Customer Reviews

Toshiba 57H84 57-Inch HD-Ready Rear-Projection TV with HDMI Input

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I've had this TV for about 6 months now and it's been great. Great picture with DVDs and HDTV. If you don't plan on using this primarily for DVDs or HD, then you won't be as impressed with the picture. It really does depend on the source and the connections you use. My neighbor sells home theater equipment for a living, he recommended this TV for it's picture, and so far I agree with him. The delivery from amazon was quick(about a week), the delivery company was very helpful and curtious. So far an all around excellent experience.

My neighbor had a better deal on this TV but with the Shipping and Tax it would have cost more.

This Toshiba projection TV was the best that I found. Nice picture and great sound. The TouchFocus set the conversion just right. It has plenty of inputs of different types. I was a little surprised that it had no digital audio inputs however. I would have expected to find an optical audio or coaxial audio input. However since I was running my audio though a surround sound system as well as the TV, it was no big deal. There is HDMI input instead of the more standard DVI interface. You have to buy a $129 converter cable to use it. The DVI cable is close to the same price.

The menu driven interface is easy to use and setup was a breeze. I got it the same day I received the new Star Wars box set from Amazon. I really love it. The main thing that I was a little disappointed with was the thick scan lines. They're really noticeable on a dark screen. Not too bad but it may take a while to get use to it.

I decided to take the plundge into HDTV world and found myself knee deep with many different choices. After weeks and many long hours of research, I came across the Toshiba 57H84. And let me tell you it was hands down the best value for the money, which blew away the competion with stunning picture clarity and connectivity option's. In other words simply Amazing!!!!

I ordered this product on Febr. 24th and it was delivered to my home on March 2nd. The TV was unpackaged in the truck and carried just into the door of my home. It was not turned on and inspected as promised in the Amazon shipping information. My son signed for the delivery as I was out of town. Upon my return, I noticed there had been delivery damage. The fabric on the bottom of the speaker grill was scaped and torn when the TV had been dragged over the sliding-door jam. Also, the TV had a manufacturer defect with a fixed black spot on the screen.

When I contacted Amazon (via email), they initially said too bad--the TV had been signed for. I contacted the delivery company and they said they would be responsible for the damage even if Amazon does not cooperate with the claim. Through either my followup email with Amazon or the persistency of the delivery company, I was shipped a new TV so the problem was resolved with a little persistency. By the way, if you want to talk to Amazon, the phone number is 800-201-7575.

I also asked Amazon to not penalize my early purchase by honoring the $100 gift certificate promotion that started Febr 28th. Afterall, most companies have a 30 day low price guarantee. Again, I was told "too bad" by Amazon. Amazon does have a 30 day low price guarantee, but promotions are considered outside of the guarantee.

I contacted Toshiba about the defect and I was given the name of a local authorized service center. The TV was promptly repaired by removing a small speck of plastic from the lens, problably dislodged when a cabinet screw was installed. The service person said that he rarely works on Toshiba TV's as they are very reliable.

Apart from the delivery damage, the product is excellent, despite the old technology. Adequate space and a wide viewing angle are not issues with my location of this TV, so I went with the proven technology, longer expected product life and much lower price tag. I still have an analog cable signal, so a high definition TV accentuates flaws in the signal. Like all rear projection TV's, the blacks are not as intense and the picture suffers when viewed at wide angles. I will not be able to fully appreciate this product until I have a HD signal. But, cartoons, video games, and DVD's are really cool.

Prior to purchasing this TV, I tried to read a lot about the various technologies and I found the Crutchfield website to be one of the most informative about HDTV. Crutchfield does not sell this old technology. I also looked at other various on-line dealers. Beware of both delivery AND shipping charges. Frequently, prices are quoted without including both charges so the ultimate price is not disclosed until very late in the purchasing process.

I was hesitant about making such a large purchase through a mail order vendor because Amazon does not have the best reputation when it comes to problem resolution. However, I did have a good outcome with a little persistency.

This tv has the best picture of any we looked at. It beats Hitachi and Sony hands down.

We purchased this tv locally and have been very happy with the picture, the sound, the ease of use. Now, 4 short years later, the tv is green and turns off on its own. We had 2 previouse Toshiba's that lasted 16 and 17 years and were a quarter of the price. I would expect the tv to last longer considering what we paid for it.

I bought this TV from a local electronics store. Seeing as it is a 2004 model, the salesman gave me a GREAT deal. About $600 less than I've seen it online. For the money, it can't be beat. The picture quality is very good, especially with Discovery HD Theater and my Xbox 360. Setup was easy, plenty of inputs for all my electronics. Really, the only complaint I have is that the remote with the TV doesn't work with my DirecTV HD Receiver, and the DirecTV remote doesn't have codes for the TV. Go figure. But if that's all I have to complain about, then I'm pretty pleased.

this product is getting returned right now due to a defect. amazon did nothing for me with regards to my problem and toshiba took weeks to get things straight. now they are coming to pick up my tv because i was given the ultimadum of a refurb or a refund. i chose the refund. tomorrow is the 19th of september and i purchase the tv on the 19th of august. i never got to watch a program on my tv and i will be glad to be done with the whole situation.

I got this TV since July 2005, the 1st one broke within 4 weeks due to color black display as red... got it exchanged from Bestbuy for free in 30 days. The 2nd TV is the one I still watching... until 2 weeks ago, it shut down itself after 2.5 hours watched; then just keep shutting down often.
So, I noticed there was so much dust, bought an Air canned spray it from the back of penal, the canned didn't work much... I suspect it was over-heat, so I put a fan behind it and it worked but the fan caused too much noise.
Finally, I bought an Air Compassor, this time it did a very nice and powerful job to get all the dust away inside the TV electronic boards. Guess what, it fixed the problem, it's working like the way it should be for many hours on without shutting down. I guess it saved me for few hundred if I make a TV service center called.

After careful research and looking at many large screen tv's, we ordered the Toshiba 57H84 HD-Ready Rear-Projection TV with HDMI Input. This tv has the best picture of any we looked at. Amazon.com was very easy to deal with and had speedy delivery with a very curtious and helpful delivery company. I ordered on a Thursday and was delivered the following Tuesday.