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22 of 24 found the following review helpful:
 Beautiful picture Jul 10, 2011
By Mike Hike
Bought this TV for a good price and am very impressed with the picture quality. The specs are not that great; however, the picture is better than TVs costing more with better specs. About the sound, it is about as good as anything else that is 1.4 inches thick. I have not found a slim TV that has great sound. This a TV that is very pleasing to watch. The matte screen finish, 1080p, stunning colors, and good dark scene production (for a LED) make this TV and joy to use.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Good picture, poor sound from speakers, no headphone jack Oct 04, 2011
By Nicholas Wilson
The picture is beautiful for TV or computer VGA or digital connection. It also has an adequate, but plain vanilla media player that can give you a slide show of photos or play MP3 files from a USB plug in. However the slide show does not include any transitions such as fade, nor any pan and scan effect. When you use the remote to pause or back up the slide show, the picture shrinks to show an interface panel at the bottom, and only returns to full screen after a 5-sec delay, so that's another annoyance. The media player can't play any digital video files. It can't zoom in or blow up a photo. Like I said, it's plain vanilla.
Other reviewers said the speakers suck, but I didn't realize that it has no headphone jack, which is a major inconvenience for me, since I like to use wireless headphones a lot. It also has only one RCA audio out pair, and they are not volume controlled, another major pain. That means you can't use an inexpensive, simple audio amp and speakers because you have no remote control of the volume or muting. Instead you have to use an amp or home theater audio system that includes its own remote control, and you have to use that instead of the TV's remote to control the volume and muting. Really, how much cost did Toshiba save by not including a headphone jack? And why couldn't they at least optionally make the audio out jacks volume controlled by the remote?
My inexpensive (under $60) 2-year old Memorex DVD progressive scan player with HDMI out and upscaling to 1080p makes standard DVD's look great on the Toshiba HDTV screen. But apparently it's not possible to control this DVD player through the HDMI connection using the TV remote. So now I'm up to a minimum of three remotes to watch a DVD and have decent sound. I have a Dishnetwork DVR receiver, so there's another remote. Some brands and models of DVD players and sound systems CAN be controlled by the TV remote through the HDMI connection, but not any of mine.
I tried connecting the TV to the HDMI output from my Canon EOS 7D Pro DSLR camera, and it makes a beautiful display. With a long enough HDMI adapter cable I can hold the camera in my lap to work the controls, including ability to zoom in. Again it would be nice if the TV remote could control the camera functions through the HDMI cable, but apparently it can't. The camera is brand new, and I'm not sure if it allows control through the HDMI, but some of Canon's consumer cameras definitely do.
I'm very happy with the picture quality, but I probably would have bought something else if I had known there was no earphone jack or controlled audio out on this model. That's why I deducted one star from my rating.
Even though this is a full 40" screen it is light and thin enough for me to easily move from one room to another without help, or even to put it in the back seat of my car for transport. That's important because I want to be able to use this to display my photos and photo DVDs in a gallery setting or for small group slideshows. For that purpose I would connect it to my laptop as a computer display rather than use the limited built-in USB player.
13 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Amazing TV!! Aug 19, 2011
By heybuddy1901
I dont understand all the negative reviews on this awesome TV.
I've had it for almost 2 weeks now and use it every day, i LOVE this TV.
For the comments on the base screws, use the right size screw driver and its not a problem, i can see that the heads are a little small and can strip but use the right tool and its not a problem.
Yes the sound is not great for playing video games or watching movies, but PERFECT for a bedroom set. I have no problem watching the TV on sound level 1 or 2 while in bed.
This TV has plenty of inputs as well for all my needs, its currently hooked up to my cable box, PS3, and home theatre system with no issues.
I only posted this review to respond to all the negative criticism that I read about this set before I took the chance and bought it.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Excellent HDTV for the price! Mar 06, 2012
By T. Chambers
At this price range, this is an excellent 40inch LED 1080p HDTV. Picture is better than most TVs that cost 200 more than this. The sound isn't as bad as some of the reviewers claim. I don't have any problem with the sound and found that it can fill up my whole living room. People need to be realistic; you're NEVER going to get HUGE, house shaking sound from a flat screen TV speaker. If you want sound like that, you gotta buy separate speakers / home theater system. GET Real people. TV looks great, nice shinny finish, stand very stable, and nice and thin. Great TV!!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Very small issues. Dec 23, 2011
By glenn and claudia
We had an old entertainment center that we wanted this to fit in. It was one of the few that was 40" and would still fit into the space. We have about .25 inches to spare on each end.
It arrived quickly and we have been enjoying it very much ever since.
One of the other reviews mentioned having issues with the screws for the stand. I understand the problem. Four of the base screws go in very tightly and are a bit soft and therefore it could be easy to strip the head out. If you use a #2 Phillips screwdriver, you should have no problems. If you use a smaller screw driver, you will likely not get them in without problems.
The only other issue with the TV is the infrared remote. It seems to have a somewhat week signal. You have to have it pointed directly at the bottom right of the screen for it to react. We have an overstuffed chair that catches that corner from some parts of the room and sometimes you have to move to get the TV to react. Not a big deal but I thought I would mention it.
We are using it to get over the air signals and not satellite or cable. It seems to need a stronger signal than the HD adapter that ran to our old tube TV. Because of this, I had to get a better antenna and do some trial and error to get the most stations. In the end, we are getting better signal now and more channels. Added about $60 to the cost and got to spend some quality time in the attic with my son.
The complaints about the speakers not being strong enough are not an issue. We have it tied back into the rest of our sound system and don't rely on the built in speakers.
The color is great and we were able to tie it into some legacy sound equipment quite easily. Enough jacks for me.
My entire family loves it and thinks it is a huge improvement from what we had.
Biggest problem is that I am not getting as much other stuff done. I am spending too much time watching TV.
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