They say the kitchen is the heart of every home. This Toshiba flat-panel LCD TV was built with the kitchen in mind. Its stainless steel cabinetry will blend in with your appliances, and its water-resistant remote control is designed to stand up to a more wet and messy environment. What better way is there to follow along with your favorite cooking shows than right there in your own kitchen?
The Value of LCD TVs
Aside from their obvious aesthetic value, LCD TVs are much more practical in the home than CRT (tube-style) televisions. They take up a smaller footprint, and thus use up less floor space in the room. Also, LCD TVs are lighter and easier to move around when cleaning or redecorating. The 20HLK86 is only 3.4 inches deep without the included stand. Best of all, LCD screens use less power than CRTs and plasma screens.
Video
Not only does it feature an LCD panel capable of 1366 x 768 pixel resolution and 780 progressive lines of HDTV resolution, but it also has a 15-pin D-sub port, allowing you to connect a PC and have the set double as a computer monitor. While it lacks QAM and ATSC tuners to receive HD broadcasts, it does have a built-in NTSC tuner that will display traditional cable and over-the-air analog broadcasts.
Response time is the interval an LCD screen takes to switch from its darkest color to its lightest color and back again, measured in milliseconds (ms). This screen's response time is 8 ms, which is at the faster and better end of the spectrum. This screen is likely to display cleaner, sharper images during high-action scenes and display fewer image artifacts than other screens in its class.
HDMI Compatible
The set comes with a built-in High-Definition Multi-media Interface (HDMI) port. HDMI is an interface format that provides uncompressed digital audio and video directly from a DVD player, next-generation game system, or some other digital video source. It represents the current state of the art in high-definition video and sound because the information never has to be converted into an analog format or compressed. Another benefit of HDMI is that it puts all that information into one cable and one easy-to-use connector.
Audio
The 20HLK86 has stereo speakers and is compatible with the MTS stereo television audio standard, and even features dbx noise reduction. Toshiba's Surround Sound feature uses advanced audio processing to mimic the all-encompassing sound of satellite speakers.
* HD-ready LCD TV with table stand in ultra-modern real stainless steel; measures 21.8 x 17.7 x 8.7 inches (WxHxD) with included stand
* Built-in 125-channel NTSC tuner; can view HD programming with cable/satellite set-top box or optional receiver
* 450 cd/m2 high brightness panel, 600:1 contrast ratio, 3D YC comb filter, 3:2 pulldown detection and reversal
* Inputs: 1 composite, 1 S-Video, 1 component, 1 HDMI, 1 PC Input
* Two stereo speakers, 5 watts apiece (10 watts total)
Here is a list of the set's audio, video, and data connections:
* RF inputs: 1
* Rear A/V input: 1
* Rear S-video input: 1
* ColorStream HD component video inputs (Y, Pb, Pr): 1
* HDMI digital input: 1
* PC input (15 Pin D-Sub): 1
* Headphone jack (mini plug): 1
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