Toshiba 52HM84 User Reviews November 7th, 2004 | by Dennis Barker
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Average user rating from 50 users |
Totally dissatisfied with this product $$$$$$$$$$$
by Danny on Aug 12th, 2009 at 10:51 AM:
Great picture! Other than that it is a piece of junk. Bought the TV in Aug 2005 and paid $2,000 and the extended warranty for appx. $500. First thing to go was the lamp ballast in Aug or Sept 2007, followed by the bulb shortly after (late '07 or early '08). Just had it serviced again and they replaced the lamp and lamp ballast(again). These were installed on July 30, 2009. now I'll be watching TV and it will just shut off by itself, randomly. Service techs were just here on Aug 11, 2009, yet again. This time they are going to replace the power supply and the light engine. I'm now waiting for parts, yet again, and hoping they will replace or buy back my TV as to the cost of these repairs are high. Talking to Toshiba is like talking to a wall. They know about all of these issues but yet do NOTHING!!! Don't you just love a company that stands behind its product. Luckily all of this was covered under my extended warranty which expires tomorrow Aug. 13. Now I will be responsible for this maintenance disaster. These are some prices of parts found online if I install them myself. LAMP- $160.00-$220.00 Lamp Ballast $128-$160 Power Supply $133-$150 Light Engine $753.00 So far my $2,000 TV has had $1,462-$1,773 worth of parts put in it. So you can figure appx. $50 a month added to your cable bill to watch TV on this set. I find it funny that Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and other similar stores do not carry any brand of DLP TV's anymore. If you do find one it is probably because they are still stuck with it and HEED MY WARNING......... DON'T BUY IT.
help?
by ron on Mar 11th, 2009 at 9:42 AM:
Agree with most of reviews from great picture to bulb gobbler. Have replaced two bulbs in 30 months but we are heavy users so.... However screen is now completely dead and seems to reject connection with dish when trying to turn on. Is this lamp machine or ballast? trying not to get to bent over when tech comes out. ty
Lamp Stinks
by Christine on Dec 10th, 2008 at 7:59 PM:
I posted the April 9, 2008 comment. It is now December 7, 2008 and the lamp went again. We watch tv on the low bright option and we truly do not watch that much television. Thank goodness my Best Buy warranty is still in effect. My TV will now be on its sixth bulb since the purchase in 5/05. My warranty will run out in 5/09. I may be getting rid of it once I have to pay for the expensive replacement bulbs.
What a piece...
by Barbara on Sep 10th, 2008 at 11:12 AM:
I bought this TV in Jan 05 with a 4 year warranty from Best Buy. The lamp went out in August of 06... Best Buy came and fixed it. All was well until May 08 when the lamp went out again... Best buy came and fixed it. Two days later the lamp and ballast went out, Best Buy came and fixed it... I'm afraid when my extended warranty runs out in January 2009 I will have to take this TV to the landfill.
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Don't ever buy this set
by Scott Giamichael on Sep 6th, 2009 at 7:43 PM: