134 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
94% of people recommend it.
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Robert, Dundee
, “A fully satisfied customer”
Score 10.0/10
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I was 100% satisfied with this Toshiba television. The picture quality with the 100hz feature is a joy to view and the sound quality is excellent. I have not fully explored all the possible custom settings which are available via the menus, as I have been satisfied with the default settings which were set when unpacked and plugged in. In addition to the formentioned excellent features, this TV is beautifully constructed and would compliment any lounge.
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None.
37 of 37 people found this review helpful
purchased 08 Dec 2008
Robert, Solihull
Score 9.0/10
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Full HD and 100Hz with good range of adjustments via menu(s) to personalise and optimise picture. I particularly like fact that base colours can be individually adjusted as well as tints to get as near to exact requirements as possible. With Sky HD the results are brilliant, and the inbuilt DTV tuner also provides excellent reception. Sound is quite good with adequate adjustments provided for base plus output for optional sub which I have not yet used. The gloss black finish and relatively slim frame of the LCD (37inch) is very acceptable. Installation and initial set up was simple, whilst the instruction manual provides additional reading for more detailed adjustments. My wife and I are well pleased with both performance and appearance of this Toshiba LCD TV.
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None so far.
20 of 20 people found this review helpful
purchased 15 Dec 2008
neil, leicester
Score 9.0/10
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I was looking for a TV with 100 HZ and full HD and this fitted the bill. Great value for money and very easy to set up.
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Sound quality could be better..
18 of 18 people found this review helpful
purchased 09 Dec 2008
Mervyn, Portsmouth
, “Merv. Portsmouth”
Score 9.0/10
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Very easy to set up, Clean lines Very good picture and sound.
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None
16 of 16 people found this review helpful
purchased 09 Nov 2008
Tom, Northampton
Score 8.0/10
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Well designed, smart, modern with plenty of ports to allow connectivity to many other devices.
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None found to date
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Dec 2008
Chris, Bradford
Score 9.0/10
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A good spec tv at a great price, not had any issues with this, easy to set up/install.
Full HD is amazing on blu ray films and on gaming consoles, definately worth the money.
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Reviewer left no comment
14 of 14 people found this review helpful
purchased 03 Dec 2008
Mark, Hull
, “perfectionist creative professional”
Score 9.0/10
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Perfect super slim HD 1080p 100Hz TV for wall hanging.
Great TV ideal for small living room, Bedroom or Kitchen.
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My only slight disappointment (and I'm really picky) was the low resolution menu for the DTV guide, plus one of the TV's onboard menus, strangely all the others are High resolution, which is a little odd.
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
purchased 17 Jan 2009
Peter, Westbury
Score 8.0/10
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Good package, picture ok., hd compliant.
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The menu system presents small windows, very hard to see and impossible for my wife with poor sight.
This should be software correctable but no help from Toshiba, they don't want to know.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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SLIM LINE,1080P FULL HD AND 100HZ TECH SO WATCHING SPORTS ISNT A PROBLEM, SOUND AND IMAGE QUALITY ARE GREAT
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NONE
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
purchased 17 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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Brilliant picture and handy on/off switch!
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Sound prone to distortion.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Dec 2008
SHAH, LONDON
, “Great value for money!”
Score 9.0/10
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Very easy to install. Fantastic design. Looks great.
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None
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 22 Jan 2009
david, norwich
Score 8.0/10
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best spec for the money, took 2 weeks of tweaking but when settled down exellent picture.
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peoples faces a bit waxy looking,picture always a bit on soft side
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 24 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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Overall I am really pleased with my purchase, the picture quality is excellent and I tuning and setting up the TV very easy and user freindly.
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The sound quality was not as good as my previous TV however after some adjustments from the the drfault settings I have manged to get this more to my liking.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 10.0/10
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very modern design fits in with living room decor. better looking than sony and panasonic due to its picture frame high gloss surround .very pleased with purchase .thanks
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none
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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best value for money in the 37"100hz range. can't go wrong with toshiba!
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no one yet found!
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 21 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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everything seems fine i cannot fault this tv
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none
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 24 Jan 2009
