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Toshiba REGZA 42HL67 42-Inch 720p LCD HDTV

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Let's just say I have had my experiences with LCD TV's. I have a Westinghouse (which has 67+ Reviews on Crutchfield alone, a Sharp and a Samsung) With all that said, this Toshiba puts them all to shame. All the Extras hooked up: PS3, HDTV Sat, HDTV Over Air and of course SD Sat; without any doubt this TV on a whole Blows away the competition (coming from a Die Hard SONY fan) The important stuff; 3 HDMI inputs, TV Optical Out, Ability to select Direct Input when changing Video Inputs(this is important when programming Universal Remotes), A ton of Video Settings and of course it is simply Beautiful.

Designed in the image of the Classic Sleek pricey Pioneer Elites or the always gorgeous hard to find LG LCD sets; it's absolutely clean on the outside in the surrounding fairly thin jet Black Bezel...The speakers are hidden, but yet they sound amazing(Adjustable settings). The Picture in SD is beyond ANY other I have seen on an LCD. In HD the set will blow you away, guaranteed! Over the Air reception of HD is spectacular; I picked up 10 channels (5 HD) I did not have before. My PS3 comes to life, especially in Game Mode; all this and I have no space to mention the PC input. The Remote is better than most TV Universal remotes, with the odd exception of it not having a direct on/off CC button(Odd!)..

Toshiba has truly figured it out and has set a New Bar for all those "other" Manufacturers to follow. Go compare all the specs on Crutchfield! But Do not let the Amazon price fool you; Toshiba has given the best absolute quality at below average Name Brand pricing...Everyone I have shown the set to, has been in Awe!...then when they hear the price, Forget about it!

I pondered for quite a while on a Panasonic plasma or this Toshiba LCD. After having seen the Panasonic in lineups at a few stores and noticing how head and heels above all the others it was, I really wanted it. But after reading reviews and pros and cons about Plasma versus LCD and all of that...I couldn't quite shake loose the price of the plasma set. I continued studying and came to this Toshiba Regza...I read some online reviews and Toshiba's own facts.
I decided I would take a chance on the Regza and save 400 bucks in the process.
I ordered it from Amazon.com. They shipped it via their 'white glove' delivery service. I live in Arizona and it came from Pennsylvania...intact, no problems! And Amazon covered the freight! Can't beat that.
I was a little perturbed at first , because I have no HDMI connections on any other equipment I have, so had to do a little engineering to get it all connected correctly. The booklet with the set, was a little weak on hook ups. So you might need to know, or have someone who knows how, when you hook it up. Especially if you have any components. My stuff is older...as I don't or can't buy NEW equipment every six months when they change as fast as they do now. Long story short, I managed to hook everything up and got my surround sound working and DVD/VCR combo too, and cable box, (although I want to go back to DirecTV). For my local HD channels I connected the Terk antenna described here in one of my other reviews. You cannot go wrong with it for local HD or Digital channels, so check that out.
Watched the Indy 500 and the Coca Cola 600 today in HD and both were excellent! Have to say the FOX HD on the Nascar race was superior! Excellent TV, Excellent picture quality and fairly easy to use controls and remote. The stand and tv build took about 5 minutes. I , for one...don't like the fact that most TV stands now , cost as much as a TV should. So, I went to Home Depot , bought some red oak for about 80 bucks and built my own stand!
Overall Excellent buy and highly recommended!
UPDATE: 1 YEAR LATER...still EXCELLENT and I UPGRADED! Now have HDMI DVD and HDMI receiver...sound quality and video quality even MORE improved! Only BluRay could be better and not sure how much!

First, thanks to all of you who have posted reviews. They are a tremendous help in making purchasing decisions. After receiving word from a Circuit City salesman that they make no attempt to adjust the demos on the floor, I realized that I had little else to work with. It only takes a slight difference in the brightness and/or contrast settings of side-by-side units to influence an opinion.

This LCD HDTV has a great picture. I have several sources, but the over-the-air HD broadcast channels are by far the best. I cannot imagine a better picture. I did cycle through the menu and made some adjustments to the "out of the box" settings to optimize it. Yes, it is a 720p as opposed to a 1080p but I doubt my eyes would ever detect the difference and 1080p sources are only a future possibility for me. The color across the spectrum is close, but not perfect. Skin tones are excellent. Contrast is very good. I have watched a lot of sports and have seen no problems with response lags. I am an electrical engineer and I understand all of the specifications. I agonized over them at length. So what? Your eyes tell the story.

Audio is typical. The expectation of home theater quality is unrealistic. I like the volume leveler cicuit. Loud advertisements make me crazy. I haven't tried routing the audio output to my home theater system, yet, so I don't know whether I will get "Stable Sound" or not.

Eagle did an excellent job with delivery. It took 2 weeks from when I placed the order to receive the unit. They called in advance to schedule the delivery and called an hour before they arrived. The two guys attached the stand and waited for me to turn it on before they left. This was a courtesy offered so they could take the packaging with them. They informed me that had the unit been DOA or defective, they could not have taken it with them at that time. They also told me that they had delivered over 500 flat screen TVs of various types and had never had one that was DOA or defective. They said that many of their deliveries had been for refurb units. I guess that information would make me feel even worse if I was one of the reviewers that had experienced disaster.

