Toshiba MW27FN1 27-Inch TV-DVD-VCR Combo with FST PURE Flat Screen
Very good quality, with a few flaws
The few flaws I will get it out of the way right now.<BR>No component video output (dvd player built in, and it looks like internally if does use component ourput)<BR>No optical audio output (does have a digital coaxial, which most audiophiles do prefer)<BR>Remote feels cheap (but it works fine, just dont toss it around)<BR>sound quality is just mediocre (almost all built in speakers are, so this isn't really a fault)<BR>Not widesreen (nothing in the price range is that I know of)<BR>Wont play svcd (how many people actually have these?)<br />Now the strenths<BR>Screen really is flat, not like others in the price range where the outer glass protecting the screen is flat, where underneath its bulbous.<BR>The picture quality is superb, and glare is a thing of the past.<BR>Dvds, vhs, and vcds work fine. All with good quality, in paticular dvd quality.<br />The saving grace of this tv is really only its screen and picture quality, paticularly with dvds. But to some/most that is the most important feature of a tv. I would not recommend this for a home theater, it's more of a bedroom tv. Unless your hometheater consists only of dvds, vcds, and vhs, which you will be satisfied to use the built in player. You can output the sound to a dedicated decoder, a good idea since the built in ones are not very good, and have no bass (they're not designed to have any).<br />Hooking anything up to the tv, you will be forced to use RF coax, or composite video. Both are not very good, to really get the most out of the great screen, you must use the internal dvd player, thats the only way this tv's picture quality will really shine and be enjoyed to the fullest.