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I believe the Hitachi's also upconvert 720p to 1080i. Also, I had a friend who purchased the UWX series Hitachi just recently and he wasn't happy with the picture. He complained that it was too "grainy" (I have seen this too on the sets in Circuit City). I have read that most people prefer the...

I would also recommend the Panasonic DVD players. Panasonic makes one of the best progressive scan players. I find the deinterlacing on the Toshiba less than satisfactory. A friend of mine brought his Panasonic progressive player over and we ran it through my Toshiba 65HDX82. It was night and...

My 2-cents... I bought the Toshiba 65HDX82 in October and have been quite happy with it. It looks great with DVD and HiDef, DirecTV is good. The HDX (Cinema Series) units are supposed to have the better CRTs and they have a DVI connector which the H (TheaterWide Series) units do not (although...

I have a Toshiba 65HDX82 and I believe it states in the manual (now I will have to go home and check it) not to put anything that gets hot on top of the set. I don't think I would take the chance with anything too heavy either. I wouldn't put an A/V Receiver up there as they tend to be heavy and...

Hey Josh, From what I have learned, you should not use ammonia based cleaners (ie. Windex, etc) on your RPTV screen. It can damage it! If this is the first time, you're probably ok. Just clean it off asap. I generally use a soft damp cloth to gently clean my RPTV screen, then a soft dry cloth...

I purchased a Sony 400 disc CD changer from them a year ago. They had the best price around. First, it took almost a month to receive it. When I got it, it had trouble loading CD's from the carousel into the player. I called them about the trouble and although the tech I spoke to seemed a bit...

Thanks for the comments both of you, It's hard to describe it, it happens very quickly, and it isn't always consistent. I've seen it happen mostly on the edges of objects. Kinda like some quick jaggies on say one side of a person's face or arm, sometimes it is more pronounced like on the red...

Hey Roy, Just to add my 2 cents... I bought the Toshiba 65HDX82 after researching RPTV's for almost a year. I originally had been looking at the Hitachi's but in the end I bought the Toshiba. For one, the Toshiba looked great out of the box and was easy to calibrate (I used the Sound and...

Thanks Jan, I appreciate your input. I don't think it's the DVD disc itself. I have them all loaded in the player and I never remove them so they never get handled. Also, I have all new Acoustic Research cables (from Best Buy). I have contemplated trying a higher end cable (Monster L3 or...

Ok, I'm gonna throw this one out there, since we're on the subject. I have a Toshiba 65HDX82. I have a Hughes DirecTV Platinum Satellite Receiver (non HD) connected to it via S-Video. And I also have a Pioneer 301 Disc DVD Changer connected via Component Video (non Progressive). I also have...

Pioneer VSX-D811S $289.99 www.etronics.com Got mine last week. Great features, great price!

It was my understanding is that the Toshiba will display 720p signals and 1080i signals natively (no upconversion). The Toshibas only upconvert 480i or 480p to 540p. Is this correct or am I missing something? excerpt from Toshiba site:

After months of research on the internet, reading the forums, reading reviews, and browsing the stores for a new HD RPTV I bought the Toshiba 65HDX82. I have had the Toshiba for about a month now and I love it. I swear it looks better every day.

Jaimin, You should be able to set the 811 for 2 speakers, subwoofer on, and no crossover. See pages 38-41 of your manual. Following Pioneer's (mirky) directions you should be able to choose 2 speakers (Front Left and Right). Set them both to Large. Then choose the PLS setting for the...