Toshiba 27A33 27" TV with FST Black Tube

by Toshiba

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• Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 25.6 x 22.5 inches ; 80.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 90 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B000093URB
• Item model number: 27A33
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #316,308 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Note: The Toshiba 27A33 27" TV with FST Black Tube is no longer being manufactured. You may want to consider purchasing the newer Toshiba 27A34 27" TV with FST Black Tube instead.

Toshiba's 27A33 is a feature-packed alternative to costlier sets. The 27-inch set offers an FST Black picture tube, stereo sound with 2.5 watts per channel, as well as a host of inputs--from standard RF (for antenna, VCR, or cable box) all the way to high-resolution component-video (for DVD players, satellite receivers, and digital video recorders).

The 27A33 offers picture-enhancing technology, too--its digital comb filter and vertical contour correction further enhance 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, advanced 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.

You get two sets of rear audio/video inputs (two composite-video inputs and one each S-video and ColorStream component-video) as well as one set of front AV inputs for easy connection with a camcorder, digital camera, or gaming console. A rear AV output lets you hook the set up with a surround receiver. The 27A33 also features V-Chip parental controls, channel lock, video lock, a sleep timer, and a glow-in-the-dark universal remote control.

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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent TV!!!, October 27, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Toshiba 27A33 27" TV with FST Black Tube (Electronics)

2 days ago my 8 year old Magnavox finally gave up. I had been having trouble with an on again/off again green spot for some time, but have been dealing with it. When it really crapped out 2 days ago, I finally decided it was time to get a new one.

I had investigated Toshiba TV's in the past and read rave reviews. Unfortunately we couldn't get a flat screen, because they all had side speakers, and we weren't prepared to get a new entertainment center to fit a larger TV. So we found this one, and WOW what a great picture. We spent the whole rest of the weekend watching movies and commenting on how great the picture was. We also have a Toshiba DVD player so we are able to take advantage of the ColorStream and it's fantastic. This TV was WELL worth the money, we were shocked at the quality we got for such a relatively small price.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great set, August 6, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Toshiba 27A33 27" TV with FST Black Tube (Electronics)

picture from DVD on component input is excellent; cable picture (from coax) is very good; good brightness, contrast, and color levels; sound from the built-in speakers is better than I thought it would be; on-screen menu is easy to use and has plenty of features, including volume-leveling; the width of this set makes it a better choice for many "tight" installations than most 24" sets; although this is not a flat-screen set, its tube is flatter than most regular sets.

I've only had this set for a week, but am very pleased so far.

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SUPER Awesome TV! Almost like a FLAT screen!, October 26, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Toshiba 27A33 27" TV with FST Black Tube (Electronics)

WoW is the word to describe this awesome piece of machine and technology. After 14 years of happy performance from my Sony 27" Trintron it finally started dying. It started showing white horizontal bars and color/hue turned green and everything got worse by the day for the last 2 weeks. So A new bedroom TV set was needed, especially that I watch lots of DVDs and PS2 games.

My budget was strictly $250. Quality was important, Sony is of course the best but the most expensive, but Toshiba is known for the reliability. Other brand I considered are JVC, Panasonic and Philips. I wanted a quality 20" flat screen tv. They all looked very impressive and ultra clear at the stores, particular the Sony models, but they're too expensive. Then I looked at some traditional tv, they were really 'BALLISH', the picture tube was very UN-FLAT and I was repelled by it, much more BALLISH than my 14 year old Sony! Then my friend told me not to buy 20" inch flat tv because its too small, he adviced me to look buy 27" traditional tv with the same money and told me to get a nice 'flat' traditional tv. However, all the traditional tvs I seen are BALLISH until I saw this piece of awesome machine at another store. I immediatly knew this is the tv for me. The screen is UNBELIEVEABLE flat, you got to seen to believe. Other quality brands such as JVC, Panasonic, Philips all have fat man's gut 'BALL' screens. This Toshiba is so unreal, almost like a flat screen! The outermost part of the screen which is the middle and the innermost part of the screen which is the corners, the distance between the two parallel planes is about 3-4 millimeters or 1/8 inch!!! WOW! Much closer to a flat screen than traditional! I like the design too. The speakers on the bottom is better! The viewing area is much less obtrusive and clean, more like a monitor.

The picture quality is super. Bright, colorful, and vivid. The default brightness is very bright already. The white is very pure and white and the black is very black or dark. The only spec I can't find is the horizontal lines. Other brands usually sport 600 lines. The detail is very impressive which lead me to believe that its around 600 or 800, hopefully Im right.. This tv is loaded with features, everything you can imagine is there. The parental control features is very very nice but I won't be using it though. You can even set video game 'time', haha I feel bad for the poor kids. The stereo speakers are pretty damn good! Although only 2.5 watts per speakers but when I turned up the volume to max, there's no distortion, no rumble, no tv case shaking, nothing! Just pure sound. You can adjust the bass and treble too which similar models of other brands dont have. ALL brands except Sony all sound like they gonna explode at the half way mark. The speakers are so good that you don't have to crank it up to hear things! On low volume setting, you can still hear everything. The surround sound actually works, I was surprised by it. In a small room, you can actually hear sounds behind you! But you can always hook this tv to a stereo system. This tv also have S-video hookup which lots of other tv in the same price range don't have! The colorstream component video inputs is nice. Everything and all functions perform beautifully and since this is Toshiba I expect it to work like brand new for 10 years.

Overall this Toshiba 27A33 27" TV is the BEST for the price. Im really happy that I got this 27" tv instead of a 20" flat screen. This TV is just like a flat screen! Highly insisted recommend. Thank you Toshiba!