Toshiba 24AF44 24" FST Pure Flat Television

by Toshiba

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 26.4 x 20 inches ; 72.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 81 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001YHZGC
• Item model number: 24AF44
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,992 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 26, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Note: Toshiba 24AF44 24" TV with FST PURE Flat Screen is no longer being manufactured. You may want to consider purchasing the newer Toshiba 24 AF45 24 inch FST Pure TV (Silver) instead.

Toshiba's 24-inch 24AF44 offers big-screen quality from a small-screen set. The compact but versatile CRT television is equipped to deliver vivid, high-contrast pictures FST PURE flat picture tube, which looks great and minimizes geometric distortions in the process. Generous connection options and parental controls let you and your kids use the set for a variety of applications.

The 24AF44's 3-line digital comb filter further enhances resolution by removing blurred edges between colors and reducing dot crawl (tiny, moving dots of color along a sharp color separation in a vertical line, as in a depiction of a character's striped T-shirt). Meanwhile, velocity-scan modulation improves the definition at picture edges, creating sharper images by slowing the CRT (cathode-ray tube) beam's horizontal scanning during demanding work--say, when rendering transitions from light to dark parts of an image--and speeding it up when scanning easily rendered sections, like broad dark areas.

A shadow mask is a thin sheet of perforated metal behind the screen that restricts electron flow, each hole in the sheet corresponding to a single pixel. An Invar mask uses an alloy that's especially resistant to the high temperatures generated by the electron beam, allowing in a brighter, clearer picture.

Toshiba provides a user-selectable 16:9 mode for displaying widescreen images, which actively scans the entire screen, creating gray bars above and below the picture area. This significantly reduces the chances of uneven CRT wear or "burn-in."

The 5-watts-per-channel set receives stereo audio programming and SAP (second audio program), often used to broadcast an alternate-language track. The 24AF44 derives a heightened sense of stereo separation from its double-baffle speaker system, and BBE High-Definition Sound improves speech intelligibility and restores the dynamic range of compressed musical passages.

A ColorStream component-video input provides the ultimate picture quality from interlaced component-video signals; standard composite-video inputs accommodate all DVD players and most other video sources. You get 2 sets of rear AV inputs (one of which has S-video) as well as one set of front AV inputs for easy connection with a camcorder or gaming console. A rear AV output lets you hook the set up with a surround receiver. The 24AF44 also features V-Chip parental controls, GameTimer, a sleep timer, and a glow-in-the-dark, 4-device universal remote control with DVD operation.

What's in the Box
Television, remote control, remote batteries, a user's manual, and warranty information.

Product Description

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great 24" TV, April 20, 2004

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Mark G. Bayer "mark" (harrisburg, pa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba 24AF44 24" FST Pure Flat Television (Electronics)

Did my research and noted many of the same problems with the sony 24" model that others had cited (fuzzy picture at corners).
Came down to this one vs. the similar offering from JVC. I've always loved JVC products and it was basically a tossup--at 92 dollars less though the toshiba won hands down.

Exceptionally good sound (given the usual limitations of onboard speakers) using just the TV's own speakers...the bbe function does wonders for dialog clarity. I'll probably hook up to a low end surround system though. Great small room TV and the prices of the flat screens have finally gotten to be a real bargain. I highly reccommend.

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great tv at a reasonable price, April 29, 2004

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Edward J. Twomey (Laurence Harbor, N.J. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba 24AF44 24" FST Pure Flat Television (Electronics)

I actually tried an LCD set and didn't like it. But if you want a sharp picture and great sound without paying alot, check out the Toshiba 24AF44. The screen looks larger than 24 inches and the appearance of the silver color is attractive. It's really
easy to set the video and audio choices using the menu on the
practical remote. If you haven't kept up with the latest advancements in CRT technology, just compare this set with a
LCD or plasma. I think you will be pleasantly surprised. What can I say, a wonderful TV for under $300 and free shipping from Amazon. The picture using a DVD is flat out amazing. A real winner you won't regret buying.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply astounding, July 27, 2004

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Adam "Adam" (Sudbury, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba 24AF44 24" FST Pure Flat Television (Electronics)

I searched and this TV was the best for the price. I didn't buy it from Amazon.com but I should have because it was ridiculously hard to find. This TV is so great that stores usually have it on back order so you might have to wait like 2 weeks to get one. I lucked out and found a dealer who had one left.

The picture quality on this TV is awesome. I'm using my Playstation 2 with it to watch DVDs and play video games and the detail in the picture is breathtaking. I was also surprised at how good the sound was. Every track of the movies seem to come out crystal clear and have depth to them. I never thought that the two speakers on a TV this size could do this.

If you buy this TV and are using it to watch DVDs either with a PS2/Xbox or player I strongly suggest you buy some component video cables. These cables give the absolute best quality.

Best 300$ I ever spent.