Summary:
I bought the TV as a floor model and have never had a problem with it.I am sure it had many hours on it before it made it to my living room. The picture was very clear and the colour was great.

Strengths:
Very clear picture, better than the more expensive Sony in my opinion.

Weaknesses:
Tube TV's do have a better picture.

Summary:
When my 46" Mitsubishi died I had every intention of buying another one as I was quite pleased with it. But when I saw this Toshiba side by side it was no contest. And with a Sony on the other side it was still no contest. I had gone into the store to buy another Mitsubishi or maybe a Sony and never thought I would buy a Toshiba but I did and I love it. The sound is good but I don't use it as I have it hooked up to a surround sound system. I agree with others that the menus are so big you can't tell what affect the adjustments you are making have. But I guess it's better than being too small. This is a great TV to own until the HDTV's start falling below $2000.

Strengths:
Great picture, good sound for a TV.

Weaknesses:
Menu's much too big.

Similar Products Used:
Mitsubishi

Summary:
Well, I bought the TV local for $2000 delivered and all, but before I say anything else I want to put one thing in this review.

I bought this TV from a place here in Dallas, Stereo East, everything seemed cool, but when the TV showed up it was already unboxed and looked like it had been sitting out for a while. There were dust bunnies all over the back of it. So I asked the delivery guy and he said yeah, we grabbed the one off the floor...anyway to make a long story short I got a brand new one in a box from the store and some other stuff as compensation. Bottom line here...if you do buy anything from these guys...check it out.

Ok, back to the TV...I really love it. I did juggle getting the X81, but this was good enough for my first projection TV and I wanted to wait until the HDTV stuff was standard and in everyday use.

Playstation looks great on it, but is this bad for the TV? I heard that it might be, but I haven't seen it anywhere.

Strengths:
Great picture, good sound, built in screen shield

Weaknesses:
None really...just wish the cable looked as good as the DVD

Similar Products Used:
Before this had a 32" Toshiba, then a 36" Sony Wega...

Summary:
I was a little worried, spending the amount of money I did, but I have no buyers remorse now. I was considering the X81 HD set, but just couldn't cough up the extra $700 it would have cost.

People have said they did not like the slow channel changing, but I do that with my Satellite remote, so that is not a problem for me. The menus are a little big, but I don't find much problem with adjusting with them. The backlighting on the remote does not stay on for very long, but I have it down to memory.

As for the picture, it is great. Definition on small background things can be a little unclear, and the blacks lack some definition but I still love the picture. On my satellite, some of the poorer channels do look poor, but the good channels look great. DVD looks even better, hooked up to the component inputs. I haven't had the TV professionally calibrated, but have used the AVIA (I think that was the one?) DVD.

The sound is actually quite good, but I use my receiver most of the time anyway.

I looked at a lot of tvs before buying this one. I had a hard time deciding between direct view and rear projection. But now when I watch a movie, I am very glad I went for the big screen.

NOTE: Also really liked the Sony KP43T70, almost went with that one.

Strengths:
Picture, component inputs, front s-video, sound

Weaknesses:
Not an HD

Similar Products Used:
Looked at lots of TVs when buying

Summary:
This is my first Projection TV, and after literally 3 months of comparing sets, I went with this Toshiba TN50V71 and am very happy with it. I Could not justify the money for a Wide Screen HDTV or HD ready with no standard or real schedule in place. Prior reviews point out for a "few" hundred dollars more you can get the TN50X81 (prog. scan, HD ready), that may be true off the internet, but if you are like me and don't feel comfortable getting a projection TV from an unknown seller, then be prepared to dish out another 800-1000$. This TV has NO VISIBLE SCAN LINES from 10' out, unlike most of the other sets in this price range including Sony and Mitsubishi. It has been said that Toshiba's picture is "soft", maybe if you look at it standing up? Sitting at eye level this set is as sharp as others. Out of the box, convergence, contrast, and brightness had to be adjusted. Hooked up to regular cable, the tv looks as good as cable can. (Have read about poor quality in other reviews due to weak signal, I have a amp. boosting my cable signal, it works ok). Hooked up my Toshiba 1200 DVD with Monster S-Video cable and the picture is very clear and the color is outstanding. Went with a high grade S-Video cable instead of the Colorstream Cable. Sales rep at Tweeter said for the price diff. (60 vs. 120), it's hard to see a diff. in picture quality. I want to try myself eventually. Was also told that Colorstream works best with a prog. scan set matched with a prog. scan DVD player. Sound quality is ok, not great. If you invest in a big screen, good sound is a MUST. I have mine hooked up to a receiver with surround sound and usually just turn the TV's speakers off. Toshiba gives you an option of using the TV speakers as a center channel. I tried this and it does not work with my receiver. Its a RCA input and my center outs are regular speaker cable. I bought a cable from the "shack" and hooked it up, my receiver shut itself down! So I am using a seperate center channel speaker. Overall I am very Happy with this set's picture quality and would reccomend to anyone not ready to make the jump into HDTV. Have to deduct 1 star for the slow channel changing and cheap center speaker input circuitry.

Strengths:
Picture Clarity, built in theatre shield, color purity

Weaknesses:
Slow channel changing, center speaker input does not work well.

Similar Products Used:
none