Craig, Hull
, “Film and documentary lover”
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Score 9.0/10
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Fantastic picture
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Some TV's have better sound but not bad.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 18 Feb 2009
martina, londonderry
, “Sports and games fan”
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Score 10.0/10
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I love my tv the picture quailty is great am not sure about when watching football somtimes it seems a bit blurred even though its got 100hz but otherwise its first class ,Its also a stunning tv.
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not one
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 17 Feb 2009
Tim, Lowestoft
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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Good looking tv and very user friendly - excellent picture
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Sound quality seemed a bit muffled at first but turning off bass enhancer improved it.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 12 Feb 2009
Stephen , N Wales
, “Sports and games fan”
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Score 10.0/10
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excellent for sky HD viewing and blue ray is even better. quality on par with much more expencive tv's. 3 hdmi ports one of witch is on the side. top up tv slot.
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Standard definition suffers, however with some colour tuning and a bit of look SD looks much better, with the exception of SD football, it is truly awful. The up side is, as bad as SD football looks, HD football is amazing, and if you’re a rugby fan it looks even better.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Feb 2009
Gary, Warrington
, “Sports and games fan”
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Score 9.0/10
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Great Spec for the price, lots of picture settings to choose from. Looks good and fantastic in HD.
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None
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 21 Feb 2009
Brian, Exeter
Score 9.0/10
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Clean lines, easy to set up and generally a good buy
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None as yet
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 10 Feb 2009
Simon, Nottingham
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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Very easy to set up and tweek to your own preferences. stylish neat tv.
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None
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Feb 2009
Sam, London
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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Good quality picture and sound. Easy to set up. Simple remote control.
You're getting a TV that is just as good as similar type TVs but without having to pay more for the privilage of the manuafacturer name. I did quite a bit of research before I bought and am pleased with my choice.
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Having found any yet.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Feb 2009
Anne, Croydon
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 10.0/10
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Everything about this TV is good. Researched many others before settling on this one and am not disappointed.
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Havent come up with any yet but have still not explored all its features!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 21 Feb 2009
Mick, Weston-super-mare
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 10.0/10
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easy to set up,Good picture
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none so far
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 17 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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very easy to follow instrutions and great picture.
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none found yet
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Film and documentary lover”
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Score 10.0/10
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GOOD COLOUR, SOUND AND SIZE.100HZ VERY GOOD. EXCELLENT PRICE FOR SPEC. VERY HAPPY WITH TV.
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HAVENT FOUND ANY YET.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Sports and games fan”
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Score 9.0/10
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I have had Toshiba TVs before, and this is the latest replacement. Toshiba make very good products and are not cheap but are good value in the long term. This model has all the latest specifications that I would go for, I am pleased with my choice.
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My wife thinks it is OTT with its options. But once set to your our personal preferences its great.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 15 Feb 2009
Tony, Deal, KENT
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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Very easy to set up. Picture quality and sound very good. Outer frame is small which makes the screen seem larger. Price.
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Reviewer left no comment
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 10.0/10
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Easy to set-up, just the right amount of extra AV channels and connections.
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Doesn't have Picture in Picture
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 24 Mar 2009
Stephen, Surrey
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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Hi definition looks great.
Has more than enough inputs for PS3, freeview, DVD, VCR etc.
Looks stylish, and the stand supplied swivels.
Easy to setup.
Good price for the specifications - 100hz, 1080p etc.
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Freeview can look poor, but that is the fault of the compressed video used in SD broadcasting.
The picture settings will need to be changed from the factory settings, as everything is set to 100 which produces a picture that is lower quality than a calibrated picture.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Mar 2009
