 Great little TV for the money! |
| Review Date: May 1, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Dale J., Bristol, TN USA |
I compared the picture quality of the Toshiba 19AV600U side by side with Samsung (at our local Best Buy) after tweaking both to their maximum quality and the Toshiba had truer colors with accurate flesh tones, probably due to the 10 bit color. The sound was also much better (and louder) than other TV's of the same size. If you can live without the headphone jack, then this will be a great choice, especially for a small bedroom or kitchen.
One more thing that impressed me and my daughter was how the TV cleaned up the standard analog cable channels, apparently due to the noise reduction feature, which we put on high. Some of the channels even look as good as digital or HD. The 19AV600U also has (2) HDMI jacks and is a great looking little TV even when it's off. We mostly buy SONY but was settling for Samsung (since Sony is not that impressive in this size range) until I ran across this little jewel. |
Super Set Savings!
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| Review Date: September 16, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Laurencia7, United States |
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I forgot to mention in the review that the tuner inside picks up many channels and the HD channels off air are amazing! Just as great as a 1080p set, but listed as a 720 it works 1080 gorgeous.
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Great Value
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| Review Date: October 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: gypsytoo, |
Started looking for a television to replace an older model. Went to Best Buy to compare picture and sound quality side by side, and settled on this model. The ability to change the framing of the picture allows each individual to see what style they prefer, at the click of a button. The color quality is a true color representation, and again it is easy to change the brightness if you like. We chose to mount it on the wall, and with the thickness of just over an inch, it is not in the way when walking in front of it.
Amazon had the best price, by $50 over Best Buy when we were looking, and we were well satisfied with the delivery. Ordered at 5:00 p.m. one day, and had received it by noon the following day.
Would highly recommend this model to anyone. |
Awesome Little TV!!
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| Review Date: July 31, 2009 |
| Reviewer: R. Edelson, Berlin, CT USA |
| I just returned a piece of junk Coby 15" TV and purchased the Toshiba 19" 19AV600U for my kitchen. What a great TV. The picture is awesome, the viewing angle is great, and the feature set is better than most similar TVs. I really like being able to re-label the channel descriptions because I don't have a cable box and the HD channels are all over the place. I can label them and then save them to the favorites, which makes them easy to scroll thru. I thought I would save money with the Coby but what a piece of junk. It had a very poor picture and a terribly limited viewing angle. The coby stopped working after two days. I am very happy with the Toshiba and I'm sure you will be too. |
Great picture, excellent cable
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| Review Date: October 17, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Lynnette Hartwig, Boston MA |
I have Comcast cable in Mass., and like another reviewer I was surprised how many channels including HD it picked up during channel search. More than any other TV or VCR in the house without a digital cable box.
Small TVs often have trouble fitting speaker systems into the available space, but this one is fine. I have it in my bedroom and have not put the sound higher than 30% from the lowest setting, even when doing tasks like folding clothes and watching while my son uses the main TV for video games 20 feet away.
Maybe more of an issue with my cable carrier than the TV, I have 2 or 3 locations for each channel, a regular a digital, and in some cases an HD. So I have to remove a lot of channels from the active list. The 'regular' ones have their titles like 'Bravo' and "TNT" but I have to add those names to the digital stations which are on some odd number like 75-2 but are the ones I want to keep.
The TV permits custom labeling so I can add CH 55 for name of channel, I just wish the click to remove unwanted channels from the lineup was in the same menu as naming a channel, so I could make my lineup short and descriptive easily.
It also permits a small menu of favorites, but the Fav key doesn't toggle thru the list; one has to move one's hand from the Fav button to the arrow buttons surrounding the circle.
Laying in bed in the dark it would be handy to toggle thru 10 or 15 Fav channels by pressing one button over and over rather than blindly hunt for the arrow keys after hitting the Fav button, which times out before a newbie like me can find the right arrow. Maybe I'll get faster.
I too viewed several TVs at Best Buy prior to buying, and this one had better detail and color rendition than most of the others. I'm going to wall mount it one of these days. It is made with metric screw threads all over, but the TV comes with 4 screws in the mount holes because most US homes don't have a stash of metric screws, a very customer-friendly thing to do. |
Great tv, perfect for kitchen
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| Review Date: July 18, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Richard R. Schuman, Saint Louis, MO |
| This Toshiba 19 inch LCD has a great picture and good sound quality. It was purchased to be used in the kitchen area and has worked out well. I would recommend this to anyone needing a tv for a limited space. |
Everything about it is great.
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| Review Date: December 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Jesse Kagarise, |
I bought this TV not too long ago. And so far, its been a positive experience. For the past 5 years, I have been using this tiny little 15 inch Magnavox TV. Granted, the old TV is still in working condition, even though the closed captions are permanently stuck on. But it was time to upgrade. An Xbox 360 cannot be used to its full potential on a tiny little standard definition TV.
So after some research and looking around, I came across this TV. I heard Toshiba was a reliable brand, so I went for it. I wasn't disappointed. I'm going to categorize some key points on what I thought of this TV.
INPUTS: First thing that drew me to the TV is the inputs. The disappointing thing about TVs in this size range is that they have usually only have 1 of each input (HDMI, composite, etc). However, this TV has basically two of every input except VGA and S-Video, which it only has 1 of each (however you generally do not need more than one of those anyway). So if you have a lot of devices that need to be plugged in, you will have plenty of inputs without needing an external switch. Also, I will note, do not spend more than $10 for a HDMI cable. A cheap one off of Amazon will do just as well as a Monster Cable one. Also, you can use a computer's DVI out on this TV as well. All you need is a DVI-HDMI cable and the TV will treat it as a HD source.
