Toshiba - 49" Class - (48.5" Diag.) - LED - 1080p - HDTV

Bought this tv today after some extensive reviewing of tvs online within the price range that I wanted ($300 to 400). This was on the low end of that range, and for what I got I am very pleased. I previously had a Toshiba tv unit that I bought in 2010 that had been going strong for 6 years, and have owned several Toshiba laptops, so I figured this would be a good brand to stick with for hardware quality. Picture: On first impression, the picture isn't great, but with tweaking in the settings, which are extensive, this thing can make a great display for tv shows, movies, and games. I recommend setting up a different mode and tweaking them for each of these that you want to view. The only issue I have with the picture is that at 60hz and an 8ms response time, action scenes in games and sports WILL blur some. This is going to happen with any 60hz set, so I wasn't surprised to find it on this unit. As with most tvs, I recommend turning off anything that says "dynamic" on the advanced settings page, and then tweaking settings from there. There is also a good bit of glare from harsh light sources since this screen is gloss and not matte, but once again that is an aspect of the tv and will be the case on any other glossy tv. 8/10. Sound: I am pleasantly happy with this tv's sound. My previous Toshiba tv had very tinny speakers, and I can say this unit has full sound, with great mids and highs and pretty good bass for what you'd expect from a tv unit. It is powered by two 10w speakers, so the sound can get decently loud as well. I recommend upping the bass and treble settings to +8 or so for most uses, and also turn off TruSurround and see if you prefer it off or on. I personally prefer it to be off for most uses, but it does add some immersion when watching movies. Sound is actually really solid, and if it bothers you there is both a 3.5mm sound output and an optical digital output for sound bars. 10/10. Other aspects: The tv weighs only 24-25 pounds and is very easy to transport. I was able to lug it up three flights of stairs to my apartment by myself, with minimal effort, however I am pretty tall. For those that are short, two average-strength people could also easily get it up several flights without worrying about it hitting the stairs. The tv's stands were easy to assemble, and I had the tv unboxed, stand assembled, and hooked up in about 8-10 minutes. It wobbles a tiny bit on the stand, but after giving a solid 10 lbs of pressure on it in either direction, the stand does not budge and it doesn't look like it would fall over without considerable effort. Overall I'd give the tv a 9/10 for a no-frills, non-smart tv that is 1080p and runs at 60hz and is super cheap. For its price its picture is good, its sound is excellent, and it does exactly what it is supposed to do.

I have to preface my review by disclosing that 1) this is my first HDTV set and 2) the week I bought it, it was deeply discounted, which made it less expensive than many smaller sets with fewer features. So your perception and value will vary. I needed to replace a TV in a playroom frequented by toddlers. Since most TV sets nowadays are big, wide, flat and lightweight, the new set needed to be mounted on a wall, and needed to be high enough that the kiddies can't get at it. Since the set is that much further away and higher up from where we watch than the old set was, it was really nice to find a larger set for less money. Once we got the mounting bracket installed and the set hung on it, setup was a snap, thanks to a wizard that launches the first time you turn the set on. I had to play around a bit with the color settings to make it right for the room (the room isn't well lit, so the default color settings looked garish). The only other setting I needed to change was for the aspect ratio. We watch programs from multiple sources, including cable TV, an old VCR, standard DVDs, Blu-Ray DVDs and the Internet. I had to explore the set's menus in order to find it, but this model has a setting that automatically changes the aspect ratio to match your video source. Based on my passing experiences with earlier HDTV sets, which did not have this feature, I have to say that I absolutely love it! It doesn't completely fix the problem of older video, especially low-resolution ones coming from VHS tapes, looking grainy and blurry on new HDTV sets, but it sure helps a lot. At least the picture doesn't look distorted. We only have a few Blu-Ray DVDs, and we don't pay for an HD package from our cable provider, so for us, this set really shines when viewing video from the Internet. That last comment should have you scratching your head, because you probably already know that this is not a SMART TV, and you may already know that it has no wired or wireless network connections. So, how are we viewing video from the Internet on this set? You do it by plugging a smart device into one of the HDMI or USB ports on the set. That device can be a Smart TV adapter like Chromecast, an Internet TV device like Roku or Apple TV, a laptop computer that's connected to your wi-fi network, or a Smart DVD player, which is what we're doing. A word about connections: This set has a single coaxial port for regular cable TV, one set of composite jacks for newer cable TV boxes or a VCR (we have our VCR connected to the composite jacks), two USB ports and three HDMI ports. We have our Smart DVD player connected to one of the HDMI ports, and a spare HDMI cable for plugging a laptop computer into a second HDMI port. Finally, why only 4 stars after such a glowing review? Remember what I said about my perspective: this is my first HDTV set. However, I know from looking around in the store that this model only gives a 1080p HD picture. That's fine for my purposes, but more discerning viewers would probably be happier with the newer, higher-resolution HD technologies.

