Toshiba 42HP84 42-Inch TheaterWide HD-Ready Flat-Panel Plasma TV

by Toshiba

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 51.9 x 27.5 inches ; 99 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 115 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: B0002XJ0HO
• Item model number: 42HP84
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,721 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Toshiba's 42HP84 42-inch plasma television will thrill fans of both movies and sports with its widescreen, portrait-thin chassis, full high-definition resolution, phenomenal picture enhancements, and great sound. The set produces 10 watts per channel stereo sound with both Dolby Virtual Surround and SRS WOW technology to enliven your viewing.

A plasma screen gives you incredibly vivid colors, extremely wide viewing angles (wider, even, than LCD screens), and a casing that's easy place due to its slim size--the 42HP84 is a mere 4.9 inches deep, perfect for desk or wall mounting (a table stand is included). Brightness tends to be extremely uniform across plasma screens, which are also impervious to the picture distortion and negative color balances that afflict CRT monitors when placed in close proximity to lighting or sound systems. You do, however, need to be wary of image burn-in (wherein long-held stationary images leave a permanent impression in the screen).

Heading up the great features is Toshiba's PixelPure proprietary digital video processing, which encompasses 8 different processing circuits that together create a consistently clear, deep, and accurate picture. Among PixelPure's components are: 6.2 million-pixel oversampling (for higher perceived resolution), real-speed progressive scanning (which uses additional sampling points to create smoother diagonal lines), a Magic Square algorithm (for smooth, natural color gradation), Dynamic Contrast Enhancer (for higher perceived contrast and increased color saturation), and Color Detail Enhancer (to maintain fine image detail in color-saturated areas).

HD Dynamic Contrast continually analyzes picture information and enhances those parts of the picture with the most detail information which results in sharper, deeper, more film-like images. The 42HP84's 3D Y/C (4 MB, 10-bit) digital comb filter 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).

A pair of ColorStream HD component-video inputs provides the ultimate picture quality from high-resolution component-video signals, like those from DTV set-top boxes, progressive DVD players, or satellite receivers. Other connections include a direct-digital DVI input with high-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP), 3 each composite- and S-video inputs, and a composite-video output (with both fixed- and variable-level audio outs) for use with a VCR or surround receiver. Front-panel inputs simplify connections with camcorders and gaming consoles.

HD Window POP (picture-on-picture) accepts 480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i signals and can even display 2 different-resolution signals simultaneously. The split-screen function lets you adjust the size of the POP boxes and will even let you view both 16:9 and 4:3 images at the same time. The set's 12 MultiWindow system makes it possible to see the main picture while viewing your favorites or doing a channel scan in 11 smaller boxes.

When hooked up to the IR output, the supplied TheaterLink IR dongle lets you operate up to six video components by simply pointing the remote at the TV screen, even if the components are hidden away in cabinets or out of view.

Cinema Mode (3:2 pulldown) circuitry identifies original film-based content from DVDs, then reassembles the frame sequence to more accurately reproduce the original 24-frame-per-second material. Four TheaterWide picture modes enable full-screen viewing of varying widescreen movie formats, while color temperature control provides three selectable temperature settings for achieving an optimum white balance.

SRS WOW creates an enveloping sound with enhanced bass and great dialogue reproduction. This system combines SRS 3D (for wide, three-dimensional sound), TruBass (which boosts bass-frequency perception for more dramatic effects); and Focus (which raises the perceived sound "image" vertically to clarify voices, even at low listening levels).

What's in the Box
TV, table stand, remote control, remote batteries, IR dongle (for use with set's TheaterLink IR capability), a user's manual, and registration/warranty information.

Product Description

Toshiba's 42HP84 42" TheaterWide HD Ready Plasma TV lifts your TV viewing experience to new levels - you're practically a part of the show. The TV's built-in tuner handles standard broadcast and cable signals and delivers a rich, clean, high-contrast picture. Its HD Dynamic Contrast analyzes picture information and enhances details, for a clearer and sharper picture. PixelPure technology provides a more accurate, true-to-life picture while the Digital 3DYC Comb Filter almost eliminates video noise. Feel every tackle, explosion or crash when you watch your favorite shows with the SRS WOW(Tru-Surround) and Virtual Dolby sound. HD Window POP with split-screen and multi-window viewing (Picture In Picture display) 181 channel NTSC tuner 5 TheaterWide Modes (Standard, Full, TW1, TW2, TW3) plus Movie & Sports Modes Built-in stereo speakers (10 watts x 2) DVI-HDTV Digital Input with HDCP MTS STereo with dbx and StableSound Surround Sound Virtual Dolby (SRS Tru-Surround) New gray and silver souble-baffle design Wall-mountable with proper brackets (not incl.) Illuminated remote control 6 A/V inputs - 3 Composite (2 rear, 1 front), 3 S-Video (2 rear, 1 front) 2 HD-compatible rear-panel component video - accepts 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i signals 2 RF inputs for antenna/cable signals Dimensions(WxHxD) - 50 1/16 x 27 7/8 x 4 7/8 (30 3/8 H x 12 1/2 D with stand) Weight - 112.9 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Toshiba 42" TheaterWide is a great deal, July 15, 2005

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Johnny Z "TV Lover" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Toshiba 42HP84 42-Inch TheaterWide HD-Ready Flat-Panel Plasma TV (Electronics)

I recently purchased this TV from Amazon.com and the service and delivery were outstanding. The TV was received in perfect condition and was setup by the delivery personal. I found the setup and use of the TV and remote easy to use and the picture quality outstanding, for HDTV and fair to good (depending on TV station) for normal broadcast. I like the stretch option which proportionally stretches the picture to minimize distortion. Stretching does cause some loss in picture quality but it's still an excellent picture. I would highly recomment this Plasma TV as a good value with an outstanding picture quality and abundant connections.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good TV for the Money, August 18, 2005

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A Reviewer from Jersey - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba 42HP84 42-Inch TheaterWide HD-Ready Flat-Panel Plasma TV (Electronics)

After a lot of researching on the web and in some publications, I decided to buy this high definition television (but not from Amazon). First, let me say that it has terrific picture quality-very clear and sharp. The speakers are also very good compared to other televisions that come with speakers.

More and more HDTV manufacturers are including a high definition tuner with their sets. It is useless to have one. All you need is one that is HD-ready. Think about it, if you want to use all of the features that are provided by your cable/satellite company, then you NEED to have their HD recievers anyway. Plus, you will save a ton of money with an HDTV that does not include the HD tuner.

Also, Toshiba has been rated by Consumer Reports has having the lowest instances of repair for their tv's when compared to other brands. Please keep in mind that this was for conventional tv's. Plasma tv's are too new to have an accurate and comprehensive repair history. But that is still worth considering. I am hoping-and all you can do is hope at this point-that the company will bring the same reliability standards into their plasma line as well.

My only complaint is the lack of menu options when adjusting the picture and sound. The basic stuff is there (picture, contrast, bass, treble, etc.), but it leaves you wanting a bit more. This is the reason why I didn't give it 5 stars. However, you can adjust it enough to get great picture and sound.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I'll never buy another Toshiba product, May 8, 2006

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Toshiba Sucks (Falls Church, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba 42HP84 42-Inch TheaterWide HD-Ready Flat-Panel Plasma TV (Electronics)

Bought this TV in May of 2005. It died in early March. The parts have been on back order since then. If you want a nice heavy paperweight I would suggest this product.