Toshiba 37AV500U 37-Inch 720p LCD HDTV

by Toshiba

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 36.4 x 26.1 inches ; 44.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 55 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00140U230
• Item model number: 37AV500U
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,634 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

37", 720p HD LCD TV, High Gloss Black Cabinet, DynaLight Dynamic Backlight Control, PC Input, 2 HDMI Inputs

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great LCD!!!!, April 15, 2008

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dbern77 "dbern77" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba 37AV500U 37-Inch 720p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

No tv out there can match the Toshiba for the price and quality of this unit. I went around to the various stores, CC, Best Buy, Etc. and for the 720p/1080i 37 inch lcd's , this was far the best. The color ratio is outstanding with a 12,000:1. I was thinking of going with a 1080P, but for tv under 37 inches i was repeatedly told the human eye wouldnt be a able to tell much difference. You cant go wrong with this LCD!

24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Satisfied, March 29, 2008

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T. Case "Gadget Hound" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba 37AV500U 37-Inch 720p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

I recently purchased this TV from Amazon. I bought it because I wanted the largest TV that would fit into the space I had (forty inch TVs were too big, 32 inch too small, but 37, just right) and the Toshiba was within my budget. I did no comparison shopping, per se, in that I did not look at any TVs in a show room, nor have I watched any other large screen HDTV for comparison purposes. However, I read a lot about various brands and talked to work colleagues--each of whom after extensive comparison shopping and armed with a larger HDTV budget than I, purchased a Sony. (Oh, I might have paid more for a Sony, but only the 37 inch Toshiba and smaller HDTVs had Amazon Prime shipping with UPS, which seems much simpler than the white glove shipping offered on the other 37 inch TVs I considered--I notice that the Toshiba now gets the white glove treatment. Ha! Ha! Lucky break for me, I say.) Since I have a 5.1 surround sound system, I don't use the TV's built-in amp and speakers. I have an Apple TV as a source and rent iTunes HD movies (which are 720p quality). With these caveats in mind, I am quite happy with the quality of the viewing experience. The auto brightness feature coupled with a non-glossy screen somehow manages to eliminate the glare from my reading lamp that is right next to my chair and only slightly off perpendicular to the TV screen. The TV's anti-glare capability continues to impress. As for actually viewing a HD movie, we have. For example, we rented August Rush from iTunes last weekend, and, with the TV's "movie" option selected, the images were bright, detailed, and smooth and the colors were lifelike and not overly vivid (if you like vivid, the "sports" option supplies it or you can fiddle with the settings). When the first HD images appeared on screen, I made an exclamation, "Oooo, I like it!" and thought, "this was worth the money!" I'm very satisfied, but perhaps my expectations were low--my only viewing comparison is against our old 26 inch standard definition Sony. Caveat emptor?

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 37" Toshiba is an Exceptional TV, September 4, 2008

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Jesse "DPL" (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba 37AV500U 37-Inch 720p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

Purchased this TV after much research. I do mean much research. The picture quality is excellent. It was easy to set up and is attractive. The sound is very good also. I looked at many TV's side by side and this one had as good a picture as the higher priced ones and better than the tvs in the same price range. Don't even think of getting a 1080p. I was told by experts and I saw for myself that with this size screen you cannot see the difference, besides 1080p programs are not even broadcast yet and will be years before they are.

I am so pleased I made this purchase. There are so many to pick from but I believe I got one of the best. Another runner up was the Panasonic 37".