Price Paid:  $3200.00 from trutone, mississauga

Summary:
First I have to thank all those who write reviews and to this web site. They have help me to know what to look for and what questions to ask. I don't know if I am an audio enthusiast, but if the definition is someone who wants exceelent quality for a fair and resonable (not cheapest) price, well then that's me. I have had this Toshiba 50HX81(or 82) for 9 months and have had little to no set up requirements. I even moved it to the other side of the house (a bigger room) with no problems. All conections are easy to find and use. I've checked the settings and they are easy to change, however very little needed to be changed. It has just the right number of justification points to keep your set tuned. The regular cable quality t.v. is good, you have 4 options on how you want to watch the picture. If something is broadcast in 16*9 then you can inlage the whole image to fit the screen. It's easy to play with and find your prefrence. I've bought this system with the rest of my new toys, DVD by Toshiba, Receiver by ONKYO, and speakers by PSB. I am extreamly happy with all my purchases, and it all starts in the middle.

Strengths:
Picture quality is great. I'll be more immpressed when I get digital TV signal. It's easy to use, have 5 kids (and the wife) and you have to make it simple or they will find a way to mess it up.(or complain) The HX has better guns then the H tv's, it is worth the extra money. The tv keeps up with the action. Hockey players are in a solid picture and the lines on the ice do not wave. (this is what turned me off of Sony, the picture was clear but on high action regular programing it could not keep up with the action. It was like watching a super 8 film. And the other sets in this price range just blur or wave the line.) Off angle viewing is excelent for a projection TV. Even with the bigger room someone is on an angle and no one complains.

Weaknesses:
The clicker has the option of lighing up when you use it. In this feature if makes a buzz, a little anoying. However this must be the norm because someone mentioned about it on another Toshiba set. At low volumes the set's speakers are give poor reception. You have the option of turning them off and using your soroundsound system (this is a strength), but as I mentioned 5 kids make it simple. At louder volumes the speakers work well.

Similar Products Used:
Zeneth 27" TV, JVC 27" TV, RCA 20" TV

Price Paid:  $1800.00 from The Sound Concept

Summary:
Toshiba (though not as celebrated as Sony among Joe Public) has always made some of the best products at very reasonable prices, in my opinion, and this HDTV is no exception. This is my 3rd Toshiba TV (I've never owned another brand), but my first HDTV --and my first rear-projection TV. It's an awesome improvement from my old 27" direct-view set, to say the least! And it's only relatively recently that I found rear-projection TV's suitable, given the inherent problems of older generations. But until plasma HDTV's or other newer technologies both improve in quality and become more affordable, RP-HDTV's are the way to go, IMHO. While this might not matter to you, it did to me: this set has a solid top that can reasonably accomodate a center channel speaker (such as my Thiel SCS3), unlike most manufacturers (except Mitsubishi).

Strengths:
Better picture than similarly priced sets from JVC, Sony, Hitachi, etc. Can accomodate a center channel on top, unlike many other manufacturers! Better styling (and picture?) than non-Cinema Series Toshiba sets.

Weaknesses:
No DVI/HDCP/HDMI, Firewire/i.Link/IEEE1394 connections that newer sets have; newer Toshiba Cinema Series also have even better picture, and can accept 720p signals.

Similar Products Used:
Toshiba 20", 27" sets. Considered sets from Sony, JVC, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, etc.

Price Paid:  $2200.00 from onecall

Summary:
Great TV,after all,I only have been buying Toshibas.I own 4 Toshibas in my house with the oldest 8 years old.I always check everything on the market before I buy any electronics but when it comes to TV's,I always end up with Toshiba. Great picture,plenty of adjustments and settings,good remote and even great sound.I dont use the internal speaker system but I was blown away when I tested.For those that dont have a good reciever setup,save your self some money,this TV sounds great as it is without home theater. I also, was very happy to see the remote control setup to be easy and I was able to make macros on my Lexicon remote to switch inputs and screen sizes with one touch.In other words,if you want to change lets say the input,just teach your remote to press input+number and that's it. Good set,I will give it 5

Strengths:
Good TV all around

Weaknesses:
Could have use better materials for the cabinet or front gril to make it look more expensive

Similar Products Used:
Toshiba's only

Price Paid:  $2399.00 from Ken Krane's

Summary:
I first purchased the Mitsubishi 55 Gold Plus. It looked good, but was too big for my room. I returned it for the Tos 50hdx82. The Toshiba is so much better. The picture is sharper, there is MUCH less glare on the screen, (almost none at all) and the colors are more realistic. Another great feature of this set is that there is an Input menu rather than having to push the input button each time and cycle through all of the inputs like on the Mitsubishi and the older Toshibas. This is great if you have a remote with Macro capability, since your inputs can be changed along with all of your other settings with the touch of one button. One other thing, the Toshiba is also much less deep and can fit into many more places.

Strengths:
Great Picture Best Anti-Glare screen Input Menu with re-namable inputs New DVI input plus 2 more HD component inputs

Weaknesses:
Not sure if I like the silver color, I'm used to the traditional black case.

Price Paid:  $2665.00 from tweeter

Summary:
this is a review for the Toshiba 50HDX82,surpassed my expectations,bright,sharp and accurate detail in images specially in HDTV,aftertrying several Mitsubishis incuding the Diamond series,this toshiba is better

Strengths:
lenses,accuracy,sharpness

Weaknesses:
skin color a little amber like,but I'm sure after the calibration it will be O.K

Similar Products Used:
Mitsubishi 55819,55859.55909 Toshiba 43h81