Customer Reviews

Toshiba 22LV610U 22-Inch 720p LCD TV with Built in DVD Player, Black

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(20)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

Bought this unit for our RV for over air HDTV and DVD/DivX, Netflix downloaded Movies. We have it ceiling mounted so it takes up no valuable counter space. Firstly, it arrived 2 weeks earlier than promised (supposed to be released May 1, arrived April 14th), so that was great!

Fired it up, attached it to our RCA, powered, rabbit ears antenna and it picked up 31 Digital or HD channels (we live in the East Bay, between San Francisco and San Jose)some as far away as Sacramento. I'd only been getting 12 channels, using the same antenna set up, on my HP PC with a Hauppage tv tuner.

So far, so good, but it was the picture quality that blew us away!! Now, we have a 42", 1080p Panasonic Plasma with BluRay at home, so are used to high quality, crisp images. This little tv's picture quality is superior to the 42" plasma and the color is 'true'. We've had it hooked up and running for 4 days now, and each evening there are a several bursts of "Wow, can you believe how sharp this picture is?" and "I am so impressed with the picture quality of this little tv!"

Can't speak to the sound quality, as we immediately hooked it up to a small sound system, but it plays DVD's and downloaded Netflix movies like a champ. Channel changing is not sloth like as in the previous model we tried.

We purchased a 19inch Toshiba TV/DVD combo a year ago and returned it because we were not happy with the picture quality or the sluggish response when changing channels - it also cost around $700! We went back to watching TV and Movies on the PC, but decided to try again with this 22inch model. We are absolutely thrilled with the purchase and for almost half of what we paid for a lesser unit last year.

I just purchased this tv/dvd player for the bedroom. The set allows me to program it to DirectV's remote (wonderful!), it has a full compliment of picture settings for my preferred viewing, (no red people) and the manual is easy to understand.

However, the sound is very poor. I have it up as far as it will adjust to and it still can't be heard well from more than 6 feet. I may have to return it to the store. However, this seems to be a problem with most small LCD TV's.

I haven't tried a DVD yet, but expect the sound to be even more of a problem because most DVD's have to be amplified even higher than the TV sounds.

I had purchased a 22" Curtis with a DVD player and it was a mess. I could not ajust the color or the tint, the manual only told the steps in the menus, but not what each was for and the picture quality was only fair. I could not program it to the DirectV remote at all. Their customer service said it was not possible. However, the sound was great! I guess you can't have it all.

Ordered this t.v. for our kitchen. Could not hear at maximum volume without turning off a/c, fan, and sitting 1 foot away from t.v.. Checked reviews on the web and this complaint is widespread. Everyone returned this item.
There is a comparable Sharp t.v with pretty much the same features on Amazon, (although it is backordered) , which we just ordered--This time we checked reviews on the web !

I was looking for a fair-priced DVD player that could double as a TV (and possibly a PC monitor) -- yes, in that order -- to use in our moderate-sized bedroom. Originally, I was set to order the comparable SHARP model but it was sold out, so I went with this TOSHIBA. I was a bit apprehensive about it because of all the negative reviews on its sound quality, but with Amazon's awesome returns policy and process in mind, I took the plunge. Here's my review after 1 month of ownership...

APPEARANCE: Looks great! The TOSHIBA logo on the front lights (and stays lit) when you turn the set on. This feature can be turned off, too. The remote control looks and feels cheaper and of lower quality than the set, but it works fine.

EASE OF USE: If you've ever used a TV and DVD player in the past, this is a breeze. Just scan the user manual for what you need -- hookups, DVD, channel programming, etc. The manual is also pretty easy to manage. Upon reflection, I could have skipped the manual, simply unpacked the box, plugged in the TV and popped in a DVD within 5 minutes. Figuring out the TV and getting the channels OTA took another 5-10 minutes. (I tried the cable hookup and it worked fine; over-the-air I needed an antenna.)

FEATURES: DVD player works fine; nothing spectacular and no problems. A bit slow at times when jumping from one section to another, but that might be the DVD itself. (Not sure.) This is the only feature I really cared about (for now).

PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent with DVDs! (Note, if the quality of DVD is meant to be grainy, like some old movies or shows, it will be reflected that way on the set.) Color is great, picture is sharp and auto-sized.

PORTABILITY: Did not buy it to carry around but it is light and easy to move from spot to spot or room to room.

Drum roll please......... And now, the most contentious aspect of this set....

SOUND QUALITY: We live in the city, an apartment about a dozen floors up from the street. So, we hear traffic, construction, planes, copters, sirens, dogs barking, etc. Our viewing distance is about 8-10 feet from the screen. Keeping that in mind, when there is no other sound in our home -- such as a toilet flush or heater/air conditioner/fan -- then we can actually hear well at volumes from 5 to 10. With the added noise, we need to temporarily bump the volume from 15-25. (Top volume on the set is 50.) With some DVDs (such as some of the Pink Panther movies or Night at the Museum II when Larry is whispering to the Smithsonian guard) we had to turn the volume to 35. We have never gone beyond 35 in watching a show or DVD.

