Toshiba 42HP66 42 Inch Plasma Display

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Toshiba 42HP66 42 Inch Plasma Display

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The new 42HP66 (42" diagonally measured) and 50HP66 (50" diagonally measured) utilize 10,000:1 high contrast ratio panels for enhanced picture quality. These full featured models come equipped with digital tuning (ATSC/QAM), dual High-Definition Multimedia Interfaceinput

Description of Toshiba 42HP66 42 Inch Plasma Display

Step into the future with the 42-inch Toshiba 42HP66 plasma screen HDTV, which features a stylishly contemporary black cabinet and space-saving bottom mounted speaker system.The set's built-in ATSC (DTV) tuner pulls HD signals (480p/720p/1080i) right from the airwaves, and its QAM tuner is fully compatible with unscrambled HDTV cable reception. A standard analog NTSC tuner receives standard-definition (SD) programming. It comes with a tabletop stand that can be removed for wall mounting (with optional hardware).

This plasma set features Toshiba's CableClear DNR+ technology, which optimizes poor NTSC signals from antenna or cable sources to eliminate video noise ("snow") for a clean crisp image. It utilizes the digital 3D/YC comb filter to compare frames and determine the existence and extent of video noise. It then applies the needed amount of digital video noise reduction, and the appropriate sharpness adjustment to keep the picture clear. This feature now works on RF, composite and S-Video inputs, and can be selected by input.

The aforementioned 3D Y/C comb filter (4 MB, 10-bit) separates brightness and color signals better in 3D domain to eliminate cross-color, cross-luminance and dot-crawl distortion. It performs field-by-field comparisons of the television image to accurately separate the color from the black-and-white information and remove both horizontally and vertically hanging dots, as well as dot crawl, resulting in a razor sharp image. The Cinema Mode feature performs 3:2 pulldown detection and reversal, too--a handy feature for watching progressive-scan movie programs in their native 24-frame format. To adapt 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video, frames in the original movie must be duplicated; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this duplication by removing the redundant information to display a frame-accurate picture. This set also offers five TheaterWide modes that expand letterboxed images--which is particularly useful when watching narrow letterboxed Panavision or CinemaScope films.

The 42HP66 has a 1024 x 768-pixel resolution (XGA), a peak 1200 cd/m2 (candela per square meter) brightness rating, and an amazing 8000:1 contrast ratio. (The higher the contrast ratio, the greater a TV's ability to display subtle color details and not get washed out by ambient room light.)

The GameTimer feature allows parents to set the television to shut off after a specified period of time and stay off until a lockout key code is entered. For optimum display of each type of input source, the Individual AV Settings by Input function allows you to make video adjustments for each type of input, such as RF, composite, S-Video, and each component video input. Other convenience features include color temperature control, closed captioning on mute, sleep timer, tri-lingual on-screen display, video input labeling, channel labeling, channel/video lock, and V-Chip parental controls.

This set has two stereo speakers that provide 10 watts of power per channel (for 20 watts of total power) and SRS WOW virtual surround sound. The StableSound feature maintains television volume within a preset range regardless of the source signal. This helps to eliminate the annoyance of normal program volume being followed immediately by extremely loud commercial messages or drastic volume fluctuations while changing channels.

It's easy to connect to brilliant imagery with the component and HDMI connections--the latter offering pure digital audio/video performance with no degradation of signal from just one convenient cable.

Specification of Toshiba 42HP66 42 Inch Plasma Display

ATSC & QAM Digital Television Tuners
720p True HD Display with Built-in Speakers and Tuner
Panel Resolution: 1024 x 768
8000:1 contrast ratio
1200cd/m2 (peak) brightness
MTS Stereo/SAP with dbx®
SRS® WOW™ (3D, Tru-bass, Focus)
StableSound®
Direct Video Input Selection
Video Labeling
Individual A/V Settings by Input Type
Discrete IR Codes
Dual HDMI™ Inputs
ColorStream® HD Component Video Inputs (2)
PC Monitor Input (VGA 15 Pin D-Sub)
Theaterlink™ IR (IR Pass Through)
Coaxial Digital Audio Output
Optical Audio Outputs (1)

Specifications:

