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In Reply to: Sony 46" Hi-Scan KP46WT500 vs. Toshiba 50H82 posted by dogswood on January 30, 2003 at 07:54:39:
Regarding reliability, I believe that the most recent Consumer Reports survey of rear projection TV's had Toshiba ranked last of the 4 manufacturers that they had enough data to rate-quality control seems to be an issue. Hitachi was number #1, followed by Mitsubishi at #2 and Sony at #3.I have a Hitachi 51SWX20B (51" widescreen) and love it. They all have pluses and minuses, no RPTV is perfect and all require adjustment to look thier best. Toshiba generally has the best "stretch" modes, if you watch a lot of 4:3 material. Is the 50HDX82 available in your area? If so, I would recommend it over the 50H82-it costs more, but the picture quality is much better (I looked at both sets side by side).
I highly recommend either the Sound & Vision home theater tuneup DVD or the more expensive Avia disc as a necessary accessory for your new set- all RPTV's come out of the factory with jacked up contrast and brightness settings to so they'll stand out in the showroom. Running the CRT's at those searchlight levels will shorten the life and can cause burn-in of fixed display material (CNN logos, etc).
The linked website below has been helpful to me, particularly the rear projection TV forum.
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Follow Ups
- Both are good sets - padreken 18:36:44 01/30/03 (3)
- Re: Both are good sets - KevinC 23:21:26 01/30/03 (2)
- Re: Both are good sets - dogswood 06:48:21 01/31/03 (1)
- Toshiba warranty service is a disgrace - jpm 22:46:05 02/02/03 (0)
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