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Summary: Unreal picture for the money
Review: I did a side-by-side comparison of the brand-new (as of this writing) Toshiba 57HDX82 against the similarly priced Sony, Mitsubishi and Hitachi models. All were wired with component video using a letter-box DVD (Lord of the Rings) for comparison purposes.These are the features that I noticed: 1) The Toshiba - in its "standard" video setting - is simply sharper and (equally important) brighter than its competitors
2) The viewing angles appear wider (perhaps not the advertised 160 degrees, but more impressive than the competitors)
3) The integrated sound system is better than average - I turned off our external stereo for normal broadcast viewing because the sound is just fine The unit is only about 25-26" deep. Even though this was going into a second floor media room, two delivery men equipped with straps moved into position in literally 45 seconds. It's also on rollers, so it's easy to maneuver if you have to re-cable. Don't want to spring for plasma yet, fearing the inevitable 50% price drops next year (at least that's what I feared ;-)? This unit seems to be state-of-the-art for HDTV projection technology. Check it out side-by-side if you can. You won't be disappointed.
Rating:
Summary: Unreal picture for the money
Review: I did a side-by-side comparison of the brand-new (as of this writing) Toshiba 57HDX82 against the similarly priced Sony, Mitsubishi and Hitachi models. All were wired with component video using a letter-box DVD (Lord of the Rings) for comparison purposes. These are the features that I noticed: 1) The Toshiba - in its "standard" video setting - is simply sharper and (equally important) brighter than its competitors
2) The viewing angles appear wider (perhaps not the advertised 160 degrees, but more impressive than the competitors)
3) The integrated sound system is better than average - I turned off our external stereo for normal broadcast viewing because the sound is just fine The unit is only about 25-26" deep. Even though this was going into a second floor media room, two delivery men equipped with straps moved into position in literally 45 seconds. It's also on rollers, so it's easy to maneuver if you have to re-cable. Don't want to spring for plasma yet, fearing the inevitable 50% price drops next year (at least that's what I feared ;-)? This unit seems to be state-of-the-art for HDTV projection technology. Check it out side-by-side if you can. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: best quality
Review: I did some homework before I bought this TV and I am very happy with it. The picture is super clear with directv satellite. For this price with such size, I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Outstanding value
Review: I purcahsed this tv from Amazon and have had it for a few weeks now. I must say I am very pleased with it as a home theater monitor. When watching regular cable the picture leaves much to be desired though. (I realize this in not really the TV's fault.) I have a few minor quibbles with the set that I will get out of the way first: The built-in speakers sound very good for normal TV watching, but make an audible hiss as soon as you turn the volume up past zero. It stays the same though, so you don't hear it when the volume is up. Another thing that bothers me is the picture mode can't be locked to the input source. I would like to not have to switch from full to theaterwide1 when I go from a DVD to regular TV. Also the screen protector is very reflective, but a necessary evil as I have a small child and a rambunctious dog. Like I said, these are small problems. The upside is that you get a great picture that is bright and detailed with an accurate color decoder. After calibration with Avia, the colors were dead-on with none of the usual red-push. As the son of a photographer, I have always been bothered by incorrect displays, but am happy to say this one pleases me. I don't have a High-def source hooked up to it yet, but I would imagine it's just as good a performer with that input also. All in all, a great TV, though I am somewhat biased by the fact that I got a screaming good deal on one of Amazon's "unusually low price" deals. The company that shipped mine (Eagle) was fast and friendly and did a nice job unpacking and cleaning up the mess. Hope this review was helpful.
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Summary: Outstanding value
Review: I purcahsed this tv from Amazon and have had it for a few weeks now. I must say I am very pleased with it as a home theater monitor. When watching regular cable the picture leaves much to be desired though. (I realize this in not really the TV's fault.) I have a few minor quibbles with the set that I will get out of the way first: The built-in speakers sound very good for normal TV watching, but make an audible hiss as soon as you turn the volume up past zero. It stays the same though, so you don't hear it when the volume is up. Another thing that bothers me is the picture mode can't be locked to the input source. I would like to not have to switch from full to theaterwide1 when I go from a DVD to regular TV. Also the screen protector is very reflective, but a necessary evil as I have a small child and a rambunctious dog. Like I said, these are small problems. The upside is that you get a great picture that is bright and detailed with an accurate color decoder. After calibration with Avia, the colors were dead-on with none of the usual red-push. As the son of a photographer, I have always been bothered by incorrect displays, but am happy to say this one pleases me. I don't have a High-def source hooked up to it yet, but I would imagine it's just as good a performer with that input also. All in all, a great TV, though I am somewhat biased by the fact that I got a screaming good deal on one of Amazon's "unusually low price" deals. The company that shipped mine (Eagle) was fast and friendly and did a nice job unpacking and cleaning up the mess. Hope this review was helpful.
