Toshiba 42DPC85 42-Inch ED Plasma TV

by Toshiba

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 32 x 59 x 16 inches ; 130 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 90 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BIXAVC
• Item model number: 42DPC85
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #359,403 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Enjoy brilliant imagery and lifelike colors with the 42-inch Toshiba 42DPC85 plasma flat-screen television. This EDTV (Enhanced Definition TV) set is capable of displaying not only television signals in 480p (480-pixel progressive) but also from video sources such as progressive-scan DVD players (using the component video inputs). It displays video at 852 x 480 pixels, and while it can connection to HD-compatible cable/satellite set-top boxes, it will only display those HD input signals at its 480p native resolution. It has a high 1500 cd/m2 (candela per square meter) brightness rating and a 10,000:1 contrast ratio. (The higher the contrast ratio, the greater a TV's ability to display subtle color details and not get washed out by ambient room light.)

A 3D Y/C comb filter (4 MB, 10-bit with Vertical Contour Correction) further enhances 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 HD Dynamic Contrast feature increases contrast and color saturation to create deep, rich images. The intelligent circuitry analyzes both the dark and bright areas of the picture, and separately optimizes the dynamic range in each area of the picture. Toshiba's PixelPure AT (Adaptive Technology) includes Motion Adaptive De-Interlacing, Adaptive MPEG Processing, Adaptive Contrast Enhancement, and Adaptive Color Enhancement--all critical elements to deliver a consistently high quality picture.

This set has two built-in speakers that produce 20 watts of power (10 watts per channel). The SRS WOW audio technology consists of three separate sound expanding systems, which work together to extract "buried" highs and lows. The three systems are SRS 3D, TruBass, and FOCUS. SRS 3D creates a three dimensional sound field from just two speakers, thus giving the listener the feeling of hearing a multi speaker surround sound system. TruBass produces a powerful, yet low, frequency sound by utilizing a process called psychoacoustics. And FOCUS directs the energy from the speakers of the television set in a vertical direction up towards the listener's ears. The 42DPC85 includes the following audio and video connection options:

• Composite audio/video (RCA): 3 (1 front)
• S-Video: 2 (1 front)
• Component video: 2
• HDMI audio/video: 1
• PC VGA: 1
• RF: 2

What's in the Box
Plasma EDTV, remote control (with batteries), printed operating instructions

Product Description

Advantage ToshibaHD Dynamic Contrast feature continually analyzes picture information and enhances those parts of the picture with the most detailed information. This results in a sharper, deeper image with rich colors and a more film like image.PixelPure AT

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Screen Goes out Completely After About 9 Months..., October 23, 2006

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C. Rockingham - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba 42DPC85 42-Inch ED Plasma TV (Electronics)

My husband was very pleased with this purchase back in January '06. Like the other posts you get a good product for the money but after several months you start see green spots in the picture. We thought nothing of it and assumed that it was normal for plasma screens since this was our first purchase of one. Well it got worse and on Sept. 30th, there was "pop" sound and the screen went completely black. There is still sound but no picture at all. After about 2 weeks of talking with Toshiba's customer service and a local repair representative we were told that this had been a problem with several of this model. The part(a power supply kit)needed for repair was on backorder with no idea when it would be available. I've stayed on this and was recently told that a rush would be put on the order and that we would hear something very soon. This is just horrible if this was a problem with so many models that Toshiba did not issue a recall. We've told them that if the part is not in and our unit is not repaired with the next couple of weeks that we simply want a new one. But Toshiba also wanted to know if we purchased an additional warranty from the store at the time of purchase and asked that we fax our receipt in to customer service for verification dispite the unit being registered after purchase. We have other Toshiba products and have enjoyed some of them for over 5 years but this one is not worth the money when the customer service is terrible. Like a previous reviewer noted, the customer service is really hit or miss. Oh, not to mention that some Toshiba authorized repair locations will also tell you that they do not service the plasma units. My husband is not happy at all to say the least and we have expressed our disappoint(s) to Toshiba as well. So if you plan to purchase this unit, please be aware that you have about 9 months or so of moderate to good viewing before the screen goes out and that it will be weeks before Toshiba will get it repaired so purchase an extended warranty on the front end.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Never again, August 2, 2007

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S. Brooks - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba 42DPC85 42-Inch ED Plasma TV (Electronics)

We have had this T.V for a year and a half. Of course the warranty is only a year. We are seeing green red and white spots over every picture. When you are watching something with dark scenes especially, it looks like a white haze is over the picture. It is there constantly. For a split second when a program comes back on it is clear, and you can see how great the picture would look ( HD ), and then the haze appears. I am VERY disappointed for the price we paid for it that this is happening. I will never again buy a Toshiba television.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Problems after 6 months, August 26, 2006

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William R. Fedorka "Bill" (South Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba 42DPC85 42-Inch ED Plasma TV (Electronics)

Bought this TV back in February '06 and was happy with the choice. You can certainly tell the difference between HD and ED if the TV's are sitting next to each other in the showroom, but when the EDTV is sitting by itself in your living room the picture looks great (especially with a true HD signal). Looks pretty good with just a regular cable signal as well. Plenty of connections and features for the price. Unfortunately after about 6 months I started to notice green dots in the dark areas of the picture. At first this would only occur when the TV was on for an hour or more. After a few weeks the problem got worse and started happening all the time. Called Toshiba and they put me in contact with a local service company which came and picked up the TV to repair under warranty. The service company said they had seen this problem before with Toshiba's and it would be easy to fix; "should take about a week". Well, its now been three weeks and I still don't have my TV. Turns out the service company can't fix it and has recommended to Toshiba that they replace my TV. They think it may be the plasma screen itself. Toshiba has not yet determined what they will do, but have informed me that even if they decide to replace it, it will be 7 to 14 more days before I would get a replacement. I hope this isn't a common problem with Toshiba's and am worried that even a new one will develop the same problem AFTER the warranty has expired. Toshiba support is hit or miss. I've talked to three or four differnt people over the past week. Some have been extremely helpful, and some have been downright rude. Don't think I will ever purchase a Toshiba product again after this experience.