Toshiba REGZA 42RV530U 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

We ordered this television after researching. 42" HD LCD's for about two months. When it arrived and we unboxed it, we found it had been damaged during shipment. Amazon arranged for a pick up return and replacement which came within 4 days! No questions, no hassles, it was all handled with a smoothness of service I wished I'd see from other online retailers!
The TV itself is great. Color is good with no bleeding. We mounted this high on a wall, with the set tilted down to the viewer. Mounting the TV on the wall was a breeze, set up was very intuitive, and we were watching HD programs within 1/2 hour of unboxing. I am not a big fan of Toshiba's, preferring LG's,Samsungs, or Sony's, but this set is an exception. The HDMI inputs make it a very attractive purchase.

I've had this Toshiba set for a couple months now and am very, very happy with it. The HD picture is bright and clear -- even in our sunny living room. Standard-def content also looks very good, which is key since our cable company has next to no HD channels and we can't get satellite.

Would definitely recommend this set to others -- it's also a great bargain price-wise.

We bought this television a little over a year ago. In recent months it has developed a permenant vertical line on the screen at right about the point where non-letterbox content would be bracketed. For a television that is less than two years old, this is really disappointing and I would not buy another Toshiba LCD as a result of this.

We originally purchased this TV because of the great picture and the price was right. After three days, the monitor died. Sound would still come out, but there was no picture. We returned it to the store and, figuring it was a one-off defect, exchanged it for another of the same model. The new one lasted about three weeks before it started constantly flickering a gray screen. Again, the sound was fine. This time I exchanged it for a 40" Samsung at the same price.

My advice is to stay away from this model! It obviously has some sort of fatal manufacturing defect. It may seem like a good deal, but there's a reason the price is so reasonable. I'm going to be staying away from Toshiba from now on.

I have been researching 42" flat pannels for about 6 months before I purchased this model. I almost went with a plasma but after loosing the coin toss went with LCD technology. I have been extremly happy with this model. The colors are very vivid and the blacks are very good, almost inky. I havent noticed any motion blur that you usually see on some lcd's so if you are a gamer like me this is a great tv for gaming. 360 through componet looks amazing, and when i get my ps3 i'm sure that will look just as sweet. SD programing ranges depending on source. My Satelite through Dish is hooked up with HDMI and all my HD programing looks crisp and clean. DVD is going through a Toshiba SD-6100 up converited player using hdmi, what a differance, not blue ray differance but my reg dvds have never looked so good. As with anything nothing is perfict my only complaint and this is a small complaint is the viewing angle, other than that best tv for the $$$.