Toshiba 23HLV87 23-Inch LCD HDTV with DVD Player by Toshiba
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Digital camera reviews of Toshiba 23HLV87 23-Inch LCD HDTV with DVD Player
Digital camera Review: Off-angle view looking up is TERRIBLE!
Summary: 2 Stars
UPDATE: Returned this TV and bought a Toshiba Regza 26" LCD TV/DVD combination (26LV67)...MUCH BETTER!
The Regza has good viewing at all off-angles (including looking up) and has an upconverting DVD player (the 23HLV87 does not). Paid only 'bout $150 more for the Regza 26" and got a better picture & upconverting DVD player-well worth the difference in my book!
ORIGINAL REVIEW
This isn't a bad TV, but be forewarned-the off-angle viewing when looking UP is terrible (looks like a photographic negative). I checked off-angle viewing from the sides in a showroom, but didn't think `bout lying in the floor to check the view looking up! I mistakenly assumed if it looked good from the sides, it would look the same from all angles-it doesn't!
I put this TV in my home office directly above my computer monitor, sitting on a corner unit. The 23HLV87 I had tilted it's max (5 degrees) and still had a couple of mouse pads to get more forward tilt and it still looks terrible looking up. The Regza doesn't tilt forward on it's stand as the 23HLV87 does, but it looks great when looking up even with no forward tilt.
After my experience with this TV, playing around in the showrooms it appears many LCDs smaller than 26" suffer the same (upward) off-angle viewing problem as this Toshiba. Apparently many manufacturers are putting newer/better LCDs in their 26" units.
Digital camera Review: Toshiba 23HLV87 23" LCD HDTV with Built-In DVD Player
Summary: 3 Stars
Replacement TV for bedroom after storm damaged several items in house. TV was purchased because of inexpensive cost, now I know why. Very noisey DVD player when first turned on. Channel flicking has a delay between switching before screen pops back on and I still can't figure out the channel return button on the remote (return to previous channel)if there even is one. Picture is OK but what is with this switching channels and the pictures all using different formats? The FCC has made things more complicated than ever out of watching TV. HDTV may make the picture better but it needs to work on making things uncomplicated for the average user. Digital camera Review: tv broke after 40 minutes!
Summary: 2 Stars
It is unreal. After the TV arrived and I had set it up, the TV worked for 40 minutes and then went blank and failed completely. I brought it to an authorized dealer and was told a circuit board broke and needed replacement. The TV was fixed free of charge under warranty and is now functioning OK. However, I never had a new TV that worked for only 40 minutes before it broke. Digital camera Review: It's Just OK
Summary: 3 Stars
I have the 26 (26HLV66) inch version of this tv and needed a smaller one for the bedroom. Assumed the 23 inch model would be exactly the same. It is not. The software for programing channels is very different and very frustrating. If one takes the time to input channel favorites and tag each channel with a label (ie., "ABC, CBS, ESPN" etc.) which takes about 30 minutes, be careful. Right next to the add/delete channel camand is the auto program cammand. Hit that by mistake and all data is erased. It hit that cammand twice by mistake and wasn't happy. Very poor software design.
The 26 inch version recieves all RCN cable HDTV without a box. This one recognizes only 2 of the 18 HDTV channels.
If you have a cable provider HDTV box, none of this should be an issue and you will be pleased with the picture. I was hoping to avoid that expense, but now have no choice. It's part of the family now.
You must turn auto aspect off to view standard broadcasts in the full aspect. Its a manual override. The 26 inch did this automatically and properly.
Digital camera Review: Great TV
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this for my daughters room. Picture is great (for 23") DVD is slow to respond to remote but qorks fine. I would recommend it and buy it again.
Seller was fast, communicated well, and shipping was via UPS