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Toshiba 24AF44 24" TV with FST PURE Flat Screen| Manufacturer: | Toshiba | | List price: | $349.99 |
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An excellent TV |
Toshiba and Sony make the best TVs out there, although my Toshiba products have always lasted longer than my Sonys. I have had this TV for 6 months now.
Pros:
1) Beautiful picture
2) Great sound
3) The 16:9 mode displays movies beautifully. This is a necessary feature unless you rarely watch movies, it uses the entire 480 lines of horizontal resolution to display the movie, most TVs use 20% of the display to show the black bars, while this tv compactifies the resolution to the middle of the TV
4) Audio out so you can run everything through a stereo
5) Comb filter on the RF input which somehow makes your cable tv look sharper. Necessary feature if you watch much cable.
Cons:
The remote is pretty busy, its hard to find things fast, and I always confuse the volume and channel up/down buttons, which means I accidentally flip channels sometimes.
FYI: When I bought the TV I was under the impression that one could have cable plus 5 devices, but you are limited to cable plus 3. This is because 4 of the rear video inputs (2 composite, 1 component, and 1 S-video) share 2 audio inputs. (In addition, you can attach cable tv in the back and there is one composite with audio connection in the front). |
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TechGeek's Review |
Bought from BB in April for 280+30 for a 4yr extended wty.
Look for future updates. Very satisfied with it.
*Matching Toshiba SD 3980 DVD fits/looks/and runs well sitting on top of the TV.
*Remote is user friendly--large channel buttons; good range; controls DVD completely; glow in the dark buttons also helpful in dim light
*16:9 button on remote gives you a cool 'cinema-like' feel to your shows
*sound is great; speakers are 5W each; much better than the 1.5W you get from the dvd-combo set; audio outputs are variable, meaning if you hook up a speaker system you can control the volume level from the TV (unlike the Sony KV-24FS120); also has bass/treble/BBE/Surround sound like options for tailoring to your tastes; also has a feature to keep the volume constant--works well
*thinking of hooking up my TiVo to this TV since we watch this TV more--will keep you posted on it's review
*no problem with the 'velocity modulation' and the factory settings out of the box are very acceptable
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Sound issues; Hissing noise and speaker echo |
I Wish I had read the review regarding TiVo " Works great except with TiVo, January 30, 2005, Reviewer: J. Henry (Arizona) before making my purchase at Bestbuy in West Los Angeles. Bestbuy is totally unresponive to customer complaints. After reading earlier reviews, I figured for the price ($299.) and elegantly styled box, I couldn't go wrong with Toshiba. I never knew Direct TV/Tivo causes the sort of inteference. The manual makes no mention of this at all...nor did the Bestbuy salesman.
But wait, it gets better!
The first set we brought home littlerally exploded when plugged into the surge protector. My apt. filled with Toxic gasses and smoke and we had to call the local fire dept. It seems this was a defective unit. We exchanged the next morning--after proving that the bezel sourrounding the screen was bent on the bottom and had a fine hairline crack that wasn't noticible to the naked eye, except for a piece of tape that tried to camouflage the defect. We picked up another set of the same brand/model at Bestbuy.
I'm afraid I'm very disappionted with the 24" TV with FST PURE FLAT Screen. Who expects to to have problems with a simple TV right out of the box? When I contacted Bestbuy, they said it was 31 days from date of purchase and they're not going to make another return/exchange. I called Toshiba. The picture issues mentioned by other reviewers were resolved by the repair firm Toshiba recommended, but the onboard speakers still emit a tinny echo and constant hissing noise that gets into your head after a while. MTS button never worked, there's no stereo reception, and constant hissing noise has not been resolved since I purchased the set on Jan 14/2005. Two friends and my daughter have larger version Toshibas, older models, and are pleased with reception and features and never have problems.
Toshiba customer service is being very responsive and presently trying to resolve my problems, but I recommend you think twice before buying from Bestbuy. (I have bought major kitchen appliances and audio system, computer hardware, phones, etc.,, but never again!) When I went back to my localBestbuy store I noticed a lineup of the same TV set along the floor with open box sale tags. Each one had noticeable damage to the exterior case and the delicate bezel around screen. Perhaps this is an issue with most of this model--and Bestbuy is unloading them? Be careful ask to open caron and inspect TV before the staff brings it to you car.
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