Component Inputs, Great Comb Filter, Adjustable Color Temp

Factory video settings absurd

To look good, this TV must be properly calibrated using Video Essentials or the Avia DVD. I'll save you the $50.
The brightness, sharpness, color temperature, and contrast are the same with the composite and component inputs, but the Tint and Color settings are quite different. All levels are relative to the mid-point setting.

Component
Color Temperature: Warm
Contrast: -3
Brightness: -1
Sharpness: as low as it will go
Color: -1
Tint: +2

Composite:
Color: 0 (exactly the mid setting)
Tint: -2

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Picture,Sound,In-Out puts, Nice remote, Very Very Good TV, Has it all and performs well. Good price 400.00 at best buy.

TV speakers good, But needs help, Extra speakers or surround speakers really bring out the sound.

All you want or need in a 27 inch TV you,ll get with this one, Hooked up with my phillips surround system and it rocks.

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Picture, Price, In-Out puts, Remote control.

Color Adjustments

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This review is for the 27A51 model, which I believe is the 2001 version. Before going out and buying a TV, I made sure to do some research. After consulting reviews in Consumer Reports as well as feedback from consumers on websites such as Audioreviewm, I narrowed my choices the Toshiba and a Sony, which were both highly rated. Ultimately, I decided to go with the Toshiba because I thought I would get more bang for my buck (For the same price, the Toshiba came with PIP).

So far I could not be happier. This TV has an amazing picture clarity and pretty good sound quality (IMO). It replaces a 25" Sanyo and the difference is literally night and day. Another thing to consider is its size. I have a rather narrow entertainment center that ruled out several larger 27" TVs outright. The Toshiba is only something like 26.25 inches wide which is not much wider than the 25" Sanyo it replaced. So that may be something to consider for those of you with space constraints.

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Beautiful picture. All the inputs and great features. Remote is great.

Inonsistency in onscreen menu designs and remote design with other Toshiba products.

This TV is great. It actually had component video at this affordable price. The features are very useful, especially the temperature controls. The Movie setting is incredible. Inputs galore on this TV, including S-Video, component, rf, and A couple of a/v inputs in back. I love the remote too. Toshiba hit paydirt with this TV, but now I'm looking for a VCR and DVD. I received a Toshiba VCR (600 series) for Xmas but its user friendliness sucks. Onscreen menus are TOTALLY differnt from the Toshiba TVs menus and the remote is twice as small and totally different and useless. You would think a company would try to have some consistency between its different home entertainment products (i.e. Sony). Not Toshiba I guess. The DVD remote is totally different as well, although they all control each other. I had wanted to have a complete Toshiba TV/VCR/DVD setup, but I believe I will go with Sony's VCR and a Sony DVD. You will not be displeased with the TV, however. I bought it for only $330 at Best Buy because it was an "Open-Box" item. Works flawlessly.

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picture, sound, remote, inputs, everything

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i bought this to replace the 13" Magnavox that was in my room, and it is great. it could just be what i'm comparing it to, but it seems a lot better than a lot of my friends' tvs. the picture is great, especially when watching dvds through the component inputs. there are lots of useful picture settins (warm/medium/cool & theater/normal/memory). the sound is good, though i usually listen to it through my receiver. it is rare to find a tv of this quality with this many features for such a good price.

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Picture
number of inputs
s-video and component inputs

screen curvature
colorstream component inputs share inputs for regular video and take some getting used to

great tv. after tuning the picture with the Avia Guide to Home Theater, the picture on this TV is great. Couldn't be much happier for the price, except if the screen were a little flatter. People sitting to the sides get a distorted view. but when its just me, its great.

i needed a new tv and didn't want to wait for HD Ready tvs to come down in price. this had everything I needed. got 2 of my friends to buy them also. sony wegas have nothing on the toshibas.

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Great picture, remote not fussy as to where its pointed, good reliability rating of Toshiba, 12/12 warranty

no front av input, remote somewhat poor design/cheap, long pause/screen blankout when changing channels

I actually have the 27A60, but this model isn't listed here and it is similar to the 27A50 except for slightly higher resolution and dual receiver PIP.

I had originally purchased the Panasonic because it was a great value, but just wasn't really satisfied w/ the picture quality. Sometimes the colors were a bit much--not "true" seeming, and it wasn't as sharp as it seemed like it should be. The Toshiba, on the other hand, has a great picture--it looked as good or better than the Sony to me, which most people rave about as the best. The picture is quite clear and the colors are true. If you look up the reviews in Consumer Reports, the 27A50 is rated #1.
Toshiba also has a good frequency of repair rating, and a 12/12 warranty, which is unusual in the industry. The remote isn't great--a bit big, clunky, cheap, not backlit (the "glow feature is a joke)etc, but it does have the strength that you can point it in pretty much any direction in the room and it still turns the channel (I have noticed many other newer remotes that seem quite sensitive--it better be pointed in EXACTLY the right spot or it doesn't work). Weaknesses--no front av jack, big pause/screen blank when changing channels, no sound leveler.

At the end of the day, you want a great picture, right? This has one.

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Price, Outputs, Picture quality

screen curve

Great TV for the price!!!

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Great Picture, lots of great options, and COMPONENT INPUT!!!

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This television is a must for anyone who is on a tight budget, but wants an awesome tv! I compared this tv to the Panasonic CT-27D10 and this one won the battle. I have talked to many friends about these two televisions and everyone agreed that the Toshiba was the better pick out of the two. The Toshiba has a higher res picture along with a couple of other features that set it apart form the Panasonic. I just recently got a DVD player and wanted to be sure to hook it up to a good set up. With component cables this tv is killer! It also has 2 audio video ports along with an audio video output and S-Video! You have so many options with this tv it is mind-blowing! The remote that comes with this tv lights up when it is dark and is very easy to use. You can program your favorite channels, etc, etc. Also if you own any other toshiba products the Controller works with them too (Vcr, Cable Box).

All in all this tv gets my vote for the highest rank.

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