Customer Reviews

Toshiba 32AF45 32" Flat Screen CRT TV

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We were really excited when we got this TV for our wedding gift, but it has turned out to be a nightmare. We have had to return and replace the TV 4 times now, which is not easy since it is a 150 pound TV. The first TV had black bars running vertically through the screen, the second, third, and fourth TVs had images that were not centered on the screen, bowed on the top and bottom, and green bars running vertically through the image. I would never recommend this model, in fact, I would definitely say it is the worst TV I have ever owned. We now have to return this TV for the fifth time, and we are definitely not getting this model again.

The TV works great. The image quality is very good, but the colors seem the slightest bit off at times, not always, sometimes channels seem a little dark, some channels a little washed out. It's not that noticable. I may be searching too hard for faults. For the size and quality, it's a excellent bargain. There is also a very small bit of distortion on the lower right corner of the picture, only noticable with very small texted news tickers.

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OK, so it's not the best there is but can you really expect the best for this price. Our old 32" broke. It was a RCA and we got it in late '97. For over a year now we have had to sit next to the TV and unplug it and plug it back in to get the sound to work. We also had problems reading some small print on the Direct TV menu and thought it was Direct TV until we hooked up our new Toshiba about three weeks ago and could read things clearly. The screen actually showed more picture than the old one too. I guess it was more broken than we thought. My only complaint is the picture really isn't crisp (compared to the high end models we looked at in the store) and the color does seem a little strange on some shows but compared to what we were using we are totally happy. We really shopped around for this one and just wanted something to tide us over until we could save up for a bigger high definition set. I think for the price we got a great deal. We got ours at a local shop for $449 and didn't have to worry about shipping.

Found this at a surplus warehouse for only $30. GREAT picture and sound. Its a VERY HEAVY tv but you dont have to worry about someone stealing it and running down the street. MFG in 2005, but in 2012, it still has a crisp clear picture. We played some XBOX games on it too. The remote had to be replaced with a universal, but it worked great. The video inputs let us use the PS3, XBOX 360 and Direct TV. The Direct TV remote works great switching around the inputs and channels. ITs a VERY HEAVY tv, 150 pounds. SUPER tv for the kids room and thier gaming. If it goes out, we dont lose much, its a 32", its large and I think I got a STEAL when I lugged it out of the warehouse. Its not modern or fancy. Its BULKY and HEAVY. The price was unbeatable. IF you set this up, set it on a sturdy low tv stand. Dont set it where it could be tipped easily. I got this tv a week ago after it was retired to a warehouse and sold for whatever it would bring... which was 30 bucks.