Customer Reviews

Toshiba MD20FL1 20-Inch Flat-Screen TV-DVD Combo

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I bought this a week ago. I have it in the bedroom. The picture is really clear and the sound is great. Plus I can play my audio CD's through the DVD player as well. This is my second Toshiba, my other is the 36", I've had that for 3 years with no problems at all.

i bought this tv for my bedroom and it is perfect! the picture is very clear and the convenience of the dvd combo allows more room for vcr/video game connections. this tv is great for a college student who has discovered the world of dvd.

When I decided that I needed a new TV for my Florida room, I looked for something that was nice but not as expensive as the TV I had in my main room. I chose this model. To my surprise, when my friends visit they go on and on about how nice the TV looks and how great the picture is. And wow, when you throw in the built-in DVD player, they just can't believe it. I mean, a good DVD player will cost you much more. So, just do the math.

Of course, time will answer some other things-- What if the built-in DVD player breaks? But I have great faith in Toshiba products. I have a rating of 4 stars, only because I believe that no product is perfect.

An earlier review indicated that you don't get to see the caption with a closed-captioned DVD while you do with a regular TV show. But mine works on both! I just bought the complete first season set of "friends" and am enjoying the show itself as well as the caption.

For the price, I don't think you can find anything better. You get a good picure quality TV and a DVD player in one machine. What's left to complain? I originally bought it based on my years of trust and good experience with toshiba and two positive reviews. Now if I ever have to buy another one, I'd absolutely get the exact same one. Almost perfect. Plus, delivery right to your front door from amazon. No time wasting, no lifting, no trouble at all.

It's true it's quite selective when it comes to vcds. It doesn't seem to read certain vcds. But it reads cds and cd-roms very well, with excellent sound quality.

Never regret I bought it. It's totally worth the money.

bought this tv about a year ago and really liked it til this past week when the dvd player quit working in the middle of a movie and the picture tube started to go...as it turns out, the dvd drive warranty *just* ran out...so it'll cost about as much to fix the thing as it did to purchase it. is this what i can expect from toshiba?

I picked this TV up the other day, it looked great and worked well. However the remote control is very badly laid out. For instance you will never find the volume control in the dark unless you memorize exactly how many buttons down and over it is. Also there is no mute control. There is no SVideo in. Worst of all for me was that out of the three universal remotes I tried for it none would work. I returned the TV the day after I purchased it.

I bought this TV for my bedroom and I have to say that picture quality is pretty good screen being flat also helps. However I'm really disappointed with Toshiba that they don't include Close Caption with DVD. You do not have close caption when watching DVD but you do when watching TV. You do have option of subtitle but how many DVD come with english subtitles(not many)?? I'm really disapponited with Toshiba because they advertise it as have Closed Caption but they do not. Also this DVD player does not have option of playing mp3s which most dvd player have these days. So overall picture quality is good but feature that comes with the dvd player is disappointing.

The video quality is fine; the flat screen is appealing; and the styling is certainly handsome and contemporary. The remote control is another story. The layout of the keypad is counter-intuitive--tiny buttons arranged haphazardly around the keypad. . Unlike many other brands and models, this remote lacks "Mute" and "Closed Caption" functions and requires aim be dead-on or the set will not respond. Worse, in the system I purchased, the remote gradually became almost totally unresponsive, and the authorized service center could neither repair it nor secure a replacement from Toshiba. Six different "universal" remotes failed to work with the set because the codes were incompatible. After five weeks, Toshiba customer support still politely maintains that replacements are unavailable, and no knows when they will.

And so--IF you like the design of the remote, and IF something doesn't malfunction requiring customer support, this is a very good choice.

The TV is super sharp and clear and it plays DVD like a champ. The only thing I found not up to par was the fact that the speakers, being mounted in the TV and so close together, do not offer the audio equivalent of stereo sound. The unit really needs a stereo amplifier with accessory speakers farther apart. With headphones attached, the DVD sound is like theater. I rate it 4 out of 5 stars.