Toshiba 22AV500U 22-Inch 720p LCD HDTV

Review by K. G. Reid for Toshiba 22AV500U 22-Inch 720p LCD HDTV
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I just received this unit and bought it based on my satisfaction with the Toshiba 37″ Regza I bought a year ago. It replaces an old 13″ in my bedroom so a 22″ seems hugh. The various menues are the same as the Regza so it was very easy to figure out based on my previous experience. Contrary to the Amazon description, it has two HDMI inputs, not one. While the picture is really great in my view, I was very disappointed in the sound. Mamimum volume is just barely acceptable (I am a little hard of hearing) for listening and it sounds hollow and tinny. I got around this by hooking up a cheap book shelf stereo to my cable box to augment the sound and putting the speakers on both sides of the TV. There are no analog audio outputs on the TV so you need cable for this solution to work. Obviously, this solution would not be acceptable to everyone.

Review by T. S. Ellingson for Toshiba 22AV500U 22-Inch 720p LCD HDTV
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We bought this TV to go in our small living room. We were debating between it and the Samsung 22″. We decided to go with the Toshiba because of the better price and the smaller overall profile. The salesman at the store told us the biggest criticism with the TV was the sound, and he was right, it’s not very good. I also thought the remote control was a little “busy” and the on-screen menu is not as intuitive as it could be.

However, the picture is excellent. I watched TV from about 10′ away and the picture was beautiful. I also like that it has such a small profile, it almost looks like a piece of art sitting on a table. Setup was very easy, I had it out of the box and working inside of two minutes.

If your looking for a small, secondary TV for your bedroom or home office, this TV would work. If you’re building a home entertainment center, this is not the TV for you.

Review by Pamela Herkes for Toshiba 22AV500U 22-Inch 720p LCD HDTV
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I was a bit apprehensive on what the sound quality would be like on this TV having read all the reviews. I can tell you that I have this in an 11 X 14 room with cathedral ceilings and I have absolutely NO issues with the sound quality! The picture quality is fabulous and the set up was so simple. I like this so much that I’m thinking of upgrading my living room TV to a larger version of this. Don’t let the reviews on the sound quality hold you back from purchasing. And don’t forget to go with the super saver free shipping. My delivery with this option was less than 48 hours from my confirmation!!

Review by Judith Tarr for Toshiba 22AV500U 22-Inch 720p LCD HDTV
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This isn’t bad at all for the price and size. Good picture quality. I haven’t had the problems with sound that others have mentioned–some channels need higher volume than others, but that seems to originate from the provider end.

The one problem I have had is that the closed captioning does not come through for one (local digital) channel via my Dish DVR. Have not been able to figure out why. All other channels come through just fine, and this channel did not have any problems with my old, nondigital TV. For some reason the Toshiba is not picking up that line of code.

Otherwise I’m pretty satisfied. Would buy a larger model if buying again–22 inches is great for a bedroom or kitchen TV but too small for the living room.