Toshiba 36AF42 36" Pure Flat Screen TV

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• Product Dimensions: 24.5 x 38.5 x 29.5 inches ; 193 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 173 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: B000066R6A
• Item model number: 36AF42
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #187,092 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 36-inch FST PURE flat picture tube. Affordable, stylish, and loaded with features, the 36AF42 makes a great upgrade to a DVD or satellite-based home theater. The set's massive 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 36AF42'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).

The set provides stereo reception (with 5 watts per channel) and SAP (second audio program), which is often used to broadcast an alternate-language track. The 36AF42 derives a heightened sense of stereo separation from its double-baffle speaker system. 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 (both with 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 36AF42 also features color-temperature control, V-chip parental controls, a sleep timer, and a glow-in-the-dark remote control.

Product Description

Movie lovers, rejoice! This Toshiba FST Pure 36AF42 television delivers everything you've been dreaming of. FST Pure Fine Pitch Flat Picture tube delivers increased viewing angle along with the enhanced picture linearity necessary to produce accurate life-like images. Black Level Expander improves contrast, which results in a sharper more 3-dimensional picture. Double Baffle speaker system provides supreme stereo sound reproduction without connecting additional speakers and Surround Sound enables the viewer to enjoy an enhanced home theater experience without the connection of additional speakers. Movie and Sports modes allow for instant video adjustments for optimum viewing of popular types of programming. Superb performance and comfort - that's what marks this TV.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes watching letterbox DVD's a pleasure, February 23, 2003

By	Gibson Girl (Rose Cottage in Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

The Toshiba 36 inch is my first 36 inch tv.

I had a Sony 32 inch a few years back but it gave us nothing but problems. Previous to that, our tv was a 1985 Sony XBR. Which lasted over 11 years.But Sony has priced the XBR's beyond out affordability.

SO when the Sony 32 inch went out in under 4 years, we tried a 27 inch toshiba af42 and simply loved it. But with letterboxed dvd's the picture tended to be too small.
So we decided to move up to 36 inch and it is a dream.

This 36 upgrade has beautiful color and a wonderful full bodied sound.

If I have any disappointment it is that the picture during the day, could be a little brighter. At night though, it is excellent.

I hope it proves to be a reliable tv.