What could be improved?
-It only has one coax input. I would like to have one for ATSC and another for NTSC. I did not find another choice that had this available.
-The VGA input has a limit of 1024x768. The full native resolution would have been better. I am going to go to a video card with a DVI output in my PC using a DVI to HDMI adapter cable to overcome this limitation. I hope that works. I haven't tried an HDMI input, yet.
-The station recall feature on the remote does not understand the subchannels (ex 58-1) and is useless for the over-the-air digital source. It reverts to the analog channel (ex 58.)
-When you mute the sound, it defaults to CC display. This is actually a nice feature except that when I change it via the menu, it reverts back the next time I cycle power.
- The remote is solid but not arranged completely the way I would have expected and I am going through a learning curve. Every manufacturer does things differently. I wish it was backlit.

I hope this helps you. Circuit City had this unit for $1500 after taxes. I paid $1200 through Amazon. I like the idea of being able to return the unit "for any reason," but I am too cheap to buy the peace of mind.

I have been very satisfied with this HDTV. I knew when I bought it what I really wanted was at least 46" and 1080P-- but this model saved me a LOT of money and also domestic tranquility (there are things more important than TV). So, the way I look at this purchase is that it is my starter HDTV and in 3-5 years I'll sell it and for what I paid for this set get the set of my dreams. In the meantime I am very happy. My wife enjoys it too, all the more that it does not overwhelm the living room-- she hasn't admitted it, but I think she likes the way it looks.

Having had it for a month now, I am convinced that there would be little point in getting any 42" set with 1080P, at least if you sit back 12 or more feet as we do. I appreciate the quality of non-HD content, and of course the HD is stunning. The PC connection is welcome and the output at 1024 x 768 from our laptop is amazingly good. This set also has all the connection options we needed.

Highly recommended.

After quite a bit of research, I decided on this model. Its sweet, the g/f cannot stop looking at and going, "wowwwww". Fairly simple to set up right out of the box. The picture is impressive. Good selection/layout of inputs. Remote is okay. Sound is solid. All around good lcd tv.

The only con with this product is that the packaging is probably not enough to sufficiently protect it. The first one I got was damaged, but amazon/partner stood behind their product and immediately sent me another one. Very impressed with the level of customer service.

Toshiba REGZA 42HL67 42" 720p LCD HDTVThanks everyone for helping me make my decision. I always turn to amazon and cnet for reviews and I am thrilled with my recent purchase of this lcd tv. The picture is stunning in hd and the sound is awesome. I have not had a chance to hook up my surround sound but even without it the sound blows me away. I purchased my hdmi cables from amazon for 12bucks each and they work great. After comparing this tv in best buy it was just as good if not better than more expensive units.

After months and months of research I finally went ahead and purchased the 42 inch 720p REGZA. The reviews here at Amazon and over at AVSForum were all spot on. This is a great TV and you will not be disappointed.

One of the main factors in my decision making process was the need for good Standard Definition programing. I knew it probably wouldn't look as good as on an older TV, but I was presently surprised by the quality. Regular Analog channels don't look that impressive...but standard definition digital channels look great. A little tweaking of the color settings and you'll be very satisfied with the standard definition channels.

As far as the HD programming it looks perfect. One thing I realized after looking at all the models in the showrooms is that once you get your TV home and in your living room, unless you have another one sitting right next to it, you'll be satisfied with the HD picture quality (especially after altering the picture settings).

I cannot really speak to the quality of the speakers as I have my TV hooked up to a surround sound system (which I would advise). I just bought the Pioneer HTP-2900 for $199 and it's worked perfectly.

Now for the only negative in the whole review. The only reason a 5th star wasn't awarded is that my first TV arrived damaged. I was unable to be home for EagleGL's delivery, so I had my doorman sign for the package. After arriving home from work I unpacked the TV. The box was in great condition, as was the outside of the TV. But once it was plugged in you could see the spiderweb-like crack that filled the screen.

I called Amazon and they handled the return without a single issue. A day after I filed my exchange request I received an email notifying me that the replacement had shipped. 2 days later the replacement was at the shipping hub nearby, but since I couldn't be home during delivery hours I called EagleGL to see if I could pick it up from them there. They said of course, so I went out and picked up the TV that afternoon. They helped me examine it for any damage before I signed for it and then loaded it into my truck.

Receiving a damaged TV is definitely a huge let down, but Amazon handled the entire return with speed and class. Every time I spoke with an Amazon rep they apologized countless times about the hassle the defective item has caused. Once again their customer service did not disappoint.

Final word: this TV was an excellent purchase. You'll be hard pressed to find a similar high quality TV for around $1100.

I spent hours/weeks figuring out which flat panel LCD tv to buy. I spent hours in Best Buy, Sears, and other retailers looking at the TV than had the best picture quality. This TV wins and beats out the much more expensive Sony.

I was working with a budget of 2000$, so if you wanna buy something better, buy the Pioneer Plasma TV for the best ever picture quality.

I purchased this tv based off of the many great reviews here at Amazon. I had narrowed my decision down to two tv's, this one and the Sony Bravia (40 in). I have to say that I've been pretty disappointed so far. I had to call the Toshiba service department (who referred me to the local repair shop) to get the sound working right out of the box. Roughly a month later I started hearing the sound vibrate when there is a lot of bass. This occurs regularly now and I'm considering purchasing a speaker system to counter it. I shouldn't have to do that...I regret buying this tv and would love to return it and go with the Sony.

April 5, 2008. Since posting this review I've had 4 brush off's from the Toshiba service dept. Additionally, the tv now blacks out intermittently. I'm basically stuck with it at this point as all Toshiba will say is call my local repair shop.

While I am of the older generation, I still enjoy a quality product. The Toshiba REGZA 42HL67 has proven, so far, to be that kind of product. The sharpness and overall picture quality have been great. I am a golfer and really enjoy wanting golf in HD. I had no problems in setting it up or understandng the menu. For info, I am on DirecTV.