Seems to check a lot of boxes for the money! 3D, UHD (4k), 48"
I was keen to buy this a few weeks ago when it was on for the same money, but it went back up to over £600. Now it looks like I might get another bite of the cherry. 3D glasses not included, but availabler from ebay for around £15.
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daniel12
12 Jan 16#59
can anyone who has bought one of these confirm if it has HDCP 2.2
(or will work with prime or Netflix 4k content)
Ta
Coolsmoke
9 Jan 16#58
I just bought this TV. It had FOUR HDMI ports (and one is HDMI ARC) and three USB3.0 ports. It's very well specced!
dzordzmakowiec
8 Jan 16#57
I have not seen Amazon app on it..
I have not tested it beyond what was installed.
I cannot confirm now anything as I've returned that tv.
If you are thinking about buying it - don't, not worth it (on paper it looks great spec wise, but it is not worth the money they are asking for it)
01484
7 Jan 16#56
bought it from argos however it says on the argos websites it has miracast, but there is no option of it in the TV itself. So that's misleading that.
dzordzmakowiec
2 Jan 16#46
No Amazon.
Netflix - haven't tested yet.
Overall it feels cheap from the moment you grab remote in hand and turn tv on (no meat in it - if you know what I mean).
But again - everything should be read as - In My Honest Opinion!
stevenmb88 to dzordzmakowiec
3 Jan 16#49
I've reserved one to pick up but won't bother if you can't play 4k netflixs. Are you able to to check that feature at all? Cheers
notegooddeal to dzordzmakowiec
6 Jan 16#55
so there was no amazon video app pre-installed ? can u confirm. and cannot it be installed on it if not there?
_hukdealer_
4 Jan 16#54
Toshiba sold its TV dep. year ago and do not manufacture tv anymore: http://www.myce.com/news/new-toshiba-tvs-no-longer-made-by-toshiba-tv-manufacturers-can-license-brand-name-74684/
Cheap vestel panel and features, forget about quality screen Toshiba used. No 3d glasses for this particular model available as either bluetooth or ir will not work. Argos do not sell this tv as "3d" anymore because of this. Some users managed to pair universal 3d glasses but they have to use them upside down to get 3d effect working. Argos customer service will tell you to wait few weeks until glasses available in UK(?) Was thinking to try one but after this findings cold for me (not voted) - stinking TV...
dzordzmakowiec
4 Jan 16#53
Ok Guys.
LG is with me.
First impression:WOW.
Cannot compare Toshiba to LG.
Yes I know Toshiba had 4k (but would that 4k match full hd on LG)
Anyone interested in Toshiba - buy it and at the same time buy something else (but not Digihome, sharp and other cheap brands) and compare.
01484
3 Jan 16#52
anyone know if this TV has built in miracast or do you have to buy the dongle separate?
dzordzmakowiec
3 Jan 16#51
Returned my one.
Was hoping to test Netflix but the app was throwing error when starting. Will post photo later showing what was on screen.
BTW Argos is not accepting returns on TV`s if they are ok.
Madhatchetman11
3 Jan 16#50
anyone tried netflix 4k on this yet?
fonzie2107
3 Jan 16#48
do Toshiba still use LG panels?
amour3k
2 Jan 16#47
Huh?.
Thanx. :-)
dzordzmakowiec
2 Jan 16#44
Was just streaming 720p from pc to tv.
Quality was worse than on 8 year old Samsung.
Maybe its a setting issue (I`m doing something wrong...).
The Smart part of this tv is sloooow and smart-less.
If will keep it will invest in Microsoft wireless display dongle and cheap windows tablet.
Will wait for LG to compare stil.
Madhatchetman11 to dzordzmakowiec
2 Jan 16#45
Oh dear. whats the netflix like? does it have amazon?
stevenmb88
2 Jan 16#43
Also is the Netflix in 4K?
stevenmb88
2 Jan 16#42
Just reserved the TV. I have 2 days to chance my mind. The price seems brilliant for the spec. Will ring richer sounds in the morning to see if they have anything close .
cabbage10
2 Jan 16#41
Does it play Netflix and amaz on is it dual or qjad processor essential knowing
dzordzmakowiec
2 Jan 16#40
Went to argos and bought it, if will not like it will return it.
Monday LG is coming so will stand them next to each other and see whats the difference.
Doughter is watching now some movie on now tv.
Picture quality is ok.
Smart functions not tested yet, but looks like they are not worth mentioning.
crazy786
2 Jan 16#39
3d issues, poor smart ..doesn't leave you with much confidence in the tv
Madhatchetman11
2 Jan 16#38
Dunno. most of the complaints seems to be about the lack of 3d glasses. Still seems like a great deal of TV. Mind you, I am strictly an amateur user - not by any means a professional TV watcher
crazy786
2 Jan 16#37
After reading the comments in this review why would anyone consider buying this tv?!
amour3k
2 Jan 16#14
Excuse my ignorance & all that, & please feel free to drag my a$$ out the Dark Ages & stuff (hahaha), but ...
