Contrast Ratio for Toshiba REGZA 42HL67 42" 720p LCD HDTV: Does anyone know what the contrast ration for the Toshiba REGZA 42HL67 42" 720p LCD HDTV is?
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Toshiba seemly isn't playing "the game" bigger is better. Movie theaters have only a 500:1 contrast ratio. If you like going to the movies, you'll like pretty much anything better than this. Don't let your ego make the decision for you. Understand what they are actually talking about. See following article:http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.com/contrast-ratio.html Is Toshiba's mentioned CR static or dynamic? There are 2 kinds of contrast ratio - static (CR) & dynamic (DCR). From what I understand, a static contrast ratio of 800:1 translates into something much LARGER in dynamic contrast ratio (something like 8000:1 - sorry I don't know exactly). So, be sure to compare apples to apples - CR to CR & DCR to DCR. Toshiba uses what they call "Dynamic Contrast (4 Mode)". I don't know if its the same as what the industry calls dynamic contrast, but they seem to want you to "see it & compare" (see "Contract Ratio???" thread for others who have posted approximate contrast ratios for this TV, if you must have one)
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I actually deliver these tvs for amazon all day long. i have delivered and set up all the brands from the Samsungs to the Sharps to the Toshibas to the Pioneer. I have seen and operated all of the tvs, including the very heavy 60inch plasmas. First it deends on what ur using your tv for. The plasmas are very nice but do have a glare during the daylight or any light for that matter. my personal favorite along with 85% of the tvs i deliver are the Samsungs. Let let me tell u a secret. If you have no intentions on up grading your cable to HD and switching all your components to an HDMI plug it really wont matter what you buy the picture will not be as crisp as that with an HDMI. And the larger the TV honestly the further back you need to be. A 52inch tv is huge for just about any room. Samsung is very user friendly and the remote is simple to operate. Plasmas are the heavier and more sensitive tv. Samung is a great tv along with sony bravia and followed by the Sharp, Toshibas are just okay. They just dont look as classy as the othr three and not as simple to use. This is just my opinion, but like i say I deliver and set up these tvs all day long for Amazon.
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If I understand this correctly, True HD is sent to your receiver as a PCM signal, it will appear on screen as PCM multi channel. Eventually the toshiba machines should receive firmware updates to change this, but for now, I think that's correct.
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Unfortunately I was not the one to set this Toshiba 40E210 40 Inch 1080P LCD TV for cable viewing. The setup was done by our local cable company technician to match the setting of the cable box attached to the TV. If you call your cable or satellite provider they usually do this service at no cost to you. The monitor settings are going to be based on the available settings on your computer's video card. Generally I do this by eye to find the sharpest setting visually of the desktop. I minimize all other windows and only focus on the desktop icons for this task, ensuring that nothing looks fuzzy to me and the entire screen is filled. I hope this helps you in setting up your new wonderful Toshiba 40E210 40 Inch 1080P LCD TV. Please feel free to ask any other questions you might have. SMILE
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there's contrast ratio and dynamic contrast ratio. a tv with a contrast ratioof 1600:1 has a dynamic contrast ratio of 8:000:1. be sure to compareCR to CR and DCR to DCR.
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Hello. I am almost close to selecting KDL52V4100. All you owners of the TV, would u know if the screen has matte finish? I wanted to see this TV in BB but could not find it. so I havent seen it. I have seen SHARP and LG HDTVs and they have excellent matte finish. Can you please tell me how is screen finish for this SONY TV ?
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Ben,My guess is that most TV's nowadays do both 110 and 240 v ...Lior,I just ordered it. What convinced me is that the reviews for other Toshiba TV's (both LED and LCD) are all over 4 stars... I also saw that it is going up in the bestselling TV's ranking on amazon, so I was worried t might get sold out. This deal with free 3-D blu ray and 3-d glasses, free shipping and the exta 20% discount coupo I got in the mail just made it an amazing offer!
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contrast ratio is one thing. From store display, my eyes prefer sony or samsumg. For some reason Toshiba and LG doesn't attract my eyes as much. Store test is the best.
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Hi Marcel:Thanks, that information is really helpful. Can you comment on the accuracy and acceptability of the color when you use the WD TV media hub to show jpeg photos on an HDTV? I realize this can be quite subjective, but if you have used a WD TV to show jpegs on an HDTV, I would be interested in your comments.Thanks, Richard
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Contrast Ratio is a bit of a marketing ploy and the numbers are hard to follow since there is no official scale. Basicly, LCDs have fantastic whites but weaker blacks, while Plasma has superb blacks versus muted whites. The Sony's contrast ratio is good.
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That is the true contrast ratio. Other monitors that claim things like 8,000,000:1 are using adaptive dimming and other tricks to attain that. The proof is in the picture, and this monitor has excellent picture. A calibration solution with hardware puck is A MUST though!
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The 42RV530U dosn't have many reviews, Should I get this set or the 42RV530U? The 42RV530U supposedly has a contrast ratio of 15000:1, but its missing the colorburst tech and its cheaper on the Toshiba website.
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contrast ratio of 722:1 (review of pcmag) http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2171794,00.asp
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Anything 720p or above is HD. This is a 1080p, which is HD to the max. It is the number of pixels per square inch. There's no need to print HD on this type of tv any more, as it is so high in pixels. It's kind of the same reason no one prints "COLOR" on a tv description, as they are "ALL" color.
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The contrast ratio on the Panasonic is 4 million to 1 and its refresh rate is 600hz the vizio at best has a contrast ratio of 1 million to one and 120hz refresh rate so there really is no comparing the 2. In my opinion the Panasonic is twice the tv.
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The static contrast ratio is 3,000:1 instead of 2,000:1 as well. That's one of the best I've seen for LCD.
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Bill, Only because you asked, I tried four different screens -- a 42" plasma flatscreen, a 42" lcd flatscreen, a regular old-style TV and an lcd computer monitor. The old-style TV, I wasn't surprised, was "grainy," to use an old-fashioned term. The plasma was disappointing. The particular model I own didn't allow me to shrink the video to its natural size, so the picture was blown up edge to edge and that caused the picture to degrade. (DVDs on that TV are great, by the way.) Your plasma might operate differently and therefore, offer better results. The lcd TV allowed viewing the videos at natural (large) size, best quality of all, although even full size it looked great. And the computer monitor was great, too. If your potential gift recipient is a casual videographer as most of us are, they won't be disappointed. Fancy themselves as the next Baz Luhrmann and the Flip will promptly find itself on the return pile. I will post these results to the review I already made in case it's of interest to others. Good luck, Bill!