toshiba dlp

[welsh113]

Just recieved the new toshiba dlp rear projector and after only having it for one day and being able to directly compare it with the thomson dlp i had for 6 weeks i can say a few things them 1.picture: is comparable but toshiba comes out on top but not by much!! 2.noise:tosiba is much quiter then the thomson and i mean much quiter really have to try to hear it where as you had to try to not hear it on the thomson (on mute and quite parts ). 3 cosmetics there is no comparison it goes to the toshiba!!!!! and it comes with a free stand!!!! 4.remotes this one goes to the thomson as the toshiba remote is nothing special and the thomson one is alot nicer to look at is programable to a degree and lights up........5.stands: toshiba again it comes with the telly and looks great!!! 6.on screen menus and configuration: both do the job but the thomson gave you more control of the picture and more user friendly........
the toshiba cost £1586 at costco and that includes all vat the stand and a THREE year warranty!!!!!!!!! hope this helps someone will post a proper review after a month or so of use

[Stace]

What model????

Thanks

[Dutch]

It's the 46WM48P.

Steve

[Hellicopter]

It is interesting that , when you put this model number into Google ,the sites identified are all French.Where are Costco getting stock from?

[Motobug]

Hi, do you need to visit Costco to order or will they take an order over the phone?

Thanks

Moto

[welsh113]

Originally Posted by Motobug

Hi, do you need to visit Costco to order or will they take an order over the phone?

Thanks

Moto

you need to visit the store but if you phone them they will give you stock levels i know there is one left at leeds if this helps..............this is an amazing deal in my eyes costco have a very very good return policy they just give you a new one if it is faulty truly second to none and a 3 year warranty to boot!!!!!

[ddlooping]

Hi all.

welsh113, could you let us know the model of the Thomson DLP you are comparing the Toshiba to?

[welsh113]

Originally Posted by ddlooping

Hi all.

welsh113, could you let us know the model of the Thomson DLP you are comparing the Toshiba to?

i am comparing it to the 50dly645 model which by the way do not go near!!!!!as it has a fault that i had a nightmare trying to return the fault is a fault that efects all thomson 50dly645!!!!!
hope this helps

[ddlooping]

Thanks for the info.

[big ric]

Hi
I thought you was getting the optoma RD 50 did you change your mind because of the price
Big Ric

[welsh113]

Originally Posted by big ric

Hi
I thought you was getting the optoma RD 50 did you change your mind because of the price
Big Ric

the single most important thing that changed my mind was..................my wife looked at it and just said O its ugly i like the one at costco!!!!!! so then i became paranoid about how the optoma looks and wanted a telly that would look good in the room also!!!!! plus i needed a telly as of the 15th and it was available right away were as i would have had to go without a telly for a few days................anyways one good thing about costco's too is you just return it for a refund if you are not completly happy with it

[Alain75]

Wow thanks for the review, I'm in France and apparently this new Toshiba although listed on some sites is not available anywhere yet.

Did you test the HDMI input from a PC ? As for the US version (discussed on AVSforums), it appears that it cannot be used using a DVI/HDMI cable with a direct 1:1 pixel mapping on a PC, this would be a definitive drawback for me, but perhaps the european version is different ....

[oaklandraiders]

Yo

Whats the dimensions and if you've still got the box, the siz of that too.

Thanks

John

[whiteswan]

Saw This in Comet Ashton U Lyne Mcr today for £1999.99 - very nice looking tv.

Maybe my next buy...............

What are your thoughts on the set?

Dave, Oldham.

I have the Optoma RD50 on order but am having second thoughts (it's not the prettiest TV in the world and may be a little too big for my room). I'm consider cancelling my order so that I could get this Toshiba as it looks much nicer, comes with a nice stand and uses the same DLP technology. However, I'd like to know the answers to the following first :

1. Anyone know how the picture compares to that of the sagem Axium?
2. How wide is the horizontal viewing angle (the Sagem/Optomas is very
wide)
3. Can you connect a PC via a VGA connector. Does this TV have DVI with
HDCP and how many RGB scarts does it have.
4. Does this TV have the equivilent of the Faroudja DCDi
5. Is it HD2 or HD2+
6. Has anyone seen HD content played on this TV, if so what did you think
(any compariosons to the Sagem would be welcome).
7. Pricerunner states Brightness 600 cd/m2 & Contrast ration 2000:1. Is this
correct?
8. Does it have an anti glare screen?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.