Price Paid:  $1200.00 from Service Merchandise

Summary:
Overall a very good preformer.
Excellent input/output options.
Great image using the color stream inputs for DVD.
Very good image from DSS via S-Video.
Image is OK from cable. (CATV is only OK on any RPTV)
Sound is good for a TV but it's not a replacement for a surround system.

I looked at the SONY 43" but at $100.00 less I decided to go with the Toshiba's larger screen size. Tough choice as SONY generally has a more sharp and focused image but it also has a darker picture. Depends on your picture source.
The Toshiba's features and image are far better than most of the RPTV's in this price range

Strengths:
Connections, Price, Size

Weaknesses:
None so far

Price Paid:  $1600.00 from Rex Tv

Summary:
This is overall a good buy for a entry level projection bigscreen. I have had no problems with my tv. Sometimes it is better to spend alittle more money locally (and get better face to face customer service) instead of on the internet, but this is the consumers choice. To sum up this Toshiba Projection tv is : gerat picture, alot of features, and good shoud from front speakers. Also don't expect a 1,500.00 tv to perform like a Sony projection that cost 2,999.00++++++.

Strengths:
Good Picture, Component Video Input as well as S-video

Weaknesses:
NONE YET

Similar Products Used:
Sony, RCA,

Price Paid:  $1200.00 from Future Shop

Summary:
First of all I would like to comment on the poor review posted by a fellow from Regina Canada. You have to realize that when you buy a grey market television from an unauthorized Toshiba dealer, you are bound to run into problems.

Attention all readers!!!! If you can afford it, you should buy a progressive scan television. Would it have made sense to buy a black and white television, when colour tv was coming out? All of us couch potatoe television watchers are being introduced into the crazy world of digital. This means our major network stations will be pumping out 500 lines of resolution in a digital signal. You are looking at 240 lines on your 10 year old 19" tube. Anything but a progressive scan television will not produce the image as clearly as it should be. But not everyone can afford the technology. (about double that of a regular projection tv.) Welcome to my world and to the Toshiba 50V61.

For the price you pay for this television ,and the newer model (Toshiba A60) you are getting a whole lot of TV, for very little money. Reading readers polls will tell you that Toshiba rates among the best for reliability. ex. www.consumersearch.com This television is packed with features like component, dual tuner picture in picture, universal backlit remote, front av inputs, a couple of s-video inputs, and some sort of crazy lens system in the crt's that gives this TV the best brightness and picture detail that I saw on any of the other televisions I looked at! (In this price range of course.) If you have a couple of thousand dollars to spend on a home entertainment monitor, this should be an obvious choice.

Strengths:
nice jackpack,great brand name, well priced.

Weaknesses:
automatic convergence would be nice.

Similar Products Used:
sonyv80, rca 52926, hitachi D series, zenith, panasonic

Price Paid:  $1200.00 from Future Shop

Summary:
First of all I would like to comment on the poor review posted by a fellow from Regina Canada. You have to realize that when you buy a grey market television from an unauthorized Toshiba dealer, you are bound to run into problems.

Attention all readers!!!! If you can afford it, you should buy a progressive scan television. Would it have made sense to buy a black and white television, when colour tv was coming out? All of us couch potatoe television watchers are being introduced into the crazy world of digital. This means our major network stations will be pumping out 500 lines of resolution in a digital signal. You are looking at 240 lines on your 10 year old 19" tube. Anything but a progressive scan television will not produce the image as clearly as it should be. But not everyone can afford the technology. (about double that of a regular projection tv.) Welcome to my world and to the Toshiba 50V61.

For the price you pay for this television ,and the newer model (Toshiba A60) you are getting a whole lot of TV, for very little money. Reading readers polls will tell you that Toshiba rates among the best for reliability. ex. www.consumersearch.com This television is packed with features like component, dual tuner picture in picture, universal backlit remote, front av inputs, a couple of s-video inputs, and some sort of crazy lens system in the crt's that gives this TV the best brightness and picture detail that I saw on any of the other televisions I looked at! (In this price range of course.) If you have a couple of thousand dollars to spend on a home entertainment monitor, this should be an obvious choice.

Strengths:
nice jackpack,great brand name, well priced.

Weaknesses:
automatic convergence would be nice.

Similar Products Used:
sonyv80, rca 52926, hitachi D series, zenith, panasonic

Price Paid:  $1300.00 from Vision's Electronics

Summary:
Short and sweet:

The first one (yes...first one) was delivered and a day later the picture blew. The second one was delivered and the next day the red gun blew. Two faulty toshiba's in a row leaves a bad taste in my mouth for this tv.

I bought it because of the low price and the reviews that I read on this webpage. I'm either unlucky or the others reviewers of this product are lucky. I have since returned the toshiba, and after more research, went with a panasonic pt-51sx30. It was a showdown between this and a similar Hitachi model but when comparing pictures (yes I fooled around with the settings to get a proper comparison) the panasonic was more pleasing to my eye (and a little cheaper).

In summary, if you are planning to buy a projection tv. I wouldn't buy this one. In fact you shouldn't buy any entry level projection tv. Buy the mid models and go home secure in your mind that you aren't getting the worst parts, worst picture, and worst sound.

Strengths:
Price, Cabinet Design, Sound.

Weaknesses:
50 lbs heavier than competitors, terrible reliability.

Similar Products Used:
none