Toshiba 50H82 50-Inch 16:9 HDTV-Ready Projection TV

by Toshiba

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• Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 46.5 x 50.5 inches ; 193 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 220 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: B000066R6G
• Item model number: 50h82
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #407,706 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Brimming with high-tech features, Toshiba's 50H82 widescreen projection set is ready to render vivid, smooth, and detailed video signals from DVD players, digital TV set-top boxes, digital satellite systems, cable television boxes--you name it.

Heading the great features is IDSC Pro, which coverts all 480i and 480p signals (as from progressive-scan DVD players and DTV set-top boxes) to 540p. Since 540p and 1080i share the same scan rate, the 50H82 establishes a single focus point, eliminating focus compromise. Frame, line, and pixel doubling are all used to create progressive, full-frame images from standard interlaced signals (such as composite-video signals from DVD players, VCRs, and camcorders).

Toshiba's motion adaptive Hyper Progressive Scanning system analyzes 13,600 points on screen to create smooth edges and eliminate "stair stepping" artifacts. The result is a smooth, filmlike image that is enjoyable even up close. IDSC Pro passes through 1080i images without alteration, and now accepts 720p images and displays them as 1080i. Multiwindow dual-tuner picture-in-picture (PIP) grants PIP functions without the use of a VCR as a second source. This lets you scan through all stations on nine boxes across the bottom of the screen. You can even use the boxes to scan preset channels.

A stellar 3D Y/C (4 MB, 10-bit) digital comb filter with Vertical Contour Correction provides more accurate processing of RF and composite-video signals for a sharper, cleaner picture. This advanced comb filter significantly reduces detail noise, seen as shimmering or flicker, in complex or intricately detailed scenes. CableClear Digital Noise Reduction circuitry optimizes poor NTSC signals from antenna or cable, and Dual ColorStream HD component-video inputs provide the ultimate picture quality from high-resolution component-video signals (as from DVD players or satellite receivers).

New to this model are DFine high-speed velocity-scan modulation (which improves contrast and overall picture sharpness by changing the speed of the electron beam as it transitions between bright and dark areas of the picture) and HD Dynamic Contrast (which continually analyzes picture information and sharpens and deepens those parts of the picture with the most detailed information). Cinema Mode (3:2 pulldown switch) circuitry identifies original film-based content from DVDs, then reassembles the frame sequence to more accurately reproduce the original 24-frame-per-second material. The TouchFocus automatic digital convergence system creates perfect corner-to-corner focus at the press of a button. Manual override adjustments are available.

For audio, the 50H82 offers SRS 3D Sound Field Expander, which creates a wide, three-dimensional sound field from the television's internal speaker, which enhances sound quality without the addition of external speakers. StableSound maintains television volume within a preset range regardless of the source signal. Toshiba's Sub Bass System (SBS) boosts a program's low-end audio for heightened dramatic impact. This unit comes with an illuminated universal remote control.

Customer Reviews

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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My first rear projection tv, and I am loving it!, November 25, 2002

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Kevin P. Westmoreland (Asheville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba 50H82 50-Inch 16:9 HDTV-Ready Projection TV (Electronics)

I have held off buying a RPTV for several years because I was never happy with the picture quality. I also knew 5 years ago that my next set would be a 16:9 aspect ratio.

I looked at half a dozen sets -Samsung, Panasonic, Sony, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, and Toshiba. After searching the web for reviews and going on my past history as an electronics dealer, I chose the Toshiba. Except for a few minor annoyances, I am happy with my decision.

First, the set is a nice overall size. The width and height are not a lot more than a 35" tv on a stand, especially in light of the greatly increased picture size. The depth is actually slightly less than my Mitsubishi 35" direct view set, so I gained a slight bit of space in my living room.

As for inputs, I have more than I need right now. I use the component input for my dvd player, S-video for my laptop when needed, coax for my cable, and one of the composite inputs for my son's Gamecube.

Picture quality on digital cable channels varies with the program quality, but is generally decent. Any picture quality problems are magnified compared to a smaller direct view set, and watching pan and scan movies on broadcast channels is almost painful - grain, grain, grain. Just be prepared for this if you do not have high def signals in your area.

Dvd signals fed through component input are really where this set shines. Watch Training Day or Monster's, Inc. and you will be floored by the combination of this set and a well-mastered dvd. My living room is approx. 14 feet long so my prime viewing area is just at 10 feet from the set. This should be considered the minimum distance to enjoyably watch this set. Any closer and you will find yourself leaning away from the set to keep from being overwhelmed. (Maybe this was just me as I have been sitting 10 feet from a 35" set for 7 years.)

