Toshiba 26AV500U 26-Inch 720p LCD HDTV

by Toshiba

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 26.6 x 20.4 inches ; 25.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 32 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00140U1EK
• Item model number: 26AV500U
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,102 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

26", 720p HD LCD TV, High Gloss Black Cabinet, DynaLight Dynamic Backlight Control, PC Input, 2 HDMI Inputs

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A little short of WOW..., April 18, 2008

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Sankar L (Los Angeles,CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba 26AV500U 26-Inch 720p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

Unlike the reviewer from Sterling, VA, I am writing review after using this TV for quite some time. Overall I am very satisfied with my purchase. In my opinion, here are the good and so called not so great things about this TV.

First the Good

- I had this placed side by side to a Samsung in a store. the picture quality was as good as the Samsung. Since I started using this at home, I have been thoroughly amazed by the digital quality.
- Nice footprint. Not heavy but pretty sturdy.
- Controls are on the top. It's a good thing for me because it is out of reach for my 16 month son. There are video inputs to the side and the back.
- Remote control that is simple to use and has one touch access to change the picture mode (normal, full, theater wide etc) and the preset screen setting like brightness, color, contrast etc (sports, movie, standard and customized)
- Cool thing about the "Info" button on the remote - it displays the digital signal strength (shows them as bars like cellphone does). Very handy if you want to tune the antenna and get a instant feedback

Now the not so good feature(s) -

- The screen display font size is very small. Wish it was slightly bigger. Maybe it is optimized to fit the 26" size - but it is certainly *small*. I am surprised no one else in this review mentioned this.

Note - If you don't have cable/dish and watch "over the air" channels, don't fall prey to those so called digital antenna. The antenna you have now will work with this - the TV has the built in tuner to receive both analog/digital channels.

disclaimer - this is my first lcd tv. i do not know if the features listed here are standard across all brands or unique to this one.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best picture around for the price range., July 17, 2008

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This review is from: Toshiba 26AV500U 26-Inch 720p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

This is the first LCD TV I have ever owned. I did not purchase this TV from Amazon, so I cannot comment upon how this item ships, but I would like to put in my two cents about this product.


What everyone has said about the picture quality is absolutely true. I had the opportunity to look at the Toshiba 26AV500U next to the likes of Samsung, Sony, and Panasonic, and I have to say that the Toshiba looked as good or even better than some of the various models offered by the competing companies. The well-defined contrast on the set is what gives it such a rich picture. Granted, this Toshiba is not the same quality as the sets that cost well over a thousand dollars, BUT, for less than $600, the picture alone is worth more than the money I spent. I am using this set in my very small bedroom, so the picture size is more than adequate. If you are looking for a set for your living room, you are probably better off getting a larger TV.

The only reason I'm not giving this product five stars is because I have experienced a problem with losing the audio on the set a few times. For seemingly no reason and quite suddenly, the sound will cease to function. In the manual that comes with the TV, one is instructed to reset the TV by unplugging it for five seconds. Every time I employed this method, the sound restored. I am concerned that this may become a more serious problem in the months to come (especially after the one-year warranty expires). Maybe I have a lemon, or perhaps this is a common problem with these sets. I urge anyone who wishes to buy an LCD TV to do extensive research on reliability issues BEFORE buying. I will try to update this if anything else occurs.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great HDTV, May 11, 2008

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HDTV Novice (Burnsville, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba 26AV500U 26-Inch 720p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

I had to replace an analog TV, so I thought now would be a good time to buy an HDTV. I read a lot about HDTV and the great benefits that it brings to the TV world. I just have a roof antena in my attic and no cable. I read product reviews that flaged Toshiba as a good product/value and own several Toshiba electronic products, which have been great. I was hoping for better analog reception and good over the air HDTV. What I got was a super 26 inch Toshiba HDTV that has "much" better analog reception, fantastic HDTV reception all this at a great price, great delivery and a supper picture. BUY THIS TV!!!