Toshiba 34HF85 34" TheaterWide HD-Ready Flat-Screen Direct View TV
Poor picture quality compared to DLP
I purchased a Toshiba 34HF85 from Sears to replace a 15 year old Mitsubishi that I had installed in a custom cabinet. I selected it because of the low price and because it fit the existing cabinet. After installing the tv and a new Dish Network 411 receiver, I was extremely dissappointed in the quality of the picture.  <br />This was my second HDTV. My other tv is a Samsung 50\\" DLP, about two years old.  <br />The Samsung is in a totally different league. It's picture is dramatically better, sharp, clear and bright. I guess I was spoiled by the Samsung picture. The Toshiba seemed to get a worse picture than my old Mitsubishi. <br />I called Sears and discussed the problem. They suggested that I schedule a Sears technician to try to tune the tv. The technician arrived and looked over the set. He told me there were no improvements that could be made by tuning or setup (as I suspected). After comparing to the picture on my Samsung, he said if he were me he would immediately return the set to Sears and trade for something else. He said that under these conditions they would probably give me full credit (it was only two weeks old). He helped me pack up the Toshiba, in the original box. <br />Upon returning the set to Sears, I was informed that they have a new policy that any tv returned for any reason will have a 15% restocking fee, even if traded for another item. Sears has initiated this policy since combining with KMart. I was disgusted with Sears, but bit the bullet and paid the 15%. I plan to keep the tv quite a while and don't want to live with a lemon. I won't be buying a major item from Sears again. <br />I purchased a 42\\" Samsung DLP from TV Authority. I was able to shoehorn it into the cabinet with some modificaton. It gets a great picture like my other one.