Toshiba REGZA Cinema Series 52XV545U 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV

52" widescreen HDTV (16:9 aspect ratio) * Double Skin high-gloss black finish * built-in digital (ATSC) and analog (NTSC) tuners for over-the-air TV broadcasts (antenna required) * built-in QAM cable TV tuner receives unscrambled programs without a set-top box (cable service required) * CineSpeed 10-bit LCD panel (1920 x 1080 pixels) *
Customer Review: Simply Superb
This is simply a superb television. We had looked at others in the 52-inch class that cost less and actually were going to go to Costco and buy a Sharp when we went elsewhere and saw this sset. We also have a Toshiba 42" plasma that has been an excellent unit. The thing we miss from our 42" unit is the built-in TV Guide which this set does not have. That's the only down side. We've had it for just over one month and have watched it quite a bit since my wife had major surgery at the beginning of December and we've had to watch more than our fair share of television and movies. I'll admit I was a little worried because we had bought the HD-DVD player from Toshiba 18 months ago and it failed prematurely. We did upgrade our warranty on this TV to 4 years because of that experience and had the store include it in the purchase price.
Customer Review: Excellent Television
There is so much to love about this set. My favorite feature is the SRT which makes even standard definition broadcast look great. I definitely had my doubts about how well the SRT would work since I bought this set without seeing it in person, but this is a feature I am very happy about. I think almost any TV in this class is going to make HD look amazing so the SRT is what really makes this set stand out to me. I do also appreciate the stable sound feature which keep commercials from blaring. Build quality and casing look good. As for Cons with this set, I do wish it were thinner and had a smaller bezel but these are not big enough complaints for me to take off a star. 4" thick and 1.5" bezel is fine. This set does not have any extra memory card or internet connectivity which did not matter to me but it probably is important to some people. Entirely happy with this product - we've only had it for a couple days so these are initial impressions as of the time of this review. We bought from Amazon directly and the delivery service was really nice - I am glad I did not need to load that huge box in my car.

Those who buy a new high definition set may not be ready to give up that metal contraption on the roof or are willing to have cable or satellite installed. As such they will be somewhat disappointed in the quality of the picture, especially if they were not informed that an analog signal going to a digital television does not always mean a better picture. For these folks, HDTV antennas can still keep them free of wires and satellite dishes, provided they live close enough to a network broadcast company.

This litmus test will help you in clarifying the above. If one has been watching television with an antenna on their analog TV set, there is a real good chance that with HDTV antennas they will be able to receive digital programming from the same stations. The number of stations it can pick up will be based on the number of stations available within 60 miles of the antenna.

Some folks may say that by experience, for a high definition television a cable or satellite service must be used. But most stations do not broadcast a digital signal for cable and satellite providers and a separate analog signal for everyone else. The broadcasters will be broadcasting a digital signal and if they are picked up by HDTV antennas, the input will be the same as the digital signal from the outside suppliers.

HDTV Antennas Help Melt Interfering Snow

Old analog tuners were easily confused by various types of interferences. The interferences often caused signal loss due to storms, interference from devices inside and outside of the home and in some case weather related phenomenon. HDTV antennas however produce a picture as good as one produced by cable or satellite, without any extra monthly expense.

Since most of the HDTV antennas can be attached to the existing antenna pole, those equipped with a rotor can continue to be used to help point the antenna towards a broadcaster's transmission tower. Typically, HDTV antennas are capable of picking up signal between 50 and 80 miles depending on the strength of the broadcast signal and terrain of the ground between the broadcaster and the receiver's antenna.

Similar restrictions apply to HDTV antennas as are applied to analog signals, except one. And that is, once the signal is pulled in HDTV antenna, it will not be affected by interference from outside influences. If a person wants to use a high definition television without cable, satellite or HDTV antennas, they can secure a converter to change the digital signal to analog to display the local programming.

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