Panel Resolution XGA (1024 x 768)
Brightness (cd/m2) 1200 (peak)
Contrast 8000:1
Digita/Analog Tuning ATSC/NTSC/QAM
Audio MTS/SAP
Comb Filter 3D Y/C
Speaker Output 20 Watt
RF Inputs 1(Analog & Digital)
Audio/Video Inputs 2
S Video 2
ColorStream® HD Inputs 2
PC input (15 Pin D-Sub) 1
PC Audio Input 1
HDMI™ Digital Inputs 2
Variable Audio Out 1
Video Out 1
Digital Audio Out Coaxial 1
Digital Audio Out Optical 1
Audio/Video Inputs 1
S Video 1
Power Source 120V 60Hz
Power Consumption 360W
Cabinet with Stand (WHD inches) 42.126 x 30.91 x 13.40
Carton (WHD inches) 46.49 x 35.26 x 17.34
Carton Weight (lb) 103.64
UPC Code 022265300237

Toshiba 42HP66 42 Inch Plasma Display user reviews

"Had the Toshiba 42HP66 42 Inch Plasma Display over a month now and am really pleased. I've always wanted a plasma but of course, the prices were way out of reach. Once they hit two grand and below I decided to take the plunge. People were telling me to go with the EDTV as they are a bit cheaper but its not high def. I decided with this one. I got it at Fry's Electronics. The tv has a very big wow factor in my middle sized apartment and I find myself watching more of my DVDs. The picture quality is excellent. I got comcast HD cable box with DVR for only 9.95 more a month so I cancelled my Tivo as they don't have HD (yet) on their drives. The sound is also excellent, much better than my sony trinitron that weighs a ton (over 100 pounds). The tv weighs somewhere around 80 pounds and is less than 5 inches thick. Panasonic makes the panels for Toshiba so you know the quality will be good as Panasonic's plasmas are always on the top of lists of best plasmas. Hope this helps.
UPDATE:
The TV has been working wonderfully. NO BURN IN. THe picture shift is on, meaning that it is always orbiting the screen unnoticeably though and about once a month I put on the White Screen to clear any burnin that may have occured. The BANDING is noticable in blue skies only. My PS3 games look unbelievably good.

The price of this television has dropped drastically since I bought it in May 2006. I paid two grand and now its availible for as little as $1200 ;(. "

--- Mark rated: 3

"Toshiba 42HP66 42 Inch Plasma Display arrived quickly and safely. It was packed appropriately. It was easy to hook up and has worked perfectly. This is a great value for anyone who wants a television of this type."

--- katsoprano rated: 3

"Toshiba 42HP66 42 Inch Plasma Display is our first plasma TV purchase, and we use it in a rather unique configuration, for regular cable TV viewing, and for movies, we have a cable behind the wall mount going to a computer in the next room, and use this for watching DVD's, movies directly off the computer, and even for web browsing from the couch with a wireless remote keyboard. The picture quality on this unit is absolutely superb, with a 720p True HD Display with Built-in Speakers and Tuner, ATSC/NTSC & QAM Digital Television Tuners (for the upcoming witch to network digital TV signals), Panel Resolution: 1024 x 768 and a 10000:1 Contrast Ratio. It has a clear function, in case images are "burned" onto the screen accidentally (if you leave an image paused, or stay on a static screen too long), which could all but ruin other plasma screen models. Flexible input options with a PC input, and dual High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) inputs. It is quite light weight, we have it mounted on a wall bracket that comes out of the wall and swivels in both directions, and the TV was easy to attach, and is easy to move. This unit has dropped considerably in price since we purchased it nearly two years ago, and if you find a good price (I have seen them online re-furbished for $889), I would highly recommend this TV as an excellent buy.
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--- djkrisb rated: 3

"I am very happy with Toshiba 42HP66 42 Inch Plasma Display, but if I would of paid more, I would be disappointed. It is great unless you don't or can't get high Def. tv in your area,,then the picture appears blurred, and not a sharp as our smaller 32 inch tv. So unless you plan on having high def..i would recommend staying with a smaller tv.

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--- buy.com shopper rated: 3

"We purchased Toshiba 42HP66 42 Inch Plasma Display to replace a 32 inch Toshiba console. We are more than pleased with the beautiful picture and the look of this set. We wanted 2 HDMI inputs for future use as well as a PC input. I can only imagine a 42 inch monitor! (Have yet to try than one), but got a great price on black friday of a grand and that was the best price for this television anywhere. BB was selling the same one for $800 more so it is a quality television, we're just happy the prices are coming down. You won't be disappointed. Just shop around. "

--- Alicia rated: 3

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