Toshiba 52HM84 52" HDTV-Ready Projection DLP TV

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Summary: W.O.W
Review: after alot of home work and comparson shopping this tv is the best dlp on the market hd tv never looked so good.i have it hooked up to dish network with an 811hd reciver with a toshiba 9750 up scaling dvd together they produce an almost perfict picture at this price you can't go wrong

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Summary: Excellent Value, Great TV
Review: After many months of searching the varied world of rear projection TV's I finally bought the 62HM84 from Toshiba. Other models that I looked at were comparable TV's from Samsung, Mitsubishi, and Sony. I compared all four models in my local electronics store and found the Toshiba to be noticeably brighter and clearer than the other three models. The HD2+ chip is truly light years ahead of the HD2 and HD3 chips found in other models that I looked at.

I ordered the TV and it arrived in 5 days from Eagle Logistics shipping. They delivered the TV up three flights of stairs and took away all packaging. I also ordered the matching stand for the Toshiba and it was well worth the money. It really compliments that set nicely.

I was a little hesitant ordering online but my experience has been very good thus far. I saved hundreds of dollars over my local electronics store and I am still under warranty from Toshiba for 1 year. Obviously you run the risk of getting a defective product and having to deal directly with Toshiba but I believe that it is worth the cost savings.

The TV has some of the most beautiful images I have ever seen at 720p and 1080i. DVD's look excellent at 480p and conventional TV broadcast at 480i on digital Cable is certainly very watchable. I just got done watching the first round of the playoff football games on CBS HD and they were simply amazing.

You will definitely want to tweak the picture settings that are factory presets. The lamp setting at low is also a great feature and there is no noticeable depreciation in quality. I would highly recommend this TV and I would also recommend purchasing from Amazon. I believe that the advantages of DLP in contrast to LCD and Plasma sets make it the clear front runner in both value and features in the current television market.


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Summary: Niiiiccceeeee DLP
Review: Bought this Toshiba about a week ago after researching many other brands including LCD models. I like this one because of the size 52 inch, the matching stand (not too pricey) and of course the ease to work and quality of pic. This TV has the DLP2 chip while Samsung has introduced their DLP 3rd generation chip. Not much difference is all I can say. Style wise Toshiba wins over Samsung but the Panasonic comes close (stand way too expensive). Haven't utilized the HMDI yet or HD. I have seen HD on this set and it is perfect, satellite feed is great if the signal is great. Just like any other DLP or LCD the picture quality depends on the signal. The networks need to catch up with TV technology. DVD fantastic....and viewing angles wide enough for most too see about 160 degrees. Some complain about an underlying greenish hue in the pic....just manually adjust the factory settings. The low glare screen is great as well as the lamp saving power mode. Can hardly notice a difference in the brightness of the picture. Fan is not too loud as I have read and the quick start takes your TV only about 20 secs to brighten up after turning it on. Buy this TV if you want to spend the bucks. Oh yeah, PS 2 and game cube with surround 5.1 makes for a rainy day at home!

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Summary: Good choice
Review: Consumer Reports recently ranked Toshiba projection TV pretty highly, up there with Sony and Hitachi. I've seen a similar model in my local store and was impressed by the image quality. I think a lot of technies over-rate DLP; if you watch standard TV and DVDs I doubt you'll notice any difference between DLP and LCD-based RPTVs. LCD RPTVs from Sony and Hitachi are also getting better each day. Is DLP worth the extra bucks? It's hard to say, although I cannot deny that like plasma, DLP just sounds so "cutting-edge" these days.

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Summary: Excellent picture
Review: I have been researching HD tvs for weeks. I can't justify a large screen plasma or lcd, although they are cool looking

The DLP has great looking technology. The only thing to be care of is which chip is being used. TI is the only one that makes the chips, so it is just a question of which generation is being used. The latest is the HD2+ with 3000:1 contrast and one micromirror per pixel. Beware of older chips that are still being pushed.

