Toshiba 32A43 32" TV
"Nice T.V. For the price"
The first thing I'd like to say is that this t.v. is a good t.v. for the price. However, before you purchase this t.v. or any t.v., think about the fact that High Definition t.v.'s are finally coming down in price. For a few hundred more, you can now get a nice deal on quite a few big screen H.D ready t.v.'s. The real question is, \\"Are you a T.V. fanatic\\" that loves movies and sports and are you extremely picky like myself. I bought this t.v. for two reasons. <br /> <br />(1) Low budget- just being honest! <br /> <br />(2) Quality- This is my second Toshiba television. I still have my first, which after 10 years, still has a beautiful picture and sound, and knock on wood, I've never had 1 problem with it. That model # is a Toshiba CN35D90. I had my reservations about Toshiba products because to be honest with you, there quality was less than what I am use to way back when. I have always been a big Sony fan (still am). I just recently gave my 27\\" Sony Trinitron to my nephew. That t.v. I bought in 1987, and it still has a better picture than half the new t.v.'s I've seen! <br /> <br />The bottom line with this t.v. model # 32A43 is, if you are on a budget or H.D t.v is not in your future, then by all means, buy this t.v. set. The factory settings for this t.v., your picture, sound, etc., should have some \\"minor changes\\" made to them. If you have read some of the other reviews, you may have noticed that a few of the reviews gave you settings using a program called \\"Video Essentials\\", and they gave you all the settings that the software came up with. Well, I tried the settings (just out of curiosity) and I'd like to make this point perfectly clear \\"all t.v.'s are not alike\\", however, after having a nice picture right out of the box, I changed all my settings based on the other reviewers who used the Video Essentials program. Long story short, (yeah right) my t.v. picture was absolutely horrible! The factory settings in general were okay but needed to be tweaked just a little bit. You \\"don't need\\" software to adjust this set or any set that I've ever owned, so please don't waste your money on software. I changed my settings just a bit and this is what I have come up with. <br /> <br />(1) Contrast= 60 <br /> <br />(2) Brightness= 47 <br /> <br />(3) Sharpness= 50 <br /> <br />(4) Color= 50 <br /> <br />(5)Tint= 0 <br /> <br />Your next option will be to change (if you want) the factory set sound. This again is a matter of taste, as is the video settings, but I increased my audio settings to: <br /> <br />MTS= (STR) <br /> <br />BASS= 65 <br /> <br />TREBLE= 75 <br /> <br />BALANCE= 0 <br /> <br />SURROUND= ON <br /> <br />Your next option is to change the setup menu. This should all be preset to English, and if you have a cable box or your using cable,then you'll want to highlight the \\"Cable\\" option. The rest are preferences for the v-chip, timer, demo, etc. <br /> <br />Next you'll come to the \\"Picture Preference\\" menu: <br /> <br />I set the Color Temperature to the \\"cool\\" setting, because I like a more natural less saturated picture. Again, this is my preference. Next you'll see options on the kind of picture you want to watch. You should keep this on the \\"memory\\" setting, which has saved all of your changes you have made.  <br /> <br />The last thing I'd like to say is that if you do have a cable box with an RCA out feature, then by all means, use the RCA'S to connect to your \\"Video In\\" feature on your new Toshiba. Your picture quality, and sound will be significantly improved! <br /> <br />I hope you have found this useful, and I do hope you enjoy your t.v.! <br /> <br /> <br />