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Toshiba REGZA 42RV535U 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
 
Manufacturer: Toshiba
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List Price: $1,099.99
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Product Description
Regza 1080p Full HD LCD with SRT

Product Details
  • 1080p full HD LCD
  • New SRT Technology
  • Film Mode (3:2 Pull-Down)
  • Gaming Mode
  • Vesa Compatible

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Excellent TV and price
 
Review Date: November 23, 2008
Reviewer: Thomas E. Williams, Saugerties, NY USA
This is my first LCD TV and I'm very happy with it. Spent a lot of time over the last month checking out various 40-47" LCD TVs and finally decided on the Toshiba REGZA 42RV535U because of its quality and price (total $912). Due to my experience with both Toshiba and Samsung I favored these brands but there's no shortage of attractive LCDs to choose from many companies. Samsung costs more and offered no competitive model or price to this Toshiba. I found the Toshiba XD-E500 upconversion DVD player online for $76, which produces an excellent picture on the 42RV535U. Add the $13 I spent for 3 HDMI 6' cables (online too) and I'm watching HDTV for a grand total Of $1001! The non-HD TV channels look good too (I'm on Time Warner cable) and in my small living room the sound (cranked up) has proven to be more than adequate. I have checked up on the Sony HT-CT100 Sound Bar Home Theater and may add it later. I have no Blu-Ray plans for present - will take some convincing and much price dropping for me to participate.

My wife and I physically set up the TV on its stand and placed it in position. If you know what you're doing, the electronic part of the setup should be brief but I took longer fumbling a bit over the cable box/TV accommodations. But all went well finally.

Let me add perhaps the most important thing. Once set up, I restarted the Marvin Gaye at Montreux DVD that I had been using to hook up the XD-E500 and let it rip. What a reward for all the effort of buying this TV - my TV watching will never be the same.
Awesome TV
 
Review Date: December 13, 2008
Reviewer: Bryce J. Kelley, Las Vegas, NV
Great picture. Blacks are black, and colors are deep and rich. The auto view is a great setting that will adjust to the room's lighting and automatically select the brightness and other picture settings. Loads of inputs, a total of 4 HDMI. Perfect for connecting my cable box, 360, Blu-Ray and still have an extra to spare. The built in game mode and low response time make it a great TV for gaming. No noticeable lag so FPSs play great. The best thing about this TV is the price. I did a lot of research and a lot of people agree this is a great TV at a great price. Competes with Sony and Samsung's lineup.

If I could find any cons for this set: The back panel is too close to the edge of the TV, not really a problem because it makes for easy access, but it may cause a pain for cable management.

Blu-Ray is still the way to go, but even playing DVDs upconverted to 1080p looks amazing on this set. If you want a quality picture and don't feel like dropping the cash on Blu-Ray, invest in a nice upscaling player.
Love it
 
Review Date: January 19, 2009
Reviewer: P. Crocker, New Jersey
The Toshiba is terrific. A great Picture for sports and Nature shows.Feel like you are there.
Great 1080P LCD HDTV!
 
Review Date: December 16, 2008
Reviewer: C. Ramirez,
Wow, what an amazing TV. Colors looks great. Blacks look black. No dead/stuck pixels. Honestly, I couldn't be happier.

I, currently, have both a PS3 and 360 hooked up via HDMI and the picture quality is on par with other high priced sets. Blu-ray looks fantastic. What can I say... I love 1080p!

Menus aren't too bad, either. Not as good as Sony's, but still, there are many options it's fairly easy to navigate.

If you're looking for a decently priced HDTV, look no further. Picture quality is outstanding and the set itself looks very nice with its piano black exterior.
Great performance, best price around!
 
Review Date: January 24, 2009
Reviewer: Robica Rob, New Jersey
I had been avoiding the purchase of an HDTV for several years, however with the lower prices as of late, I couldn't resist. A great bit of research and reading of reviews led me to the Toshiba REGZA line, which boasted a fantastic set of features at prices much lower than the equivalent models. After playing with my TV for about a month now, I couldn't be happier. It plays TV, Movies and my PS3 + Wii fantasticly, no ghosting, extremely sharp, great color and contrast.

The most important thing to me and the ultimate reason I went with this model is because of its great upconversion abilities. Non-HD programs often look terrible on HDTV's, and you never get to see what they look like in the stores as they always play High def programs. The REGZA line has a great upconversion processor in it, which makes standard definition look quite smooth and clear, all things considered.

Just a small warning however: I had a very strange issue with it regarding the auto brigtness sensor. For whatever reason, TV's with this feature sometimes block your cable box remote IR signal, which can be quite frustrating. When I tried to use my cable box remote, it only worked if it was directly touching the box. After disabling that feature however, my remote worked just fine. So if you seem to be having the same problem, dont blame the tv or the cable company, just turn off this feature in the TV menu.

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