Toshiba TV Reviews

I have a 42 inch Toshiba Regza. I bought is around 2 years ago. Around 1 month ago, the TV just stopped working. Before this, it would frequently shut-down and I'd get no video unless I unplugged it and plugged it back in. I could hear something reset inside when I'd unplug it and plug it back in. Then, one day, it shut-down, and I unplugged it and plugged it back in and no power! I took it to a Toshiba certified repair shop (after calling their Support for help), their diagnostic of the problem was a bad Seine Board. It would cost $545 to fix it! Almost as much as a brand new Philips 42 inch LCD I just recently purchased for another room.

Light Engine Failure Color Wheel makes noise and shuts down TV replaced lamp 2 times. Model 52HM95 DLP HD TV. I had to buy a new tv to replace the paper weight I have now. Tv should not have done this in under 2 years. Tv is out of warranty. Have seen many others in forums having same problem with dlp tv's.

Purchased Toshiba 42hl196 hi-def LCD tv on 11/06/06 for $2200.00. I have lines going threw middle of screen. Repairman said bad LCD screen only one year warranty, $1800.00 to fix, he also stated this should not have happened and Toshiba might and should help you with bill. Called Toshiba 10/16/08. Their response was warranty expired, we cannot help you. I cannot believe we are spending this amount of cash for televisions and they don't last.

The Toshiba brand SUCKS. Stay away from Toshiba. My friend bought me a 30 SE-RO258 model and it didn't last even a year and 1/2. I went to turn the TV on the other night and and there was just this glow from the center of the TV trying to get bigger but only gets smaller and smaller then complete blackness. I have had TVs that lasted over ten years! Shame on them for stocking shelves across America with defective merchandise and profiting off of it. Never buy a Toshiba!

I purchased a Toshiba Plasma TV and after 11 months the unit required a replacement fan in order to operate. I have had no luck getting this replacement part from any supplier. It is on national back order and I can not use the TV without this part. Toshiba has been totally unresponsive and has no solution to the issue. In my mind, it seems unacceptable that this can happen without remedy. We have had no use of the unit for 5 months now.

Bought Toshiba Regza LCD 42 in March 2008. In July of 2008 the screen went black. No picture only sound. Called Toshiba and had a repair facility pick-up television for repair. 3 parts have been ordered and still no TV for me. They say they will replace it but have not gotten any info from them. It has been 3 months and still nothing. This was the first Toshiba item I have ever purchased and the last.

TOSHIBA is one of the most irresponsible, shifty Corporate Monsters out there!!! I bought my 62MX195 at the end of 2005 as a housewarming/Christmas gift for my husband. At the time I purchase the 62MX195, Toshiba was well aware of the problems with this TV and still continued to profit from not only the sell of their TVs but from the count them people, 5 YES 5 $250+ dollar lamps my husband and I continue to have to buy every 6-7 months ever since! The worst part of it ALL is we were given advice by the company with the last purchase to buy 2 at a time. As if 2 at a time cause it's ** is not a bad enough feeling.

Purchased a Toshiba 50in Plasma in December of 08, paid $3500 for it and today we have been told it will cost $900 to replace the Power supply. WE can buy a comperable TV for $1800.00. Called Toshiba and they said it is just too old for them to help us out! What should we do?

We purchased a Toshiba 42 inch television. It worked for under two months, then just quit. They sent a technician to our house. The tech ordered parts and said he'd be in touch when the parts came in. Two weeks later we contacted Toshiba to find out about the delay. They opened an inquiry. It took another week for them to report that the necessary part is backordered and they have no idea when it will become available.

My elderly dad bought a 50 inch plasma Toshiba (50HP16) TV almost 3 years ago and it is a piece of trash. The first service call was just past the warranty date (of course) so we used Toshiba's approved repair service. The TV then acquired a red line down the center and the approved repair service and Toshiba both basically said too bad.

Bought a Toshiba 62mx195 dlp, within the first year the bulb exploded within the tv, still under warranty and got a replacement. Was promised atleast 2-3 years from the bulb, find out it will cost $200-300 to replace. 3 years later the tv malfunctioned again, only this time it is the light engine so im told by a certified toshiba repair tech, and that it will cost atleast $700 to replace.

