Toshiba 37XV503DB Reviews: Regza, 37" Screen LCD Full HD 1080p TV

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This television is a good all rounder. “Works straight out of the box, automatically found stations, unobtrusive, appears…” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 97 real customer reviews

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97 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
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Design	9.0
Ease of use	8.9
Image quality	8.8
Sound quality	8.4
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.3
Overall rating	8.9

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Film and documentary lover (11)

Occasional TV watcher (2)

High spec fanatic (1)

Sports and games fan (1)

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Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ works straight out of the box, automatically found stations, unobtrusive, appears to power off when switched off rather than standby

- Reviewer left no comment

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41 of 44 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Elaine, Carrickfergus

+ Ease of set up, design, picture and sound quality

- Slight break-up with fast moving sport

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23 of 24 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

walter, northants

+ exellent value for money if you can get it at the right price good design all round i would say . and its just the right size for somebody with a small house

- none as yet

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21 of 22 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

Pat, Petr=erborough

+ Very easy to set up. Just plug in and TV automatically tunes all stations in a couple of minutes. No manual internvention required

- Stand by switch can't be turned off completely except by switching off power point. Not ideal from an environmental perspective. Otherwise no bad points.

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20 of 21 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ I have it wall mounted and it looks great. The sound is is super and picture quality is exelent

- Reviewer left no comment

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20 of 22 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Best thing i've bought in years. Can't fault it.

- Reviewer left no comment

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17 of 18 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Craig, Chesterfield

+ Sleek design and idiot-proof set-up.

- None so far as I can tell.

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12 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Nov 2008

Score 8.0/10

Colin, Norwich

+ Picture quality, design, value for money, reasonable sound for speaker size.

- Attracts dust very quickly.

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13 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Nov 2008

Score 6.0/10

Joan, London , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ price, look

- Sound quality and pixilation on some programmes especially sports

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11 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Keith, Leicester

+ all good points

- not found any bad points

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9 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Andy, Middlesbrough , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

+ Three HDMI sockets future proof the TV

- Only two scart sockets plus one component socket

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

JOHN, SURREY , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ JUST A VERY GOOD TV

- ONLY BAD POINT ON/OFF SWITCH ON THE SIDE FEELS A BIT IFY

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purchased 02 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great quality for the price. Easy set up and super picture.

- No downside at all.

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purchased 30 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

Malcolm, Birmingham

+ Ultra slim. 37 inch visable across the room. Built in Freeview, though we also have sky. VERY easy set up, plug in the wires and its done.

- Some blurring of picture which hopefully will be eradicated when the HD box is in place.

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purchased 04 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Value for money

- hz is only 50; would have been better if it was 100hz (this means better picture when watching sport).

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purchased 09 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

David, Bathgate , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ For the price of the TV it is all singing and all dancing. Amazing picture kwality and simple to set up. Sleek design and works fantasticly well with Sky HD and PS3. antastic buy.

- Can't find any bad points.

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purchased 11 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Andrea, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

+ Great all round TV

- None

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purchased 11 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Diane, Birmingham

+ easy to set up

- image quality poor close up

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purchased 29 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

Teresa, Strood kent

+ very easy to use its a great TV

- the sound quality could be better but its still of a good standard

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purchased 17 May 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ A good all round product. Easy installation. Good picture and sound. Would recommend to anyone.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 04 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

David, Bangor, County Down

+ Good quality all round - easy to set up and use.

- None!

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purchased 13 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

suzanne, Brackley, Northamptonshire

+ easy to set up, good picture and sound quality

- Attracts too much dust

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purchased 16 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “High spec fanatic”

+ Very easy to use as everything comes up on sceen, and the owners manual is good to follow.

- Cant think of any only that the sound is not so good as our old toshiba was.

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purchased 16 May 2009

Score 8.0/10

Geoffrey, Dukinfield , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ the product on the whole was very good

- the set had to be re-set,for sky to come up on wide screen tv

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purchased 05 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

June, Doncaster , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

+ You would be hard pushed to get a full HD tv of this quality for the price anywhere else!!

