Price Paid:  $350.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
This set may be the most under rated 27inch set ever. Plain looking but outstanding performer. DVD-VCR-AND surround system great pictures and sound with this set. Have to play with the color settings a bit to get picture you like but don,t pass this one by if you,re looking for a great 27inch.

Strengths:
Picture, Price, In-Out puts, Remote control.

Weaknesses:
Color Adjustments

Similar Products Used:
JVC 27D201 27inch tv.

Price Paid:  $400.00

Summary:
All you want or need in a 27 inch TV you,ll get with this one, Hooked up with my phillips surround system and it rocks.

Strengths:
Picture,Sound,In-Out puts, Nice remote, Very Very Good TV, Has it all and performs well. Good price 400.00 at best buy.

Weaknesses:
TV speakers good, But needs help, Extra speakers or surround speakers really bring out the sound.

Similar Products Used:
JVC 27D201 27 inch TV.

Price Paid:  $350.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
This review is for the 27A51 model, which I believe is the 2001 version. Before going out and buying a TV, I made sure to do some research. After consulting reviews in Consumer Reports as well as feedback from consumers on websites such as Audioreviewm, I narrowed my choices the Toshiba and a Sony, which were both highly rated. Ultimately, I decided to go with the Toshiba because I thought I would get more bang for my buck (For the same price, the Toshiba came with PIP).

So far I could not be happier. This TV has an amazing picture clarity and pretty good sound quality (IMO). It replaces a 25" Sanyo and the difference is literally night and day. Another thing to consider is its size. I have a rather narrow entertainment center that ruled out several larger 27" TVs outright. The Toshiba is only something like 26.25 inches wide which is not much wider than the 25" Sanyo it replaced. So that may be something to consider for those of you with space constraints.

Strengths:
Quality of picture, Picture in Picture, Pretty good sound, Size

Weaknesses:
None so far

Similar Products Used:
Zenith 27", Sony 27", Sanyo 25"

Price Paid:  $349.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
Great 27" TV. If you're not looking for a 27" tabletop, don't settle for something around $240-270, go ahead and get this TV, you won't regret it. It features component video input which is great for dvds, a 3 line digital comb filter (almost 0 dot crawl!), blackstripe II picture tube, 2 a/v iputs and 1 a/v output. Good Buy at 350 when I bought it, but you can probably find it cheaper now!

Strengths:
Great Picture, Component and S Video Inpus, Good Price

Weaknesses:
Screen curvature, depth, no front a/v inout

Similar Products Used:
Sanyo 25" TV

Price Paid:  $400.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
To look good, this TV must be properly calibrated using Video Essentials or the Avia DVD. I'll save you the $50.
The brightness, sharpness, color temperature, and contrast are the same with the composite and component inputs, but the Tint and Color settings are quite different. All levels are relative to the mid-point setting.

Component
Color Temperature: Warm
Contrast: -3
Brightness: -1
Sharpness: as low as it will go
Color: -1
Tint: +2

Composite:
Color: 0 (exactly the mid setting)
Tint: -2

Strengths:
Component Inputs, Great Comb Filter, Adjustable Color Temp

Weaknesses:
Factory video settings absurd

Similar Products Used:
Phillips 27"