Toshiba 32A43 32" TV

by Toshiba

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 34 x 27.5 inches ; 111 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 126 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: B000093URF
• Item model number: 32A43
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,911 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Enjoy vivid, high-contrast pictures from Toshiba's 32-inch FST Black picture tube. Affordable, stylish, and loaded with features, the 32A43 makes a great upgrade to a DVD or satellite-based home theater. The set's FST Black picture tube offers a flatter screen than Toshiba's popular Blackstripe tube, further reducing ambient light reflections and provides finer dot pitch and increased resolution. This tube increases the screen's viewing angle and improves linearity over standard tubes.

The 32A43's three-line 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).

The set performs stereo audio and SAP (second audio program) reception, the latter of which is often used to broadcast an alternate-language track. The 32A43's 5-watt (each) stereo speakers derive a heightened sense of separation from their double-baffle speaker enclosures. 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 two sets of rear AV inputs (one with 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 32A43 also features color-temperature control, V-chip parental controls, a sleep timer, and a glow-in-the-dark universal remote control.

With the power return feature, the TV will automatically assume its last power state following a power outage, turning on again if it lost power while you were watching.

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

Product Description

32"" FST Black Picture Tube provides a vivid, high contrast picture. 3-Line Digital Comb Filter with Vertical Contour Correction provides more accurate processing of RF and composite video signals for a sharper, cleaner picture. MTS Stereo with dbx provi

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

75 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome 32" for the price., February 5, 2004

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"jasonrwhitton" (Fresno, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba 32A43 32" TV (Electronics)

Since the other reviews here already mention this TV's features etc. Ill just get right to it,I saw this TV in Consmuer reports as the highest rated 32" model among the many models tested,also Toshiba has one of the best repair history records according to Consumer reports , afer looking around I found it at Bestbuy.com on sale for $407 (as of 02/3/04), I'm really picky with picture quality (maybe a bit to much? =) but this TV has a really nice picture ,in fact it comes very close in picture quality to our $700 Flatscreen 27" Wega ,Also the sound quality is much better on the Toshiba, my only (minor) complaint would be the 'Black Retention' is a slightly weak (a tv's ability to maintain black in dark scenes without it looking 'grey') turning down the brightness helped this a lot but still not quite on par with the Wega,The factory picture presets on the Toshiba are badly set in my opinion ,After running the Video Essentials DVD I noticed this TV has very good Convergence and only a slight Geometry issue in the bottom left corner(picture "sags" down a bit) ,After running through the video test patterns on the dvd I ended up with the following settings: Contrast 53,Brightness 43,Sharpness 58, Color 48, Tint 0 ,Color Temperature: Medium, This may not be the 'perfect' settings for you but im 99% sure it'l look a lot better than any of the factory preset settings (Movie/Standard/Sports). With these settings watching Cable,playing Xbox or watching DVD's all look great.

The remote control is nice ,very similar to a Sony's remote layout,I was able to easily program it to operate my DVD player, VCR and Cable box.

For the money you really cant go wrong,Excellent TV overall,Also worth noting is even tho its not a Flatscreen it still looks flatter than most conventional 32" TV's I've seen.

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional Picture and Value...., April 4, 2004

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J. Bilby "littlebibs" (Kingston, New Hampshire United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba 32A43 32" TV (Electronics)

I also can't say enough about this tv.. I was in the market
for a flat screen HD TV ready 32" or higher and looked and
did the research and waited and didn't rush. I had gone to
the stores and compared pictures and I always went back to this
Toshiba, its even got a screen that is pretty close to flat and bought it and I love this set and I saved hundreds
of dollars if I went to HD TV ready. Great Picture and value
for those looking for a reasonably priced TV with great credentials. It also ConsumerReports #1 rated 32" Conventional tv for the money
even listed slightly better than the more than twice as expensive Sony FD trinitron Wega V310 at over $900.00.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding value, outstanding TV, January 8, 2005

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Average Joe (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba 32A43 32" TV (Electronics)

I bought this TV to replace an 8-year old Sony XBR (orig price of $1500). This is the first non-Sony, larger than 20", TV that I have owned. I've never been a big fan of Sony audio components, but I have always liked their video products very much (thus my past brand-loyalty).

When my XBR started going out, I faced either taking it in for an estimate, or purchasing a new TV. Given the typical more and better toys logic, I immediately thought "ah, here's my excuse for HDTV". However, I just could not justify the price of a flat screen given the still-outrageous prices. Not wanting to lock myself into a non-flat panel HDTV, I decided to shop for an economical TV to "bridge" to an HDTV flat panel in 2-3 years when prices will most likely be more reasonable.

I surveyed the available 32" CRT's (my current entertainment system won't hold a larger TV :( ) and did the cursory review of Consumer Reports latest ratings. Initially, I was still a Sony shopper. However, given the reviews here, the Consumer Reports data, and the fact that I found this TV on sale for $340, I decided to give it a try.

My impressions? This is an outstanding TV at and outstanding price. It outperforms any of my prior TV's, even the $1500 XBR. In some ways this is not surprising since technology has advanced in the 8 years since I purchased my prior TV. But the improvement is two-fold, greater performance and much lower price.

Out-of-the-box, the TV looked good but still suffered from typical manufacturer's "cranked up" settings. I pulled out Video Essentials and started to work. There are really very few problems with this set other than, as one other reviewer mentioned, the TV doesn't have great ability to hold the black level constant. However, this is a minor concern. Once all adjustments were completed, the picture is steallar. Far better than any other TV I've ever owned. I have no idea how it compares to other manufacturers' TV, but I really don't see how any TV could be significantly better than this one.

As an aside note, my final settings via Video Essentials differ significantly from another posters here - showing not all TV's are identical. Mine were : Contrast 43, Brightness 34, Sharpness 28, Color 45, Tint 18, and Color Temp Medium.

I'm sure even the most demanding purchaser will be happy with this TV's performance. However, to get the most out of it, you really should put it through Video Essentials. If you don't have a copy, get one. You'll be able to use it on all future TV purchases, along with using it to fine tune and verify your audio system.