Andy, Wolverhampton
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 10.0/10
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Fantastic TV for the price; HD looks stunning and normal SD viewing is ok too. The 100Hz makes a difference to viewing too, but my main reason for purchasing was for console gaming which is sublime in full 1080p.
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Needs some tatting to get the screen 'just so', but well worth it. Also, the sound is a little tinny but not too bad. Finally, I'm not sure if this set has true optical sound out - so far, no joy but I could be wrong; I've not had a massive amount of time to check.
purchased 24 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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all of the above
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to many settings and options unless you are really into your tv
purchased 26 Feb 2009
Jim, Lincoln
, “Sports and games fan”
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Score 9.0/10
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Absolutely everything. Great looking tv, relatively easy to install and set-up. For the price, got to be one of the best 1080P's currently available.
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A common problem with these type of tv's - they get very warm and seem to attract tons of dust. No other bad points to report so far.
purchased 03 Mar 2009
john, normanton
, “High spec fanatic”
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Score 10.0/10
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easy to set up great image quality
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sound not as good as expected but still good for a tv
purchased 05 Mar 2009
nick, bristol
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 8.0/10
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Looks great, even when switched off :) XBOX 360 plays very smoothly - never has gaming looked and felt so involving!
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Cant think of anything bad to say - would definitely recommend it
purchased 07 Mar 2009
trevor, tipton
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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looks good picture excellent
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none
purchased 07 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “High spec fanatic”
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Score 8.0/10
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Recommended. Value for money with all the features.
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None, may be the overall performance is not that impressive
purchased 07 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Film and documentary lover”
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Score 9.0/10
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Excellent Sound and Picture quality when compared to similar LCDs of the same price bracket.
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Takes a while to get the best settings to get the most out of the TV
purchased 09 Mar 2009
jeff, swanley
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 10.0/10
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An excellent tv. auto tuning as soon as we switched it on altho you need to have a standard tv ariel connected.. found menu's easy to use.. sound stable function fantastic so no more loud ad's.. the xbox looks fantastic on it.. as does the sky box running off a scart lead. only had to change just a few of the settings.. worth every penny.
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None what so ever.
purchased 09 Mar 2009
Mike, Flintshire
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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Great value for a 1080P set. Easy to set up and operate. Plenty of connectivity.
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Doesn't seem to return to other inputs after HDMI is switched off.
purchased 10 Mar 2009
Steve, Staffordshire
, “Film and documentary lover”
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Score 9.0/10
purchased 12 Mar 2009
Hussain, Manchester
, “Sports and games fan”
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Score 9.0/10
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Good picture, contrast setting is great. Very easy to setup and use. Bought it mainly for PS3 to use 1080p and what a difference it is! Great product great price, looks sleek too!
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Sound is ok but not great, I would recommend using a separate cinema sound system
purchased 14 Mar 2009
kev, colchester
Score 9.0/10
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great picture and good sound
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none so far
purchased 22 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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super picture quality
great price for the amount of features
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Think I need to change settings a bit as out the box the colours aren't perfect.
purchased 22 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Sports and games fan”
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Score 9.0/10
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Nice design withe excellent connectivity. Xbox 360 looks amazing on it.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 21 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Great value, great quality and looks sweet when connected to ps3 too!
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none yet
purchased 17 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “High spec fanatic”
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Score 7.0/10
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quick to set up, lots of tweaking options to get colour set up properly, well laid out remote, 100hz good for motion, picture seems fine with standard sky (non hd) but full 1080p content looks great.
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remote can be a little unresponsive at times, out of box colour settings were not too our liking.
purchased 22 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Technical quality seems good. Sleek. Casing around screen is small so overall size is less than some other comparable screen size TVs.
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Slow in changing channels
purchased 23 Mar 2009
pat, ardrossan
