Toshiba 36ZP18P - Cor!, I'm thinking of buying?.....

[DiViDDiE]

Where can I find reviews for this model?
I'm getting mixed reactions from people:(
Thinkin of getting it from JLP with price match for £1600.

[Rathion]

Don't want to put you off BUT theres a big thread here (http://www.avforums.com/) in the televisions section about them!
I really like this tv too but I'm waiting to hear if these guys get their problems sorted first!

Who are you going to get JL to pricematch with?? They have stopped price matching online prices i think.
LMK how you get on

[JulesH]

HCC review http://www.homecinemachoice.com/testbench/frame.html?http://www.homecinemachoice.com/testbench/Televisions/Toshiba/Toshiba36ZP18P.shtml

[GAmbrose]

I bought one on Boxing day, It's absolutely fantastic, I love it.

I've not had any problems so far, the picture is great and the speakers supplied seem to be fairly decent aswell.

I just wish it had 3x RGB sockets rather than 1xRGB and 2xS-video. I'd connect my DVD player up using the component inputs if I could find a cable that didn't cost £60!

Regards
Gary Ambrose

[swanny]

Got the 32" version last October. Great TV and a superb picture although I would agree with the comments about lack of RGB scarts. :(

As I undertstand it most of the problems are with the 36" version. My little 32" has had no problems at all.

[DiViDDiE]

thanks for the replies guys...
Rathion I've checked the link and its unbielevable(sp) to read the different problems on the TV. Yes the TV is worth £2000, but to put up with the faults is not an option. I'm now gonna wait for the dust to settle, before I go ahead with the purchase. Cheers.

[MikeK]

Originally posted by GAmbrose
I'd connect my DVD player up using the component inputs if I could find a cable that didn't cost £60!

Regards
Gary Ambrose


Try CPC in Preston - they'll sort you out for around a tenner.
I wouldn't expect any vast improvements over RGB though, but at least it would leave the RGB SCART free for your STB etc.

[GAmbrose]

They got a website? Because I don't fancy going to Preston to buy a video cable :)

Gary A

[DDastardly]

I've got a 36ZP, and haven't had any problems.

There is one thing about the component video you should be aware of though - there's no auto switching like with the Scarts. So if you use the component video, you have to press the external button (or whatever it is) to get to Ext4 and adjust you aspect ratio if necessary (Wide, 4:3, whatever)

If you use the RGB scart, you press play on your DVD and the TV flicks to the signal automatically. Quality is better through the component inputs.

Still, if that's all I've got to complain about I've done pretty well. :D