Toshiba TALEN 65HM167 65-Inch 1080p DLP HDTV
Lamp Issues.
After using this TV for about a week, it suddenly stopped working. I called Toshiba and was walked through their quick fix. This involved removing the lamp housing door and the lamp houseing. Then, I was directed to tap on all sides of the housing (NOT the glass).
After that and it still didn’t work. So, my tv was registered and was set-up to get a replacement lamp sent. This was Friday morning. Several hours later, I decided to give it one last shot. I took the housing out and tapped it again. This time it worked!
I called Toshiba back and cancelled the replacement lamp.
Start Cycle.
A month or so later and the same problems returned. It would work in the morning but let it do its eight start cycle and it came back to life.
A week later it did its trick again. I tried the fix but no success. So, it meant another call to Toshiba. They again set me up for a replacement lamp. Once again, later that day it came back. This time, I let the order go through, for the replacement lamp. The TV worked fine the next day and the morning after.
That evening it was tempermental again but came on during its mandated 8 attempts.
The next morning, Sunday, it decided it was not going to come on.
Replacement Lamp.
Hopefully, the new lamp will arrive tomorrow. Replacing the lamp every 4,000 or so hours or maybe twice a year is fine. However, it shouldn’t be this time consuming after only a couple of months.
Like I said, these lamp probelms aside, the tv is absolutely beautiful and for me 65″ is just the right size.
Other concerns.
It’s too bad the VGA input didn’t take 1080p. I wanted to use a VGA cable with my Xbox 360 to get 1080p. Can’t do it with this set.
There might be a small defect in the upper right corner of the screen. It bows in slightly, which gives the corner a rounded rather than straight edge like the other 3 corners. I don’t know if this is a defect with my TV or the model.
Finding a stand was a bit of a pain.
Good TV.
The speakers inside the TV have a nice sound quality. That is unusual for most HDTVs.
Overall,if you want BIG and 1080p, go for this TV. But you need at LEAST 9ft of viewing distance for HD to look good. Increase it to at least 12ft for Standard Definition to look decent (as good as standard can look).
The dimensions of this TV say it is 22″ deep. However, the footprint is actually closer to 19″ deep. When you get your stand, keep that in mind.
Compared to SONY, SAMSUNG and MITSUBISHI, this TV had the best side viewing angle. It didn’t darken like the others when standing from the side (at least not nearly as much).
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