1. 19" LCD HDTV/DVD Combo
2. Built-in slot Loading DVD Player
3. High Gloss White Finish
4. DivX Certified
5. HDMI Input

Editorial Review :

The elegant design of the 19LV506 is the perfect complement to your kitchen decor, and you won't have to compromise shelf or counter space for style and performance. Multi digital tuning allows for tuning of standard cable channels as well as off-air digital broadcasts, in addition to digital "cable-in-the-clear" broadcasts. Using PC input, the 19LV506 can be used in conjunction with a computer, and the A/V input, HDMI and component input can be used for gaming and receiving HD broadcasts. The built-in DVD player makes this LCD HDTV a convenient and feature-rich viewing solution.

Customer Review :

Very Happy!!

This item was a gift to my sister in California who lives in a wooded area - the TV got to her just fine and she loves it - Comcast came out and hooked up her cable and told her it was one of the best TVs they have seen. They said that the tuner inside was so great that she was able to pickup signals that other's could not - Based on her satisfaction with the Tv - I would highly recommend it!! - My sister was very happy which makes me very happy.- Thank you for the fast shipping and excellent product at such a great price.

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Toshiba 19LV506

Picture quality is excellent -- including the DVD. I have no trouble with the sound either -- I saw complaints about that, but I don't understand why since it works perfectly for me. So far everything is working very well. I do like the 19 inches for the kitchen -- it looks great too. I have satellite TV, I don't know if that makes a difference to the quality of the sound. I'm pleased.

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built in dvd player will not accept dvds

I have had this tv for almost 1 year I bought it in marh of 2009 and it worked great until now the dvd player will not accept any dvds I dont want to have to pay so much to ship it in so I am probablly just going to get a standalone dvd player to use with it since the dvd plyer quit working and I have seen so many reviews with bad quality for the built in dvd player portion of thias tv and you can get a much better dvd player which is a standalone dvd player without it being built into the tv

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surprising good for the money

This is a smallish TV and is fine for a smallish room. Very good picture, adequate sound, DVD player does what it's supposed to. Our only complaint is that channel-changing is very slow and there's no toggling between two channels. Amazingly good instruction booklet! An all-around bargain.

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Mistaken Purchase

Great picture, streamlined look, easy setup, but lack of volume makes this set useful in only smallest of rooms.

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1. 46-Inch screen (measured diagonally)
2. Widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio
3. High-gloss black finish
4. Built-in QAM cable TV tuner receives unscrambled programs without a set-top box (cable service required)
5. CineSpeed LCD panel (1920 x 1080 pixels)

Editorial Review :

The RV525 series combines a 1080p Full HD CineSpeed LCD Display with DynaLight dynamic backlight control and a high-resolution PC input for true home theater picture quality, and enhanced PC gaming.

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1. 19" LCD HDTV/DVD Combo
2. Built-in slot Loading DVD Player
3. High Gloss Black Finish
4. DivX Certified
5. HDMI Input

Editorial Review :

Design and performance, form and function. The 19LV505 combines an LCD HDTV with a built-in DVD player to create an all-in-one entertainment solution that will fit your needs when space is at a premium.

Customer Review :

built in dvd player will not accept dvds

I have had this tv for almost 1 year I bought it in marh of 2009 and it worked great until now the dvd player will not accept any dvds I dont want to have to pay so much to ship it in so I am probablly just going to get a standalone dvd player to use with it since the dvd plyer quit working and I have seen so many reviews with bad quality for the built in dvd player portion of thias tv and you can get a much better dvd player which is a standalone dvd player without it being built into the tv

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Very Happy!!

This item was a gift to my sister in California who lives in a wooded area - the TV got to her just fine and she loves it - Comcast came out and hooked up her cable and told her it was one of the best TVs they have seen. They said that the tuner inside was so great that she was able to pickup signals that other's could not - Based on her satisfaction with the Tv - I would highly recommend it!! - My sister was very happy which makes me very happy.- Thank you for the fast shipping and excellent product at such a great price.

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Mistaken Purchase

Great picture, streamlined look, easy setup, but lack of volume makes this set useful in only smallest of rooms.