PICTURE: The picture is vibrant and bright for most conditions. Granted that you set it up right. I used one of those "THX Optimizers" that come on Pixar DVD's. It will walk you through setting up the the brightness and contrast, since those are the most critical parts of setting up an HDTV. It will make blacks as close to black as possible and colors not washed out. Remember, brighter, does not make a better picture! Also, it does have a feature to make analog cable channels have a little less static which makes them look somewhat better. It also has a "gaming mode" which will disable unnecessary video processing features in order to reduce the TVs response time, which is good for gamers. If you want to use this TV as a computer monitor, make sure you set the TV to "Dot by Dot" in the picture size settings. This will ensure you have a perfect 1:1 pixel ratio, like on a standard computer monitor, which will prevent text front getting blurred.
AUDIO: The speakers are decent. You really can't expect great speakers out of small TVs, especially flat panel ones. However, they are good enough for everyday use. However, if you can, take advantage of audio out. You can plug it into a stereo or some computer speakers and get some great sound. The audio out volume is also controlled by the TV. The TV also features a digital optical audio out along with analog stereo out. NOTE: This TV does NOT have a headphone jack out! However, you CAN use the analog stereo out as a headphone jack with an adapter.
Overall I am completely satisfied with this product. I will probably recommend this to a friend since his old TV just died on him! |
This little TV rocks indeed
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| Review Date: August 9, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Ileana Vila, |
Only time will tell if this TV will last but I recieved it just several days after I ordered it for my elderly mother who wanted to replace an old TV in her bedroom. For now the unit will only be used as a regular television with nothing else attached to it.
The TV was super simple to setup. The colors are great and it is meant to be watched from at least 5 feet away I would say and you will see a clear picture. Mom will be watching it from about 8 feet away.
I was concerned about the other reviewers' issues with the attached stand but mine only had plastic wrap which I easily removed. You then rotate the stand to its proper position manually. There is a switch that you will see once you rotate the stand, to 'Lock' or 'Unlock'
My TV also came with a comprehensive manual and the box itself had illustrations for the basic unpacking of the unit including the rotation of the stand.
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A Quality Kitchen TV
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| Review Date: December 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: J. C. Hyska, USA |
I had been in the market for a 19"-23" kitchen TV before finally discovering this Toshiba. I nearly bought this from Amazon upon discovery, but instead preferred to personally tinker with this and other units before purchasing. Fortunately, my local Best Buy carried this unit.
What really captured my attention was the sound that this unit puts out. The speakers are logically placed in front of the unit below the screen, so sound is projected very well. Through review-reading and personal listening experience, sound quality is an issue with LCD units in this size range. So, it was poignant to hear this model's superior sound quality as compared with other similar, nearby models... even another 19" Toshiba TV/DVD Combo unit!
The screen quality is great, the remote is well-designed and intuitive, and the appearance - while a bit bland - is still pretty sleek. Having owned this for almost a month now, I highly recommend this unit. Oh, and the price at my local Best Buy was about $230, so I suggest buying from Amazon for the better price. |
"Outstanding unit for smaller spaces"
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| Review Date: March 31, 2010 |
| Reviewer: W. Lee Salmon, Rome, Georgia USA |
After scrutinizing features and pricing for a compact HDTV to replace an older and bulky 14" CRT, I purchased this unit from Amazon on the reviews alone, even considering models more than twice its price. Now that I've had more time to fully review the settings, the Toshiba has proven to be a much higher quality set. Indeed, the reviews are right on target. It is more advanced than the competition for inputs, features and overall ease of operation, including quick setup & a well-designed remote. After tweaking the settings, picture quality is outstanding. There was a lot of initial hesitation and disappointment but I guess that's normal with HDTV, some picture settings can be confusing with the aspect ratios as well coming from SDTV. The higher end range of the digital channels proved the difference, it just takes a bit of playing with the controls to get it "just right."
Compared with a Vizio 20" widescreen, Model VX20L, purchased last year from Amazon, the pictures are sharp, colors vivid and the vertical viewing range is greater, the picture doesn't wash out nearly as much really from any direction. These settings are from hooking up via the cable input alone. Overall settings are more realistic than the Vizio, colors more consistent and the picture is extremely sharp. I agree with other reviewers, colors appear a lot more natural with this set, there's a big difference watching "NBC Nightly News." Audio is very good without sharp jumps in volume, very bright with the compressed Dolby Digital output. It's more than adequate for a bedroom or quiet spaces. The Vizio unit may have stronger bass and Surround Sound but had sharp spikes in volume levels, which proved annoying late at night, not so with the Toshiba.
The Sharp 19" LC19SB27UT was strongly considered as was the Samsung LN19B650 but were ruled out because of their weak audio. Since reliability seems unpredictable with so many brands now available, it's really hard to say how any new set will hold out but generally, it pays to get a better brand name and research the reviews. My only further suggestions would be to invest time actually comparing other sets in-store before buying on-line or stick with a brand I liked before. Overall, a surprising purchase. As a consumer of over a dozen TV sets in the past 12 years, I'm a real stickler with quality and try not to show bias with brand preferences yet the best television I've ever purchased was a Toshiba flat-screen CRT, circa 2004. Compare the specs for yourself but for sheer dollar value, you'll be hard-pressed to find a better set, at least in this size. No television is perfect but this Toshiba is a real gem, I got a "real deal" at $149.99 and free shipping. Thanks Amazon !!
PROS: Price, compact size, very low power consumption, inputs, ease of setup/menu operation, easy remote, fast tuner (much quicker than Vizio), advanced picture settings, easy channel labeling (a big plus with the digital channels).
CONS: No alarm timer, no auto-volume leveling, weaker bass, no surround sound. |
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