Toshiba 46HM84 46-Inch TheaterWide HD-Ready Rear-Projection DLP TV
Streaky Non-Glare Coating and Iffy HDMI Performance
My TV has a streaky non-glare coating.  It is very noticable at the bottom right during daytime.  At night it is not an issue since there is no ambient light.    This is very irritating since it is not just a cosmetic problem.  After all, the purpose of a TV is to produce an image, and artifacts caused by a poor execution during manufacturing is a real distraction.    Other than this manufacturing and quality control issue, the TV did a good job when it does work.  One major issue I have seen is when it is used with my Tosbiba DVD player with HDMI output, occasionally I cannot get an image while traversing the DVD menus.  For example, when I try to see the special features of some DVDs, the TV showed no picture, and sometimes no picture and sound.  I cannot pinpoint whether this is an issue with my DVD player or the TV, but since both are from Toshiba, well, it is their fault.  It could even be an issue with the HDMI standard, who knows, but as a consumer, I still place the blame on the solution provider, Toshiba.    Other problems include occasional glitches during playback through the HDMI input.  This suggests that the TV have inadequate error correction.  This problem is rare, but very noticable when you see it.  It manifests itself as transient blurry blocks in the picture.    I do want to point out that I was able to play every the movie in every DVD I have tried, the HDMI issue only exists when I traverse the DVD menu.  This makes the problem a little more tolerable.  My hope is that it is an issue with the DVD player, after all DVD players are pretty much disposable these days.    For better or worse, I am stuck with this TV.  I am barely satified with it was a purchase.  However, when it does work, it does deliver an excellent picture.  I suppose the HDMI issues I experienced are typical if you go with new technologies.  However, the streaky non-glare coating issue is unforgivable.