Toshiba REGZA 42RV535U 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 39.8 x 27.3 inches ; 55.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 63 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001EHL0F2
• Item model number: 42RV535U
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,491 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 19, 2008

Product Description

Product Description

Regza 1080p Full HD LCD with SRT

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent TV and price, November 23, 2008

By	Thomas E. Williams "diddleydaddy" (Saugerties, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is my first LCD TV and I'm very happy with it. Spent a lot of time over the last month checking out various 40-47" LCD TVs and finally decided on the Toshiba REGZA 42RV535U because of its quality and price (total $912). Due to my experience with both Toshiba and Samsung I favored these brands but there's no shortage of attractive LCDs to choose from many companies. Samsung costs more and offered no competitive model or price to this Toshiba. I found the Toshiba XD-E500 upconversion DVD player online for $76, which produces an excellent picture on the 42RV535U. Add the $13 I spent for 3 HDMI 6' cables (online too) and I'm watching HDTV for a grand total Of $1001! The non-HD TV channels look good too (I'm on Time Warner cable) and in my small living room the sound (cranked up) has proven to be more than adequate. I have checked up on the Sony HT-CT100 Sound Bar Home Theater and may add it later. I have no Blu-Ray plans for present - will take some convincing and much price dropping for me to participate.

My wife and I physically set up the TV on its stand and placed it in position. If you know what you're doing, the electronic part of the setup should be brief but I took longer fumbling a bit over the cable box/TV accommodations. But all went well finally.

Let me add perhaps the most important thing. Once set up, I restarted the Marvin Gaye at Montreux DVD that I had been using to hook up the XD-E500 and let it rip. What a reward for all the effort of buying this TV - my TV watching will never be the same.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Buyer Beware, January 1, 2009

By	Will (San Antonio) - See all my reviews

Ok , so I bought this T.V. about six months ago and i couldn't be happier with it. The picture was crisp the sound was on point. I had no problems with it, until yesterday when it stopped working. Apparently the power supply died in it, so after doing some researched i learned that mine wasn't the only one this happened to. Thank god it was still under warranty and Toshiba is going to pay for parts and labor to fix it. But I'm kinda disappointed that it happened in a six month period with such an expensive T.V. I guess they just don't make things like they use to.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome TV, December 13, 2008

By	Bryce J. Kelley (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great picture. Blacks are black, and colors are deep and rich. The auto view is a great setting that will adjust to the room's lighting and automatically select the brightness and other picture settings. Loads of inputs, a total of 4 HDMI. Perfect for connecting my cable box, 360, Blu-Ray and still have an extra to spare. The built in game mode and low response time make it a great TV for gaming. No noticeable lag so FPSs play great. The best thing about this TV is the price. I did a lot of research and a lot of people agree this is a great TV at a great price. Competes with Sony and Samsung's lineup.

If I could find any cons for this set: The back panel is too close to the edge of the TV, not really a problem because it makes for easy access, but it may cause a pain for cable management.

Blu-Ray is still the way to go, but even playing DVDs upconverted to 1080p looks amazing on this set. If you want a quality picture and don't feel like dropping the cash on Blu-Ray, invest in a nice upscaling player.