Easy to use remote, tons of inputs, 'favorites' channel selector

Velocity Scan Modulation (which I didn't even have a problem with once it was setup properly)

I reviewed alot of other tv's... including Sony and Panasonic. Nothing comes to the quality of picture of clarity of image for this price. At this size either. The inputs are great, especially for the size, i've seen tv's way larger with half the inputs. Once I setup the tv properly with contrast, sharnpess, etc. I didn't even have a problem with jagged lines or 'stepping'. Even the audio output from the two small speakers is exceptionally good, especially with BBE on (although with headphones, it adds abit of background hissing). Another good thing WAS the headphone jack, and the front A/V inputs. Great for late night watching or quick connections. And for Sara and all those that are review the 27 INCH version of this tv... maybe you should check the link your on before you review. Can't find the right link? DON'T REVIEW IT, or wait till a suitable link is opened.

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Various Sony and Panasonic TV's

Picture quality, BBE, asthetics

Tuner is a little slow compared to Pana & Sony.

Excellent TV. Took my time to compare the Toshiba to the Sony FS12 and Panasonic SX11...Tosh had a much better picture. Sound is great, especially with BBE turned on. Plenty of inputs, which seems to be the norm with any flat screen these days. Comb filter's tendency to affect vertical lines is nowhere near as bad as other reviewers say it is.

Picture quality, color rendition, clarity, picture geometry, BBE, volume limiter. Remote control is light, ergonomic and glows in the dark.

3-line digital comb filter can make straight lines appear blocky.

I've had this excellent 24" since May 2001 and no product in its price range or size has since come out to rival it. The color, clarity and geometry are excellent. I've owned Sony TVs in the past and made side-by-side comparison with the new Sony 24" TVs, and the Sonys (many of them) have a distinct lower bow effect which makes the picture subtly 'droopy' looking. The Toshiba had Component video inputs (which helps DVDs look fantastic BTW) and only the newest Sony 24" has this feature now. Audiowise, things are fine for a 24". I just wish the ColorStream and S-Video audio inputs weren't shared with the Composite inputs. Having said that, this not uncommon for 24" TVs. The picture can look a bit pixellated. I believe this is a problem with the Digital Comb Filter and not the Scan Velocity Modulation because I disconnected the SVM circuit board on my set, and lines still look somewhat blocky. On the plus side, this blockiness only occurs with mediocre quality RF signals. I've had no reason to complain when the TV is fed a high quality RF, VCR or DVD signal.

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Sony 24", 27" TV. JVC 24", 27" TV.

pure colorstreams for vibrant color sharpness. good price for a flat screen like that.

the sharpness are 2 strong for JVC owner.

24 pure FST the best for color sharpness the best 24inch flat tube with colorstreams* (component input) i used this tv more than 8 months one of my best buy no problem with geometry.

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sony 27 XBR,27 pure FST,panasonic tau

Fabulous color

geometry

Sara is right. "The pixels are noticeable, and more often than not, curves and facial details get blurred in that awful, blocky way. I can't stand it."

I saw the same thing. Basically everyting look like an animated cartoon with overly sharp, "blocky" edges. But the color is so good that I persisted in trying to get used to this problem. Fortunately, I found the solution to it on the Web. The problem is that in all picture modes except
"movie", velocity scan modulation is turned on. It is this that caused the awful edges. If you used the Video Essentials setup disk, this will be very apparent when you set the sharpness. If you use any mode other than "movie", no matter how far you turn the sharpness down, the edges are terrible. In movie mode you can smooth the edges and get a perfect balance between detail and smoothness. So the lesson is, set the TV up in movie mode. The results are extraordinarily good.

Now for a more general review, taking into account the issue above (which is nowhere mentioned in the manual). I have the TV sitting in my home with a Sony 27FV17, and I am trying to decide which one to keep. I have been able to fiddle around with both of them in order to gauge their strengths and weaknesses.

