Toshiba Regza 32RV635DB 32-inch Widescreen 1080p LCD TV with Freeview
Posted by Notcot on Jun 4, 2010 in Home Cinema & Video |
Product Description
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Toshiba Regza 32RV635DB 32-inch Widescreen 1080p LCD TV with Freeview
Purchased this about 3 weeks ago now. As advertised, no surprises. This is an inexpensive set with a lot of capabilities. Nice screen: bright and sharp. It’s been used mainly for movies and some gaming, not caring for TV fare.
Just some helpful info to complement existing reviews and product info:
-The front, lit ‘Toshiba’ logo can be turned off. It’s a menu option.
-The on/off button is on the left, while many of the direct-plugin ports (SCART, HDMI, USB, etc.) are on the right side, in addition to another series of connections on a back panel, near the right side. For some this might matter a lot.
-Excellent, user-friendly menu controls, with different display modes (movie, ‘dynamic’, standard, etc.). ‘Dynamic’ is the brightest, perhaps too hyper-real.
-Assembled in UK (at least this unit).
-Really easy to put together; has a sturdy base.
-Requested one-day service, and it arrived right on time, coming from Swansea.
-A small cloth is provided to wipe down screen and frame panel.
-The sound is decent and can go fairly loud, but remains a little flat and could be better (hence 4 stars). Sound can be customised, however, and there’s a handy choice to return to factory default settings in most menu options.
-The remote does not have lighted buttons, which would have been useful. Back on the plus side, the major buttons are nicely sized, though the remote itself is still comfortably handheld (vs. some of the long or wide behemoths with all manner of unused/unintelligible buttons).
Verdict? Definitely recommended. You don’t have to empty your coffers, and not so garish for smaller sized rooms. Very good, user-friendly performer.
Rating: 4 / 5
I bought this Tele after weeks and weeks of shopping around. I couldn’t decided weather to go for the Full 1080p or not. The difference in price of the Tv’s was about £100. I decided to go for this TV because more and more third generation games for the PS3 are releasing at 1080p. It also takes into account the increasing number of HDMI product on the market and the likelyhood of you getting them by giving you 4 HDMI slots. After all the theortical parts of the TV being tip top, I then started using it. It is fantastic, perfectly crisp picture, with very vivid bright and rich colours. The Freeview menu is very stylish, and the remote is nice and compact. I would recomend to anyone wanting to get a 32″ Full HD TV which will last for a long time into the future, for a very cheap price.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’m still impressed and delighted with with this LCD Television, after about a month of careful research on the internet, reading reviews and checking specifications, this model won out, it checked all the right boxes and I’m rewarded with a set that delivers superb picture quality,(blacks – black and whites – white, no banding or bleeding or lag, no dead pixels, good sound reproduction, sensibly styled with an easily fitted sturdy stand. Considering I’m usually a fan of Samsung, and still am when it comes to Monitors, it took a while to plump for this Toshiba model. The Samsung worried me with regard to the ” thin, tinny sound and assembly of the stand (forcing self tapping screws into plain plastic fittings). The RV designation over the AV is well worth the money as it gives a better quality panel and full 1920 x 1080 HD picture which doesn’t have to be optimised and stretched as much as the HD Ready variant. You pays your money and takes your pick, but generally speaking most LCD TV’s are of a pretty high standard these days and few will disappoint. The buying public will certainly not be disappointed with this one as it gives great results right out of the box.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’ve had this set for a couple of weeks now, as a second set. The previous week I had owned an expensive Sony which was sent back due to a horrible backlight problem. After upgrading to a 42″ (expensive) plasma last year, I couldn’t stand watching fuzzy freeview anymore. I think that 32″ is about the maximum size for freeview. I am extremely happy with this set, with so many picture options it caters for all tastes, there are multible variables for each picture setting, just about everything can be tweaked. SD pictures via ‘S’, RGB, or hdmi are crisp and clear. The set recalls each inputs’ last setting. The meta brain picture suite includes Active Vision II, and resolution+, which has 6 levels including ‘off’. HD pictures are excellent, via hdmi or component, with really dark blacks and the brightest colours. Freeview pictures are perfectly clear, the resolution+ really does help, and it works on all inputs including HDMI. Sound quality is not the best, but there is good depth, and adequate volume for most programming, without rattling speakers. A lot of TV for the money, and better than the far more expensive Sony. I don’t know how much of the set is manufactured in the UK, but at least it is assembled here, which has to be of some help to our economy. It the highest specified Toshiba 32″ TV, not a stripped down version. At around £400, this has to be the best value set currently on the market.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is an excellent TV with a superb picture quality. It has two scarts, 4 HDM sockets and two sets of video/audio jacks plus RS2320C, RGB PC, Digital audio and DVB2 common interface connections. I can’t begin to understand what they all are, but I was able to connect my Sky box, Wii-Sports console, DVD player and VHS video with no problems. I am listing these as I spent a lot of time trying to find out whether I would be able to connect the Wii to the set and although the seller told me there were two scarts (which I knew I needed), he was unable to confirm that the Wii connection would be possible and suggested I contact Toshiba direct. Despite several emails to the manufacturer, I never received a reply, but decided in the end it was worth risking it and purchasing the set anyway. In the end I found that it had two sets of (coloured) jacks which accommodated both my Wii and my video, so it all turned out for the best in the end.
Rating: 4 / 5