Toshiba 15LV505 15.6-Inch Widescreen LCD TV with Built-in DVD Player (Black)

by Toshiba

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 15.8 x 12.6 inches ; 7.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001DZJVO2
• Item model number: 15LV505
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (408 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,218 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #25 in Electronics > Televisions & Video > TV-DVD Combinations

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The convenient all-in-one Toshiba 15LV505 LCD TV with integrated DVD player.

Jack pack on the back.

Key Features

• 15.6-inch widescreen, TFT LCD display that's great for viewing standard, high-definition programming. The display also features a 250 cd/m2 brightness rating, 500:1 contrast ratio, and a 5ms response time.
• Native 720p HD resolution (1366 x 768)
• 170-degree horizontal viewing angle for easy viewing from the side (150-degree vertical viewing angle).
• Built-in slot-loading DVD player that's also compatible with DVD-R/RW, standard audio CDs, and CD-R/RW media. Other features include digital picture zoom, fast scan, slow motion, and multi-camera angle selection.
• Play MP3 files burned to disc
• Dolby Digital and DTS compatible output multi-channel audio experience and unsurpassed three-dimensional audio performance rivaling the best movie theaters. You can also connect this TV to a DTS-compatible receiver/decoder via its digital audio output for playback of high-resolution multi-channel DTS-encoded DVDs and CDs.
• Bottom mounted stereo speakers with bass and treble controls
• Cinema Mode for brilliant playback of films on DVD
• ColorStream HD component video input delivers a clean picture to your TV via three cables (color-labeled in green, blue, red; also referred to as Y/Pb/Pr) and keeps all of the picture elements separate, increasing color resolution.
• V-Chip parental controls
• Closed captioning
• Tri-lingual onscreen menus in English, French and Spanish
• Included remote control
• Meets ENERGY STAR 3.0 certifications

Connections

• Component: 1 (with 1 pair of left/right analog audio inputs)
• Composite A/V: 1 (with 1 pair of left/right analog audio inputs)
• S-Video: 1
• RF antenna input: 1
• Digital audio output: 1
• Headphone jack: 1

Dimensions

• TV with stand: 15.84 x 12.61 x 5.52 inches (WxHxD); 7.7 pounds
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Toshibas new line of LCD TV combination models delivers a convenient all-in-one entertainment experience that can be integrated into any room of the house, whether its the kitchen, bedroom or home office. Focusing on functionality and versatility, Toshibas full line of feature-packed LCD TV combos is available in 15, 19, 22 and 26-inch screen sizes (measured diagonally), and each of these space-saving sets features a thin profile and a design for the style-conscious consumer. With the February 2009 digital TV transition quickly approaching, many consumers are in the market to purchase a new digital TV to replace an old analog set. Toshibas LCD TV combination lineup includes a built-in digital tuner in every model. In addition to the extensive features detailed above, all of Toshibas new LCD TV combination models will meet ENERGY STAR 3.0 certifications. Petite and packed with features, the 15LV505 LCD TV/DVD combo is a great addition to kitchen counters, spare rooms, or dorm rooms. The portable size makes it easy to enjoy movies anywhere in your home. Features: * 1366 X 768 Pixel resolution * Built-in slot loading DVD player that plays DVD/DVD-R/DVD-RW/CD/CD-R/CD-RW/VCD * Built-in ATSC/NTSC/QAM digital tuning * Wide aspect ratio

Product Description

Petite and packed with features, the 15LV505 LCD TV/DVD combo is a great addition to kitchen counters, spare rooms, or dorm rooms. The portable size makes it easy to enjoy movies anywhere in your home.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

500 of 503 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice small screen LCD TV, November 24, 2008

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B. Colonna (Somewhere in NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba 15LV505 15.6-Inch Widescreen LCD TV with Built-in DVD Player (Black) (Electronics)

If you are looking for a very small LCD TV, this is a nice product. If you have room for a 19", by all means I would go for the larger screen. Keep in mind that, even with the abundance of digital and high def signals out there today, many channels/programs will be broadcast in 4:3 format. Since this TV is a 16:9 profile screen, a 4:3 display will appear that much smaller on this 15.6" screen.

However, if you have a tight space, like on a kitchen counter under cabinets, this TV is perfect. It included a built in DVD player, which is a nice perk. The picture is vivid and HD display on it is excellent. At this size there is absolutely no reason to go for 1080p. For a 15.6" screen, or even a 19", 720p is fine.

At this screen size, Toshiba's competition tends to be "store brands" or no-name brands. This is the lone high quality name brand TV in this class (size).

What included in the box:
* 15.6" (measured diagonally) flat screen TV.
* Attached stand.
* Remote control.
* Power cable.


The TV comes with a QAM tuner so you can pull any unscrambled analog and digital TV signals from your cable company. The TV accepts coax and ColorStream component connections.

PROs:
* Vivid picture
* Fully adjustable backlight and picture format, as well as all the usuals (brightness, contrast, audio, etc.).
* Excellent sound.
* Matte finish screen reduces glare so screen is viewable in bright and low light situations.

CONs:
* Tuner is fairly slow when switching stations.
* Stand is not adjustable for different angles or height.

Overall, this is a nice TV for the price and has many of the functions you'd want. An adjustable stand would be nice but at this size its not a necessity. I'm not sure why the tuner lags as much as it does, taking approximately 2-4 seconds in between channels. If you channel-surf often, this will annoy you.

I would have rated this a 5 had it not been for the slow tuner.

167 of 170 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NICE UNIT..BUT, November 8, 2008

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KRASSEL (SPANAWAY, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba 15LV505 15.6-Inch Widescreen LCD TV with Built-in DVD Player (Black) (Electronics)

This is a nice little unit. I find the picture very clear and the sound is not bad, considering the size of the speakers. Very light and has a very good viewing angle, better than some larger lcd's I've looked at. The built in dvd player is simple and works well and the remote is very intuitive and easy to use. The only downside is you cannot mount this tv to the wall. Because of the dvd player it is not compatable with any of the the existing wall mounts. It has no mounting holes for a wall mount.
Other than that it is a great little unit for the money and works well for small spaces.

161 of 164 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So far, so good..........., October 23, 2008

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skysoxwiz (pikes peak) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Toshiba 15LV505 15.6-Inch Widescreen LCD TV with Built-in DVD Player (Black) (Electronics)

Since I just bought this to replace a space killing CRT model I don't have long-term experience. But so far, the picture is crisp and bright, there's an included DVD player (which I didn't need but oh, well)and its footprint is wee-wee-tiny......on my breakfast counter it is a godsend. I now have room to spread out the morning paper there. I paid close attention to reviews of 15" flat screen TV's and while I think $299 was pretty high for a small screen, the other cheaper no-names seemed to have rotten reviews. I'm trusting in Toshiba's reputation and the reviews. The unit was shipped amazingly fast from AMAZON and is light as a feather.
I'll reserve final judgment for about a year to see how it works then.
One thing that I find odd is the VERY VERY slow switching of channels.