Toshiba 26AV615DB TV reviews

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Score 8.7/10 Read 87
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This TV is a good all rounder.

£339 at 1 retailer out of 399 retailers checked

Toshiba 26AV615DB with 26" HD ready LCD screen, 3 HDMI ports and Freeview. See full product description

Ease of use	8.4
Image quality	8.8
Sound quality	8.1
Design	8.7
Value for money	8.9
Overall rating	8.7

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Confirmed purchaser Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Good design and stylish
Bad points:: None for me. Meets all my requirements

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 30 Jun 2010

Mick, Fareham Film and documentary lover

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Ideal for medium size living room. Excellent picture quality and sound when compared with the old style televisions. Reliabilty from a market leader (Ihave a computer from the same supplier)
Bad points:: Initially no hand book anhd web site was not that helpful.

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 25 Jun 2010

Michael, Rayleigh Essex Film and documentary lover

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: So easy to install and use took minutes to set up, no problem, and value for money
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 24 May 2010

Michael, Essex Film and documentary lover

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Good to set up good to use with ease
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 23 May 2010

John, Bideford Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: good picture
Bad points:: stil can't find out how to turn off power remains in standby

Ease of use	6.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 15 Jun 2010

Confirmed purchaser Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy to set up and use. Clear picture, especially on HD.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	7.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 11 Jul 2010

David, Worcester High spec fanatic

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Good quality picture on hd channels, eay to use etc
Bad points:: -

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 09 Jun 2010

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	26
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of screen	LCD
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
3D	No

HD TV	HD ready
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum resolution of 720 horizontal lines (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Built-in disc player	No Disc Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	Freeview
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of HDMI ports	3
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of scart ports	2
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Connections	HDMI

Smart TV	No
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	50
A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
Response time (Milliseconds)	8

Screen aspect ratio	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	50000
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Reflection angle	170
Also known as the viewing angle, it’s a measure of how good the picture looks when you are not face on to the screen. Higher is better.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	136.6

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	768

Brightness (Candela per square metre)	450
Brighter TVs, such as LCDs, tend to provide a better experience in lighter rooms, whereas TVs with a lower brightness, such as many plasma TVs, are often better suited to darker rooms.
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Yes
TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
Headphone Socket	Yes
Weight (kg)	10.5

Release date	2009-03-31
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Toshiba 26AV615, TOSHIBA 26AV615D, 26AV615DG, Toshiba Regza, Toshiba Regza 26AV615DB

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Manufacturer's Description

The 26" REGZA AV61 features Active Vision, our high performance picture processing technology. This technology is constantly evolving to take advantage of technical advancements designed to enhance the colour, detail, movement and contrast of the images you watch. The 26" AV61 boasts a contemporary black gloss finish, with narrow bezels and new slim speakers. The stylish design hides a wealth of technology, including 3x HDMI slots, a PC Input connection and powerful audio performance from the integrated speakers.