The consensus had seemed to be that Samsung was at the top, and I was almost ready to take the plunge. Then I saw the Toshiba. I could hardly find anything about it on the web as it was brand new. What I did find was very complimentary.

I saw the tv today and was very impressed. I was given a demonstration in HD, SD and dvd. The picture was excellent for all of them.

The only thing that put me off was the size. 62" is just too big for my room. I wish that they had a 56" like the Samsung, but given the choice of 52" or 62", I am going to have to go for the 52".

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Summary: An unbelievable HD picture
Review: I have upgraded from a high def Toshiba 4:3 projection TV. I ordered this TV from BuyDig as they gave you 10 days in home in case something was wrong with the TV. Currently their price is the same here but with threshold free shipping and $99 White Glove service. Amazon will have you deal directly with the manufacturer in the event there is something wrong with the TV upon delivery. At first, I was a bit disappointed with the picture until the cable company came to bring a second HD box for the 4:3 TV thatI had moved to the bedroom from where the new TV was going. The cable Tech set the HD box to normal with 1080i and the picture was amazing. As good as any picture I had seen in the stores. Whether it was DLP or plasma. I am not using the DVI hookup rather I am using the High end composite cables. The unit is also hooked up to a home theater. I have the TV set up in the basement which has always been the TV room in the house. Im glad thats where it is as I was able to move the sofa back to a viewing distance of between 11 to 12 feet. Too close and its overwelming. If the TV had been in a normal size room I would have selected the 52" monitor. I had selected the Toshiba over the competition due to the higher end chip and my previous experience with Toshiba. In addition, in relation to the other DLP models it was less expensive with in my opinion a better picture. Finally, I purchased the matching stand from ABT electonics as they asked $289 which included $20 shipping. The matching stand is a must if you are spending the money on this TV. The only thing I will continue to reseach is getting a replacement lamp so when the day comes when that goes I can change it as the instructions to change it appear simple. Enjoy this set!

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Summary: The 52HM84 rocks!!!
Review: I shopped for several years ( yes, years! lol ) for a big screen hdtv. Well, long story short, plasmas are incredibly stunning and all the rage, but, for less than half the money, I got a tv with picture quality as good, or better, and no worry about burn in, ultimately having to throw it away when it darkens gradually, heat,and noisy fans. When the bulb burns out on this baby, you just replace yourself for about $250 and keep on truckin. Also, LCDs can't match the performance for the price, old style projections are too bulky and both can suffer from burn in.

I compared it to DLPs and LCDs from Samsung, LG, Sony, Hitachi and JVC and I thought it had the best picture. You might disagree, but I would recommend using your eyes to judge, not the specs on any particular set.

The only real problem is common to all big screen HDTVs: the rather poor picture quality of analog channels on cable. Also, as a minor criticism, I wish there was more than one customer preference setting. I use it for analog channels, but it would be nice to have several more.

The sound is great, although I use my Bose LS 28 when watching movies and some HD programming.

It has plenty of input/output jacks, including an HDMI port.

If you want a big picture HDTV and don't want to spring for super bucks and extreme anxiety for a plasma, the Toshiba DLP 52HM84 is hard to beat. It was rated the best DLP by Home Theater, too, for what that's worth.

Have a happy holiday season!

Zguy in Tucson.

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Summary: Excellent set for a very reasonable price
Review: I spent over two years looking at high definition televisions before settling on the Toshiba. The features that sold me were the outstanding picture quality, both brightness and clarity, as well as the very reasonable price for the size and features of the set. I spent several months watching the prices in the retail stores, but never found the price dipping much below the $3000 that every retail store seems to want to sell it for.

I have never purchased an item as large as this from Amazon, and I was a bit reluctant to do so. Given the reviews to date and comments regarding reliability, I was concerned about buying from a company that did not have a good extended warranty option available. While Amazon does sell third party contracts, I did not find them to be particularly well known. I was leaning toward buying the unit from Sears, where the extended warranty is supported by a very large service organization, and the organization is staffed by full time Sears employees who have always been very professional with other items I have needed service on. The down side was a $700 difference in price between Sears and Amazon.