, “50yrs male”
Score 9.0/10
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easy to get up and running out the box
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had to adjust tv picture setting from toshibas set-up [great picture ]
purchased 23 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Occasional TV watcher”
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Score 8.0/10
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Beautiful tv to look at and seems good value for money
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Tv seems to sit tilted at one end, but maybe my fault for not setting it up correctly, otherwise no complaints.
purchased 18 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Great value for money. Lovely looking TV.
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Sound not fantastic. However, plugged into surround sound 5.1 - amazing !
purchased 21 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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easy installation and great quality.
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you need two people to install this so be warned. its tricky getting out of the box and then attaching the stand.
purchased 12 Mar 2009
John, South Molton
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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Top quality picture, with excellant sound.
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The glossy black finish is a dust magnet.
purchased 23 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Picture quality, looks good, can swivel
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haven't found any yet !!!
purchased 13 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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Nice Design
Excellent Picture
Complete Power Down option so can switch it off completely rather than stand by
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In certain instances the sound can sometimes sound muffled
Menu font is too small for such a large TV
purchased 10 Mar 2009
Matt, Coventry
, “Sports and games fan”
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Score 8.0/10
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Great spec for the money. Brilliant for Gaming, brightness levels very good.
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Too much black gloss, not as pretty as my previous Toshiba.
Sound is hit and miss, constantly playing with sound levels between TV, gaming and DVD/Bluray movies.
purchased 24 Mar 2009
neil, bristol
, “Sports and games fan”
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Score 9.0/10
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Settings menu is imense with tons of options to play with and memorises each setting for the inputs. HD is where the tv is really good.......blueray is incredible and no motion blur of note (only watched bond film so far). Again i would strongly advise playing with settings as way too bright when first started.
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The inputs on the side of the tv are not seperate from the component/vga, so with having my xbox on component and wii on side i cannot use the xbox without unplugging side connections which is annoying and rather bad design.
SD quality picture is average really, bit pixelated but very wachable.
purchased 24 Mar 2009
Damo, Stamford
, “High spec fanatic”
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Score 9.0/10
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Looks great and was excellent value.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 15 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “High spec fanatic”
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Score 10.0/10
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Brilliant for gaming the built in gaming mode made my 1080p PS3 games look amazing
blu rays are of great quality and dvd up scaling looked great
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the sound was terrible this TV needs to have additional support for sound its very low and very hollow to the point of unbearable
purchased 06 Mar 2009
h, bristol
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 8.0/10
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good image for standard def, excellent hi def image via blue ray, ps3, and upscaled dvd.
good full sound for a flat screen, loads of inputs.
good freeview tuner built in.
nice swival stand
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takes a while to tweak settings for a good picture, standard settings are far too harsh and you will be constantly adjusting the settings for a few days
menus are a tad bit small and hard to read
slight back light bleed
100hz mode is hit and miss, depends on the source material at worst it it looks artificial
bit of a lag when changing channels via remote will annoy if constantly changing channels
purchased 26 Mar 2009
Tony, Milton Keynes
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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Well designed. Looks great & easy to operate. Great for gamers, plug & go.
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Normal programmes (Non HD) get a bit pixellated so are not as good as a standard TV.
purchased 25 Mar 2009
ant, dartford
, “Sports and games fan”
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Score 8.0/10
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picture quality is very good when viewing both HD & SD
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sound is a bit uninspiring when turned up
purchased 27 Mar 2009
Dave, Manchester
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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light weight, crystal clear, really easy to install and fantastic quality when linked to an upscaling DVD player ... can't argue at the cost of a 100HZ tv at this price
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 23 Mar 2009
jim, north yorks
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 10.0/10
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Excellent value for money,most tv's of this size/spec are alot more,If your like me and just want a good tv at a descent price you won't go far wrong with one of these.Easy setup,no messing around,sky digital looks alot better,terrestial tv isn't great for us but it never is in our area,video playback looks poor but thats probably our video's fault,dvd's look great and can't wait until we get sky hd installed.Picture quaility is only as good as the source and if the source is bad any lcd will display a very poor image compared to a conventitional tv.
