When considering this TV, do not believe the overall sound rating by my fellow reviewers, which at the time of this writing was four stars. Its tinny, underpowered sound beats out laptop speakers only in loudness (not in sound quality). I think that when Toshiba built this TV, they made a decision that anyone buying a TV this small wasn't particularly picky about their electronics. Well, they can pat themselves on the back because they under-delivered perfectly.
The DVD picture is good -- like watching a DVD on a computer screen. I only have a standard-def TV signal coming into the RF (coaxial cable) input, so I cannot rate the picture quality for HD. However, I can say that if you have a standard definition signal as I do, you will notice how much worse the broadcast picture is than on DVDs.
Two final points: First, I imagine that most people put this kind of TV in their kitchen. I do. Toshiba, like many manufacturers, seems to be afraid to put buttons on the front panel. On this TV, they opted to put the buttons on top of the TV, which makes for awkward pressing if the TV sits beneath a cabinet. If you want to, say, eject a DVD, you have to memorize the button placement of the DVD ejector (furthest button on the right).
Second, it would be nice if the stand that held the TV were adjustable. I placed a Bose Wave Radio in front of it and hooked the TV into the radio to give it the sound it needed. But as a consequence, I needed to purchase a flat panel monitor stand to compensate.
As I don't own another small TV, I cannot recommend what you should buy in its place. But if you purchase this, consider if the button placement will bother you and whether you are okay with laptop speaker-quality sound.Get more detail about Toshiba 15LV505 15.6-Inch Widescreen LCD TV with Built-in DVD Player (Black).
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