We are satisfied with this set as (1) a DVD player and (2) an OTA TV. Have not tried it as a monitor, yet.

UPDATE (2/23/2011): (1) The DVD player has been in extremely heavy use for over one year and is still working fine (and so are the TV and Remote Control). (2) We also hooked up an old VCR... very easy to do, and works great with the TV, but the TV Remote Control does not (or can not) control the VCR. (3) One negative is that there is a lag between turning on the unit and it actually displaying an image, maybe 2-3 seconds that seem like an eternity; though this doesn't ruin the rating, it has become annoying because it also happens to a similar extent when changing channels.

UPDATE (1/18/2012): DVDs are starting to periodically freeze up. The discs are in great shape - no scratches, dirt, prints. But, for some reason they sometimes freeze, and the controls don't work (play, pause, ff, rew, etc..., except eject). Maybe it's due to heavy use(?).

I just got this unit last week. It's light, it's sleek, its picture is fantastic, but it's sound is not always as loud as you might like. Most channels are fine, but some, even when the volume is set to max, are too soft. I'm looking for an inexpensive sound bar to augment the unit's small speakers. If you have a smaller room, say 10 x 12, this will be great. But if you have a larger room, 15 x 15 or more, or are in a noisy house, you may be disappointed. I hope Toshiba is listening!!

Setup was so easy I didn't bother cracking the manual. Picture is great and channel-changing is much faster than on a similar Sharp I got 2 years ago for twice the price.

This is a very nice small HDTV. It is the 22" version of Toshiba's latest (2009) revamp of their 19, 22 and 26" LCD HDTV DVD combo line up. I bought it to fit in our boat during the summer months and take home for a bedroom in the winter. It needed to be surface mounted in the boat and on its stand in the winter. I highly recommend this TV as the best in class for this size and DVD combo configuration. A couple factors cause me to nudge my rating back from 5-stars: The complications encountered in getting a truly flush mount, and I prefer the image fidelity of a plasma display over the harsh contrasty rendition of any LCD.

Some observations both pro and con for those interested in this TV:

Pros:
Appearance: An attractive gloss black frame with minimal frame width around the display surface.
Remote: well designed with a familiar layout and comfortable ergonomics.
Power: Very low power consumption 61W. This means less heat and an ability to run the TV from a small 120 Watt inverter from the boat's DC battery bank.
Aspect ratio: a true 16:9 aspect ratio - correct for HDTV that has finally begun to predominate.
Sound: I found the sound quality and volume perfectly adequate for the size of the TV. It will not compete with my 50" Panasonic plasma, but its speaker size shouldn't be expected to for 1/7 the price and <1/4 the size.
Tuner: Channel changing is as quick as most tuners
Set-Up: very good "auto tune" set-up station finding
DVD - has scene marking function & full range disk control functionalities

Cons:
Audio a noticeable dropout "hiccup" on channel change
Viewing angles degrade much sooner than the spec 160 - 170 degrees, particularly the vertical
Image: "screen door" image quality appearance characteristic of LCD display at close viewing distances
75 Ohm connection: orientation and lack of recess prohibits a flush mount without an "L" converter
Image resizing lacks sophisticated versions e.g "justify"
Superfluous: the logo light "feature"

Don't be put off by the "cons". This is a great TV and after doing weeks of comparisons I am convinced that it is the best of the class. I admit my preference for plasma, but in this size there simply is no such thing.

Bought two flat panel HDTVs, this one and a Vizio, The Vizio is superb. This set only ranks as average or slightly below. If you have any slight hearing problem, you will not get enough sound level out of this set on a digital channel to be able to hear it clearly. Had to add Radio Shack's amplified speakers plugged into the headphone jack of the TV in order to correct this problem. The tuner is not anywhere near as sensitive as it should be. The Vizio pulled in 19 stations with the antenna, whereas this set only received 15. In a 22" set, there are not a lot of choices when you desire a built-in DVD player. This set needs to be improved.

It was a challenge to get this TV, my first unit was stolen while en route from UPS, Amazon was very good with customer service, and ended up purchasing the second unit from an Amazon Marketplace seller who shipped FedEx. It took a week to ship, but finally received the TV about 2 weeks ago. First, I have never owned a flat screen, I replaced a 13 inch CRT with Mono sound, so my viewing experience has improved tremendously.
The only reason I couldn't give the TV five stars was that the sound is weak at times, but it seems to be dependent on the TV program or DVD that you are watching. It could be louder, but as long as you aren't trying to obtain theater style sound for action films, the lack of loudness doesn't appear to be a huge issue. Picture quality is great, using the DVD player is easy, and the remote is easy as well, and there is a previous channel button now, which was a gripe that some reviewers had about Toshiba's previous model, the 505. Order with confidence!

picture is great... very low poor sound.. plan on adding computer speakers, luckly the TV has a headphone jack that will allow a hook up. I had to LOL when I call Toshiba, they suggested I sit 2 feet away, even 2 feet.. sound turned all the way up is very low.