Toshiba 46UL875G: Great LED TV without 3D

Toshiba dispensed 3D at the 46UL875G

Otherwise, everything is in there in the Toshiba 46UL875G what makes a good TV. Since also the image quality is true, the TV loose conquered one of the front seats in the Hall of Fame.

Toshiba 46UL875G potter in total four tuners: you can receive television via analog and digital cable (DVB-C), digital satellite (DVB-S (2)) or a digital TV antenna (DVB-T). The image of "normal" resolution TV channels (standard definition, SD) liked us very well in the test. Toshiba's own image enhancement technology, "Resolution +" to ensure success for a sharpening of important details: motion blur of stay, edges are crisp and colorful, nice picture.

Even the image of the HD tuner, there is no reason to complain: it works in 720p and 1080i resolution also sharp and detailed. Despite an occasional, slight smoke pixels in homogeneous areas of the total TV delivers excellent HD picture quality.

Toshiba 46UL875G: Great LED TV but without 3D

Great detail, much overscan
The coloration of the DVD picture is very good with lots of details, even if a light irradiation (Clouding) Edge LED backlight in darker sequences a little disturbing. Also worthy of criticism clearly recognizable overscan. Here, the TV increases the frame-filling image, but cuts it generously on the edges. "Super Live" and "widescreen" but the Toshiba has different formats, but when swallowed both about the same area. This problem occurs with Blu-ray discs do not like it he is one to one dar. But as the drawing by a little less good than for the display of DVD movies. Overall, the Toshiba 46UL875G LED TV renders Blu-rays very well.

Good sound, Settings for image professionals
The Toshiba 46UL875G sounds like a total beautifully clean. However he begins to echo something, before he is really loud.

The OSD of TV offers many setting possibilities, especially for image adjustment and optimization. The menu is this however quite nested and confusing. The remote control is in the hand and is clearly designed, only the tax "Ring" with eight keys resulted in the test repeatedly operating errors.

User-recognition and Internet
An integrated camera, the TV detects movements and different users. You can store four personal profiles with individual picture and sound settings, as well as personal channel list. The television then record the user from a camera and activates the appropriate profile.

Thanks to two USB jacks, you can record broadcasts from the DVB tuners on a storage medium. In addition, the TV plays from all popular multimedia formats from external stores. Over the network (DLNA) of the television shows slightly less willing to format: he plays only movies in the MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 format as well as MP3s and photos on the home network. Speaking, network - connected with the Internet, you have to access content from the Web. But only by means of widgets, a browser is missing.

Conclusion
The Toshiba 46UL875G provides a great and sharp picture that visible benefits from the resolution + images by channels in the SD format in the test. Also broadcasts in 720p and 1080i resolution and convincing picture of the DVD and Blu-ray discs is beautifully detailed, very good detail in dark sequences. To do this there practical equipment features - only 3D is missing.

Alternative
The Sony KDL-46EX725 also offers 46-inch screen size, but a little cheaper than the Toshiba TV has around 1,200 euros. Also, it supports the playback of 3D content in good quality, it produces hardly disturbing double contours (ghosting). But even in 2D, the Sony makes a good figure. If SD or HD TV via the four tuners, DVD or Blu-ray disc: the image has a colourful and sharp.

Toshiba 42VL863G (42-inch LCD-TV)

Stylish 3D TV for the whole family

Toshiba sets off in 3D with polarizing filter technology. And equal to the first model, the 42VL863G, shows in our test lab, he easily can keep up with the competition.

Four 3D glasses create the polarization of the TV - you can thus start immediately after purchase with the whole family. - so you can get started directly after the purchase with the whole family. In the 3D image, the Toshiba TV showed a slightly yellowish color cast, which make up but in the Farbeinstellungs menu simply for themselves.

The brightness of the 3D image is - typical of polarization - lower than in 2D mode, but remains insufficient. Annoying double outlines (called crosstalk) are very low, but are not completely invisible. Overall, the TV is a good 3D picture - if only the half HD resolution available with reduced resolution, since the filter technology.

Toshiba 42VL863G: Polarization-TV with very good picture.

Also the measured contrast in the sure proves to be very good: the checkerboard contrast ratio is well above the average of around 100:1 132-1. The enclosed filter spectacles are light, comfortable to wear and cause no problems for head tilt or horizontal movements. However, the vertical field of view is very limited - if you get up off the couch, see everything twice.

Great tuner image
Thanks to the Toshiba enhancement Imaging resolution + offers the 42VL863G an excellent SD image: scrolling marquees blur only minimally, halos and motion blur when football can be recognized in approaches only occasionally. The image is overall pretty sharp, edges smooth and convincing the colors. The same applies to the representation of the HD channels: the image is crisp sharp and free of motion blur, material in 720 p as well as in 1.080i.

With DVD movies, the TV shows a very good detail with lots of details also due to its very uniform edge LED backlit. Not so good, we like the very wide overscan, which cuts off much of the image - in the presets "Super Live" and "Widescreen" the image is displayed while in different formats, the truncated area remains but about the same size. This problem does not have the TV on Blu-ray discs, because it can represent the image in original size. The detail is also excellent, the picture sharp and error-free.


