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Toshiba 19HLV87 19" LCD HDTV with Built-In DVD Player
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	List Price: $599.99 *Features* • 3 - 2 Pulldown Cinema Mode • Digital Cinema Progressive • 3 Mode Picture Size Adjustment • Disc Play - DVD/DVD-R/DVD-RW/CD/CD-R/CD-RW/VCD • DivX/WMA & MP3 Playback
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Toshiba 19HLV87 19" LCD HDTV with Built-In DVD Player description
Now you can play your entertainment library on one versatile machine. Since the 19HLV87 has both a DVD player and a 19-inch screen, you won't have to worry about connecting different electronic components in order to watch your favorite program. This convenience is matched only by its smart, stylish design.

The Value of LCD TVs
Aside from their obvious aesthetic value, LCD TVs are much more practical in the home than CRT (tube-style) televisions. They take up a smaller footprint, and thus use up less floor space in the room. Also, LCD TVs are lighter and easier to move around when cleaning or redecorating. The 19HLV87 is only 3.5 inches deep and weighs less than 20 pounds. Best of all, LCD screens use less power than CRTs and plasma screens.

This screen also has a pixel resolution of 1440 x 900 -- which qualifies it to display 720p HDTV images. A built-in comb filter reduces digital artifacts produced by signal noise, making for more detailed images.

Full-Featured DVD Player
The 19HLV87 includes an integrated DVD player compatible with several disc formats: DVD Video, CD-R, CD-RW, VCD and DVD-R. This player is also DivX home theater certified, which means it display popular Internet video formats, such as DivX, AVI, and MPEG4. Similarly, MP3 and WMA-encoded music files recorded to disc will play nicely.

An interesting feature of this player is Digital Picture Zoom, which allows you to select and magnify an area of either freeze-frame or motion video.

Connections
The set has a built-in digital television tuner, so out of the box it can receive digital broadcast ATSC signals and QAM signals used by most digital cable providers. It also has a built-in 181-channel NTSC tuner, so it can also accept traditional analog signals. It is also capable of the following connections:

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface): 1
ColorStream HD component video inputs: 1
S-video: 1
RF: 1
PC input: D-sub 15 with L/R audio
Digital audio out: 1 optical
Headphone jack: 1
RCA video inputs: 2 rear

Audio
The 19HLV87's bottom-mount speakers deliver stereo sound, but for those with a 5.1 surround sound system, the 19HLV87 outputs Dolby Digital and dts digital audio from the DVD player through an optical port. A front headphone jack allows you to watch TV without disturbing those around you--perfect for late-night viewing. Toshiba's StableSound feature maintains television volume within a preset range regardless of the source signal. This is an extremely useful feature when transitioning between a quiet television program and a very loud commercial advertisement or when changing channels.

What's in the Box
19HLV87 19-inch LCD HDTV and DVD Combo, unified remote control, VESA mounting holes, product manual

Toshiba 19HLV87 19" LCD HDTV with Built-In DVD Player Customer Reviews

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I got this tv (floor model) for $250.00 including MA 5% sales tax at an electronic store going out of business. I don't watch a tremendous amount of tv, so just wanted a basic flat screen LCD HDTV for watching news, and some shows. This unit is replacing a 12 inch color tube tv bought in the early 1990's.

The tv performs well overall with both cable and dvd playback. I did not experience any major problems, or notice the sound of the DVD player being louder than any other dvd player.

My chief complaints are regarding the manual, the rca connections, and remote control.

The manual is not very well written. It took some time, probably 15-30 minutes, to figure out how to program the tv. I connected it to a coax output from a standard Comcast cable box. And when you turned it on, nothing happened. The manual as well as the on screen menu were not intuitive to set up the unit for the first time. Again it took trail and error, and I'm not sure how the manufacturer did this if they did any sort of usability testing. They should have put this in front of 50 people, and watched how consumers try to set up the unit.

Similarly the connections are not very well labeled. When I got a Comcast HDTV box with RCA cables (they were out of the HDMI boxes) it took some trial and error to get the connections in the right place. Also in the input, we had to set it up to HD Color Stream for it to pick up the cable box. There is no large picture describing what the cryptic sounding connecters do, and again they were not clearly marked.

The remote control is not bad, but again like many manufacturers, has a dizzying array of cryptic buttons. For instance there is one called "shuttle" which doesn't do anything obvious and its difficult to know what it means. There is also a button that you would think changes something related to audio but nothing happens when you push it.

One nice feature which is unit has, and which is not on all units, is a VGA connection for pc or computer equipment. I will probably use this as a monitor for a 12 inch screen laptop. Also once you press the input button on the remote control, you can easily toggle the various input methods.

For $250.00 I still think I got a bargain. I'd be open to learning about other HDTV DVD combinations or even just LCD HDTV's in this size range that people may think are better. E.g. 19 to 26 inches.

In conclusion I'm not disappointed with the product, but there are some elements of the experience that could be better. I've looked at a number of reviews, and if I had to do it all over again, I'm frankly not sure what other make/model would have the features I've noted in this smaller form factor. Generally Toshiba has a good reputation. I'll update the review if anything significant changes. I specifically bought the item with a credit card that doubles the manufacturers warranty so if you have such a card I would recommend this for any large purchase.

I'm rating it 3 stars for now but it could be 3.5 or 4. Again I'm not sure if the manuals, connections, and remotes are any greener with other manufacturers. One can only hope, but I don't know.

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