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 easily broken February 8, 2010
Eugene D. Savitt (Wellesely, MA)
There are a few significant problems with this set. The DVD player broke 4 months after purchase. The sound quality is second rate and too low even at the highest level. Try something else (except sylvania - that set was worse).
 Toshiba 22" TV-DVD Combo February 7, 2010
K. W. Forsyth (Mobile)
If you want a reliable TV-DVD combo, the Toshiba 22-inch model is a good choice. If you plan to use it in the average bedroom, study, or kitchen environment, the audio, which is a bit anemic compared to its analog counterpart, is adequate. If you plan to watch a lot of DVD's in a noisy environment, you might want to add a pair of computer speakers plugged into the headphone jack, or connect to a bookshelf component syestem. If the set is for a game room or similar environment, you need a bigger unit, probably a 32-inch.
Otherwise, the set performs almost flawlessly and is easy to set up, especially if it is not your first HDTV. There is a sound level change when switching between analag and digital channels, but I suspect that would be true of any 22-inch set, and many larger ones. (It could also be a cable TV problem.) The remote works fine, and DVD player player performs without a hitch.
I consider the unit a good value, and would buy it again.
 Let's be a bit more critical on these reviews, can we? January 28, 2010
basicblur (Virginia)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just bought this TV for a relative to use in their bedroom, and am relatively pleased, but might go a different route if I had it to do over again, although it's tough to find a quality TV/DVD combo.
PROS
Picture quality seems excellent (except for view looking up)
DVD player built in
Sound OK for its intended use-seems to have plenty of volume for a bedroom TV
Stand will tilt forward 3 degrees (a little more might have been nice)
Style
CONS
Off angle view when looking up is TERRIBLE! I'd run into this before (once returned a 19" Toshiba and upgraded to a 26" Regza w DVD player-no longer available) for an office TV. I checked the 19, 22, and 26" versions of this TV and they ALL have the same limitation AFA viewing from below. The 26" Toshiba similar to these without the DVD player does not suffer this limitation. I knew of this going in, but couldn't find a TV/DVD combo not suffering from this-it is in a bedroom, tilted forward 3 degrees (max allowed by the stand), and the viewing angle from below is not that extreme, so it's useable. If you plan on mounting it higher than your line of sight, you better check carefully or be prepared to mount on the wall with an arm that will allow you to angle the unit downward.
Companies are using different displays, usually upgrading (without the off-angle viewing limitation) @ around the 26" set size, so do your homework! I've checked a LOT of sets in showrooms, and `bout all small sets get the photographic negative look when you're very far below perpendicular to the set (Toshiba's 160 degree vertical viewing angle claim aside)!
Channel labeling allows only 4 characters-my 26" Toshiba allows 8 characters to label channels, and this TV is missing some characters (no & for labeling a station like A&E). You're forced to abbreviate channel ID if it's got more than 4 characters (Spike, MSNBC, Hallmark, etc).
Channel/Sound buttons on the remote are in wrong location?! I have way too many TVs, DVRs, etc from various makers (including 2 older Toshiba units), and they ALL have the channel button on the right, volume button on the left-they're reversed on this unit's remote-can't tell you how many times I've hit the wrong button when trying to change volume/channels! A little standardization is in order here Toshiba!
A little more forward tilt (3 degrees is the max) especially due to the poor viewing angle from below, and a swiveling stand would be nice.
NO CLOCK! At Toshiba's site, I saw some specs listing clocks on the TV-what they mean is sleep timer, NOT a clock. A clock would really be nice, especially for smaller sets that are often used in bedrooms-my old Toshiba CRT had a clock, and I used it for an alarm-woke me up to The Weather Channel every morning!
I'm going to give this one 3 stars-if it had the following, I'd give it 5 stars:
1. Needs the newer type display which doesn't suffer from off-angle viewing
2. More characters when labeling channels
3. A CLOCK! (Lots of folks are going to use these in bedrooms!)
4. While asking a bit much, it would be nice if they were offering Blu-ray players?
Exceeded expectations! January 17, 2010
RD (New York, NY USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was looking for a fair-priced DVD player that could double as a TV (and possibly a PC monitor) -- yes, in that order -- to use in our moderate-sized bedroom. Originally, I was set to order the comparable SHARP model but it was sold out, so I went with this TOSHIBA. I was a bit apprehensive about it because of all the negative reviews on its sound quality, but with Amazon's awesome returns policy and process in mind, I took the plunge. Here's my review after 1 month of ownership...
APPEARANCE: Looks great! The TOSHIBA logo on the front lights (and stays lit) when you turn the set on. This feature can be turned off, too. The remote control looks and feels cheaper and of lower quality than the set, but it works fine.
EASE OF USE: If you've ever used a TV and DVD player in the past, this is a breeze. Just scan the user manual for what you need -- hookups, DVD, channel programming, etc. The manual is also pretty easy to manage. Upon reflection, I could have skipped the manual, simply unpacked the box, plugged in the TV and popped in a DVD within 5 minutes. Figuring out the TV and getting the channels OTA took another 5-10 minutes. (I tried the cable hookup and it worked fine; over-the-air I needed an antenna.)
FEATURES: DVD player works fine; nothing spectacular and no problems. A bit slow at times when jumping from one section to another, but that might be the DVD itself. (Not sure.) This is the only feature I really cared about (for now).
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent with DVDs! (Note, if the quality of DVD is meant to be grainy, like some old movies or shows, it will be reflected that way on the set.) Color is great, picture is sharp and auto-sized.
PORTABILITY: Did not buy it to carry around but it is light and easy to move from spot to spot or room to room.
Drum roll please......... And now, the most contentious aspect of this set....
SOUND QUALITY: We live in the city, an apartment about a dozen floors up from the street. So, we hear traffic, construction, planes, copters, sirens, dogs barking, etc. Our viewing distance is about 8-10 feet from the screen. Keeping that in mind, when there is no other sound in our home -- such as a toilet flush or heater/air conditioner/fan -- then we can actually hear well at volumes from 5 to 10. With the added noise, we need to temporarily bump the volume from 15-25. (Top volume on the set is 50.) With some DVDs (such as some of the Pink Panther movies or Night at the Museum II when Larry is whispering to the Smithsonian guard) we had to turn the volume to 35. We have never gone beyond 35 in watching a show or DVD.
We are satisfied with this set as (1) a DVD player and (2) an OTA TV. Have not tried it as a monitor, yet.
Digital Channels are confusing January 9, 2010
JeepLover (Bloomington, Il)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The TV set works just fine but the whole digital channel thing is very confusing and difficult to me. Perhaps the TV is at fault, perhaps not but here is what I observed.
When I connected the TV it automatically (or so it seemed) began to scan and note all of the analog and digital channels. Soon after it did this I got a print out for all of the cable channels for my area from the Comcast web site. None of the digital channel numbers match the numbers Comcast provides. Comcast uses whole numbers all the way up to the 800s but the Toshiba TV identifies these numbers as 25-001 or 55-003 which are totally different that the 3 numbers Comcast assigns. After spending about an hour and a half working on it I was finally able to make my own listing of the digital channels we watch regularly according to Toshiba. What a pain! (If this is explained in the 50 page manual, my apologies but I want something more intuitive and I'm not about to read a 50 page TV manual.)
The other things that are a bit annoying is the length of time it takes to come on. Perhaps this is some power saving feature but I'm used to instant on. Even the indicator light seems to be delayed.
I didn't notice any sound problems but it is played in our quiet bedroom.
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