I purchased a Toshiba Reegza 32 lcd T.V. for my wifes christmas present. In less then 6 months it had no picture. I contacted the place of purchase and they said I would have to call Toshiba for the one year warranty. They set up an appointment with an electronic store to fix it. I thought great. Electronic company comes to my house and says the whole board and lcd panel needs replaced. They put the workorder in and I waited. Three monts later the part was still not in and electronic company said it was on backorder.

On July 23, 2007 I purchased a 65 in Toshiba DLP TV (Model 65hm167) with a four year extended warranty from Best Buy in Sandy Utah. From the very beginning the TV would take anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour to reset? itself whenever a power outage would occur. Finally on Sunday June 1st 2008 the unit stopped working all together. The TV would not turn on at all and the yellow LED light on the front kept blinking in a 3 time pattern.

I purchased a brand new Toshiba 57THX93 RPTV back on 6/19/04 with an extended warranty for 5 years from Video Only here in Portland Oregon. The TV worked well until early this year when it became increasingly harder and harder to get the TV to power on. In May of this year it finally got to the point where the TV would no longer power on. Since I have an extended warranty I thought no problem I will call Video Only and have them repair the set under the warranty. They had me call a local repair shop (Wolfs Service Center) and they came out on 6/2/08 to look at the TV.

bought toshiba 37 inch lcd tv in 07/06 in 05/08 set went dark paid 1300.00 dollars for under 2 years . only one year warranty.contacted toshiba and was told to contact sears where i bought it repairman came out and told me 3760.00 to fix 1300.00 almost 3 times amount of purchase price i thought he made mistake but said that was correct he said he is in repair not sales . i will never deal with toshiba or sears again.

i brought a toshiba 52hm95 on march 10 2007 on june 07 2007 all of a sudden the tv stopped coming on i was told it was the bulb after paying 300 dollars for a new one the television still doesnt work as far as customer service there was no one at toshiba who would give me answers ive had two different tv repair shops come to my home take my money and tell me that what ever the part i needed was on back order to make a long story short it is now june 26 2008 and my television still will not work iam very dissatisfied i do not have a television in my sitting room and iam being forced to but a new one the only thing that eases the pain a little bit is to know that iam not the only person who has been a victim of toshiba and there faulty tv's i will not recommend any toshiba products to anyone.what i cant understand is with so many complaints why are they even allowed to comtinue selling products. even if your warranty is good toshiba will not replace anything its like they take your money and laugh in your face......silly us how we thaught by upgrading to a bigger model would be great i wish i still had my 32 inch magnavox i had that for 10 years and now my grandmother is enjoying it while i get to watch a black screen on my new tv set thanks toshiba it was like taking candy from a baby huh?

Television broke after 32 days, its been four weeks since the TV has been picked up and still no answer on whats wrong with it, Toshiba customer service is of no help model number 55FX55OU.

Television broke after 32 days, its been four weeks since the TV has been picked up and still no answer on whats wrong with it, Toshiba customer service is of no help Model Number 55FX55)U

I bought a brand new 2008 model LCD 52xv540u. It had purple blotches and a purple tint to it. Called Toshiba they gave me a # for a repair shop in Glendale, CA. They picked up the Tv on May 28th. Today is June 16 still no tv back. The repair shop said it was a faulty main board and charis board. Called Toshiba Customer Relations and they said parts are on backorder. 3 weeks later still on backorder for a new 2008 model LCD tv.

Bought a Toshiba LCD Model # 52xv540 new 2008 model. Ordered May 6th received on May 20 from Beach Camera.com I hooked up the tv and saw purple blotches and purple tint to the new tv. Thought it was a calibration issue and it was not. Called Toshiba to get 2008 new model tv serviced.

In July of 2007 I purchaesd a Toshiba Sattelite A135-S4527 notebook computer. I have had 1 motherboard repair, and 2complete new motherboards installed in this computer . Out of the 11 months I have owned it , Toshiba (it's service reps.) has had my computer for over a total of 3 months. The last repair (an entire motherboard) was completed 4 June 2008 . My notebook is working now , but running excesively hot .

I purchased a HD-DVD player from a local retailer last year with the hopes of getting 5 free HD-DVD movies, at the time there were two formats, Blue-ray eventually wins. Now I have call Toshiba several times for my DVD but was told several different sorries, I was told (twice that the movie were undeliverable) they claim the postal office return it to them all in the span of 3 days. I was told they are on there way, they will be at my house in 2 weeks. The fact of the matter is, since Toshiba lost the format war to Blue-ray, they stop honoring the rebate that customers is supposed to get. Now I have an expensive equipment setting in my living room with no media for it.

