Toshiba 57H83 57'' HDTV-Ready TheaterWide Projection TV

The Benefits of HDTV

Average customer rating:

DO NOT BUY THIS TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STILL GOING
Nice Pic, about as reliable as a 1986 Yugo; BEWARE!!
Bad picture
Great TV

Toshiba 57H83 57" HDTV-Ready TheaterWide Projection TV

Manufacturer: Toshiba
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

57-inch widescreen (16:9 aspect-ratio) HD-compatible projection television; 52.75 x 55.75 x 24 inches (W x H x D)
Improved PowerFocus HD II CRTs enhance sharpness and brightness
3D Y/C digital comb filter with Vertical Contour Correction accurately processes RF (broadcast, VCR) and composite-video (DVD, VCR, camcorder) signals
HD Window dual-tuner POP (picture outside picture), PIP audio, direct video input selection
HD Dynamic Contrast analyzes picture information to sharpen and deepens those parts with the most detailed information

ASIN: B000093URP

Product Description

CableClear Optimal Digital Video Noise Reduction analyses multiple video frames, determines the amount of noise present, and applies the correct amount of noise reduction, resulting in crisp, clear pictures. Dual Tuner Multi-Window (9) Picture Outside Picture (POP) offers two built-in tuners that can display two pictures of equal size, side by side, or up to nine windows all at once. ShortWing Advanced Lens Technology, exclusive to Toshiba, creates an extremely accurate beam spot for stunning HD picture quality. 3: 2 Pulldown Detection and Compensation creates proper reconstruction of film-based (24 fps) content on video, and eliminates artefacts and jagged edges caused by improper processing. A Wide Band Video Amplifier ensures accurate reproduction of high-resolution signals, such as progressive scan DVD and 1080i HDTV content. TouchFocus Auto Convergence System restores the pre-set factory convergence for more accurate pictures.

Amazon.com Product Description

Note: Toshiba 57H83 57" HDTV-Ready TheaterWide Projection TV is no longer being manufactured. You may want to consider purchasing the newer Toshiba 57H84 57" HD-Ready Rear-Projection TV with HDMI Input instead.

Blazing forth with its huge screen, high style, and bountiful high-tech features, Toshiba's 57H83 TheaterWide HDTV projection monitor is set to render vivid, smooth, and detailed video signals from DVD players, digital TV set-top boxes, digital satellite systems, cable television boxes--you name it. The set's TruView feature combines several enhancements (Black Level Expansion, Fine White, Flesh Tone Correction, and Color Detail Enhancer) to automatically display accurate picture and color details. Also automated, HD Dynamic Contrast continually analyzes picture information and sharpens and deepens those parts of the picture with the most detailed information.

The Benefits of HDTV

Standard TVs (SDTVs) display a maximum of 480 lines using the interlaced scan method, which creates a picture with alternating lines of information.

Enhanced-definition TVs (EDTVs) display a maximum of 480 lines using the progressive-scan method, which creates an image using consecutive lines of information for a crisp, flicker-free picture.

High-definition TVs (HDTVs) display a maximum of either 1,080 interlaced lines or 720 progressively scanned lines for the sharpest possible image.

And since not everything you watch will be high-definition in origin (wouldn't that be nice), CrystalScan HDSC upconverts all video signals (including 480i/p) to 1080i HD. This significantly reduces jagged-line artifacts for a smoother, more natural image. (Selectable 540p, for those who want a progressive-scan image from a progressive-scan source, is available through the onscreen menu.) CableClear DNR+ Digital Noise Reduction circuitry optimizes poor NTSC signals from antenna or cable by eliminating video noise (snow).

Meanwhile, DFine high-speed velocity-scan modulation improves the definition at picture edges, creating sharper images by slowing the CRT (cathode-ray tube) beam's horizontal scanning during demanding work--say, when rendering transitions from light to dark parts of an image--and speeding it up when scanning easily rendered sections, like broad dark areas.

A 3D Y/C (4 MB, 10-bit) digital comb filter with Vertical Contour Correction processes RF and composite-video signals for a sharp, clean picture. This advanced filter significantly reduces detail noise, seen as shimmering or flicker, in complex or intricate scenes. The TouchFocus digital convergence system creates perfect corner-to-corner focus at the press of a button. Cinema Mode (3:2 pulldown) circuitry identifies film-based content from DVDs and reassembles the frame sequence to more accurately reproduce a movie's original 24-frame rate. This process eliminates artifacts and provides sharp, accurate full-frame progressive images.

