Toshiba 42AV505DB Reviews: Regza, 42" Screen LCD HD Ready TV

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+ This television has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on image quality. “Stylish, easy set up, easy to use remote control. quality product” Kat, Lincolnshire View all 17 real customer reviews

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17 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
92% of people recommend it.

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Design	9.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	8.1
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.2
Overall rating	8.6

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Kat, Lincolnshire

Score 9.0/10

+ Stylish, easy set up, easy to use remote control. Quality product

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 May 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Very neat boarder around the screen area.
Very easy to set up.
Beautiful slim case.
Light weight.

- I cann't think of any.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 May 2008

Bradford, Graham , “married with children”

Score 7.0/10

+ Good picture when watching from a distance.

- Very blurry close up and poor for watching football in general as the players are very blurry. May be a fault of all LCD,s, but there is certainly room for improvement.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 May 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 5.0/10

+ nice look.

- picture is only good when watched from very far away only buy if you have a very large room!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Oct 2008

pete, stoke on trent

Score 9.0/10

+ good quality, easy to set up, easy to use remote, very pleased would recommend

- when turning channel over it takes a few seconds to change, old style teletext that can be slow

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purchased 07 Oct 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy set up , nice looking sleek design

- unable to switch tv off only by mains switch.

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purchased 27 Oct 2008

janet, preston

Score 10.0/10

+ a very good television €good picture and good sound well worth the money.

- no bad points.

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purchased 18 Oct 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “nothing”

Score 8.0/10

+ looks good and it is slim

- the stand, the sound quality (i've had to buy more speakers) and the picture could be better

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purchased 29 Oct 2008

john, Leeds , “customer who demands quality”

Score 10.0/10

+ good styling overall excellent tv

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 30 Oct 2008

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	42
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of Screen	LCD
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.
HD TV	HD Ready
‘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.
HDMI Interface	2
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.
Number of Scart Interfaces	2
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.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	12000
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.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	768i
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
Reflection Angle	178
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.
Screen Format	16:9
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.
Brightness in Candela per square metre	500
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.
PC Interface	Yes
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.
USB Port	No
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Yes
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.
Picture in Picture (PIP)	Yes
TVs with this feature are able to display a preview of another channel while you are watching your current channel.
Energy Savings Trust Feature	Yes
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!
Weight (kg)	18.21

Height in mm	635
Width in mm	1006

Depth in mm	104
Freeview	Yes
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.
FreeSat Tuner	No
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.
Sound System	Nicam Stereo
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.