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Philips 19-inch LCD (Refurbished) TV

I purchased this TV for my daughter's birthday (10/27). The picture WAS beautiful and she was very happy with it. Last week the picture just blew. While watching a movie; the set suddenly began blairing a loud staticy noise and the picture was gone. We shut the set off. The next day we turned the TV back on and the sound was fine...but no picture - the picture is gone.

Today, I am packing this TV up and shipping it back.

Terrible sound!

Got this TV and thought the video features were great...but the sound was awful - very "tinny" sounding speakers. Sounded like a bad Nextel phone! Could not even add external speakers because there is no audio output jack - only optical digital outputs. We bought this to use in our kitchen, and have no room to hook up a surround system. We don't want that just to watch the news, etc., so the TV went back.

Phillips Refurbished Flat Screen TV

Very fast shipping - Arrived in days - Hooked it up turned it on and wala - perfect picture and perfect sound all on a 19" refurbished tv. The price was great too. This is a perfect size for my kitchen and is simply connected to an outside antenna. I recommend this dealer to anyone in need of an excellent product for a very fair price. Thank you.

Works great!

We got this TV/DVD player mainly for the DVD and to watch our video camera videos. We are happy with it and liked that it only weighs 11 lbs. The picture is clear, it's relatively easy to use. If using for a TV you do need an antenna and/or cable service...that's not what we got it for. We just wanted something portable, light-weight and easy to use and thats what we got.

Sound is horrible.

I got this television today and as soon as I turned it on noticed how terrible it sounded. The picture was great, but I couldn't get around the tinny sound that made to tv seem loud no matter how I lowered the volume. I tried manipulating and could not find a decent setting. It's the equivalent of nails on a chalkboard. I generally like Toshiba products so I was very disappointed with this television and am sending it back tomorrow morning. If you care at all about how your television sounds, do not buy this TV.

the toshiba flat screen hdtv

I think this tv is fantastic. The order came pretty quick, and it was free delivery, and the quality of the picture is beautiful. I am now forever in love with HDTV, the colors in the picture are just awesome and amazing.

Great TV, Great Price

I bought this TV for my wife's sewing room & for the money, it is perfect. It has a really nice picture & we love the built-in DVD player.
It is extremely light weight & the sound quality is good.
Amazon delivered it ahead of schedule by several days.

Good value, great picture

I bought this product last week. I wanted a name brand, and this was the best deal. Some sets this size and price don't have HDMI, or have only one input. The picture is fine I don't have a problem with the sound- it's what you expect from small speakers.

I got this to replace a small CRT. There are 2 HDMI inputs, plus the 5 wire color-coded input from a cable box, which is what I'm using. Add to that analog PC input, S-video, RCA and audio input from a PC. If you want to use this as a computer monitor, be aware the screen does not tilt.

This would be a good TV for a dorm room, which is where it may end up if my daughter gets her hands on it!

Answer to 16:10 Aspect Ratio Controversy

All 19 inch HDTV's regardless of brand have a 16:10 aspect ratio.
This is because 19 inch computer monitors are 16:10 and they out number televisions by the billions.
To keep the cost down TV makers buy the same LCD panels made for computer monitors. Unless you would pay $1000 for a 19 inch set, I doubt any company will ever custom order a 16:9 panel for television manufacture.
A lot of these TV's can be set to 16:9. There will be a small black bar on the right and left edges since the panel is wider. But a lot of people hate the black bar, so there you go..
The reviewer here who was returning the TV because of this "defect" will be sadly disapointed when he buys a new 19 inch set and discovers it is also 16:10

Not so good TV unless you are in a BRIGHT room!

Bought this last November to use as a TV mostly in a darkened room at night. Not the right set for that because Viewsonic left off a crucial control for any LCD TV - BACKLIGHT adjustment. The backlighting is so bright you cannot get more than a gray for blacks. Try to adjust the "brightness" and you crush the blacks in the image into the gray.

The LCD panel is 16:10 not 16:9 as stated in some Viewsonic info. This is typical with this size TV. However Viewsonic did not provide a 16:9 aspect ratio with the picture settings, so everything is slightly squeezed with geometric distortion, and the limited "Zoom" modes are useless to correct for that.

