Toshiba 46XV648U 46-Inch 1080p 120Hz HD LCD TV Cinema Series

Customer Video Review Length:: 2:40 Mins

Awesome TV at a bargain basement price!

Pros:
Picture Quality
Good Contrast Ratio for LCD
Price

Cons:
Only 3 HDMI (4 is the new defacto standard)
Glossy Screen - can be distracting - see video
"Bleed-through" - isolated on one unit was fine on my replacement. Always inspect your lcd's - regardless of maker!

Toshiba has really come a long way from their previous generations - Give this a try for the price you will be blown away!

4.5 stars awesome bang for the buck - saves hundreds over comparable samsungs and sony's

I bought 2 of these, one for my office and the other for my basement. The office TV is hooked to my Dell laptop and is used as a presentation screen for client meetings. I was concerned about it's glossy screen since I am in an office with overhead lights, but no problems at all. I view it 30 degrees off center, as it sits over the end of a conference table, with me and the client on opposite sides of the table. Looks great and very clear on a VGA input. Very happy with both TVs. Speakers sound great, remote easy to use.

I purchased this set to replace an old CRT model and have been blown away by the quality of the picture. Truly one of the best bang-for-the-buck models out there. That said, there are two common problems that people have experienced with this set and others in the Toshiba Regza series. I had both, but have found solutions.

1. CABLE REMOTE CONTROL INTERFERENCE

When the TV is in "auto-view" mode (the default), it emits an IR signal to measure ambient light, and adjusts the TV's backlight brightness accordingly. This signal can cause remote controls for certain cable boxes (in my case, a Motorola DCH6416 from Suddenlink) to work intermittently or in some cases not at all. From what I've read, remote controls for some other devices (satellite boxes, audio systems, etc.) can also be affected. The solution is simply to switch the TV from "auto-view" to one of the fixed modes such as "standard". Granted, this is not a perfect fix as you are disabling an advertised...Read more