I have purchased this Toshiba television about a month ago and I have been thoroughly impressed; It is almost the perfect television if you are on a budget and not needing many extra features. I searched many stores in town to find a 49-50 in tv for a few days but struggled to find one at a good price, but then I found this one on sale at best buy. It will look great in any mid-sized living room, and you’ll enjoy the picture quality and superior sound quality. Connectivity/Features: The only issue I can see with this television is not being a smart tv. It is increasingly more common for a television to have smart capabilities, but this Toshiba does not. However, if you have any streaming devices (PlayStation, Xbox, Roku, Chromecast…) the problem is resolved. This Toshiba 49” has three HDMI ports, an AUX out, USB port, Composite Video input, and a Digital Optical Audio Output. The fact that the television has both an AUX out and an optical audio out allows you to connect to a audio receiver or soundbar. Picture: With the 49” screen size (48.5”) the 1080p LED displays vivid colors and high contrasts; perfect for watching sports on the weekend or movies at home. The 60Hz refresh rate also makes fast moving screens transition with ease. The LED display works well in both bright and low light settings, and has a wide viewing angle for everyone to enjoy. Sound: From my experience, this has the best sound quality of any television in its class. You wouldn’t need to purchase a soundbar to enjoy great sound with anything you are viewing. Specifically, there are two 10-Watt speakers and DTS TruSurround which delivers a virtual surround sound and maximized clarity. Negatives: As stated previously, the primary issue I had with the television was that there was no smart-tv capabilities. Other issue that I encountered was the tv stand doesn’t allow for the screen to be rotated for a better angle, and the included remote feels like it is cheaply made. Overall, the quality with the television is shown in many aspects of the television, and the issues you may encounter are easily resolved. You’ll find that setup is a breeze, and it will be the focal point of any room. Toshiba did an incredible job in manufacturing a high-quality television that is at an affordable price.

First of all, this TV is great in every way and is exactly what we needed. Great picture and nice custom adjustments for picture and sound. HOWEVER, We are not at all pleased with the sales person who we talked with the previous day in the store. In fact, we wanted to buy this the previous day but decided not to because of the sales person. I understand it's their job to "up sell" as I did years ago when I was in sales. However they went too far with totally false answers. When I ask about the "sound" adjustments on this and a few other TV's, both the sales person and "manager ?" said "None of our TV's have any type of sound adjustments such as bass, treble or any such..... You will need to buy a sound bar or surround system when you get any of our TV's if you want any type of sound adjustments". When I mentioned that we might just check elsewhere, the one gentleman said he was some type of manager and said he knew for fact that no other store would have any TV's with these adjustments and I will still need to buy a sound bar or a surround system for any TV. As we left the store, we wrote the model numbers of 4 or 5 TV's they carried. After pulling up the manuals from different sources "just to be 100% sure" , we found that this Toshiba as well as the others all had sound adjustments. It was only because of our own research that made us decide to go back the next day and buy this TV. Yes we did return to this store although not happy with sales staff as they did have the TV we wanted on sale. But from now on, we will do our own research and not rely on the sales people at BB.

