Customer Rating: 
Summary: Very Good TV
Comment: I bought this 30 inch TV from Amazon back in July or August 2004. I recently got a DVR from my cable company (RCN). I got the Monster Cable silver-plated copper HDMI cable and the HDMI-to-DVI-D adapter cable (also silver-plated copper) and plugged the TV's HDMI port into the DVR's DVI-D port so that I have a 100% digital signal. I then calibrated the TV with Digital Video Essentials. The picture is excellent. The high-definition channels (HDNet) are spectacular, and any channel in HD looks fantastic. The standard definition channels look much better. Some channels have the graininess that others have mentioned but I think this is more to do with the signal quality coming in on the cable and not the fault of the TV. My only complaint is that the channels that have an HD signal but with a 4:3 picture. The picture is shown with black bars on either side; right? The left side of the picture; instead of being perfectly vertical; the lower half of the vertical bar curves out to the left just a little. I've tried to adjust this but without success. Sitting at the normal distance from the TV it's not really noticeable. Still; this TV is a major step up from my old RCA purchased back in 1989. Having the cables so that I have an all-digital signal does make a distinct difference. This TV was the lowest-cost way ($717 + shipping) for me to step up to a HD 16:9 digital TV, and I'm glad I did.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Looks good on paper
Comment: The picture looked grainy like a compressed video file. I will be returning to Bestbuy today. I am dissapointed with it. My tv that is 8 years older looks quite a bit better.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Questionable description
Comment: You describe your "Toshiba 30HF84 30 inch HDTV-Ready TV" as weighing 88.2 pounds. Toshiba and other vendors say it is 118 pounds. It makes a difference to my intended purchase. Can you explain?
ashleyja@comcast.net
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not a bad TV for the price
Comment: I did not purchase this TV from Amazon, I purchased it instead at my local electronics store. I was limited on options because this is the only 30" Widescreen HDTV that would fit into our entertainment center. I think the picture overall is very amazing when viewing channels in HD. I agree that the movie mode can be a little dark so I typically watch everything with the sports settings. I had to read my owners manual to learn that the reason the picture appeared to be slanted was because if the earth's magnetic pull. After using the image tilt adjustment I seem to have fixed this problem. I think the picture quality looks far superior to the other HD pictures I saw in the store when I made my purchase. Overall I think it was a good deal in the interim until prices on the plasma and LCD's comes down.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Amazing Picture Quality, great price!
Comment:
I don't know why other people had problems. I bought this television and everything looks stunning. HD is mindblowing, and I love the widescreen. My Digital Cable and Xbox are hooked up through the component inputs and everything looks spectacular. Sound is great, and I didn't even have to adjust the picture one bit. The default TV and Movie settings are just fantastic. I highly recommend this TV to anyone on a budget. And because it's CRT, you can view the TV from anywhere.
Summary: Very Good TV
Comment: I bought this 30 inch TV from Amazon back in July or August 2004. I recently got a DVR from my cable company (RCN). I got the Monster Cable silver-plated copper HDMI cable and the HDMI-to-DVI-D adapter cable (also silver-plated copper) and plugged the TV's HDMI port into the DVR's DVI-D port so that I have a 100% digital signal. I then calibrated the TV with Digital Video Essentials. The picture is excellent. The high-definition channels (HDNet) are spectacular, and any channel in HD looks fantastic. The standard definition channels look much better. Some channels have the graininess that others have mentioned but I think this is more to do with the signal quality coming in on the cable and not the fault of the TV. My only complaint is that the channels that have an HD signal but with a 4:3 picture. The picture is shown with black bars on either side; right? The left side of the picture; instead of being perfectly vertical; the lower half of the vertical bar curves out to the left just a little. I've tried to adjust this but without success. Sitting at the normal distance from the TV it's not really noticeable. Still; this TV is a major step up from my old RCA purchased back in 1989. Having the cables so that I have an all-digital signal does make a distinct difference. This TV was the lowest-cost way ($717 + shipping) for me to step up to a HD 16:9 digital TV, and I'm glad I did.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Looks good on paper
Comment: The picture looked grainy like a compressed video file. I will be returning to Bestbuy today. I am dissapointed with it. My tv that is 8 years older looks quite a bit better.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Questionable description
Comment: You describe your "Toshiba 30HF84 30 inch HDTV-Ready TV" as weighing 88.2 pounds. Toshiba and other vendors say it is 118 pounds. It makes a difference to my intended purchase. Can you explain?
ashleyja@comcast.net
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not a bad TV for the price
Comment: I did not purchase this TV from Amazon, I purchased it instead at my local electronics store. I was limited on options because this is the only 30" Widescreen HDTV that would fit into our entertainment center. I think the picture overall is very amazing when viewing channels in HD. I agree that the movie mode can be a little dark so I typically watch everything with the sports settings. I had to read my owners manual to learn that the reason the picture appeared to be slanted was because if the earth's magnetic pull. After using the image tilt adjustment I seem to have fixed this problem. I think the picture quality looks far superior to the other HD pictures I saw in the store when I made my purchase. Overall I think it was a good deal in the interim until prices on the plasma and LCD's comes down.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Amazing Picture Quality, great price!
Comment:
I don't know why other people had problems. I bought this television and everything looks stunning. HD is mindblowing, and I love the widescreen. My Digital Cable and Xbox are hooked up through the component inputs and everything looks spectacular. Sound is great, and I didn't even have to adjust the picture one bit. The default TV and Movie settings are just fantastic. I highly recommend this TV to anyone on a budget. And because it's CRT, you can view the TV from anywhere.