Note: Toshiba 51H83 51" HDTV-Ready TheaterWide Projection TV is no
longer being manufactured. You may want to consider purchasing the newer
Toshiba 51H94 51" Projection HDTV with Integrated DTV Receiver instead. Bring plug-and-play convenience to your home theater with Toshiba's
51-inch 51H93 integrated HDTV. The set receives and renders full 1080i
off-air high-definition programming, right out of the box. It's also a
feature-rich, high-resolution display for the very best home-theater
components, including progressive-scan DVD players, DVRs, satellite
receivers, and camcorders.
The included Gemstar interactive program guide shows program data on
both digital and analog channels, from both terrestrial and cable
sources. It can even control external recording devices for one-touch
recording. You can feed the set custom programming, too: the front panel
features a multicard flash-memory slot with a built-in JPEG photo viewer
so you enjoy digital photos right off your Secure Digital and SmartMedia
flash cards.
The set's TruView feature combines several enhancements (black level
expansion, fine white, flesh tone correction, and color detail enhancer)
to automatically display accurate picture and color details. Also
automated, HD Dynamic Contrast continually analyzes picture information
and sharpens and deepens those parts of the picture with the most
detailed information.
And since not everything you watch will be high-definition in origin
(wouldn't that be nice), CrystalScan HDSC upconverts all video signals
(including 480i/p) to 1080i HD. This significantly reduces jagged-line
artifacts for a smoother, more natural image. (Selectable 540p, for
those who want a progressive-scan image from a progressive-scan source,
is available through the onscreen menu.) CableClear DNR+ Digital Noise
Reduction circuitry optimizes poor NTSC signals from antenna or cable by
eliminating video noise (snow).
Meanwhile, DFine high-speed velocity-scan modulation improves the
definition at picture edges, creating sharper images by slowing the CRT
(cathode-ray tube) beam's horizontal scanning during demanding work--say,
when rendering transitions from light to dark parts of an image--and
speeding it up when scanning easily rendered sections, like broad dark
areas.
A 3D Y/C (4 MB, 10-bit) digital comb filter with Vertical Contour
Correction processes RF and composite-video signals, reducing detail
noise (seen as shimmering or flicker) in complex scenes. TouchFocus
digital convergence creates perfect corner-to-corner focus at the press
of a button, and Cinema Mode (3:2 pulldown) circuitry identifies
film-based content from DVDs and reassembles the frame sequence to more
accurately reproduce a movie's original 24-frame rate. This eliminates
artifacts and leaves you with sharp, accurate full-frame progressive
images.
The 51H93 is loaded with connections of all stripes, including a DVI
HDTV input--handy if you're using it in conjunction with an existing DTV
set-top box. Dual ColorStream component-video inputs accommodate
compatible high-resolution devices, while standard composite-, S-video,
and RF inputs handle everything else you might want to connect.
For audio, the 20-watts-per-channel 51H93 offers SRS WOW, combining
SRS 3D, TruBass (which boosts low-frequency perception for dramatic bass
effects), and Focus (which raises the perceived sound image vertically
to clarify voices) to enhance your home-theater sound. StableSound
maintains television volume within a preset range regardless of the
source signal, and Toshiba's Sub Bass System (SBS) boosts a program's
low-end audio for additional dramatic impact.
The set's TheaterNet Icon IR control system takes TheaterLink IR
passthrough capability to new heights through the use of onscreen icons
and virtual control bars to operate source devices such as a VCRs or DVD
players--even if those components are hidden from view.
What's in the Box
TV, cabinet, remote control, batteries, IR dongle
(for use with set's TheaterLink IR capability), user's manual, and
warranty information.