What finally convinced me to choose Amazon over the local retailers was that I was able to double the warranty by charging it on my American Express card. My only other hesitation was that I needed the unit carried up a flight of stairs, and while I knew that the local Sears delivery person would carry it up, I was not sure what to expect from a trucking company contracted by Amazon.

My set was delivered yesterday by Eagle Freight. They scheduled my delivery between noon and 5:00 pm, and they showed up at 4:00 pm, after first calling to let me know they were on their way. The drivers were very friendly and professional, and they gladly carried the set up to the second floor and waited while I confirmed it was working properly. They even took away the empty packaging. Since I am familiar with electronics equipment, I knew how to quickly set it up without their help. I'm not sure they would have known how to set up an HDTV had I needed assistance, but fortunately this was not an issue for me.

The TV was up and running within 3 minutes, and the quality is absolutely breathtaking. After much trepidation about purchasing such a large item over the internet, I am quite pleased that I chose to do so. I'm still debating whether to add an extended warranty or just take a chance on it with the American Express warranty doubler as a backup. The extended warranties do not generally cover the replacement bulb, which cost approximately $300. Since this is the most likely part to fail, I suspect that I would be better off taking my chances and skipping the extended warranty option. However, it's nice to know this option exists if I need it.

For those of you thinking about purchasing this item from Amazon, I would recommend you give it a try, as long as your credit card will double the warranty, and you do not need much help in hooking up the set. I will update this review after having a few weeks to get more familiar with the TV.


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Summary: It's broken already.
Review: In an earlier review (which I deleted now) I gave this TV 5 stars and mentioned about a problem that it froze once and I did not expect it to happen again. Well, I am wrong. After 38 days of owning the TV the picture is disappearing on a daily basis and is being replaced with various color bars. The TV does not respond again without a hard reset. When I called Toshiba this morning to complain about this, the customer service agent seemed to think this is no big deal. After a while on the phone I was given a phone number of a local service center and told to contact them and get it fixed. I am now on my own with a broken TV and a local service tech. I'll also update how that goes.

After spending a couple of thousands it all boils down to lousy customer service and bad karma. Isn't that a purchase to be proud of ??

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Summary: Defective after one hour
Review: This purchase has become a test of the effectiveness of Toshiba Warrantee service. The TV developed a dead zone 3 inches wide 1/3 of the distance from the bottom of the screen, horizontally across the entire width of the screen. Per Amazon's return policy, I now must deal with the manufacturer's warrantee services. This defect in the TV occurred after one hour of service. If promptly repaired or replaced, then kudos to Toshiba. I will report back here the outcome of my efforts to actually obtain a working TV.

Technically, the TV images this set produced in its short life were as brilliant as you have heard. Let's see if customer service responds. more later

11/30 The promised seven days has passed and no parts are available. Also no update on repair status is available. A replacement TV which was requested is not available. Toshiba repair representative proimised to call me as soon as they know something. more later

12/14 Three in home visits from Toshiba authorized repair and still no TV. Now, they want to take it into the shop for "bench testing". Toshiba should have authorized a replacement after the third attempt without success, but they would not. So, I bought a SONY LCD rear projection from my local Best Buy. The Toshiba is now in my study and will reside in credit card never-land until a negotiated settlement at someone else's expense is obtained. I missed a lot of games and suffered a lot of lost work time and patience trying frustration learning a simple lesson. Beware! Buy known QUALITY.

12/26 Toshiba has still not fixed this TV. I have contacted the credit card on which I charged this TV and am filing a claim for defective merchandise. If that fails then I will be filing a small claims court suit in my county of residence since Toshiba America has a distribution center here (i.e. owns property). Is the money you save by not buying local worth the potential for this level of hassle? This is my last purchase from other than a local. The internet is OK for small purchases that cause little or no frustration if they go wrong. Know what you are getting into!
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