Toshiba 46RF390U I purchased early Nov '07. By April '08 there were 'pixels' that were the wrong color on the screen. I called authorized repair shop. They came to my house, couldn't fix it and took the TV to the shop on 5/17/08. The shop took about 7 days to diagnose the problem. They say I need a new screen. Toshiba required them to email a picture of the problem to them. According to the shop that happened last week, and they've not heard back from them. Shop says once Toshiba OK's new screen it will take 7 to 10 days to ship. Shop will need 1 or 2 days to install and then a 3 day 'run' to make sure it's OK before they can return it.

Purchased a 47HL167 LCD TV on December 26, 2007 on April 10, 2008, it was in an authorized repair shop. The TV had spots on the screen. Found out from the shop that they had a problem with the glue between the panels. Shop was told to scrape the glue off and try to re-glue it. Did not work. This was a problem that Toshiba knew about but still sold the model anyway.

I purchased a Toshiba 46HM94 DLP TV March of 2005. Since that time the projection lamp has blown 4 times. The first time it blew the manufacturer covered it because it was within the first year. I had to wait several weeks to get a new one because it was on back order due to heavey demand. The second lamp blew a year later, my GE extended warranty covered that one. The third blew the fall of 2007 and I had to pay out of pocket.

Purchased a Toshiba 62HM15A TV in June 2006. In January 2007 lamp unit blub blew up. I was sent another one because the part was under warranty for (1) year. In May 2008 the new blub blows up again. Called and spoke with Customer service and they stated that the warranty was up on the second blub.It is only good for (6) months. Now if the new blub gets a one year warranty why does the second blub only get (6) months ? The blub are suppose to last 8000 hours.

Update to my complaint the other day. My Toshiba 50HM66 not has flashing lights, no picture at all, and continuously restarts. I understand this to be the lamp bulb, to be purchased at a minimum $200.00.

Purchased a Toshiba 50HM66 June 2006 for $1,600. Due to a recall the light engine was replaced October 2007. By January 2008, the TV would begin shuting off afer start with red, amber and blue light blinking. Sometimes the warning says temperature warning. Must unplug to restart, most times it will just continue to shut back off. If it stays on, the amber light blinks, then just the blue light. The same repair person came out again after waiting over a week in March 2008. I paid $120 just for them to come out. The repair person said it was the light engine again. Toshiba would not cover yet another faulty Toshiba part. The part cost $600.00. I cannot afford to repair the TV.

We purchased a toshiba projector TD-T99 some time back and just yesterday while we were using it the bulb exploded. It did not die, it actually exploded with a cloud of smoke. We thought nothing of it at the time. It wasn't until later when we began experiencing headache and tachycardia that we decided to look online. We discovered that we had just ingested mercury vapors. We had no idea that the bulb contained mercury or that it would explode with ? overuse.

I purchased a new Toshiba HD-DVD player 8 mnonths ago in order to be able to play the new HD DVD's. I payed $324.99 for the unit because it was state of ther art and up and coming with HD DVD ability. I was informed last week that there will no longer be production of HD DVD's as Blu-ray technology is the one that is taking over and that the Toshiba HD DVD player will not be able to play these discs. They would not take the item back not did they offer any compensation for this fraud-based item.

We bought a High definition DVD player HD-A30 on December 21, 2007 from Best buy. The price was $299.99 excl tax. On Feb 19, 2008, we learned that the unit became obsolete, we believe this means that within the very near future we shall not be able to buy DVD's to play on this DVD player. We have 2 DVDs to date. Toshiba committed at time of purchase to provide a further 5 DVD's but to date we have not received these. Because the unit is obsolete, I asked Best Buy if we could return it, but they denied the request, even for store credit it was denied. I asked Toshiba if we could return it but they denied the request, their claim is they do not take back units that are in working order.