Whats the difference between 'Passive' 3D, & 'Active' 3D?, &/or what is 'Active 3D', & what is 'Passive 3D'?, thanx in advance. :-)
Yes I know!! The question has been answered 10 times already!!!! Jeeeeez :smiley:
mcormack
2 Jan 16#33
It's got 4 HDMI.....!
dzordzmakowiec
2 Jan 16#32
Actually I got LG from AO using price match against co-op for 419 incl delivery on Monday.
I don't think 2 inches will make a huge difference in this scale.
I`m still debating is 4k anything that I will be able to use in next few years (slow broadband, lack of 4k channels...).
As for Toshiba - as there is no glasses provided one needs to source them, any one 100% sure which ones will work with that Toshiba/compal?
detroid89
2 Jan 16#31
no mate you are wrong, it has more than 1. this is an awesome tv!
Hondo
2 Jan 16#30
My mum ...who used to be in a care Home ..They had a Toshiba in one of the sitting roms....and im not kidding I was really taken aback at the picture quality Top notch.....I had a look at the back of it took down the serial N0 and did a bit of Googling ...and it was indeed a Vestel .....and this 32" was hooked up to Freeeview on the homes shared Ariel ...but like everything in life you pays your money you takes your chances.....The old gy next room had coughed up for a brand new Panasonic and payed through the nose and the picture was crap compared to the Toshiba.
Hondo
2 Jan 16#29
Are you telling me or asking me?? :wink:
messiah216
2 Jan 16#28
And it will blow up after 2 days as it is toshiba and if you can get through to their customer unhelpful line they will literally tell you to go away. Avoid their products at all costs
dzordzmakowiec
2 Jan 16#26
Is it a really good deal?
Should one cancel delivery of 50LF652V and go with this deal?
Madhatchetman11 to dzordzmakowiec
2 Jan 16#27
Did you get the same price at co op? Did you get the LG for 429 at co-op electrical? It's an LG which is probably better but not 4k which is probably worse. Its bigger, which is probably better, but passive 3D rather than active, which is probably worse.
Madhatchetman11
2 Jan 16#25
I'm not sure about the price/quality debate. I can't see any reason not to buy this unless it really is rubbish. I certainly don't spend hours every day in front of my TV. I have a friend with a Bang and Olaffsen (whatever) TV that must have cost many thousands when it was new. Its an old CRT of 27". My point is that tech is evolving so fast that you are probably going to change it after 5 years anyway.
deanos
2 Jan 161#24
Even some Panasonic TV's are now made by Vestel, its a shame they have to do this nowadays, but many people shop on price not quality, you watch your TV for hours every single day so its worth paying for a quality TV IMO
Toshiba did and presented the very first 4k in the world market if I am not wrong, I saw that at JL oxford street 5 years ago, it had 3d without glasses but was crap. 55" and price was around £8000.
Anyway, do not expect much, surely does not upscale to 4k, sd and hd picture will be degraded. Wondering if it is good to be used as a monitor, can see it does 60hz at 4k but not sure if @ chroma 4-4-4, response might be slow
lpoolm
2 Jan 16#21
why did Toshiba lose there way, it was only a few years ago they were so proud of making there large sets in Plymouth, they all had stickers on being very bold about it? now they rebrand?
arjun311
2 Jan 16#19
Ronnie Pickering said it's not all that.....
DAZZ2000 to arjun311
2 Jan 16#20
Who is "Ronnie Pickering"?
:stuck_out_tongue:
LOUGHBORO GUY
2 Jan 16#18
Thought so
sterlingdeal
2 Jan 16#16
Just for the fun of it I must ask. Is this another television made by the evil superpower Vestrel or his trusty sidekick the ultimate UMC? Must resist the evil cheap price tag ray.
deanos to sterlingdeal
2 Jan 16#17
made by vestel
thespiderpig
2 Jan 16#15
Seems a great deal for the money. Heat added.
Shame I can't find any reviews, other than the argos ones.
AndyRoyd
2 Jan 16#13
Argos pix clearly show 3 x side-facing HDMI on LHS and 1 x rear-facing HDMI on rear. Looking at the user manual, this is a supermarket Vestel re-badge. The manual doesn't appear to state the number of HDMI connections, but it does suggest you don't eat the two batteries included for the remote. USB is stated to support a very comprehensive set of codecs including HEVC [email protected] at some ridiculously high bitrate. Might be possible to find the same set cheaper with a different badge such as Bush, Digihome, Finlux, etc. User manual can be viewed in any browser here.
zetecrob
2 Jan 16#12
pictures show 3 side mounted hdmi and 2 usb3 ports and another of each on the rear
ashtad
2 Jan 16#11
Anyone found any reviews on this tv
pennyfarthing88
2 Jan 16#10
Ok thanks :smiley:
pennyfarthing88
2 Jan 16#9
Fair enough - your right I'm wrong' happy to be wrong' I've just got rid of an LG TV that had 3 X HDMI' only one of which worked as the other 2 were for possible add ons by engineers ( obviously when LG thought of TVs rather like a desktop pc and things can be added on request at a premium price )
Ok I looked into it a bit more and tesco spec says it has 3 and an Amazon question also gets the answer of 3.