Also the panel is very inconsistent with the amount of light leakage and hotspots all around the edge, and bad light leakage at the top and bottom of the panel. The tiny (tinny) speakers can barely keep up without an odd resonant buzzing. They are very weak. No auto volume, limited tone controls, no "surround" mode.

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Great TV!

I bought this TV to replace the one in our bedroom, that was destroyed by a surge during a recent storm. (Dumb me, I didn't have a surge protector on it!) The old TV was a 13 inch screen and this one seems huge in comparison. It's the perfect size for the bedroom and has exceptional picture and sound quality. It fits with any decor and I absolutely love it. I would recommend it to anyone who asked! DON'T FORGET THE SURGE PROTECTOR!

HUGE WARNING ON THIS TV

The aspect ratio on this TV is not true 16:9, it's closer to 16:10. This means any DVDs or other video source material that is 16:9 will be stretched vertically. Some people might not even notice, but I am using this TV as a cheap video monitor for editing, and I will be sending it back. It's absolutely idiotic how little thought these companies put into consumer products.

If you don't mid the aspect issue, the picture & contrast are good, motion handling and blur are average.

Good Picture Terrible Sound

Great picture but the sound is terrible!! It sounds like it's coming out of a can. We can't even use this in a small room because of the terrible sound. We're sending it back due to this.

Excellent value and performance

If you're looking for a state of the art LCD with all the bells and whistles, then this TV is not for you. But, if you're looking for an inexpensive, small TV for a spare room, kitchen, or other such application, this is well worth a serious look.

I bought this for my Mom to replace an aging TV in her kitchen. Have been very pleased with it - excellent picture, and a snap to set up. The remote is uncomplicated, which is a big plus for Mom since she basically uses just channel up/down and volume. The stand is nice and sturdy, and tilts backwards (does not swivel side to side, however). A good viewing angle and a non-glare screen round out the major pluses.

As you would expect at this price, you don't get a lot of advanced controls. There is a color temperature setting, but it's very basic (three modes). The sound is OK and on a par with what you get from most small sets - it's clear, but light on the bass, and just standard stereo (no surround sound). But, I was looking for uncomplicated,  more

Toshiba 19 in LCD TV

Toshiba 19AV501U 19-Inch 720p LCD HDTV White
The tv arrived promptly. It was easy to set up and worked perfectly right out of the box. Good picture and color.

NOT as advertised

I bought one of these tvs (Sylvania LD195SL8) through Amazon (actual seller was TigerDirect.) It is advertised everywhere as an HDTV. It is NOT. The box clearly states in several places on the box that this is a SDTV. TigerDirect gave me a return authorization without any problem, but don't buy this product unless you want a SDTV.
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Great value!!!

Love my new HDTV. Excellent sound and picture. Looks great as well. My parents just bought a Sharp 15" for $ 30 less. This TV has much better sound quality. Definitely great value. Highly recommend.

Couldn't ask for anything better!

I bought this Toshiba back in May & I am still very pleased with it. I have two other Toshiba sets and I have never had a minutes problem with them. This TV has a clean high contrast picture and the sound is not bad for a set this size. I like it well enough to give it 5 stars.

Where are the HDMI inputs?

I received this as a present this past Christmas and put it in a small bedroom where the viewing distance was about 8 feet away and it was fine. Nice clean picture using co-ax cables but they don't give you a choice. There are NO HDMI inputs on this unit so there's no way to get true HD. Component cables are kinda of cumbersome from a cable box so I went with co-ax. In all honesty I still love the TV. It's very easy to move around and has a pretty good sound all on it's own. If the price was right, I'd buy another one.

Works on my cable without a box!

I ordered this TV to take advantage of the HDTV channels available over Comcast Cable in the San Francisco Bay area, without having to rent Comcast's pricey cable box. It fills the bill perfectly.

Using the default settings, the picture is sharp and contrasty. There's plenty of sound volume. The screen hardly reflects light at all, which is nice since we have a lot of windows. The Natural picture size setting chooses the proper picture width all the time. (I've never figured out why some people view everything in full width, even if it adds 50 pounds to all the people on the screen.)

I got a scare when first hooking it up. I ordered it only after a Comcast agent verified that with the built-in QAM tuner it would receive HDTV just by plugging the cable signal into the antenna/cable coax jack. But when first turned on, it only received analog signals. Calling Comcast back, I was told that I would need a $7/month cable box. Fortunately this turned out to be baloney. While my wife  more