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Toshiba 40RV525R 40 Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
Toshiba 40RV525R 40 Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
1080p Full HD is within reach with the 40RV525U. Great high-gloss styling, DynaLight dynamic backlight control, enhanced connectivity with a 3rd HDMI digital input, and high-res PC input makes this model ideal for your living room or home entertainment center.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Nice for the price…
I needed a TV that would fit a 41w x 30h space in my living room, so this Toshiba was almost perfect in that respect.
The TV is nice looking, if a little glossy with the piano black finish. In normal to dim lighting, there’s no appreciable reflections, so not a big deal. The sound is merely OK. Expected that, so I connected a digital optical cable from the TV to my Denon receiver; problem solved.
Setup was trivial. Out of the box to watching Monday Night Football in 15 minutes. The Dynamic Contrast under Advanced Settings should be OFF. It’s annoying when enabled, which is the default. I changed the Color Temp from Medium to Warm in Standard Mode as well and got a fairly accurate result.
My connected devices area an HD satellite box, an HD TiVO DVR, a DVD player/recorder, and the Denon 3805. The TiVO is getting signal from a Terk HD antenna mounted on the roof. The sat box and TiVO are connected HDMI; the DVD box is component.
So far, I get an excellent HD picture with DirecTV and TiVO. 1080p and 1080i output settings, respectively. With SD programs, and with the DVD at 480p, there’s clearly an issue. The picture is soft and a little noisy. The TiVO does a slightly better job; the picture is sharper and the noise is definitely less. This could be a difference in the video scaler chipsets used in the two HD units. HD programs are slightly dimmer with the TiVO as compared to the DirecTV unit.
Right now, I plan to burn the set in for 40-50 hours, then go for a precise calibration using Home Theatre Setup. If I can’t get close with that, I think I can borrow a Spyder.
All in all, the set is pretty good. Since we watch more HD programming than SD programming, the SD picture quality isn’t an issue. It might be for you. I’ll also note that the TV profile for Harmony remotes is good for this model. My first setup of Devices and Activities worked fine for my Harmony 670. The included Toshiba remote is nothing to write home about. No backlight, mushy buttons…average at best.
The bottom line is that this set was $150-200 cheaper than a comparable Sony and looks great with HD programming.
5 Stars My 40″ Flat Screen Television
I had been shopping all local stores for a good buy on a 40″ flat screen Television. My son called me on the phone and told me of Amazon’s listing of Toshiba 40 inch, 1080p, LCD, HDTV for about $100 less than advertised local televisions and with shipping and tax free. WOW! A great savings! Thanks Amazon!
4 Stars Excellent TV, good price
I recently purchased this TV from another source (I would have bought it here on Amazon but I got a better financing deal through a chain store’s website, not BB).
I actually purchased this one and the 32″ model. We are moving and I needed a larger HDTV for my living room to replace a 32″ Olevea. I also own a Sony 46″ so please don’t think I am just doing my comparison to the Olevea. This Toshiba 40″ unit is great. First of all, space wise, it takes up little footprint aside from the actual screen space. Some TV’s have a huge area to the left and right for speakers or just by design that don’t allow for such a fantastic screen size in such a small fitting. My cabinet just barely fits this TV with about a half inch max to spare on either side, which is exactly what I wanted. So I have hooked it up with DirecTV, Xbox360, PS3, and an HD-DVD player and it looks fantastic on everything. What I noticed was the blacks are black first of all. So often you don’t really get black, you get a hazy gray. But this is black where black is on the screen. Everything is sharp and fantastic.
I am a guy who watches the news all day while working and grinds away at videogames in my free time. So I stare at screens a lot, and this one is a winner. I tested it with PS3’s Killzone and WOW! I also played a couple hours of Fallout3 Mothership Zeta and it looked significantly better than play earlier in the day on the Olevea (or play in the other room on the Sony 46″) Unfortunately, this one is going to end up in my living room and not the office area where I work when I move, so I wont be using it as much as the Sony (which is finding its way into the office/den). But when I play the PS3, wii, 360, or watch an HD-DVD, bluray, or upscaled DVD, along with DirecTV HD programming and FIOS HD programming as soon as I can get it again (I’m moving out of FIOS territory and it won’t be available there until Jan 2010), I am in for a real treat. Family night will never look so good!
1 Star worthless
A shiny paperweight:)
Pros: shiny, sounds great
Cons: no picture:)
Going back to the store tomorrow
5 Stars Excellent All Around HDTV for Entry Level Consumers
Purchased this TV for $600. It was the best high dollar value purchase I made in quite some time. Although it is my family’s first HDTV, the quality and value of it cannot be denied. As others have pointed out, the colors on the TV gravitate towards the warm/red side, but is easily remedied by the easy to use menu picture settings. One excellent feature of this tv is its Clear QAM tuner, while a standard on most LCDs these days, this particular QAM tuner worked quite well with my area’s cable service. The channels are crisp and clear without having to pay for an extra HD service plan. This works out great since I can live with watching HD network channels and use my PS3 for movies etc.
To sum the whole experience up: Once we unpacked and set it up (easily), we were all converted to the HD era. Now we are looking to purchase another larger screen to replace our existing 15 year old 60″ projection tv.
