Toshiba 32ZP38

Picture the scene. An old Toshiba TV, eighteen years old, taking a long time to spring into life once turned off, has never needed repair and was originally an ex-display model. It doesn't take a genius to decide Toshiba is the way to go for a replacement. Discounting LCD because of various disadvantagesand Plasma being way over budget leaves CRT, which is proven technology but bulky. The main problem was to find a TV that didn't have an enormous, and ugly, silver frame around the screen. Flicking through a friend's "Stuff" magazine looking for inspiration, one spots a small article on the ... more

Purchased TV 22 months ago screen started to shake go fuzzy and the suddenly loose picture with multcoloured lines. Toshiba did not want to help as outside warranty period of one year. Called the local TV engineer on Toshiba approved list and he stated that it was caused by a faulty DFS module, a problem that he has previously encounted and the part was generally in stock at his company. The cost of replacing this part is likely to be in the region of £200 for a TV that is less than 2 years old. I am not happy that this relatively new TV required expensive repairs in such a short life. The ... more