Toshiba 34HF85 34" TheaterWide HD-Ready Flat-Screen Direct View TV
Quality Picture at a bargain price...
Overall, I am very pleased with the quality of the picture on this TV set. I have it hooked up with an HDMI cable connected to Comcast's (Motorola) DVR box.  Comcast has several \\"HD\\" broadcast stations, although true HD programming is still very limited.  I would suggest you program your own preferences (called MEMORY) rather than use one of the preset Toshiba setups which are either too bright (Sports & Movie) or too dark (Normal)  I have my preferences set to levels between the Movie and Normal settings and find that I do not have to change them too often.  I also have set resolution to 1080i, but will sometimes switch it to 540p on some analog stations or older programs as the interlace scan lines are sometimes very obvious and progressive scan works better.  Amazon claims in the product description that this set includes 2-tuner PIP, but I do not believe it does as there is nothing in the documentation that references this, nor do I see any PIP button on the remote or in the menu setup.<br /><br />**** UPDATE*****  I checked with Toshiba customer service and was informed that 2 Tuner PIP IS NOT A FEATURE on this TV set!!!  There are not 2 Tuners, nor is there any PIP!!!  They also informed me the set is manufactured by TOSHIBA in the USA and not Orion as some reviewers have suggested!*******<br /><br />While overall, I have a positive view of this set, there are some drawbacks:<br /><br />The 4 different theater-modes for the picture on analog/normal stations really distort the picture and/or cut off the top and bottom.  Full screen mode keeps all of the data at the top and bottom but people tend to have fat squishy faces.<br />The TV does NOT have a Menu button on the set...so if you lose or break the remote control, you are stuck...there is no other way to choose source, picture size/quality, or other settings!  This is a major drawback!<br />The Remote Control that comes with the set is supposed to be a universal remote, but it has no code for the Motorola box comcast uses, nor does it have any buttons for DVR controls, so it is necessary to keep 2 remotes around.<br /><br />I would also STRONGLY recommend you try to get this at a local store with their own delivery company.  The company Amazon used for my delivery was horrible.  I was NEVER directly contacted by the company when my set arrived in their warehouse.  I had to make a toll call 4 different times to finally get delivery over a week after the warehouse received it from Amazon, and 13 days After I ordered it from Amazon.com.  Amazon claims that the \\"premium delivery service\\" they use, for which you add $100 to the price, \\"use protective equipment such as floor mats and doorjamb padding to prevent damage\\"  There was no evidence of this when they made my delivery, and one of the two people sent was an older gentleman who had a great deal of trouble lifting the merchandise, almost dropping it a couple of times on the way up the stairs. They also DO NOT set up the TV for you.  They will plug it in and hand you the remote, and that's it.  If you do not know anything about hooking up, make sure you get it from a dealer who provides a set up service. Amazon also does not do any follow-up on how the delivery service was which is very surprising to me.<br />So to sum up, I'd give the TV about 3 and a half-stars<br />The price 4 stars<br />and Amazon delivery service 0 stars.ve any buttons for DVR controls, so it is necessary to keep 2 remotes around.      I would also STRONGLY recommend you try to get this at a local store with their own delivery company.  The company Amazon used for my delivery was horrible.  I was NEVER directly contacted by the company when my set arrived in their warehouse.  I had to make a toll call 4 different times to finally get delivery over a week after the warehouse received it from Amazon, and 13 days After I ordered it from Amazon.com.  Amazon claims that the \\"premium delivery service\\" they use, for which you add $100 to the price, \\"use protective equipment such as floor mats and doorjamb padding to prevent damage\\"  There was no evidence of this when they made my delivery, and one of the two people sent was an older gentleman who had a great deal of trouble lifting the merchandise, almost dropping it a couple of times on the way up the stairs. They also DO NOT set up the TV for you.  They will plug it in and hand you the remote, and that's it.  If you do not know anything about hooking up, make sure you get it from a dealer who provides a set up service. Amazon also does not do any follow-up on how the delivery service was which is very surprising to me.  So to sum up, I'd give the TV about 3 and a half-stars  The price 4 stars  and Amazon delivery service 0 stars.