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Haven't had a problem yet
purchased 27 Mar 2009
Joanna, Haywards Heath
, “Occasional TV watcher”
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Score 9.0/10
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Easy to set up and lovely to look at. A great TV
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None yet
purchased 27 Mar 2009
Andrew, Warrington
, “Sports and games fan”
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Score 9.0/10
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Great image quality on X-box (1080 feed). Not tried HD TV feed yet due to Sky taking their time. Easy to set up and tune Freeview channels. Very good looking set design wise. Sound is good enough for normal TV better through external speakers for DVD,s X-box etc. Full power down option so not always on stand-by.
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TV collects dust like you wouldn't believe (but it's my first LCD, so maybe they all do). It forgets a lot of its settings when you use the power down option.
purchased 27 Mar 2009
Larry, Bellshill, Scotland
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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Great picture, sound and range of features for the cash. Nice looking, good build quality and nice remote. By far the best value 37" on the market in my opinion. Only burns 0.8w in standby.
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Only 1 scart socket takes RGB signals. Toshiba don't make Blue Ray players. Took ages to discover the power off switch on the back, so thought it wasn't working (setup is otherwise easy). I'm scratching my head to think of anything else.
purchased 29 Mar 2009
Andrew, Evesham
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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Sleek, stylish and a good quality picture. For its size and value for money its brilliant,
I had a JVC 26" before this so this new TV is brill.
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What you buy is what you get - nothing bad to say...im happy
purchased 29 Mar 2009
Leonard , London
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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its all good and easy to st up
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sound quality a litte low
purchased 30 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Film and documentary lover”
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Score 9.0/10
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Watching movies via blu ray or playing the PS3 this tv is superb. Freeview works fine.
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While watching football the image is slightly pixelated but this could also be the same with all lcd tv's. SKY HD would probably solve this complaint.
purchased 03 Mar 2009
Mark, Cumbernauld
, “Just an average viewer........”
Score 9.0/10
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No complaints ! I've still to 'tweak' the picture but even out of the box its more than acceptable !!! I had read some reviews complaining of the sound but I've got to say, I'm more than happy with it.
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None......
purchased 30 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 8.0/10
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Great design and easy functionality
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 29 Mar 2009
David, Devon
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 8.0/10
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Good looking TV with high quality 1080p picture once you have adjusted all the settings that are available. The 'all power-off switch' is very handy for saving energy. Lot's of connection slots - HDMI, Scart and PC etc. which are very handy for all your peripherals.
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Not totally convinced by the sound quality. Having sound problems on HDMI connection to one device as the TV seems to be more advanced than earlier ranges and some older devices have compatibility problems.
purchased 28 Mar 2009
phil, hereford
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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great design due to the thin surround. although a 37 inch tv it is only slightly bigger than some 32 inch tvs with bulky side panels.
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sound could be slightly better
purchased 21 Apr 2009
David, Norwich
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 9.0/10
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HD pictures are great
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Sound and Standard Definition is not as good
purchased 22 Apr 2009
john, wimborne
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 10.0/10
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excellent product good value
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 21 Apr 2009
Ian, Chessington
, “Sports and games fan”
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Score 9.0/10
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On/Off switch and very easy to set up as well-HD facility good as well.
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None so far
purchased 25 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Multi-purpose viewer”
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Score 8.0/10
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Lots of gubbings for the price. Very good picture for every day viewing. easy to set up. Have not seen a better picture for the price. have connected it to surround sound system. Prision Break, 24, HD, surround sound cannot be beaten (apart from a few jars down the local)
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Not the best for live football when sometimes ghosts when picture is panning, but good when close up. Too many options for tuning the picture can be confusing exactly what each function does, On the other hand hours of fun playing about with the picture quality if that is what floats your boat!
purchased 22 Apr 2009
sam, leeds
, “Film and documentary lover”
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Score 9.0/10
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Black, slick design, auto tune, easy install. Excellent value for money. Just the right size for my living room.
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sound quailty not so good but nothing else.
purchased 02 May 2009
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Screen Size in Inches

