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Excellent Purchase - Great Picture
We compared this TV to various 720p and 1080p rear projections by Samsung and Sony. The image quailty was by far better than the other 720p TVs that we saw and the features made it hard to justify the additional expense of the 1080p. Besides, the speakers do not stick out from the sides, offering a clean profile with excellent sound quality.
The addition of a second HDMI port sealed the deal since I had only seen that feature on the 1080p models. I was able to connect the Cable box...
[Toshiba 50" DLP Projection TV (50HM66) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/02/2006
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Nice tv, BAD service/warranty
I purchased this Toshiba DLP television recently. Before 1 1/2 months old, it just stopped working. Called Toshiba, and they directed me to 3 service centers. First one never answered the phone. Second one said they would call back within an hour... I called back a couple hours later and they said they were swamped and would call me back. Never heard from them again. Third one said Toshiba did not authorize them for home service. So now I'm stuck with a $1500 paperweight, until they will authori...
[Toshiba 50" DLP Projection TV (50HM66) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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01/09/2007
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Buyer Beware
Purchased this television in July of 2006. Initially, I was very happy with the picture quality and ease of use. After six months and less than 800 viewing hours, I heard a big pop and realized the light
bulb had blown. Toshiba was good about replacing the bulb quickly but after the warranty is over, I cannot offord to spend a minimum of $300 a pop for new bulbs every few months. Basically, once the warranty is over I will have to chuck this television.
[Toshiba 50" DLP Projection TV (50HM66) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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(5 of 8) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Great Picture...for 2 months :(
I bought one of these exactly 2 months ago and it got a splendid picture and functioned perfectly...till about an hour ago. I was watching it and heard a loud pop and that was it. I looked in the trouble shooting section of my manual and confirmed the lamp was indeed burned out.
So I went online so see about getting a bulb from one of the 2 sites listed in the manual only to find the first site had been sold to a domain selling site, and the second site had no bulbs whatsoever. After ...
[Toshiba 50" DLP Projection TV (50HM66) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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01/31/2007
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50HM66 is a waste of money
This TV is inadequate at best. Picture quality is sub par and can be bested by purchasing an analog rear projection TV. I have had mine 1 year less 4 days and have replaced the lamp twice. The lamps are lasting 6 months at best and this will be my last free lamp as the warranty expires in 4 days. At $200 per lamp who can afford to purchase two lamps per year. This effectively makes the TV worthless. At what point do you cut your losses and run?
If concidering purchaing go with anothe...
[Toshiba 50" DLP Projection TV (50HM66) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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11/13/2007
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Tremendous TV - But Get A Great Deal First
This is our Tax Refund gift to our family, purchased in March of 2007. The TV retails for around $1200 nearly every where you look, but we were able to find it for less than $930. The best price I have found on the net is $730.
I would highly recommend this TV to anyone looking for a great, great picture and average sound. If sound is terribly important to you, you already own a surround sound system.
My bulb did blow nine months into owning it... not sure how many hours...
[Toshiba 50" DLP Projection TV (50HM66) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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12/28/2007
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Planned Failure makes for hidden costs
Its a great TV, good price for the size, but that low price hides the hidden cost.
The $250 lamps. They last about year, (I got 18 months out of mine). You are essentially buying a $250 halogen lamp that should cost $50. So yah, its planned thing, a way for Toshiba to milk more money out of you. And any time they want to force you to buy a new TV all the need to do is stop making that lamp.
Spend a bit more on a LCD TV, or another brand entirely.
It does...
[Toshiba 50" DLP Projection TV (50HM66) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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04/22/2008
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Plan on buying bulbs every year
Just like many other posters, we've had problems with the bulbs going out. We replaced the bulb for the first time a year after we purchased the set. Now less than 6 months later the bulb blew again. This is just ridiculous. We bought ours based on reviews from consumer reports. I guess it just goes to show that nothings a sure bet.
[Toshiba 50" DLP Projection TV (50HM66) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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11/12/2008
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WORST PIECE OF ELECTRONICS EVER MADE-
YES, IT WAS REFURBISHED BUT WITHIN 6 MONTHS I HAD TO BUY NEW LAMP KIT FOR ALMOST $300 THEN A BLACK MARK APPEARED AT TOP OF SCREEN & IT WILL COSTS $600 TO FIX IT!!! ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM TOSHIBA AFTER LETTERS, EMAILS & CALLS. WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM THIS COMPANY.
[Toshiba 50" DLP Projection TV (50HM66) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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02/24/2008
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Good TV
We have had our 50HM66 Toshiba for just over two years. The picture is awesome, and we have had no problem at all with it: Until today.
My wife turned the TV on and heard a pop. Yep, the bulb is blown.
They are available on the web for around $100. Luckily, we have the extended warranty from the retailer. They will send someone out to replace the bulb.
Lots of incorrect information in the reviews I have looked through.
$600 for a bulb? Hardly...
[Toshiba 50" DLP Projection TV (50HM66) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/16/2009
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