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Summary: Beautiful Picture
Review: I purchased the 57H82 about a month ago. I selected it over the Sony 57WS500 because it has a wide top that my DVD/VCR/SAT boxes can sit on, otherwise they were pretty close. We went to many stores to compare the different HD TVs. We really love the picture and are pleased with most channels. I have Dish network but no HD as yet (very expensive). Out of the box the picture wasn't quite as good as I expected; however, the picture kept improving and is very sharp now. It takes 100-300 hours for the CRTs to burn-in. Used the Avia CD and did the 9 point
convergence. Mine has the speaker hiss too (only noticeable at very low volume) but this is a warranty item and I will call Toshiba to come fix it(have to solder a capacitor on the sound card). The sound is very good and we feel no need to buy a separate sound system. Overall, I really loved the stretch mode for watching normal TV. Toshiba really does a great job with this. DVD's look great and even antenna TV is sharp (we live 25 miles from Lexington, KY). Inputs can be labeled and there are plenty of options for connecting your cables. It does not have DVI but it is upgradeable. Overall, we are very pleased and the price was very good. Update: After owning this HDTV for 3 months, I couldn't be happier. I paid to have an ISF calibration and it was worth every penny. The grayscale, conversion, and focus was off quite a bit (very normal after being shipped) and the great picture has now turned into a beautiful picture that we just love to watch. I also added a Toshiba 3800 progressive scan DVD player from Amazon.com and it improved the DVD playback to another level. Save your money on the extended warranty and get an ISF calibration. Be sure to go to hometheaterforum.com for excellent information about HDTVs.
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Summary: Great picture, Poor product support
Review: Recieved our 57H82 Toshiba monitor on approx March 7. Great picture quality! very crisp, clear images. Very good sound quality for a television. Unfortunately the set broke after only 2 hours. The tuner and convergence modules both went out. Two month later the television is still broken. Numerous calls to Toshiba Product Support has been of little help. Although, they are very polite on the phone, the product support personel have acutually have done very little to fix the problem. When I pressed one supervisor if six weeks (six weeks at the time of the call) to fix a big screen repair was acceptable, he stated that "The television will be fixed as per our warranty. But, our warranty does not specify how long it will take". Currently:
*The set is still broken. *One part is still on backorder - they can make new sets but can't get me a replacement part for mine. *The price has dropped [$$$]since I bought it. *20% of the warranty has now been used waiting for Toshiba to fix the problem *I'm missing the basketball playoffs and will probably miss the Championships Great picture quality, very good sound. But you play Russian roulette if your need product support.
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Summary: Great picture, Poor product support
Review: Recieved our 57H82 Toshiba monitor on approx March 7. Great picture quality! very crisp, clear images. Very good sound quality for a television. Unfortunately the set broke after only 2 hours. The tuner and convergence modules both went out. Two month later the television is still broken. Numerous calls to Toshiba Product Support has been of little help. Although, they are very polite on the phone, the product support personel have acutually have done very little to fix the problem. When I pressed one supervisor if six weeks (six weeks at the time of the call) to fix a big screen repair was acceptable, he stated that "The television will be fixed as per our warranty. But, our warranty does not specify how long it will take". Currently:
*The set is still broken. *One part is still on backorder - they can make new sets but can't get me a replacement part for mine. *The price has dropped [$$$]since I bought it. *20% of the warranty has now been used waiting for Toshiba to fix the problem *I'm missing the basketball playoffs and will probably miss the Championships Great picture quality, very good sound. But you play Russian roulette if your need product support.
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Summary: Love It !!
Review: The set arrived on time but was delivered by a company that Eagle had sub-contracted. Getting it to our Family Room was a nightmare as the 2 guys(both elderly)who brought it in had NO idea what they were delivering! We helped but they damaged our walls getting it downstairs.
We LOVE the TV and it's great for DVD's (the sound quality is great). We don't have HDTV available in our area yet but can't wait because that will improve the picture quality. My husband loves the SPLIT SCREEN feature (he can watch 2 ball-games at once)! We like that feature much better than a PIP.
The size is great and easy to roll around and on top has room for DVD, VCR, Cable box, etc.
We shopped for TV's and chose this one because of it's size, price and split screen feature. The only bad thing is: Now, my husband rarely leaves the house!!!
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