Toshiba REGZA 32RV530U 32 Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

Customer Reviews

Very Pleased

2008-04-01
I received the TV 3 days after ordering it from Beach Audio via Amazon. Arrived safe and sound, no dead pixels either. So far I am very pleased with the set. It took about 10 minutes to set up. As others have discussed it is a great looking set. I was hesitant to buy a TV with that black piano finish, because originally I thought it to be a little tacky, trendy and cheap looking. But Toshiba made it look good! It's nowhere near as shiny as I thought it would be.
Now for the picture. It arrived with the picture set to "Sports" mode. This was too bright and over saturated for my taste. I switched to "Standard" mode and the colors are richer without being overly warm or loosing crispness. The set has a picture mode for "Movies" as well, and it really does give the display a movie-theateresque character.
As for SD display, Id rate it at about 8/10. A relative's 42" 1080p Sony Bravia XBR displays these channels the same as or a little worse than the 32rv530u. Comcast HD movies on demand look incredible through the Motorola SCH3200 box with HDMI output.
Overall, for this price, this is likely the best 32"-- and besides the Sharp, the only-- 1080p LCD on the market.
I am anxiously awaiting my PS3 so I can bask in the glory of a 1080p signal.

Currently the best 32" LCD for the price

2008-03-25
Pros:
- Best part of this TV is the Over the Air (OTA) tuner to get free public broadcast TV stations. Used a paper-clip as the antenna and received over a dozen HD/digital stations with perfect reception in the Washington DC metro area without any dropouts. No cable for me, literally.
- Excellent picture, especially after playing around with all color options. The color can be adjusted to anyone's preference, because it has separate color adjustments for red, blue, green, yellow, magenta and cyan, as well as, preset adjustments. 1080p display is great for graphics or if using it with a computer. I starred at a lot of 720p displays before ordering this one, for me, I can see better detail (especially background and graphics) with a 1080p display from 8' away.
- Comes on in 2.5 seconds. Try timing how long it takes to turn on any other manufacturer or previous model year TVs. Channel changes almost instantaneous about 1-2 sec, great for channel surfing. With OTA HD/digital stations this was a challenge for a lot of TVs.
- Sound quality is very good and loud if you need it. At 20% it's loud enough to fill a medium sized room.
- Low price. If you search enough you can get it at a lower price than last year's 720p models on clearance or refurbished.

Cons:
- Specs on this TV are not always accurate, different specs. on Toshiba's website vs. owner's manual vs. on the box. For example when I weight my 32RV530U it is 26.5 pounds, which is better for me. I wonder what other specs are off.
- Some fuzzyness with fast moving objects, maybe due to refresh rate (5-8ms)or 10 bit panel or 12 or 14 bit processor (listed in owner's manual.
Whatever the true specs are this TV looks great either way for TV watching or used as a computer monitor.

Toshiba Regza review

2008-07-06
Toshiba REGZA 32RV530U 32-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

I am completely satisfied with the purchase,delivery and the way the set performes

Great TV short term

2008-06-17
Fair warning to anyone thinking about buying Toshiba. If you are investing in LCD and expect to have the TV more than a year Toshiba is REALLY a bad buy. I purchased a Regza 32HL66 in October, 2006. The set was manufactured in July 2006. I bought it sight unseen because I had always had such great product from Toshiba. In April of this year I noticed a slight gray strip near the top of the screen. Now I have three nice deep gray stripes of running half the way down the screen!! I talked to Toshiba and they said I should have bought an extended warranty. That's ALL they said! No apologies or you must have gotten a bad set, etc.! Well at lest I do know I should have boguht the extended warranty but it's too late for that. In my opinion, when the company got involved in HD DVD their quality went to hell. So all I'm saying is buyer beware.

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING PICTURE

2008-05-21
This is the Best Picture I have ever seen on a 32" Flat Screen. It comes with alot of stuff I dont' know how to use any of the inputs but Picture is Great and Sound is extremely good right out of the box not hooked up to anything other than the cable.

I am very pleased with my purchase. The going $879.00 is well worth it for this TV. I was going to go cheap in the $550 range but decided to upgrade and Am I ever Glad I did.

Excellent Picture

2008-05-20
I've owned this set for several weeks now and am very impressed by the overall picture quality. The images are sharp, the blacks are reasonably deep, the colors are well balanced, and there is no backlight bleeding. I recommend turning down the backlight to 50 or less (mine is at 40) to get the best picture. Sound quality is only mediocre but I use mine with a 5.1 surround system, so that is not a problem for me. I don't know how this set compares to Sony or Samsung because those sets will not fit in my cabinet, the Toshiba does - which is another plus for people with tight spaces. BTW, the dimensions given on the US web site for the set are incorrect - they slightly overstate the actual dimensions. Go to the Canadian website for the correct dimensions if this is critical to you. Also the owner's manual is available through the Canadian website.

Perfect Smaller LCD TV

2008-04-13
This product was perfect for me. The delivery time was right on time. It only took 5 days to arrive. Everything was in perfect condition.

Pros: Perfect 1080p tv which is hard to find with a 32" model. PLays blue-ray games and movies great with exceptional picture. The blacks are very black and virutally no cloudiness that I can see. Excellent number of inputs. Menus look very nice and easy to use.

Cons: None that I have noticed so far and I have ownweed it one month while running a ps3.

All in all. If you are looking for a nice 1080p TV but don't want some thing huge. This tv is perfect. I have limited space but still wanted the best picture I could get and this TV is great. The price was amazing aswell considering all the specs that it has. I think this is the best deal for smaller LCD TVS out there right now.

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