One thing that I invested in - and am thankful for - was a setup dvd (I bought the Sound & Vision Home Theater Tune-up because the store only had it, but I am going to invest in the Avia disk as well). Using this dvd and the THX set up screens on one of my other dvds, I found that the picture is off center by about 4-5 inches. I am going to call Toshiba to fix this, but it does not really detract from watching a movie.

Using one of these disk to set up an RPTV is a must, however. After running through the setup, I compared the changes to the standard movie settings and was shocked at the positive difference in my setup. Do yourself a favor and get some type of setup dvd.

A nice feature is the ability to set picture settings for each input, so that when you switch to that input, the settings change automatically to the ones you saved for that input. Very useful if you are switching between sources of varying quality.

The sound of the set is pretty good, but I rarely use the built in speakers, so I have not given them a really good workout. The spatial imaging seems very good for internal speakers, so if you do not have a DD 5.1 audio system, you still should be able to enjoy decent sound from the set.

A set like the Toshiba 50H82 has made me understand the true importance of dvd mastering quality, too. On my 35" set, a non-anamorphic, indifferently mastered dvd still looks pretty decent. Going to 50" really makes a good quality disk stand out. You will find yourself searching out your anamorphic New Line or Superbit dvds to enjoy them all over again. On a good disk, this set has close to film quality picture.

If you watch mostly broadcast television on an antenna or cable, this set may not be for you. If you get a good quality digital signal, or better yet, HDTV, you should be very satisfied with the Toshiba 50H82. And if you watch mostly dvds like I do, you will spend more time than you would like in front of this great addition to a home theater.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing Better for Price, January 22, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Toshiba 50H82 50-Inch 16:9 HDTV-Ready Projection TV (Electronics)

Excellent picture using a progressive scan dvd player. If you adjust the picture enough you can get a fairly acceptable picture with regular cable. But to see what this tv can do you need an HDTV source. Controls very user friendly. Size is just 21 3/4 deep so you can put it about anywhere in the house. And its on rollers, it doesn't seem like a big deal but wait til you get it home. I am happy with it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Awesome HD Picture Quality, April 11, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Toshiba 50H82 50-Inch 16:9 HDTV-Ready Projection TV (Electronics)

Our Initial reaction to the 50H82 was one of content. Ya it was an upgrade from our 48" Sony but we weren't necessarily amazed..

The problem was/is, 4:3 content doesn't fill a 16:9 screen, and there's a lot of 4:3 content out there! Hence, if you're watching a standard Broadcast, Cable, or Sat signal you'll need to decide how best to fill the screen. In the case of the 50H82 you can stretch it into fitting, scale/crop it to fit (loosing a bit of the top/bottom), you can keep the 3:4 aspect ratio which translates into leaving the unused sides of the screen blank, or you can use one of Toshibas hybrid schemes that only stretches the outer portions of the image leaving the center area untouched.. This is probably your best bet, albeit not a perfect one..

One area that appears to be pretty close to perfect was discovered with the addition of an HD SatDish/OTA tuner. Within a second of selecting PBS's HD Channel it became abundantly clear exactly where Toshiba had put it's R&D money.. 1080i HIDef content, coming off stations like PBS and HD-Net, looks simply STUNNING.. Words can not do justice to Nature scenes appearing as real as looking out a window and sporting events that place you in the stands. Suffice to say,, having seen what this set was capable of, we have become virtual slaves to HD. Fortunately most of our local stations (Boston Area) have already begun OTA digi broadcasts. A lot of 480p signals during the day and 1080i for the networks (mainly CBS) primetime programs.

The 50H82 has plenty of analog inputs, 3 composite/SVideo, 2 antennas, and 2 component HiDef inputs. Sadly, Toshiba failed to provide a Digital interface. ie. NO Firewire, USB, or DVI..

This is truly unfortunate and the only real negative I can think of.. Hopefully Toshiba will follow some of the other manufactures who had neglected to provide a digital interface and offer a retrofit device of some sort... ala Mitsubishi's "Promise Module" that adds a Firewire interface to a few of their upper end sets.

Other than the Firewire issue, we're completely happy with the 50H82.. , and for those looking for an HD or DVD Monitor, would highly recommend giving it a look,,