Picture quality Inputs and outputs Sound quality with BBE enabled§

Doesn't switch on closed captions when muted "MUTE" displays continuously during mute, which can burn into screen

I'm a video professional, used to seeing my work on Barco, Sony and Ikegami studio monitors. In short, I know how to assess quality in a monitor. I first tumbled onto the quality of Toshiba TVs around 10 years ago when, after comparing 32" TV extensively, I bought a Toshiba over a Sony - my original intended choice. (That set is now living at a friend's house, still happily in use.) I replaced it as my main living room TV with a 36" Toshiba about four years ago, with which I've been very pleased. For my home office (where I spend most of my time, with a viewing distance of around five feet), I decided to replace a 13" Sony with something larger. My first purchase was a cheap Apex 20", which wasn't bad, but had noticable horizontal distortion and seemed noisy (it was, however, very inexpensive). After a couple of months, I decided to replace it, and started watching eBay for a flat-screen Toshiba. I ended up purchasing a refurbished 20AF41 with a 90-day Toshiba warrantee for only $117.50 plus shipping. This set is outstanding! The picture quality is superb, and the BBE sound is wonderful. It's got ins and outs up the wazoo, and I have it connected to my digital cable box via the composite A/V connectors. Pictures are sharp and clean. Hooking it up to my 3-chip camcorder via the S-Video connector produces incredible results. Others have mentioned geometric distortion, but I haven't seen this. The service menu procedures previously posted give me confidence that I can deal with this should I notice a problem. Bottom line: I'm a very happy camper with this set, and would highly recommend it.(

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Toshiba 36" TV (living room) Sharp 27" TV (bedroom) Apex 20" TV (replaced by the Toshiba)

Good picture and sound. Varied hook ups. PRICE!

First one had a "buzz" in the tube, otherwise none

Purchased the tv for my bedroom so I didn't want to spend a pile of money. After checking out the reviews here I decided on this tv and am very pleased with it. I was previously a "hitachi" man but the 20" I had was slowly dying after having served me well. The Toshiba has a good picture and sound, varied connections and the price was right. I returned the first one I bought though due to a annoying "buzzing" sound from the tube. Liked the tv enough to try a second one and have no problem with this one

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Hitachi 20"

Good picture & great sound.

Customer service stinks. Remote very cheap and falls apart.

Remote buttons fall off and Toshiba customer service stinks. After 4 months of calls to customer service, and countless promises that it would be replaced, I finally gave up and bought another remote from Best Buy for $21 + tax & S/H, best $30 bucks I’ve spent on this TV. Of special interest is Derrick Thompson, a service manager for Toshiba, who, after 4 months of my waiting for a replacement remote, said they’d send me a universal remote, but it probably wouldn’t work. Then he got real snotty and said that Toshiba’s service plan does not state when the problem would be fixed, just that they would fix the problem! Based on this experience, I’ll never buy from Toshiba again. Be warned, their service people stink.

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27" Sony, 20" Samsung

Picture - High contrast, good color and very sharp. Geometric distortion seems quite low to me. Good price.

Remote is a little too directional sensitive. Menu button should not be centered between channel up/down - too easy to hit. Sound is just OK.

Great picture outweighs the few weaknesses. Can't beat it for the price.

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Better contrast and brightness than a VGA pc monitor.vivid color,geometry, better than JVC and Sony.Good price.

A lot of you are probably saying Thank gosh... something I can really afford. I just don''''t want you to believe that you''''re shorting yourself if you have a reasonable budget. And I would call $450.00 reasonable for a television. This Toshiba is a solid, straightforward model. Plus, I like Toshiba TVs in general. I had one for years and it was strong until I finally upgraded. A 24-inch set is big enough to get involved in the action but still small enough to fit a small room, i.e. dorm. The 4:3 screen makes the most of most current games, though you''''ll have to live with black bars for widescreen viewing. And don''''t forget that this model has a totally flat tube. While it can''''t handle a progressive image, there are still plenty of high-end connections: one component in, two S-video (one front, one rear), and three composite (one front, two rear). The component input is effective even without the progressive scan; it offers the most signal separation. And as you''''re hooking up your GameCube, you can remind yourself that Xbox fans paid this much for their console bundle.

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Panasonic Tau Samsung Dynaflat

Amazing vivid color than other Flat screen

20inch

best of the best 20 inch flat screen tube for Amazing vivid color. 10% more brighter than sony 20 inch 15% than i''art jvc

Its a beauty.

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After my tiny Sony 13" in my dorm room broke, i decided to move up to a 20" flat screen. I had been recently impressed by my brother''s new Sony wega 20" but hoped to find something cheaper online. I found this toshiba for auction at Ubid.com, brand new ($230 shipped). I liked that it had component inputs, something my brother''s $450 sony doesn''t even have. The picture is superb, although i didn''t compare it directly with any competition. Its a good size for my dorm room; any larger would be too much. Hooked up to my DVD player and denon/mission shelf stereo, i now have a modest, yet impressive, home cinema system. Asthetically attractive, highly recommended. Considering i bought this for almost half of what my brother paid for his sony, i would say this is the best $200 or so dollars i''ve ever spent.

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Sony Wega

Good picture, a variety of input choices including component, S-Video and RCA.

Weak speakers, cheap remote (not backlit), lack of clock and alarm feature, Pricey for a small set.

Decent set for a 20". Good picture, flat screen, Pleasant cosmetics. Cheaper than other 20" flat screen TVs

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Sony Wega, Panasonic TAU, JVC

Beautiful picture good sound for 20" tv S-video and component video inputs. 3 a/v inputs.

No "tv/video" button on the tv- have to use the remote.

I got this for christmas after shopping around for a month or so. At best buy, it was side by side with a 20" sony wega. The toshiba looked noticeably better. the colors were more vibrant and the picture slightly clearer. The S-video input is what sealed the deal, and convinced me to buy the Toshiba over the Sony (just about every other electronic component i own is Sony). I have had no problems with it and the picture looks better than the 27" sony wega downstairs.

Sound from included speakers.

Picture, Screen, Service Menu, Remote, Pushes Red too much!!!

This is an absolutely wretched flat screen attempt by Toshiba for a 20 inch model. Geometric distortion on the right side of the screen is very noticeable. The service menu accessible by turning down the volume on the front panel and pushing nine on the remote has no options for a pincushion adjustment! Returned to Best Buy for a complete refund. I am totally done with Best Buy for all purchases and relying on Ovation audio/video in Indy for all home theater purchases. I replaced this model in a mini home theater with a Panasonic Tau 24SX11. This TV has no geometric problems, 4 inches bigger, and the chassis is only a little larger than the Toshiba. The Panasonic is also a lot less deep than the Toshiba.

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Panasonic Tau 24SX11 Sony Wega 27"