Tagged Products - hdtv+19in

Good Buy!

Just unpacked my Phillips 19 inch LCD TV yesterday and we have watched it ever since, neglecting the poor old Toshiba in the rec room! It is just what I wanted, small and light, perched on a small table in the living room, and has a beautiful picture and excellent sound. No surprise is the best surprise! That's what I expect from Overstock.com and what I got again this time.

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.

Works Great!!!

We purchased this TV to take camping for my special needs daughter. We run it off of a generator and it helps her when she gets stressed out. It is compact enough to transport and yet big enough that the picture quality is great. The DVD players works fine and was very easy to operate.

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!

Slow tuning, poor ergonomics

We're using this TV in our kitchen and the remote is often tucked in a drawer. The controls for tuning and volume are on the left side of this tv. Toshiba made no effort to make the controls identifiable by feel, and the labeling of the controls is low contrast, so when you're not using the remote the TV's frustrating to operate. Sound volume is marginal and tuning response is very slow. Picture quality is good and the product looks good.

Defective TV -- DO NOT BUY

I purchased this product from Amazon in July. Out of the box it was broken. The tv did not get any audio on certain channels. One channel had the video of one picture and the audio from another. I sent it back and got a replacement. BIG MISTAKE. The second one arrived. It worked great for about a month. Then BAM - same problem. On some channels, no audio, mixed audio/video on the same channel as before. Plus, on some channels the audio levels rise and lower for no apparent reason -- so one minute it's fine and then the next thing you know the tv is so loud it makes you jump.
Amazon is not standing by this and will only offer me a partial refund since I called 3 days after their return policy ran out. I now have had to call Samsung and will have to bring it to a service center for repair. Be careful buying tv's from Amazon since they do not stand by the quality of the merchandise they sell. THIS TV IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

Excellent second/small room LCD TV - good for SD signals

My mom needed a replacement TV for her kitchen, had to fit in a fairly small space, so this is the biggest that would fit. The most important thing was that it include a tuner, so it can take a straight cable feed with no box. Also that it do a good job with plain old standard definition, which is what is watched 99% of the time.

This TV is excellent! SD picture is fantastic! HD looks good (I've never seen an HD picture that looks really bad, have you?). Only complaint, slight "glow" around the edges when a black screen is displayed. Mom doesn't notice and does not care, for her its perfect.

Tuner did a good job of finding all cable signals (including the strange 80.1, 80.2, etc channels). But it was also smart enough to go back and DELETE all the ones that are scrambled. So even though the setup takes a while, when you are done, its all set, and you don't have to manually delete scrambled channels, very clever.

Remote control is basic and functional. Nothing fancy, and nothing fancy  more

Excellent, simple to set up tv

This tv is beautiful and easy to set up.The worst of it is that it's best viewed when fully vertical, and the prop in the back isn't long enough for that, so I needed a piece of wood under it to raise it. It doesn't have its verticality worked out - unless you mount it on a wall. It has outlets and inlets for seemingly any device, and suggests hookups. It's been a daily part of my life for a month, and it's beautiful, and easy to control and hook up. I would highly recommend it.

Watch out for lip-sync problem

I bought this model at Fry's, and just returned it after giving it a three-week trial. The picture quality is excellent. Alas, this was marred by a very noticeable lip-sync (aka lip-flap) problem when viewing HD signals - search Wikipedia for lip-sync for an explanation, but briefly, it is when the speaker's mouth movements trail the audio. This was my first exposure to HDTV and digital signals, and I assumed Comcast cable was at fault. When I called to complain, they shrugged off the problem by saying the TV's electrical design is the culprit (something about not enough "digital-processing horsepower"). Some HD TVs have a control to impart a delay to the audio to re-sync the signals, and Comcast suggested checking the user maunal to see if it has one (it does not). Whatever the truth is, the out-of-sync performance became increasingly distracting, and was a show-stopper for me.

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

Ordered 2

I ordered 2 of these, one for the bedroom and one for the office. One of them was in perfect condition, the other had some definite scuff marks on the black front surround. Probably not noticable to anyone but me since I set it up but it still bothered me some. They are nice looking and lightweight and set up is very easy. The picture is fine, nothing to really shout about, but overall I would recommend.

