Toshiba 55H70 55-Inch HDTV-Ready Projection TV

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• Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 46.3 x 53.3 inches ; 250 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 21 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: B00004YMC4
• Item model number: 55H70
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #189,329 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional TV!, July 25, 2001

By	Tommy Lovato (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is one of the best TVs money can buy! Everything about this set is exceptional!

PICTURE: I don't have an HDTV receiver, but the picture quality of cable (and even certain broadcast stations) is very nice. But if you're gonna buy a set like this, don't waste it on TV. This was made for Home Theater, and DVDs (connected via component video) look flawless on it!

SOUND: The set comes with two built-in speakers which have good sound and nice bass response. Though I would recommend getting a DD/DTS receiver and five speakers, if you have nothing else, these speakers do a decent job. And if you wanna save some money, you can use these speakers as the center-channel speaker in your audio setup.

EXTRAS: The remote control is great. It is illuminated, and the layout of the buttons is intuitive. Also, the on-screen menus are very easy to navigate, and can be accessed from the front panel (so you're not in trouble if you lose the remote). The set has two compononent video inputs, and three A/V and S-Video inputs, which should be plenty to hook up your video equipment. Finally, the set has wheels, so it is relatively easy to move around.

In conclusion, this television is near-perfect, and would make a great center-piece for your home theater system. However, there are two reasons why you SHOULDN'T get this set: 1) 55" isn't the right size for your viewing room. In that case, Toshiba offers 43" and 61" versions of this model. 2) You want a widescreen television. In that case, try the 56H80, which is the widescreen version of this model. (The reason I chose the 55H70 over the 56H80 is b/c I don't feel the widescreen dimensions are worth the extra $$)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We went from a 30" to a 55", March 21, 2001

By	Steve Landrum (St.Louis Mo USA) - See all my reviews

First the size floored us,but the detail of this set also took us by suprise.The only thing I don't like about the set,is you can't change the factory defaults of the SPORTS,STANDARD or MOVIE settings,But you do have a PREFERENCE setting you can change and save. We have yet to buy a HDTV tuner so I can't talk about HDTV yet, but I can tell you about the Line Doubler that upconverts all 480i signals to 480p,It works very well on DVD, Laserdisc, Satalite and Cable, I would Highly recomend this set to anybody thinking of Upgrading to a HDTV Ready set.Now the only problem we have is "is 55"big enough?"

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great TV, August 8, 2001

By A Customer

We moved up from a 25 inch TV to this model. It was an easy decision after looking at all models by all manufactures. Picture is clear with great colors. Especially with satelitte hd recievers. Picture is best when used with component connections. My wife just rolled her eyes when it was delivered, but now watches movies non-stop!!