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Toshiba 24AF42 24" TV with FST PURE Flat Screen
 
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Toshiba 24AF42 24" TV with FST PURE Flat Screen

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Technical Details

  • 24-inch CRT set with standard 4:3 aspect ratio and high-contrast, low-distortion FST PURE flat tube
  • 3-line digital comb filter and Vertical Contour Correction enhance color clarity
  • ColorStream component-video input offers optimal connection from a compatible DVD player or satellite receiver
  • Front AV input accommodates camcorder or gaming console; headphone jack affords private listening
  • Stereo reception with SAP, 5 watts per channel, double-baffle speaker system; StableSound evens the audio from TV programs
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Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 18.7 x 26.3 x 20 inches ; 73 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 82 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: B000066R5X
  • Item model number: 24AF42
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #107,587 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
  • Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: May 14, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Enjoy vivid, high-contrast pictures from Toshiba's 24-inch FST PURE flat picture tube. Affordable, stylish, and loaded with features, the 24AF42 makes a great upgrade to a DVD or satellite-based home theater. The set's FST PURE flat tube eliminates intrusive reflections from ambient light relative to conventional CRT designs and broadens the angles from which the screen may be viewed.

The 24AF42's three-line digital comb filter and vertical contour correction further enhance resolution by removing blurred edges between colors and reducing dot crawl (tiny, moving dots of color along a sharp color separation in a vertical line, as in a depiction of a character's striped T-shirt). Meanwhile, velocity-scan modulation improves the definition at picture edges, creating sharper images by slowing the CRT (cathode-ray tube) beam's horizontal scanning during demanding work--say, when rendering transitions from light to dark parts of an image--and speeding it up when scanning easily rendered sections, like broad dark areas.

The set provide stereo reception (with five watts per channel) and SAP (second audio program), which is often used to broadcast an alternate-language track. The 24AF42 derives a heightened sense of stereo separation from its double-baffle speaker system, and BBE High-Definition Sound improves speech intelligibility and restores the dynamic range of compressed musical passages.

A ColorStream component-video input provides the ultimate picture quality from interlaced component-video signals; standard composite-video inputs accommodate all DVD players and most other video sources. You get two sets of rear AV inputs (one of which has S-video) as well as one set of front AV inputs for easy connection with a camcorder or gaming console. A rear AV output lets you hook the set up with a surround receiver. The 24AF42 also features V-Chip parental controls, a sleep timer, and a glow-in-the-dark universal remote control.

What's in the Box
Television, remote control, batteries, user's manual, warranty information.



Product Description

The Toshiba 24AF42 24-inch color television blends state-of-the-art design and high-performance features in one unit. The 24" FST PURE flat tube eliminates unwanted reflections from room light compared to conventional tubes designs and increases viewing angle. The Invar Shadow Mask enhances color reproduction thanks to its nickel-alloy construction, which is more heat resistant than conventional iron masks. A 3-line digital comb filter with vertical contour correction provides more accurate processing of RF and composite video signals for a sharper, cleaner picture. Advanced Velocity Scan Modulation improves contrast and overall picture sharpness. StableSound maintains television volume within a preset range regardless of the source signal. A tri-lingual OSD allows for easy operation for English, Spanish, and French speaking viewers. The GameTimer feature makes parental control of viewing time easy. A Colorstream component video input provides the ultimate picture quality from interlaced component video signals. A front panel A/V input provides easy connection of video games or a camcorder. An earphone jack allows for individual listening privacy.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Okay audio, superb (but quirky) video, excellent value., October 13, 2002
Audio is quite good for a set in this price range, but still suffers in comparison to, say, my [amt]computer speakers.

Image quality, judged from DVD and current-generation gaming consoles connected via component video inputs, is absolutely superb; the default/baseline visual settings produce horribly exaggerated screen contrast, although this is easily tweaked and remedied.

My rating is based on quality alone; on quality for price, however, 5/5 would be more appropriate.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Very good TV - but annoying quirk with volume control, January 17, 2003
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In a search for a bedroom TV, I found this set and the Sony's. I feel that the picture quality of the Toshiba FST was slightly better than the Sony. It also had a better set of video inputs on the back of the set than the Sony (Toshiba allowed 2nd set of inputs to be composite or component video; Sony 2nd set of inputs is component only). The only feature I feel is missing in the set is color temperature control (the Sony does have this).

One problem I encountered with the Toshiba was that when turning up the volume, there is a huge jump between "4" (barely audible) and "5" (almost normal volume). I call to a Toshiba CSR claimed that this was normal behavior for this TV. Since I need lower volume levels occasionally, I was forced to return this TV. A second unit had the same problem. Just be aware of this if you are considering purchasing one of these for your bedroom or will need to run it at low volume levels.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars regulation problems, January 21, 2003
I bought one of these at bestbuy.com. The colors were nice and the image was nice and sharp. The big problem was regulation. When an image had large bright areas, vertical lines would become curved. One doesn't notice this all that much when watching a movie or a TV program, but it's really clear on things like still photos shown by my DVD player. And even when watching a TV program, one can still notice it when one looks at images with lots of bright areas and clear vertical lines, like doorways.

I first noticed the problem when looking at JPEG stills in my DVD player. The DVD player (Cyber Home CH-500) puts a frame around the pictures, and the frame was distorted.

Adjusting the geometry via the service menu doesn't help much, since the problem is that bright areas in the picture shift the geometry anyway. Reducing brightness and contrast does help, but some of the problem remains.

I tested this with a laptop emitting some still images I drew. You can see the results of the test at home.att.net/~apruss/24af42.html. I also tried another 24AF42 at Best Buy on display, and it had the same problems. (I must confess that I forgot to try to adjust contrast and brightness on the display unit, so maybe it would have helped more on that unit.)

I suggest you either go for the 27-inch version (27AF42) which in my store testing did not exhibit the problem (there was some distortion, but it was within much more acceptable limits, I think) or check the unit carefully before buying. But maybe I was just unlucky with the two I tested.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great TV!
I've had it for about 6 months now. Still love it. I only wish I had better cable service to put it to the test. DVDs look great. Read more
Published on July 12, 2003 by slubmaster

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Very Pleased
I just bought this model this afternoon, to replace my 19 year old 19" Hitachi. After attaching my rabbit ears, that's right no cable or satelite connection, and adjusting... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Buzzzzz Hummmmm
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2.0 out of 5 stars Great picture - troubling noise problems
The Toshiba 24AF42 may have one of the best quality pictures available, even with a plain vanilla cable connection. Read more
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