Excellent picture. Horrible sound.

Once I got over the sticker shock of High Def LCD models, I started looking at conventional tube TVs. I planned on buying a Sony since this was to replace my trusty old 20" that lasted me 15 years. I compared just about every Japanese model out there. To my eye (and my six year old daughter's) the Toshiba was hands down the best - even better than the tried and true Sony. The sound, however, is reminiscent of a transistor radio. I found it annoying that there is no way to defeat the speakers for home theatre use. I wound up opening the case and unplugging them from the circuit board. Kudos for the remote. Although it's a little chintzy looking, it can be set up to operate a VCR, DVD player and cable box with well thought out function buttons. The aspect ration can be switched between 4:3 and 16:9. All-in-all, the Toshiba is hands down the best for the money. I'm very pleased.