on the display TVs. It makes a big difference especially if someone else has monkeyed around with the settings. Overall, if you are in the market for a conventional 32" TV, this one is a great purchase especially for the price. Lots of inputs, great picture, and good sound.
Rating:
Summary: Great picture
Review: I just got this TV to replace an old 31" GE TV I had. I looked at a bunch of 27" and 32" TV and this TV had by far the most crisp picture. It even looked better than a lot of the HD ready TVs. Make sure when looking for a TV that you see how it looks in low light screens as well as how crisp the lettering seems. These are the two areas where I could really see a difference in picture quality. Also, play around with the picture settings on the display TVs. It makes a big difference especially if someone else has monkeyed around with the settings. Overall, if you are in the market for a conventional 32" TV, this one is a great purchase especially for the price. Lots of inputs, great picture, and good sound.
Rating:
Summary: Great picture
Review: I just got this TV to replace an old 31" GE TV I had. I looked at a bunch of 27" and 32" TV and this TV had by far the most crisp picture. It even looked better than a lot of the HD ready TVs. Make sure when looking for a TV that you see how it looks in low light screens as well as how crisp the lettering seems. These are the two areas where I could really see a difference in picture quality. Also, play around with the picture settings on the display TVs. It makes a big difference especially if someone else has monkeyed around with the settings. Overall, if you are in the market for a conventional 32" TV, this one is a great purchase especially for the price. Lots of inputs, great picture, and good sound.
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