The Sony has much better sound (this may not be true of the FS models though). The 16:9 compression mode is excellent. It renders 16:9 DVDs close to HDTV quality - where the scan lines almost completely disappear. The geometry is not too bad - verticle lines are not bowed. They are squiggly though. There were not any problems with pink and green blurring onto white backgrounds at the edges, as others have reported. The problem with the Sony is the color. This may have to do, in part, with the fact that the tube is noticably lighter than the Toshiba. In addition, red saturation is overdone, which means that things appear too "warm" most of the time. Turning down the color helps, but this causes undersaturation of the other colors, resulting in a less vivid picture. Along side the Toshiba, no matter how I fiddled with the controls, I could never achieve the color purity and naturalness of the untweaked Toshiba.

As for the Toshiba, from what I have seen, you cannot get better color in a 27" flat direct view TV. I have looked at Panasonic, Samsung, Phillips (albeit, not as critically as the Sony). I can unhesitatingly state that for me the color and detail are very involving, much more so than the Sony. As for the sound, it is mediocre - but then the Sony cost $250 more and has a more powerful amp and speakers. The Toshiba does not have 16:9 compression, which is very nice indeed on the Sony. The biggest problem with the Toshiba is geometric distortion of vertical lines. They are bowed inward uniformly on both side of the screen. This is not generally noticable except when looking at rectangular objects like doors and window.

So which one will I choose? Still not sure, but most likely the Toshiba because the color and detail are so addictive. If the Sony had the color and detail of the Toshiba, it would be great - but it doesn't.

BTW, the build quality of the Sony is noticably better. This is readily apparent when connecting and disconnecting components on the back panel. The jacks are better and the back panel itself is stiffer. The Sony also weights about 15 pounds more.

I would give the toshiba a 5 star rating if it weren't for the vertical distortion. The Sony rates a four. I would suspect that for most people, the Toshiba would be the more enjoyable choice since the picture (aside from geometry) is dazzling. The Sony has a softer picture due mostly to the color balance, and that may be appealing to some. I find that the "warmth" (or washed out quality) of the Sony is not very involving. On the other hand, if the Toshiba were not there for comparison, you would never know what you were missing.

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Sony 27FV17

good picture when it comes in clear

jagged lines,terrible picture off of the vcr, some channels come in blurry or with the colours consistently off

I'm returning it. The pixels are noticeable, and more often than not, curves and facial details get blurred in that awful, blocky way. I can't stand it. There's also a mild electric hum that comes off the set which low volume listeners may find annoying.

Looks cool, good sound

I know next to nothing about tvs, but I do know a jagged line when I see it. Having only owned a generic 20" RCA set before, perhaps I don't have a good basis for comparison, or maybe I just have no idea how to set up this new set properly. Straight out of the box, I am very dissatisfied with the picture quality. The ancient RCA provided a much clearer picture. I can actually see the horizantal lines on the screen, especially on diagonal lines, which look like a series of small blocks. Even when playing DVD's, the edges remain blocky. In defense of the set, the blockiness is not always noticeable, and the picture is quite good if you're not looking for imperfections. Sports are the big problem, (and unfortunately what I watch most often). I don't know if this type result is common/accepted in flat screens, or what. If anyone has some good advice, I could sure use some help.

I guess on the plus side, the set does look really cool in my bedroom, above my silver DVD player. There are also enough connections to hook up about anything to it.

Clear Picture. Multiple inputs. Easy to read remote control.

The remote control does not have the full emulation of the cable (or satellite)remote.

Since I have a Sony system - 32" WEGA, DVD, 945 surround
sound receiver - I was about to replace my second old TV with a Sony 24" WEGA. To my surprise on a side by side comparison the Toshiba was far ahead of the Sony and other flat screens on the shelf. I went to other stores to confirm that the Sony was not as good. After 2 weeks of comparison I bought it on Boxing day sale. The colors are well converged. To find out, turn down the color to show a pure black and white picture. Check the picture for any color fringes especially the area around the corners of the screen. If the picture is almost pure black and white then it is converged properly. My Toshiba is in this class. So far it looks good and it is about 200 dollars cheaper than the Sony which by the way has some colour fringes and the picture is slightly tilted. The picture is not sharp and crisp in area with the fringe.

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Sony 27" WEGA.