Toshiba 19 inch HDTV with Built In DVD Player

It is every bit as good as it is advertised. We are very pleased with it. Toshiba is a good brand and we have had excellant luck with other Toshiba products.

woodman46

Seemed like a decent TV until after 2 weeks of use and turned on and the picture went white. Called Toshiba customer service and, on my nickel had to send the TV to the service center. Still waiting to get back or any word regarding problem. Not an impressive start for a $400 TV.

Great TV!

The picture is sharp and clear and the sound is amazing. I hung it in the kitchen with an articulated arm and everyone at the table gets a good view at the screen. The picture doesn't fade out when looking at it at almost any angle and the color is terrific. I highly recommend this TV for a big picture with a tiny footprint in any room in the house.

Broken out of the Box

I was really excited about getting this. It looked like a great deal and I jumped on it. It turned out I was going to be very disappointed. The tv arrived very quickly, about three days from purchase, and it was nicely packaged.When I opened it, I immediately noticed a lot of wear around the sides of the unit, where the paint was worn off and you could see the off-white plastic underneath. Looking past the cosmetic aspects, I was excited to plug the tv in and try it out.When I plugged the tv in and turned it on, the screen flashed for a second, and then it was only a blank screen. After trying different outlets, trying the remote, and various other methods, in case I was missing something. In the end, the unit was merely broken on arrival. I looked in the box and found the repair slip from an unknown repair company, that must not have done a good job.I really hope a lot of other people don

Nice little TV

After reading the other reviews here, and checking this model (and others) out at brick & mortar stores, we decided to buy it despite the negative comments on the sound/volume. As others here have noted the picture is quite nice, but more important we did not have any problems with the volume. We have not yet turned it up over maybe 1/3 of the total, and it is plenty loud enough for our living room. Granted, we are not vacuuming while watching TV, but we do have a couple of rambunctious kids, and they TV is plenty loud enough with them running around.

Excellent Value

I received the Toshiba 19LV505 yesterday. After spending much time researching 19" flat screens I took a chance with this model. We plan to put this in our country kitchen as we inserted a pellet stove for the winter.

First may I say I shy away from writing reviews. The TV is so much more then expected and deserved the time to let people know. We have it hooked up to Comcast with just the antenna (no box). The Digital stations look as fine as those on our HD Sony Wega. Analog stations come in with digital quality. After reading other reviews I was concerned with the volume. My husband is hard of hearding yet volume is strong enough for him. The DVD is an added bonus on this unit. I tried the DVD today and it works great.

Samsung Red TOC

I did my homework before deciding on my Samsung TOC in red.Buying from Amazon because I've been very satisfied with their service and no one else could beat their price.I saved over $100.00 through them on this TV comparitively and as for the top of the line compared to the store brand (& who knows what company makes them!) it ran me $82.00 more to have the set with the best reputation.Needless to say I am most impressed with the picture as is any one who sees it,company comes and stares and loses interest in our 53" big screen! The color & contrast are out of this world! It is in my kitchen & only hooked up to an antennia, it immediately pulled in more channels.The touch of red is seen from the side, it is subtle, but this TV is beautiful in design.

Excellent Set, but don't buy it for the TOC

I bought this set for use in my kitchen. We receive both digital and analog stations from our local cable company. The digital picture from this Samsung set is simply superb and the analog picture is very good. Setup was easy although the owners manual could have been better written. The controls that run up the side of the set are very hard to see, to the point of almost being invisible; but, as I will be using the remote control for set operation, this is not a problem.

If you are buying this set because of the Touch Of Color option, you may wish to think twice. The dark red blends into the black of the set and is difficult to see at best. The price at Amazon was reduced enough so that the extra charge that goes with TOC was negated. I didn't buy it for the TOC anyway.

I used the Free Super Saver Shipping option with Amazon and the set was at my house in 2 days from date of purchase - WOW.

Overall, I am very happy with this Samsung. I would have given it 4 & 1/2 stars if possible,  more

Great picture,sound at great price.

I think the picture quality on this little TV is wonderful. Yes, you do have to look at it somewhat straight on, but I think that's how most of us watch TV anyway! The sound is also great. Overall, for the price I think it's a really good deal for a great brand name TV. My friends all love it, and everyone says it seems larger than 19 inches because the picture looks so good. My only complaint, probably because it was refurbished, is there are some subtle marks on the case that appear to be from the storage and shipping in the bubble wrap, these are difficult to wipe off. Fortunately the screen was covered with foam, so no problems there!