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In Reply to: Sony 46" Hi-Scan KP46WT500 vs. Toshiba 50H82 posted by dogswood on January 30, 2003 at 07:54:39:
Regarding reliability, I believe that the most recent Consumer Reports survey of rear projection TV's had Toshiba ranked last of the 4 manufacturers that they had enough data to rate-quality control seems to be an issue. Hitachi was number #1, followed by Mitsubishi at #2 and Sony at #3.I have a Hitachi 51SWX20B (51" widescreen) and love it. They all have pluses and minuses, no RPTV is perfect and all require adjustment to look thier best. Toshiba generally has the best "stretch" modes, if you watch a lot of 4:3 material. Is the 50HDX82 available in your area? If so, I would recommend it over the 50H82-it costs more, but the picture quality is much better (I looked at both sets side by side).
I highly recommend either the Sound & Vision home theater tuneup DVD or the more expensive Avia disc as a necessary accessory for your new set- all RPTV's come out of the factory with jacked up contrast and brightness settings to so they'll stand out in the showroom. Running the CRT's at those searchlight levels will shorten the life and can cause burn-in of fixed display material (CNN logos, etc).
The linked website below has been helpful to me, particularly the rear projection TV forum.
Follow Ups:
I've owned the Tosh 50H81(essentially the same thing as the 50H82)for a little over a year with zero problems. We still love the set and have never regretted going with the Toshiba.
Thank you, You've been a great help. Getting atune up disk is good adviceall my best
I bought a 55" Toshiba set two years ago. Right off the bat, the color alignment was bad in a few spots. I dealt with each service company in my area in turn and their incompetence was really frightening, including a claim that one of my DVD players was not compatible (the guy didn't have the component video hooked up right)I spent 4 months trying to get the set sorted out via the normal methods to no avail. Worst of all, Toshiba couldn't have been less interested about the terrible service their agents provide here in AZ and did absolutely nothing to help.
I had been a very happy Toshiba purchaser in the past, but with servise like that, consider very carefully whether you can afford to spend that kind of $ on a TV where the service will be poor or effectively nonexistent.
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