Weak sound, cool features
The sound of the Toshiba TV sounds a total clean. If you make it really loud, the housing starts to but soon echo. The screen menu offers many setting possibilities, in particular in relation to the image adjustments - however is to use the menu structure in this area quite nested and only about several subitems.

A built-in camera performs movement and user detection – this means up to four user profiles can be related to channel list, assign each a person, and her face, picture and sound settings.

Network and USB player
The integrated media player can play content from external USB storage media, and from the home network (DLNA certified, LAN Jack). USB of the 42VL863G in the test played from all popular formats, over the network only videos in MPEG-2 and MPEG-4. If it is connected to the TV to the Internet, he renders content from the Web: various widgets for news, sports, weather and similar no 'real' free Web browsers are available, but.

No power saver
The television is "only" the EU energy label became also noticeable "B", and that outdated for a current 42-inch TV consumption of over 100 Watts (with factory default settings). December light sensor reduces the current hunger but clearly - when still acceptable brightness of the display.


Conclusion
Toshiba's 42VL863G offers a very good picture quality both in 2D and 3D. Since be accompanied by a four pole-glasses, nothing in the way is a 3D-Heimkinoabend with friends or family. However, the really big sound to the great image comes not from the chic housing. Since you could rework via an external sound solution about a Soundbar. Which costs some extra charge, at a fair price of around 1,000 euros for a 3D TV of this size and quality of many buyers are likely to can survive the potential additional costs but.

Alternative
AThe Philips 42PFL7606K for about 920€ sets in the 3D rendering of polarization technique. It showed in the test a better picture than the Toshiba 3D-TV. But if only 2 pol-glasses are included with. This can see the remaining facilities: many tuner, sufficient connections and great network and Internet functions are among the highlights.

TVs up to 42 inches Perfect size and 3D from 450€

A 40-inch TV for 450 € is no good? Total nonsense!

The Toshiba 40XV733 proves exactly the opposite of that price. And who puts on it 300 € more, gets even the current winner and 3D to the home theater.

Winner: Samsung LE40C750

Even for 750€ you get a great 3-D TV 40-inch diagonal screen - the winner of 40/42-inch-TVs. The Samsung LE40C750 points in 3D mode on some slight ghosting, the bottom line is we can, given the low price but do not complain about the 3D performance. In addition, our 2D-3D conversion of the Samsung won the test with good pictures - and some even offer include 3D ​​shutter glasses included. The 2D image of the integrated tuner or DVD and Blu-ray disc is also excellent. This ensures, among other things, the TV 200Hz technology for nice smooth movement without jerks or artefacts. Even the powerful sound and rich bass of the classic LCD TVs with CCFL backlight convince.
Price: about 740 €

On sale: Toshiba 40XV733

The TV picture with a price of around € 450 extremely affordable 40-inch device in the test proved to be excellent - regardless of which of the three built-in tuner (DVB-T, analog and digital cable DVB-C). Toshiba's image enhancement technology, "Resolution +" makes the 40XV733 especially in normal SD program for a visible improvement: the edges appear smooth, the image is sharp and colorful. The integrated digital cable tuner (DVB-C) also dominated TV shows in HD resolution. DVDs of movies tend to medium dark areas but every now and then a slight pixel noise, but this is the coloration darker scenes very well. For movies on Blu-ray discs, the picture quality is impeccable. Only the sound of the Toshiba LCDs is overall a bit thin - because the money saved, you should probably buy a proper sound bar.
Price: 450€

3D-Plasma Deals: Panasonic TX-P42GT20E

The TX-P42GT20E for around 790 € in the test convinced us with an almost flawless and very beautiful three-dimensional reproduction. As with other more expensive Panasonic plasma TVs with 3D shutter technique, there is nothing to see of crosstalk and double lines. Well we also like the 2D-3D conversion of the TX-P42GT20E, she is pleasantly restrained, and produced a total of considerable 3D effects. Also shows what the television in 2D, there is no cause for complaint: The image quality of the four tuners and external sources is excellent. Small deficiency of the whole great offer: Included with the Panasonic TV's are not 3D shutter glasses - that you need to buy for around 100€ per piece.
Price: around 790 €

Toshiba Regza 19P2: a TV on battery!

If you find the Toshiba Regza 19P2 a little thick, is that this LED 19″ TV has a battery providing autonomy 3 h! She is also HD 720 p, has different video inputs as well as an HDMI port or a 1Seg tuner.

Available only in Asia, but not announced prices.

Toshiba Announces its 3D TV without glasses!

Toshiba announced the launch of the first screens of 3D without glasses

Last December, Toshiba announced the launch of the first screens of 3D TV without glasses in 12ʼʼ (30. 5 cm) and 20ʼʼ (51 cm) at the Japan. Today, the manufacturer has to announce the release in Europe before March 2012 3D TV without glasses in addition to 40″ in size!

Two prototypes of 3D TV are presented to the these and have size 56ʼʼ decran (142 cm) and 65ʼʼ (165 cm), with a slab to LEDs backlight and resolution of 4096 x 2160 pixels (screen 4k2k).

Of course, no price announced.