Toshiba 62HM195 62-Inch Diagonal Theaterwide Integrated (1080p) HD DLP Rear Projection TV
Six month experience with the 62HM195
I experienced tiling or pixelating of my picture from the first day I plugged it in. I thought the problem was with my cable service, but after 5 visits by the cable company and one tv service call, I discovered that I just needed a firmware upgrade. Toshiba sent me a smart digital card with the firmware upgrade and they talked me through installing it. Problem solved. <br />The TV guide feature that had worked, stopped working after the firmware upgrade. I contacted Toshiba and they are investigating the problem. They have been investigating the problem for over a month now. I have found out from a service representative that they only have one person that deals with all of the TV guide problems. I am waiting for that person to call me with the solution.  <br />In the mean time, the lamp blew. First, I noticed that the picture became dim. I increased the brightness but then I heard a loud crack. That was the bulb exploding. That happened after 3 months of light use. Toshiba sent me a new one and I installed it without difficulty. No TV for a week though while I waited for the new one to arrive. <br />When changing channels, there is a 3-4 second delay before the channel actually changes. This makes channel surfing VERY slow. I have been going to TV guide online to find my channel line up. <br />I am happy with the picture in High Definition, HOWEVER, I have never owned a TV that operates with such unreliability and therefore I would not recommend that you buy it.