So far it has been an awesome TV, but that was not our first impression. We knew we had to upgrade our service from 480i SD to HD/digital access to take advantage of the TV. At first we were very disappointed with the picture quality. The outlines of people were jagged, tennis and football lines were stretched/elongated, lettering for the cities on the weather channel were barely legible. Adjustment thru the TV menu did not help. Popped in a DVD and wow, great picture and as many others have stated above average sound. Called our service provider and it was a simple fix. Because there was no HDMI cable available at the time of install, the technician set up the box for a co-ax cable signal input/output which only brought it up to 480p. All we did was swap over to an HDMI and re-set the box to 720p. The picture clarity is unbelievable with all factory settings except for picture mode, which we prefer it at “natural”. Extremely pleased with our purchase price of $329, but it got even better because it went on sale for $299 the following week. BestBuy refunded us the $30 which we put towards the 5 year warrantee.

My overall experience with this Toshiba TV has been very good. Best Buy delivered the television early and with NO damage. The TV was double boxed and had easy to understand assembly instructions. Was able remove TV from box by myself. Was able to assemble and set up TV for viewing by myself. It was not difficult - just read instructions, think through each step before proceeding and DO NOT RUSH. The TV configuration, after being set up for viewing, was also easy & straight forward. TV operating system (not a smart TV) walks you through the adjustments that can be made to the TV. Was able to tune in digital channels from rabbit ear & bow-tie antennas; AND connect local TV cable box equipment with HDMI cable. The TV sound is different because the TV speakers (larger than most) face towards the ground. In my case, the speakers would sound better if the TV were sitting on a hard surface that would allow the sound to bounce back into the room instead of hitting the carpet on the floor. Adjustment to the color, brightness and contrast of the screen are straight forward. Overall, I am very pleased with the design, quality and operation of this Toshiba TV. My previous Toshiba TV from Best Buy is over 10 years old and still operates without any issues.

I decided I needed a TV in the garage so, my 9 year old 42" Dynex plasma got moved there, and this Toshiba replaced it in my secondary basement system. Installation and set-up was quick and obvious. Extremely light weight, easy to handle. I have no need for a Smart TV, as I have BluRay and Roku players loaded with internet access apps already. This is my first larger-screen NON-plasma, so, I'm getting used to the less snappy picture common to this and most LED/LCD sets. I always use my surround system for audio, so I can't comment on the set's internal speaker sound quality. People think it was goofy to buy this 1080P display, versus a 4K variation. Well, Dish TV, Direct TV, local broadcasters, most cable systems, and online streamers like Netflix, are lucky to be providing a 720P picture, yet alone the 1080P this set is capable of. True universal, consistent 4K picture sources are 5 years away, if we are lucky, so this affordable name-brand set is capable of more than most of us need. This set's picture should satisfy 90%+ of today's viewers looking for a 49" screen.

We purchased this TV for our bedroom to replace an old and heavy 40" LCD TV with a 2" border around the screen. This new Panasonic TV just barely fits in our real wood armoire with the doors taken off. The picture after about an hour of adjustments is nice and clear with minimal back light spillage around the edges of the screen. For the price and bedroom use, I'm satisfied. The speakers are sufficiently loud enough for a large bedroom well below 50%. However the DTS surround sound mode was unimpressive and I turned it off. DTS mode was too quiet and the "fake" surround sound was no different than normal stereo mode while watching Game of Thrones from our 5.1 Dolby DVR recording. I did turn on the enhance voices mode which seems to work nicely for watching cable tv and a few movies. Overall for less than three hundred (on a hidden sale with all the tvs in the back room at the local store), I'm quite satisfied for a 49" 1080p 60hz TV. P.S. The 3 HDMI inputs and 1 component (Red, White, Yellow) is great for 3 modern devices and at least one relic like a VCR or Wii.