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Toshiba 19LV506

Picture quality is excellent -- including the DVD. I have no trouble with the sound either -- I saw complaints about that, but I don't understand why since it works perfectly for me. So far everything is working very well. I do like the 19 inches for the kitchen -- it looks great too. I have satellite TV, I don't know if that makes a difference to the quality of the sound. I'm pleased.

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surprising good for the money

This is a smallish TV and is fine for a smallish room. Very good picture, adequate sound, DVD player does what it's supposed to. Our only complaint is that channel-changing is very slow and there's no toggling between two channels. Amazingly good instruction booklet! An all-around bargain.

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1. 31.5" screen (measured diagonally)
2. Widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio
3. High-gloss black finish
4. Built-in QAM cable TV tuner receives unscrambled programs without a set-top box (cable service required)
5. CineSpeed LCD panel (1920 x 1080 pixels)

Editorial Review :

The RV525 series combines a 1080p Full HD CineSpeed LCD display with Dynalight dynamic backlight control and a high-res PC input for true home theater picture quality, and enhanced PC gaming.

Customer Review :

Very Happy

Pros:
-Great picture
-Great viewing angle (practically 180)
-True Wide screen (no more stupid bars!)
-Clear QAM channels work great (nix your set-top box!)
-Lots of input options
-Toshiba Customer service reputation
-Good documentation
-Light weight (30 pounds)
-Decent sound (you will still want good speakers though)
-Very Nice looking
-Good for Internet TV & HTPC use
-Remote glows in the dark
-Allows 1920x1080 computer resolution if you want with HDMI cable
-Screen is virtually glare-free
-Nice Picture setting presets & customizable too.
-Nice buttons on remote for PC use ("PIC Size" button is key for 16:9!)
-Can hook multiple PC's to it and flip monitor inputs instantly (no kvm switch needed! 5 PC's could be connected.)
-Same computer can be input multiple times for different desktops (haven't tried this yet though.)

Cons:
-Doesn't automatically turn off with PC (keep remote near by)
-No difference in 720p & 1080p (see below)
-PC Text looks better in 1360x768 (768p) than in 1920x1080 (1080p)
-Too big for some low quality Internet Video
-Shows finger prints
-Connecting PC with S-video was almost unusable. Looks terrible.
-Half inch border all the way around in default 1080p or 765p mode. Use 768p with a PC if you can.
-Remote buttons are a little stiff and small. Hard to navigate if you have long nails.
-Only 1 custom preset available for picture settings.
-No DVI connection

Generally I think this is a fantastic TV and monitor. I use it as my primary HTPC monitor with Windows 7 media center and a simple indoor TV antennae. I really enjoyed recording the Olympics in HD and playing back stop-motion ice skating. My roommate has the same TV and is using Comcast clear QAM with no set-top box and no computer. He gets all the digital tv channels.

I surf the Internet and watch a lot of Internet TV and it works great for this too. (Hint: turn down the backlight level for better text reading with less eye strain. Use the "Sports" mode for Internet TV which tends to be very dark.)

All the various inputs allow many advantages over a regular monitor (see pros above.) I can read text clearly from up to 15 feet away. (Great for lounging in bed or on the couch.) The only disadvantage of using the HDTV this way is the limited variety of resolutions.

I saw no difference in quality with HDMI or VGA cable as some other people said. I am not sure what the story is with the S-video PC input. It looked really terrible when I hooked up my laptop. However it looks great with a VGA cable. I will report back if other devices such as DVD players have this problem.

Watching Internet video is good but sometimes not great on a 32 inch. You really wouldn't want a screen any bigger than this because Websites save space by converting the videos to very low quality. I have opened some Youtube videos that I actually could not see. My 14" laptop handled them better.

As you can see from the list above my Cons are no biggy: I find I need to switch the picture modes a lot when going from Recorded TV to text reading to Internet TV, so I wish there were more customized presets allowed in order to tweak them.

The only big thing I regret is that some reviews told me I might need 1080p if I were using this TV as a monitor. It actually looks worse in 1920x1080 and the the text is harder to read (even zoomed.) In TV mode you will not see a difference with 1080p unless you use a Blue Ray DVD player and sit 2 or 3 feet away on a 32" screen. I could have saved $100 by getting a 720p Samsung. However I am still very happy with this and feel I got a top of the line product for a steal.