- Can't think of any

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purchased 02 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good attractive design

- None so far

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purchased 09 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to set up with clear instructions.

- May losr settings if turned off rather than leave on standby - not very eco friendly

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purchased 21 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

david, thamesmead west

+ all good

- non bad

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purchased 18 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

+ Price, style, picture - bargain!

- Can go a bit blurred when fast moving sports such as footie match

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purchased 22 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Super design. Picture quality excellent. Sound great. No faults - so far!

- No bad points

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purchased 22 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Sally, Cradley Heath

+ Really good value for money can not fault it

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 17 May 2009

Score 8.0/10

David, Shepshed , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Ease of set up
Looks / style
Features

- Was only available in Black

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purchased 08 May 2009

Score 8.0/10

John, Porstewart

+ Great sound and picture quality

- Does not have an on /off switch stays on standby only

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purchased 15 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

rob, liverpool , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ very easy to install switched on and it was up and running straight away.good picture remote easy to use.instructions very clear

- none

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purchased 08 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Stephanie, Lisburn

+ Remote is very easy to use, Easy to move to dust round. Takes up little space for its size.

- I thought a SD card slot would be in it. My fault for not making sure
Would rather have connections for camera, games etc at front.

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purchased 17 May 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Good picture in HD

- Sometimes slow image in sports, but not when viewing in HD

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purchased 04 May 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

+ Value for money and styling

- Appalling lack of installation instructions

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purchased 20 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

david, driffield , “Occasional TV watcher”

+ good value for money

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 27 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

maureen, chatham

+ easy set-up. nice tv.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 17 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

michael, telford, shropshire

+ the whole item is spot on,

- no bad points,

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purchased 21 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

michelle, sunny cornwall

+ simple to install and put together looks great picture quality good really pleased with it so far

- only one....hubby moans the sound seems muffled but no one else complains....

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purchased 13 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Adrian, Llanelli , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

+ Light and easy to handle

- Can not think of any.

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purchased 24 May 2009

Score 8.0/10

Ann, High Peak, Derbyshire , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Apart from picture image the television is a very good design.

- Picture not as good as other models we've seen in the toshiba range. Perhaps when we go digital this will improve.

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purchased 19 May 2009

Score 5.0/10

Glenda, Rochdale

+ The picture quality was good, and it was easy tow work

- The sound was horrible, we were unable to hear a lot of the programmes, We returned the TV for this reason

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purchased 09 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

yulik, london

+ good image quality, easy to use, a lot of connections (pc-link, hdmi etc)

- none

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purchased 13 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

elizabeth , durham city , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

+ this telly is excellent value for money i would definately buy another toshiba tv

- the only thing that gets on my nerves with this tv is the sound quality when you turn it up nearly to half way it vibrates

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purchased 19 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Lorraine, Welshpool

+ Fantastic product. So pleased with it. Came well packaged and was so easy to install. Great picture quality and noise. Cannot complain and would highly recommend to anyone. Infact, my mother purchased the same model a week after viewing mine.

- None.

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purchased 03 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Amazing picture quality

- Speakers don't seem very good for music.

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purchased 04 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

phil, leyland , “Film and documentary lover” More like this »

+ excellent value for money. great picture and sound quality.

- cant think of any

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purchased 13 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

Barbara, Reading

+ So far everything about this tv has been great. Easy installation & set up.

- Haven't found any yet

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purchased 15 May 2009

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	37
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	Full HD 1080p
‘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.
Freeview or Freesat Tuner	Freeview
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.
Built-in Disc Player	No
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
HDMI Interface	3
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.
Frequency (Hz)	50
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.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	18000
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)	1080p
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)	No
TVs with this feature are able to display a preview of another channel while you are watching your current channel.
Energy Savings Trust Feature	No
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)	16.1

Height in mm	590
Width in mm	902

Depth in mm	92
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.