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37
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Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
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Type of Screen

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LCD
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Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
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HD TV

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Full HD 1080p
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‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have
• Minimum vertical resolution of 750 pixels (in widescreen format)
• Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats
• An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface)
Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second.
Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
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Freeview or Freesat Tuner

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Freeview
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Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview.
For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site.
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Built-in Disc Player

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No
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Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
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HDMI Interface

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3
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Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
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Number of Scart Interfaces

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2
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Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
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Frequency (Hz)

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100
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A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
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Contrast Ratio (X:1)

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30000
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This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
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Screen Resolution (pixels)

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1080p
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The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source.
A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
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Response Time in ms
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8
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Reflection Angle

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178
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Also known as the viewing angle, it’s a measure of how good the picture looks when you are not face on to the screen. Higher is better.
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Screen Format

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16:9
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This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
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Brightness in Candela per square metre

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500
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Brighter TVs, such as LCDs, tend to provide a better experience in lighter rooms, whereas TVs with a lower brightness, such as many plasma TVs, are often better suited to darker rooms.
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PC Interface

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Yes
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If you’d like to use your TV as a PC monitor you’ll need to make sure it has a port to allow you to connect it. This is usually a VGA port, but some TVs include a newer DVI port. Adaptors are availible to allow VGA to DVI and vice versa.
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USB Port

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No
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Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
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Electronic Program Guide (EPG)

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Yes
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TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
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Picture in Picture (PIP)

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No
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TVs with this feature are able to display a preview of another channel while you are watching your current channel.
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Energy Savings Trust Feature

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No
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A Yes means this this product has been rated as being energy-efficient by the Energy Savings Trust. Good for the environment and good for your electricity bill!
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Weight (kg)

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17.7
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Height in mm
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590
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Width in mm

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902
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Depth in mm
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94
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Freeview

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Yes
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Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. Many newer TVs have Freeview built in. For other TVs you will need a separate Freeview set-top box.
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FreeSat Tuner

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No
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FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
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Sound System
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Nicam Stereo
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Colour

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Black
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The main colour of the product.
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Also known as: TOSHIBA 37RV555DB, Toshiba 37RV555D
TV Buyers Guide
Manufacturer's Description
As well as Full HD 1080p resolution, the RV Series gets the best from HD content by using 100Hz Picture Processing which virtually eliminates motion blur often associated with fast moving sports action with its 24 frames-per-second display – so you’re watching exactly what the director intended. A special Game Mode ensures you get high-grade pictures from the latest games consoles.
100hz
This system doubles the number of pictures projected on screen per second compared to 50Hz by simply repeating each frame. This process eliminates the flicker naturally occurring at a lower scanning speed.
3 x HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface is an all-digital audio/video interface capable of transmitting uncompressed streams. HDMI provides an interface between any compatible digital audio/video source and video monitor.
Digital Approved Product
Allows a TV to receive free-to-view digital broadcasts through its standard aerial with no need for an additional digital decoder box.
Game Mode
A dedicated setting for Gaming enthusiasts. Select “Game Mode” when connecting your HDMI games console, the picture will automatically adjust to offer a more natural gaming picture. Offering the online gamer a distinct advantage over your rivals who don’t have a dedicated Game Mode.
Luma Sens
Auto Contrast feature – working closely with the Dynamic Contrast backlight, but takes things a stage further by measuring the ambient light in the room, automatically adjust the picture accordingly depending on if you are watching your REGZA LCD in a dark or light environment. Offering a better picture quality it, makes the TV run more efficiently and consume less energy.
24fps Compatible
Enables the display of a 24 frames per second input at the native frame rate of the TV (50/100 Hz).
Active Vision M100 HD
This system doubles the number of pictures projected on screen per second compared to 50Hz by simply repeating each frame. This process eliminates the flicker naturally occurring at a lower scanning speed.
Dynamic Contrast
Automatically adjusts brightness required by the signal. This system allows fine detail to be reproduced, without compromising the rendering of colourful, high-bright scenes, by dimming the backlight. Conversely, for bright scenes the backlight can be brightened to give images a new intensity.
HD Ready 1080p
The highest definition signal currently available carries which 1080 horizontal lines of information progressivvely scanned to create a high definition image (1920 × 1080).