I hope I've provided some good information that is hard to find for people looking for large monitors.


*Note: to get Clear QAM channels in Windows Media Center without a cable card or set-top box you need a TV card known to receive them. For example: Avertv MTVHDDUWB HD Duet (White Box) & Here: Hauppauge 1229 WinTV-HVR-2250 White Box for System Builders Dual Hybrid PCI-E TV Tuner Board

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perfect

perfect for my bedroom. easy to set up - good picture and sound. I'm completely satisfied.

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Not HD Ready, Poor Volume

I bought this TV for my camper. When the AC is on you can not here the TV!!! I will have to buy a converter box because it is not HD ready and therefore will not pick up local stations without cable service. We stay a some campsites that do not have cable service so we would be out of luck, I am hopeing that a converter box will fix that problem. As far as the sound goes we are looking into installing surround sound reciever so that we can here the TV when the AC is on. I cannot believe that Toshiba can make a HD TV with 1080p and it not have a built in tuner to pick up loal stations withou cable service. Not such a bargain after all !!!!

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1. 1080p full HD LCD
2. Film Mode (3:2 Pull-Down)
3. Native and Gaming modes
4. Cinespeed Panel
5. Vesa Compatible

Editorial Review :

Great new high-gloss black styling, DynaLight dynamic backlight control, enhanced connectivity with a 3rd HDMI digital input, and High-Res PC Input makes this model ideal for your living room or home entertainment center.

Customer Review :

Best TV available for price (at least when i got it)

I was in the market for a HD 1080p 40 in min TV. After much researching it came down to this model and 2 Samsungs. While I knew I could trust Samsung from the name, after reading many reviews it seemed that you are basically paying an extra $100 or so just for that name. To me Toshiba is a good brand name as well, so I didn't think I would be gambling anyway.

I bought my TV at Best Buy using the $600 price match on Amazon at the time (12/31/09). So far after owning this TV for one week I am thoroughly pleased with it. It happens to fit perfectly into my 2 bedroom apartment living room and I feel the size is pretty much perfect for the place and seating distance.

The only issues I have had so far are minor. The remote for the DirecTV works after programming it to the TV, but for some reason the power button doesn't turn off the TV, so the TV remote is still somewhat necessary. The only other thing I have noticed is that after changing the "pic size" to a different format it resets to the default after turning off the TV and turning it back on. I'm not sure if there is any way to set that to a new default, but either way it's only a minor nuisance.

My closing statement is that if you are in the market for a TV upgrade, but don't want to go all out, then get this TV. Another thing is that if you are going to want a higher level TV, then you should really be getting an LED and shelling out the big bucks. If you are getting one in the mean time that isn't so high priced to hold you over (older technology like regular LCD or Plasma) then I can think of no better way to spend your money.

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Great TV for it's day

Bought this TV last January for a steal ($700 then). It's a quality set and outperformed most sets of similar pricing. The blacks are great, the picture is crisp, and there's a lot of video adjustment options for calibration. My only complaint is that the built-in speakers are weak sauce (although this is consistent for many flat screens). Also, input switching is not always as responsive as I'd like it to be. Off-angle viewing preserves colors better than other sets, but blacks gray out a bit.

However, nowadays you can buy a better set with higher contrast ratio (this set is said to be ~10,000:1) for similar price from Sony or Samsung on sale.

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Excellent value

I've had mine for almost 12 months and it's been superb. I have cable tv connected, an xbox 360 and a wii. The xbox 360 games look awesome in full hd. The wii ain't too bad, but it ain't hd. For the price, it's hard to beat. I'm no expert, but the picture looks pretty damn good to me! Also works with my macbook pro, but the audio and video connect thru separate connections. Audio is average, but for a tv this size you really should be connected to a home theatre type system.

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Only worked for 3 days

The only reason I give this any stars at all is because I liked everything about this Toshiba, until it decided to just turn off and stop working. I have no clue what happened and neither does the tech so it must just be a lemon. But to me that's enough of a failure not to buy a Toshiba product again. I might understand if it didn't work out of the box. But for it to work for a few days and then just stop is unacceptable for what is supposed to be a quality brand.

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Good TV

I am happy for this purcharse. It's a beautifull TV. The sound is not good, but using a home teather it is great.

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