Toshiba 34HF83 34" TheaterWide HD-Ready TV with PURE Flat Screen
Excellent TV
I have had my Toshiba 34 HFX83 for two weeks now and have been very pleased with the total package. I have the HFX model, but it is the same as the HF83 model with some cosmetic differences. The thing that I was most impressed with, is by the way it shows regular TV. I have it hooked up to HD cable and it is as good as you can get, but when I view regular broadcasts, it looks almost as good as the HD broadcasts. Since there are not a whole lot of HD programs now, it makes sense to get a TV that will show the regular stuff as good as possible. The picture in regular TV mode looks almost as good as a picture showing a DVD movie. The factor that sold me most on this set as compared to the Sony was the ability to select which screen mode you find most pleasing when not watching HDTV. I didn't want to look at the distorted pictures that most wide screen sets make you look at when watching a non HDTV program. This set has some settings to use so that you will not notice the picture has been doctored to fit in the wide screen. <br />This TV is a good value if you want to get a HDTV and don't want to spend a fortune on a plasma or one of those hard to view projection sets with all their problems. I was influenced by them, but after looking at all the negative things I always came back to the Toshiba.