We purchased a 50 Toshiba DLP television (model 50HM66) January 24, 2007, from Best Buy. On February 18, 2008, (25 days out of warranty) we came home from work and the picture wouldn't come on - only the sound. After about an hour of trying it, I finally took the lamp out and it was shattered into a thousand pieces. I then got online and saw that it was going to cost me about $250 to buy a replacement lamp for my $1200 1-year-old tv, which the salesman had told me would last a good 5 years. Upon further research, I discovered that Toshiba had extended the warranty on some models due to this exact problem. So, I called Toshiba the next day. Of course, our tv wasn't included, even though I saw many complaints online about our particular model's lamp. I even talked to supervisors who wouldn't even admit there had been an upgraded lamp for our tv since our purchase. Our lamp is a Y-66 and Toshiba is now selling the Y-67 instead. He actually lied to me and told me they simply changed the part number!

I purchased a 62 Toshiba DLP TV in November 2006. The last week of Jan. 2007, the bulb went out. Four days before the Super Bowl! It took about two weeks to have someone come out and replace the bulb. I bought a 5 year extended warranty with it. On Feb 1st, 2008, 2 days before the Super Bowl, the bulb went out again! I called for service and they are sending a repair person out. But they claim even the extended warranty covers only one bulb! I am waiting here, frustrated, to see what happens now. This is crazy that these bulbs don't last.

My husband and I purchased a 42 Regza HDTV Toshiba in September, 2006. A few months ago, I started noticing a dark stripe running down the middle of it. He's nearly blind and didn't see it at first, but it got darker and he finally saw it. He called Toshiba in early December, 2007 and was told we were out of luck because it was over the one year warranty period. We spoke to a couple of different supervisors, but they all made up excuses, (one claimed it was refurbished, which it was not, the other started spouting off dates that weren't even correct), so they could get out of repairing it.

Purchased the Toshiba 72HM195 DLP television for $3,500 on 6/13/2006. Within two years the bulb has gone bad 3 times as of this morning. Toshiba replaced the first one for free then I ended purchasing the other two...Does anyone knows who we can complain to besides Toshiba?

I purchased a Toshiba hd dvd player in August 2007. I applied for the 5 free hd dvds and have called the 800 number several times; they say I am on the list, but they never ship the dvd's. HELP! HELP!

I have owned a Toshiba 52HM95 DLP TV set since Dec. 2006. I am currently on fifth lamp which went out last night. It was installed 11-19-07. Toshiba customer service tells me there is really nothing they can do about this problem. Can you render any advice? Thanks.

Toshiba and Best Buy were pleased to sell me an overpriced 62" inch TV, but neither organization will provide in-home repair service nor can they recommend anyone who will. (NOTE: The cost of providing repair service is *not* an issue).

I purchased my first 52 Toshiba DLP television at Best Buy in May 2006 and a second 57 Toshiba DLP television in November 2006. In February 2007 my 57 set developed a 6inch shadow across the top of the picture. In July 2007 I began to notice that my 52 which was now out of warranty by 2 months, began to have static interruption in the picture. It became worse over the course of a week and finally the bulb powering the DLP blew out.

On 10/17/2007 we sent our Toshiba Mod.# 37HV66 LCD TV in for repairs. The authorized Toshiba service is Micro-Tech in Anderson SC. Bill the owner now is unable to tell us when or if it will be repaired. The TV is still under warranty with Toshiba but they can't tell us either. I have called Toshiba 7-times and talked with 7-people, who don't know when the part will come in. When do we go to the next level?

Bought a 32 Toshiba TV at Sears on 3/4/06, Model # 32A35 BAA802109789 and paid $351.42 total. Eight months later, Nov. 26th, the TV had no picture (black screen) I could hear the program and the change of channels from the satellite dish but no picture, the next day there was no picture and no sound. The TV was completely dead. Called Sears where I purchased it and they gave me a ph # to call an authorized Toshiba TV repairman. I did, had an appointment, confirmed for Monday, November 20th from 8:00am to 5:00pm, stayed home on my vacation day. I called the phone # given to confirm again that Monday morning. I called at 8:30 and I was confirmed for that day from 8:00am to 5:00pm.

I bought a brand new Toshiba HDTV from bestbuy and after 3 month or so the bulb blew up. And then after 2 month or so the light engine went bad. And it took about month to fix it. And again after month the bulb blew up again and we had it enough.

We purchased a 52 toshiba TV in Jan '06. We had to replace a bulb in April for $400 and in August the control panel went down. We got an estimate of $1000 to repair it. Toshiba only had a warranty for 90 days - it broke down 2 weeks after it expired.