I don't believe any modern tv has only 1 HDMI port, even my cheapy 3/4 year old celcus has 4.
pennyfarthing88
2 Jan 16#6
Hello,
If I'm wrong then fair enough' I stand corrected.
I'm not convinced on Argos Q&A or the pictures of this model though so unless you or somebody else can suggest ( prove ) otherwise then I'll stand by my comment.
Happy to be proven wrong though - anytime :smiley:
Dryosh
2 Jan 161#5
You're wrong btw.
Hi there,
The TV has 1 scart, 1 component, 1 VGA, 4 HDMI & 3 USB
keebb9
2 Jan 16#4
Heat
pennyfarthing88
2 Jan 16#3
Looks good - but ( yes there's always one ) only one HDMI? Beggars belief really that they throw a load at the viewing part but overlook the connectivity angle :disappointed:
Heat added as its a good price just a pity it lacks things like additional ports :smiley:
Madhatchetman11
2 Jan 161#2
I believe it to be active 3d
Dryosh
2 Jan 16#1
If it's passive 3D you can buy the glasses from poundland/world.
Opening post
I was keen to buy this a few weeks ago when it was on for the same money, but it went back up to over £600. Now it looks like I might get another bite of the cherry. 3D glasses not included, but availabler from ebay for around £15.
Latest comments (59)
(or will work with prime or Netflix 4k content)
Ta
I have not tested it beyond what was installed.
I cannot confirm now anything as I've returned that tv.
If you are thinking about buying it - don't, not worth it (on paper it looks great spec wise, but it is not worth the money they are asking for it)
Netflix - haven't tested yet.
Overall it feels cheap from the moment you grab remote in hand and turn tv on (no meat in it - if you know what I mean).
But again - everything should be read as - In My Honest Opinion!
http://www.myce.com/news/new-toshiba-tvs-no-longer-made-by-toshiba-tv-manufacturers-can-license-brand-name-74684/
Cheap vestel panel and features, forget about quality screen Toshiba used. No 3d glasses for this particular model available as either bluetooth or ir will not work. Argos do not sell this tv as "3d" anymore because of this. Some users managed to pair universal 3d glasses but they have to use them upside down to get 3d effect working. Argos customer service will tell you to wait few weeks until glasses available in UK(?) Was thinking to try one but after this findings cold for me (not voted) - stinking TV...
LG is with me.
First impression:WOW.
Cannot compare Toshiba to LG.
Yes I know Toshiba had 4k (but would that 4k match full hd on LG)
Anyone interested in Toshiba - buy it and at the same time buy something else (but not Digihome, sharp and other cheap brands) and compare.
Was hoping to test Netflix but the app was throwing error when starting. Will post photo later showing what was on screen.
BTW Argos is not accepting returns on TV`s if they are ok.
Thanx. :-)
Quality was worse than on 8 year old Samsung.
Maybe its a setting issue (I`m doing something wrong...).
The Smart part of this tv is sloooow and smart-less.
If will keep it will invest in Microsoft wireless display dongle and cheap windows tablet.
Will wait for LG to compare stil.
Monday LG is coming so will stand them next to each other and see whats the difference.
Doughter is watching now some movie on now tv.
Picture quality is ok.
Smart functions not tested yet, but looks like they are not worth mentioning.
Whats the difference between 'Passive' 3D, & 'Active' 3D?, &/or what is 'Active 3D', & what is 'Passive 3D'?, thanx in advance. :-)
I don't think 2 inches will make a huge difference in this scale.
I`m still debating is 4k anything that I will be able to use in next few years (slow broadband, lack of 4k channels...).
As for Toshiba - as there is no glasses provided one needs to source them, any one 100% sure which ones will work with that Toshiba/compal?
Should one cancel delivery of 50LF652V and go with this deal?
Did you get the LG for 429 at co-op electrical? It's an LG which is probably better but not 4k which is probably worse. Its bigger, which is probably better, but passive 3D rather than active, which is probably worse.
Anyway, do not expect much, surely does not upscale to 4k, sd and hd picture will be degraded. Wondering if it is good to be used as a monitor, can see it does 60hz at 4k but not sure if @ chroma 4-4-4, response might be slow
:stuck_out_tongue:
Shame I can't find any reviews, other than the argos ones.
Thanks for checking :smiley:
http://tveu.compal-toshiba.com/uk/en/u76-series.html
Go to 48", then information located under 'Connections'
HTH.
I don't believe any modern tv has only 1 HDMI port, even my cheapy 3/4 year old celcus has 4.
If I'm wrong then fair enough' I stand corrected.
I'm not convinced on Argos Q&A or the pictures of this model though so unless you or somebody else can suggest ( prove ) otherwise then I'll stand by my comment.
Happy to be proven wrong though - anytime :smiley:
Hi there,
The TV has 1 scart, 1 component, 1 VGA, 4 HDMI & 3 USB
Heat added as its a good price just a pity it lacks things like additional ports :smiley: