Toshiba 32RV753B 32-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p Digital LCD TV with Freeview HD
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Review by Mr. Russell D. Grier for Toshiba 32RV753B 32-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p Digital LCD TV with Freeview HD
(5 / 5)
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Excellent TV. I’ve owned a couple of Samsung LCD TVs in the past and this is streets ahead.
The main reason I opted for this model was the fact it came with a Freeview HD tuner, which means I can save £100+ on a new tuner when Freeview HD starts in my area in September. Until then I can’t comment on that functionality however I have tried the TV on 1080p with the Xbox 360 and the picture is fantastic: very sharp and no blurring. Standard TV pictures are also crisp and sharp, probably due to the Resolution+ upscaling system. The TV also has some clever features such as adjusting the picture settings based on ambient light levels and also when there is a lot of black onscreen.
As for sound the TV has ‘Dolby volume’ (Google this) which normalises the sound when the adverts come on or you change channel or input. This really does work which surprised me, no more reaching for the remote when the adverts come on. The sound in general is very rich (this is where my Samsung TVs have tended to be poor) with plenty of bass and no case reverberation.
I haven’t tried out the LAN networking feature or USB, these are a bit gimmicky for me, but I’m sure they will appeal to some people.
Finally, the case and remote are attractive and the TV is very responsive when you push the buttons. Also, the Toshiba logo is softly illuminated on the case, which is very cool.
Recommended.
Review by Chappers for Toshiba 32RV753B 32-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p Digital LCD TV with Freeview HD
(5 / 5)
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I’ve had my 32RV753 for a week & I’m very impressed with it: excellent picture, acceptable sound, a great EPG, and enough connection slots for both current use (2 Scart sockets & 1 composite video) and for the future (4 HDMI ports & optical digital audio output). This 32 inch is a good size: not dominating in my living room but big enough to give good detail, and light enough for one person to manhandle. A lot of thought’s been put into its clever features, and you can tweak both picture and sound to your heart’s content until they’re just right for you. I’d definitely recommend downloading the extended manual from the Toshiba site if you want to unleash the full potential of this tv.
Afraid I can’t comment on gaming, network or amplifier links, nor on Freeview HD as our area hasn’t switched yet. My current set up’s very simple, with just Sky and a DVD recorder linked via Scart.
Picture: Sharp with deep vibrant colours, and a warm tone that can be adjusted to a cooler setting. Blacks are very good, not whitened out towards the edges. It comes with 4 picture settings: `Standard’ (bright & colourful), `AutoView’ and `Movie’ (duller, muted, good for night-time viewing), and `Dynamic’ (fry-your-eyeballs). If you’re tuned to one of the AV input channels there’s also a fifth picture setting, `Game’. All settings can be tweaked to change colour, brightness, contrast etc. The impressive bit is that each input channel retains its own picture settings so, for example, you can set the TV to `Standard’ and the DVD channel to `Movie’. Smart stuff. I personally think the picture becomes a bit `white-smoky’ and loses some colour if I’m viewing at much of an angle, but then I find that with all LCD tvs, so it’s not a particular criticism of this one. The stand has sufficient sideways swing to position the tv for the best angle.
Sound: The default settings are perfectly acceptable, but I found it a bit tinny and reverberating above a certain volume. Switching on additional bass and stereo improved this enormously. You can set default volumes for each AV channel individually. Dolby Volume can be turned on to even-out volume changes and this works fairly well when set to High (on Low I found some of the sound a bit too muffled).
Other features: The tv recognises activity on its AV inputs (eg playing a DVD), automatically switches over to that channel and if necessary resizes the picture. Signals from input channels are excellent so long as the Scart’s properly connected (roll on HDMI!). The tv’s factory defaults are sensible, such as powering off after 15mins if there’s no signal, but all of these can be changed. Everything is accessible from the (very long!) 21cm remote control, and there are several tweaks you can do to make navigation as efficient as possible. The extended manual is comprehensive but opaque: you have to read between the lines to work out what it’s saying, and it gives no clues as to why you might want to change a setting. `Suck it and see’ seems to be Toshiba’s philosophy. I found it comforting that everything can be reset to the factory default, either individually or for the tv as a whole, so if you fiddle too much you can reset and start again.
