Comments on: Toshiba REGZA 55ZV650U 55-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV with ClearScan 240, Black

By: Sushi Chef

Sushi Chef — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:57:28 +0000

I had a similar experience as PS “PS” had. My 52″ Regza got thick black vertical band after 14 months and became useless. Repair cost quoted exceeded a new unit price. I personally will stay away from Toshiba TV. A local service technician told me it is a common problem with Toshiba LCD panel. It is a shame because I loved my Regza so much and I would have recommended it for everybody if it did not fail so soon.

By the way, GE extended warranty only paid small fraction of replacement cost. It did not help much.

By: PS

PS — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:46:18 +0000

Regza line by Toshiba is defective and cannot be fixed for a reasonable price. This TV will cost 4 times its purchase price in repairs. Having purchased 2 of them recently and witnessing them both fail within 16 months I can safely conclude that this line is not worth the money. One TV was quoted $1600-1800 to repair(original $749.99) and the second was quoted $2,500-2,800(original price $949.99).

By: Parttimepeddler

Parttimepeddler — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:34:01 +0000

After researching Tv’s for quite some time. I bought this one. The picture is outstanding and with the Toshiba name,

the quality is supurb ! You will like this one…