Toshiba TV LCD - 37C3030BD Reviews

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Toshiba TV 37C3030DB Review

This is a brilliant buy for those looking for a good TV without paying £1000-£3000 for the privilege.

This price puts it in the budget category, but this TV is in a different league in terms of sound/picture quality when compared to similar priced supermarket-specials or lesser known brands.

I was also surprised to find that the picture quality is better than my older Panasonic plasma, that cost nearly three times as much. Although maybe this should not be a surprise as we are now (arguably) in the second generation of flat panels, and things have moved on. Quality has improved whilst prices have decreased.

I have viewed this TV using various connections with the following results:

1. HDMI
Picture quality is absolutely stunning on the PS3, and an upscaling DVD player connected through HDMI port. The Sky hd picture is (as expected) brilliant too. It's hard to imagine a better picture, but no doubt it exists when you spend more money.

2. In-built free-view
The picture quality on free-view is very good to excellent, but slightly below The HDMI connected systems.

3. Scart
Scart connected Sky is the poorest of the three. The picture would still be considered good if not compared with the above. Better than my old Plasma (and a friends Samsung) but as is the case with most flat panels the picture is not quite up to the standard of a CRT unit on this type of connection/signal.

The unit is very easy to setup and operate, and benefits from a good clear (non-annoying) remote. The small claw stand is solid, and allows the TV to be turned easily toward your viewing position.

The viewing angle range is also very good. There is no problem in terms of quality when viewing far to the side. You almost have to get directly to the side of the unit before quality reduces.

Decent Sound, a great picture, Stylish, decent connection options, a great LCD for the price!! Read more 37WLT68 Reviews at Amazon or compare prices for this Toshiba TV here; Toshiba TV 37C3030DB Prices

Toshiba TV 37C3030DB Review

Bought this 37C3030DB TV yesterday and have to say that overall I am extremely impressed with it. My wife wanted the 42" version but I feel the 37" is ample, any bigger and it would take over the room. I agree the set is extremely easy to set up, it searched and sorted the DTV channels quickly and the picture quality is excellent. I have yet to get Sky HD but having seen the HD picture quality in an instore demo it looks sensational.

If you have (like me) been umming and ahhing for a while figuring out which unit to get I would have no hesitation in recommending this TV.

I was altering the 37C3030DB settings and there are so many that it's going to take some time to find the optimum settings for all different formats but I'll get there.

Please note the factory default settings need adjusting, the backlight and contrast settings are at 100% each so they will need tweaking.

The pedestal stand is sturdy and can be screwed down for safety, also it swivels which many do not.

I particularly like the Toshiba 37C3030DB because this model has a matt black frame which doesn't shine or have reflections which are annoying on other sets with high gloss frames (why do they design them like that?).

Please note your Sky or Sky + box, if you are connecting via scart needs to go in scart 1. Do a search on avforums for the Sky remote code (the code is not in the Sky interactive guide yet).

The TV will default to displaying 4:3 pictures in a 4:3 format with black bands at either side, but you can alter this in the settings so that it stretches to fill the screen. Be sure to read the manual and familiarise yourself with all the picture settings and what each of them do.

The 37C3030DB sound is very good, I haven't hooked it up to my surround sound system yet but the sound quality from the unit on quite a low setting was very good, and there are, again, plenty of audio settings to adjust to suit your particular needs.

10/10 No need to spend more than this. Read more 37WLT68 Reviews at Amazon or compare prices for this Toshiba TV here; Toshiba TV 37C3030DB Prices