Finally, the set's TheaterFine HD super fine-pitch screen uses a .52 mm design to reduce the space between lines on the lenticular screen, thereby sharpening the image. With convenient direct video input selection, you can choose specific inputs right from the remote's numbered keypad--no more scrolling through all the inputs to find the one you want.

The 57H83's arsenal of connections includes a DVI input for an HDTV receiver.

For audio, the 57H83 offers SRS WOW, combining SRS 3D (which creates a wide three-dimensional sound field), TruBass (which boosts bass frequency perception for dramatic low-frequency effects), and Focus (which raises the perceived sound image vertically to clarify voices) to greatly enhance home-theater sound. StableSound maintains television volume within a preset range regardless of the source signal, and Toshiba's Sub Bass System (SBS) boosts a program's low-end audio for heightened dramatic impact.

The 57H83 is loaded with connections of all stripes, including a DVI HDTV input, which gives you a pure, uncompressed video connection with your DTV receiver or set-top box (not included). The supplied Illuminated Universal Remote also controls most manufacturers' VCRs and DVD Players, and the set's split cabinet design allows the cabinet to be split in two for ease of delivery and installation.

What's in the Box
TV, cabinet (which splits into two sections for easy delivery and installation), remote control, batteries, user's manual, warranty information.

Customer Reviews:

DO NOT BUY THIS TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-11-20

WE BOUGHT THIS TV IN 42 INCH AND AND WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOSHIBA
BRAND PRODUCT OF ANY KIND, THEY SENT OUT PEOPLE TO REPAIR A BRAND NEW TV & THEY PRETTY MUCH GUTTED THE TV AND REPLACED ALL PARTS, AFTER CONTINOUS POPPINGS AND THE MOTHER BOARD REPLACED AFTER CONSTANT FLICKERING AND IS STILL VERY FUZZY, THE ONLY TIME IT LOOKS GOOD IS WHEN A DVD IS PLAYED IN IT. TOSHIBA PRETTY MUCH HAS IGNORED US AND THEY WERE VERY RUDE AND I HAVE A FILE FULL OF REPAIRS TO THIS TV. WE WILL REPLACE THIS AND MOVE THIS TO THE BASEMENT OR GARAGE. I WOULD NOT EVEN GIVE THIS TV AWAY.

STILL GOING.......2005-12-04

Had it since 2003 and it's still going in 12/2005, so no complaints. it's 1080i not 1080p and thats going to be our next set. For the price you cant beat it.

Nice Pic, about as reliable as a 1986 Yugo; BEWARE!!.......2004-11-10

My wife and I were excited at finding such a good TV at a semi-reasonable price ($1900); we had owned a Toshiba 26 inch for 11 years without a hitch. Much like the some of the other reviews, about two months after we bought it; POP! The screen went blank. After a week and a half of waiting, Toshiba sent out repair people and fixed it. They replaced something they called a reflection board. Then, a month later; POP! Same problem. No picture, and now the part is on backorder. No one can tell us when it will arrive. I've been told to FAX a copy of our receipt to them and they will consider replacement. Why do I think that will take even weeks longer? We have a brand-new TV that refuses to work, and Toshiba is being zero help. SHAME on Toshiba for not recalling this piece of JUNK! DO yourself a favor; if you are looking to buy this TV, just keep on looking and save yourself a MAJOR headache!

Bad picture .......2004-08-21

I can't believe this TV received high marks from Consumer digest. The picture in HDTV looks like an Andy Warhol painting. Normal TV also looks very fuzzy. The DNR filter does not seem to be doing anything.

Great TV.......2004-05-17

I looked at many TV's and read many reviews before buying this TV and think the picture quality of this one is among the best. Another important and uncommon feature of this television is that splits into two pieces for easier moving. These 57" rear projection televisions are huge, and if you ever plan on moving them, this feature is important. It's not always possible to get the T.V.s that don't split into some apartments. I was orginally getting a Sony, but the delivery guys couldn't get it into my apartment.

I've had it for a few weeks and am very satisfied so far.

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