Toshiba 20AF45 20" FST Pure Flat Screen TV (Silver)
Great TV for a Few Years
I've owned this Toshiba model for about 4 years and until very recently, it has been a wonderful component. My reason for purchasing the Toshiba over Sony or similar competitors' models at the time was that the Toshiba had far superior audio for its size/screen/price class. <br /> <br />Toshiba's greatest flaw, however, was recently exposed when I moved to a new home. When I first set it up in my new home and turned it on, there was a \\"tick ... tick ... tick ...\\" that went on for about 20 seconds until the power indicator light came on and the screen became active.  <br /> <br />All was fine, operations were normal for a week, until the TV was again unplugged and moved to a different location in the room it was in. This time, the ticking lasted for over 10 minutes. While that was going on, I did a web search on the problem and saw that it's common among Toshiba units and usually involved an expensive fix. Anyway, eventually it came on. That was yesterday.  <br /> <br />Today, even though the unit was not unplugged - simply turned off last night - the tick came back, and this time, it took well over 25 minutes to get full power and picture.  <br /> <br />Until I find room in my budget for a new tv, I won't dare shut this Toshiba all the way off, rather leave it on a blank channel. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />