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Toshiba 32SL738B
by jjrose
I don't usually have television, rather I stream episodes, shows and whatnot online. Therefore, I didn't have much interest in buying a television for my room. However, amazon was quite persistent in recommending me a list of good value television several times, I decided to have a look at what's available on the market. Toshiba is good ... brand that I trust as I own several Toshiba-branded electronic products such as laptops and older TV sets. This brand reliability combined with low prices gave me an incentive get this LCD TV for just under £280.00.
I don't really have much to say for designs made by Toshiba. This TV, like other series from Toshiba, is designed to be slim and contemporary. It doesn't take up much space and it is very easy to set it up with the help of my friend. Considering we're pretty petite, I can definitely say that this TV is quite light and easy to handle. Also, the base of the TV is pretty stable, I don't use the wall mount and instead just put it on top of my bookshelf. I haven't had problems with it being wobbly or anything like that.
The 32 inch widescreen is the perfect size for me and it has LED-backlit technology, which helps to bring out the colours. This TV is 720 p HD ready and despite not being full HD, the quality it delivers is very clear and bright. However, this can be a drawback for gamers like me who play PS3 rather than Xbox 360. Since PS3 has the capacity to go full HD, this 720 p HD ready TV can make you sigh. Nevertheless, from my experience, it still manages to deliver satisfactory gaming experiences and good images. Therefore, unless you have a full HD TV and this one side by side, there's a low chance that you'll notice the slight reduction in quality.
As for the sound system, it uses Dolby Digital Plus output and it does include the bass boost effect. It comes with two built-in speakers. As far as bulit-in speakers go, these are pretty alright. It's nothing to be advertise about but the sound system is bearable even when I'm listening to music channels. However, since I mostly listen to music from my laptop and iPod, I don't really have a problem with the average sound quality of this product.
Overall, this Toshiba 32 inch LED-backlit LCD TV delivers satisfactory performance and the quality of this product is on par with what I expect from a good brand like Toshiba. I think this is a consumer-friendly product with good reliability and durability without bleeding my purse out. The appearance is very stylish and fits well in my bedroom. Good one for Toshiba, I'd say.
Thank you for reading. :) x
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Toshiba 32SL738B
by Anewfoundglory82
Having owned this TV for over a year now, I feel I can comfortably recommend it to others. We use it in the bedroom, as we wanted a decent-sized but cheap-ish LCD in there for movies and gaming. However, it would also be suitable for use in the Living Room, as a main set, if you're on a tight budget or not after a huge display, for ... whatever reason.
The Hardware and Design:
The set itself is reasonably attractive -- not stunning or super stylish, nut not ugly either. It looks like a clean, modern, plain LCD TV, which isn't a bad thing. The supplied stand feels pretty substantial, and although there is some movement (slight wobble) of the TV on the stand when you move it or accidentally knock it, it's nothing to be concerned about. The whole thing feels quite solid and reliable, and not fragile or 'cheap'.
There are plenty of inputs, allowing you to connect a Bluray player and games console, or Apple TV for example. There is a VGA input for connecting your PC /Laptop, to play movies from, or use the TV as a huge monitor for gaming, which can be handy. 4/5
Picture:
The HD picture out of the box is pretty good. Especially considering the budget price of the set, and the size of the screen. It's not full HD, but it doesn't need to be at this size, so 720p is plenty. Images are clear, bright and well saturated. However, with some fine tuning to the picture settings; a bit of contrast adjustment etc, things improve further and the set offers a very good HD picture for the money. There isn't much of a problem with 'ghosting', the colours are pleasant and smooth, HD images are sharp and movement is handled well. 4/5
Audio:
The speakers in the Toshiba aren't great; it's the usual cheap tinny sound you might expect from a budget television, and unfortunately there is some distortion/vibration from the speaker/TV at certain frequencies, even when it's not turned up that loud. This was an issue for us at first, but since the audio quality was so poor anyway, we decided to send the audio to a speaker dock, from the TV's headphone socket! The sound is much better now, and doesn't give us any more annoying buzzing or distortion. Much more bass too ;) 2/5
The remote control is fairy standard. It's quite a nice size, not being unnecessarily large, and feels pretty good in the hand. Button layout is user-friendly and intuitive, buttons give good feedback and are not too 'spongy'.
In Summary:
This HD LCD is great value for money. I was dubious at first and had been shopping around for a good but cheap bedroom set. After doing some research and reading reviews of this one before buying, I decided to go for it and I'm happy with that decision. The picture quality (and size - being 32" at this price) and connection options, make the TV great value, and I would thoroughly recommend it. Audio is pretty poor but you can easily connect it to almost any kind of external speaker, dock, hifi etc and improve the overall experience.
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Toshiba 32SL738B
by tosham0
I bought this television 2-3 months ago for my bedroom at university, it looks fantastic, the screen quality is great. Its rare to find a tv of this quality and branding at this price.
Perfect size and quality for gaming, picture appears crisp and sound quality is good. I did have problems setting up free-view, however, this may ... have been due to a poor quality antennae.
To give a negative perspective; I do not like the menu for the freeview channels, and it can be fairly difficult/ irritating to change contrasts, but unless you are very picky, the default settings are still ideal for everything.
In comparison to a samsung tv that my parents recently bought, there are only two noticeable differences; the price and the depth of the tv. This toshiba was cheaper, significantly, the samsung massive price difference seemed to be justified solely due to the fact it was thinner.
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