Toshiba 24AF44 24" FST Pure Flat Television
A good television
I purchased this television from Amazon a few weeks ago.  It took about two and a half weeks to get it.<br />We're using it in a home gym in the garage.<br />I have to say that the picture is quite good and the sound equally so.<br />My dislikes are that the picture tube front is highly polished.  If there is a lamp or a glare anywhere, you see it.  I had to purchase a glare filter from a company in N. California for US$79.99 to cut the glare by about 50% and make it usable.<br />I'm sure if it was in the house this might not be a problem.<br />The other thing is that the remote is not particularly user-friendly.  Set-up of the picture is awkward and inconsistent.  The remote responds slowly to commands. We have a satellite feed and the TV must stay on channel three, just like a cable feed.  If you don't turn on the satellite unit first, the TV won't lock on to channel 3 and goes to 224.  A little over-engineered, I would say.  Give me snow on channel 3 and let me decide what to do with it.<br />The unit takes some hard handling by the freight carrier and is packed OK, but now overly well packed.  The plastic bezel on the left upper side of the picture tube was bent in shipping.  Not enough to file a claim, but not perfect.<br />It has all the inputs one would ever need, however we're just using it as a simple TV.<br />The headphone jack placed in a flip-up cover on the front is a plus.<br />Lots of contrast, color saturation and good focus at all corners.<br />Overall, most would be quite happy with this unit.  For $299 and free shipping, I can't see how one would do much better.