What is the problem with Toshiba projection tv's? We purchased two 57 projection tv's from Best Buy in 2002. One has already been returned on the 4 year extended warranty because of the panel that went out and Toshiba does not make those parts anymore. We received $1800 in credit toward another tv, but of course the prices have gone way up and so we had to invest another $1900 to replace it. We purchased another Toshiba 62 DLP in January 2006. We have already had one lamp explode and if the repair company had not had one in stock, it would have taken 7 - 10 days to repair it. I have read other reviews on this same tv and apparently the lamps explode quite often.

Contacted Toshiba Customer Service Dept on 3/10/06 when my 20" LCD display panel lost power. It was under warranty until 4/3/06. They said they would send out a new power adaptor. Called again on 3/17 and was told they were on back order. Called again on 3/24, same answer. Called again on 4/6 and spoke with Michael Wilson who said he was a supervisor. He was to call me back the following day (4/7). No call. Called again on 4/10, 4/11, and 4/12. He is still not available, nor is his supervisor. Now, we've been without our TV for over a month with no resolution in sight, and meanwhile our warranty has expired. If they cannot provide the power adaptor, they should arrange for a replacement TV. Would like a higher contact. Customer Relations states there is none.

We purchased a 62" HD DLP television on July 30, 2005. Since then, we have had it go out twice. The first time was in October of 2005 and the second time was in March 2006. The problem is a special lamp that the television takes. It has exploded twice. Each time we have had to wait at least 5 days before getting a new lamp, thus 5 days without a television. We spent $3200 on this television and can't believe the performance of it. The only resolution we have gotten, is a replacement lamp each time. We offered to pay overnight shipping the last time, and we were turned down. So we went another 5 days without a television. They haven't even offered us anything for our inconvenience.

1-second power outage and the flat screen Toshiba sd-p4000 is blown. I see other complaints on the net. I checked the user manual -- nothing about connecting the tv to a power surge protector.

I purchased a 32" Toshiba flat screen TV on 11/02/04 from Sears in Clackamas, (Portland) Oregon. In January of 2005 I began having problems with the TV and by January 15th had no sound or picture. Toshiba told me I must contact Sears. Sears could or would not give me a repair station that could answer my questions or help me analysis the problem. Parts for the set was warrented for 12 months the picture tube warrented for 24 months. All TV's over 27" could not be brought into a certified reair station so a technician from Sears must be despatched to my home.

I purchased a 46" Toshiba DLP TV set on October 8, 2004. On February 3, 2006 the projector Bulb ruptured and I lost my picture. I called American TV where I purchased the TV and they said that although I had an extended warranty, the factory warranty was in effect and gave me the customer service number. I called them, waited 30 minutes to get a customer service agent, who told me he'd ship me a nerw bulb within two days. The bulb didn't arrive. I was beginning to panic, as the Super Bowl was the following Sunday and i had planned to have about 12 people over to my house to watch it.

I purchased an HD ready TV in May 2000, Toshiba TN50X81, I didn't have an HD signal to feed this set until June 2005, and found out then that it is not HD ready. I've contacted Toshiba many times, and about a month ago, spoke to a supervisor. His excuse was that the HD receiver feature that made my set HD ready was dropped, and thefore Toshiba was not responsible for my set not working in HD. Other people at Toshiba told me that my set wasn't HD compatible.

I bought a 52 inch Toshiba TV (Model# 52HM95) for about $2500 on 8/15/2005. I have not had use of the TV since November 7, 2005, eight weeks ago, because it is not working. Two parts have been on backorder and I have not gotten the last part as of this date. In addition to not haveing use of the TV I have paid for high definition cable service for two m onths at $120 per month that I wihs to be reimbursed for.

55" Toshiba Cinema Series TN55X81. Another bad Toshiba product. I remember once upon a time Toshiba represented quality products. Now only the rent to own stores carry their products. My TV went out after 5-1/2 yrs. Contrast this with my 21 year old Sony XBR and my two fifteen year old Mitsubishi 40" Diamond Vision tubes. The Toshiba products for the last few years have been junk. The better stores don't carry them. I've had two DVD/VCR's go out after just over a year. I probably didn't use them a dozen time each.