Freeview EPG: The 8-day Electronic Programme Guide is nice & bright with 13 channels per page, 90 mins across, and is easy to navigate from the remote. The TV, Radio, and Text channels are separated into different EPG listings. Reminders are straightforward to set up and reliable. Individual programme information is more than ample, including description, start/finish times, time left to run, SD or HD etc. It also gives `Next’ and `Also’ programme info. Other neat features include being able to create your own Favourite Channels lists, so you can jump to a favourite tv or radio station in a couple of keystrokes. You can also Skip, Renumber and/or Move channels so they’re grouped together more logically in the listings, although `Move’ currently loses its settings once the tv’s turned off. Sometimes I’ve found that the EPG is `unavailable’ when the tv’s first turned on, but switching to another channel sorts this out. Hopefully these minor glitches will be fixed in a future software upgrade.
The only negatives I’ve noticed so far is that the tv can be very slow to warm up – from Standby to full picture & sound can take anything from 5 to 10 seconds & more – and changing channels is also quite slow (3-5 secs) as the tv seems to double-tune into the new channel. Other than that, I’ve got no complaints. I recently watched `The Normans’ in SD and the picture was stunning: deep blacks, lush colour, fantastic detail; and the sound, though set fairly low, was perfectly clear. All in all I’m very happy with my purchase: a clever, future-proofed tv at a great price.
Review by Michael Boyles for Toshiba 32RV753B 32-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p Digital LCD TV with Freeview HD
(5 / 5)
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I’ve had this TV for a few weeks now and I’m extremely impressed. It’s even gone down in price since I bought it, making it even more of a steal!
One of the main reasons I settled on this model was the built-in Freeview HD tuner. I wasn’t disappointed – the high definition broadcasts on BBC HD, ITV1 HD, Channel 4 HD and the recently launched S4C Clirlun all look stunning, with nice, vibrant colours, deep blacks, and great picture clarity. Though the number of high definition channels isn’t exactly high by anyone’s standards, having the (ex-)terrestrial channels, which arguably provide better content than most of the other free-to-air channels, in high definition is certainly enough to make the Freeview HD tuner worth having, and there are bound to be more HD channels launched over time. Standard definition broadcasts, expectedly, aren’t quite as clear, but still look great, and the ‘Resolution +’ feature does a good job at bridging the picture clarity gap.
Despite other’s complaints about the sound, as long as you’re not an audiophile, it really is fine. If high sound-quality is a must-have for you, it’s easily hooked up to a peripheral speaker system.
Also worth mentioning is the remote. The buttons are of a nice size, it’s fairly ergonomic, and it isn’t cluttered with rarely-used functions. Instead, you can find all those little things that you’re only likely to ever adjust once in the menu. It’s great for someone like me with large hands and would be ideal for an elderly person.
It has an abundance of inputs, including 4 HDMI ports, 2 SCART sockets and even a VGA port for if you want to hook it up to your PC; it’s unlikely you’ll ever find yourself using them all and running out.
Like others have mentioned, the TV is a little slow at switching on and changing channel, though the latter is easily remedied by making use of the great 8 day EPG, and the former shouldn’t be too frustrating unless you’re particularly pernickety about that kind of thing.
When using it with my Xbox 360 (using the official composite cables), games look brilliant. The picture is crisp and sharp, there’s great colour-depth, and no noticeable motion blur. One thing that initially almost put me off this TV is the (relatively) high response time, and 50hz refresh rate (now 60hz is pretty much standard in most HDTVs), but rest assured that both of these are basically completely unnoticeable, especially when you’re not actively focusing on them.
This TV, for me, hit all the right boxes, at a price that was just too good to turn down. It’s actually hard to think of reasons not to recommend this TV; I am thoroughly impressed.
Review by tenwat for Toshiba 32RV753B 32-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p Digital LCD TV with Freeview HD
(4 / 5)
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Excellent quality for price with USB and PC inputs to add to overall experience. Downside for me is the guide – easy to read but slightly complicated in use – you always have to think what you are doing. Otherwise, brightness, contrast and sound all good. Only has optical out for external speakers, but have not actually needed to connect any.
Review by Roger Kitsell for Toshiba 32RV753B 32-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p Digital LCD TV with Freeview HD
(5 / 5)
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We have had this a week.
We are still trying the many different things it can do.
Working our way through the handbook, that is a bit inscrutable in parts.
Having down loaded the manual from the net, we have the same basic information as in the hand book, plus a lot more on TV setup tweeks, hi fi, wi fi and computer set up and operation.
Some of this is immediately useful, some will take a while to set up and try.
Meanwhile, the football, pictures of, are a world apart, you see things that would normally not be seen.
The HD reception is very good, the sound is good, yes, there are lots of things still to try – fair to say……we are impressed.
Recomended.