I bought this TV to be used in my bedroom for basic cable and Netflix via Wii or Roku. This is my second Toshiba LCD, as I was very pleased with the 42″ I bought 3 years ago.

I generally like everything about Toshiba TVs… good performance for moderate price, sensible menus and controls, quality, etc…

That said, this TV sounds bad. If you care about sound and don’t want to break the bank, I highly recommend Samsung’s entry level models. I planned from the beginning to plug this Toshiba into a Pioneer receiver for sound, so I didn’t even check the sound in the store. So, the poor quality sound doesn’t effect me, but if you don’t plan to use external speakers and a receiver, the sound might be a deal-breaker for you.

Otherwise I am thrilled with everything else about this purhcase and have no regrets. I would have given it 5 stars if it had excellent sound.

Purchased this TV from a big box store nearby after deciding it would be quicker than waiting for a Samsung from Amazon. The TV is for my daughters bedroom. The picture is fine – we have it hooked up to U-Verse via HDMI. But the sound is awful. It’s bad enough that I’m debating returning it just for that. It’s like it only has tweeters – no midrange or woofers. You have to turn it up really loud to understand dialogue. Because of its use in a bedroom the sound really isn’t that critical. I’ll give my daughter a week to adjust to the sound. If she’s still not happy I’ll take it back. It’s sad that the Emprex TV it’s replacing sounded so much better. Five stars for value, 4 stars for picture, 1 star for sound.

Sounds like a transistor radio, even with the bass turned all the way up and the treble all the way down. It’s going back. Also there was a problem with the HDMI port, the slightest move caused a disconnect. Nice picture though.