Toshiba - 50" Class (49.5" Diag.) - LED - 2160p - with Chromecast Built-in - 4K Ultra HD TV

I am only 4-6 feet away from the screen looking at my photos and it looks great for me...good colors and detail on Standard picture mode. I like the display 3 HDMI inputs, a nearby USB port and headphones port to the side. There is an ethernet port, cable/ant, and composite video input going down below those. Lots of options under Picture settings and Advanced Picture Settings, like Picture Mode (Dynamic, Std, Nat, Mov, Gam, PC) and white bal, contrast, noise reduction, etc. I am using a tilt and swing wall mount for the light tv, so not sure about the stability if using the feet provided. The built in Chromecast worked, but I need to be on same wireless router which varies in my house, but a Roku Streaming Stick+ (model 3810RW) works for a 4K movie and the Amazon Fire TV stick is fine. I have a PC into the other HDMI port. Except the Fire Stick started to turn the TV on by itself...had to change the device settings for the stick to not use the HDMI-CEC function. I think that is now fixed. The Fire Stick works fine so far for all its apps, except the new Firefox app tends to get confused skip back when clicking with the hard to control and large "mouse" circle given by the remote. Also currently, the Roku turns off for 10s, then on for 1s repeatedly only when trying to use its Netflix App, the other apps do not cause a problem. Need to look into its relationship to Netflix, very strange. No difference if using TV USB power or external USB power. Turned off 1-touch play. Under Roku Advanced display settings, there is "auto-adjust display refresh rate" ? turned it on (why not?), and "HDR subsampling" currently set to 4:2:0 with another choice of 4:2:2. "use either 4:2:0 or 4:2:2 subsampling when in 4K HDR 60Hz mode. If 4K HDR 60Hz mode is not configured, then this setting will take effect when you switch to 4K HDR 60Hz mode in Settings > Display type. Otherwise, it will take effect immediately." Not sure what this means. The Toshiba 50L711U18 seems to be a great deal at $300 from Best Buy. Got the 5yr Geek Squad warranty as well for $60?

I wanted to love this tv, I really did. The physical appearance of it looked awesome. The fit and finish made the tv look very classy and expensive, and also it was thin and light. My issue with the tv was that for a 4k tv, the picture quality was mediocre at best. I tried all sorts of different settings and I just couldn't get it to a point where I was impressed. My regular LED tv looked much better than this one when it came to the picture quality. This was my first 4k tv so I had high hopes. I watched 4k on my friend's tv so I knew what to expect but this tv just did not deliver. I was back and forth between this one and the sharp roku 50in tv (LC-50LBU591U) since they were the same price. I ended up exchanging this one for the sharp after a week and I am soooo glad that I did. The picture quality of the sharp is much much better to this one. The other main issue for me with this tv was the chromecast. It was a complete let down. I stream a lot of shows from Amazon prime videos, and chromecast is not able to stream Amazon prime. It has something to do with the agreements between google and Amazon, where google wants you using their products and not amazon's like the firestick. So it's quite silly, but for me it was a deal breaker. I couldn't have a tv that wasn't able to stream Amazon prime videos. Also with chromecast, you have to have a second device like a smart phone or a tablet for the chromecast to actually work. Like I stated, I exchanged this tv for the sharp which is a roku tv and I love the features the sharp roku tv gives you. I can now stream ALL of my shows, doesn't matter if it's prime, Netflix, Hulu or whatever. If you're like me and trying to decide between this one, and the sharp, don't make the same mistake I did and get stuck having to do the exchange. Save yourself the trouble and just go with the sharp, you won't be disappointed!

The 32" JVC D-Series CRT that we owned finally died. I bought it back in 1992. I bought this CRT over one of the flat panels because I couldn't see spending the extra $1200 to $1500 on some new technology that wasn't even proven, yet, back then. The picture quality was just as good on the JVC TV as on the flat panels so, my logic was, why spend three to four times more money when my perfect TV is right here. It wound up being a good choice because that TV lasted us 25 years, and it never disappointed us with the picture quality it gave, even when everyone else went digital. I know I write "us" when I was an I, singular in nature, when I bought the TV. I have been through two wives, the current one being with me for the past 16 years, with this TV. Everyone loved that TV. RIP. So, me and my aforementioned wife go shopping for a new TV because our JVC died. She has been forced to watch TV on some 13" CRT that I dug out of the closet. I told her, wait for the Black Friday deals. She couldn't because she needs her TV. Me? I'm fine with a laptop and wifi. Her? I did say that we have been married for 16 years. We wound up buying this TV, literally sight unseen, because Best Buy had no Toshiba TVs available to look at for picture quality. We bought it anyway. What I liked about the TV was, while it was far from smart from a Smart TV perspective, this TV is pretty stupid, it supported Chromecast, we both have Android phones so, I figured, if all else fails during some electric or ice storm that knocks out the cable to 2-3 weeks, we're covered. That wound up being the correct decision because, outside of our local cable company, everyone uses Chromecast to stream their videos to our TV. In other words, it doesn't matter that our TV is stupid from a Smart TV perspective. Our phones are Smart, so they can be our access to TV, whenever we need it to be. Some people who hate this TV complain that, out of the box, it doesn't give a great picture quality. I agree. The preset contrast, backlit, contrast, color, et. al., just isn't set right in the factory. But having grown up using 1960s black and white TVs, I know how to use these settings. They were hourly challenges back in the 1960s, depending on the reception we got. The five most important dials on my TV back then were the brightness, contrast, volume, VHF, and UHF dials, and in that order. Nothing out of the box is perfect for your viewing pleasure. We had to adjust these settings on our Toshiba. IMHO, the Backlit was set way too high, and we wish the Contrast went beyond 100%. Here is my criticism of other HDTVs that cost way more money than this one, coming from a guy who is used to a smooth, analog signal. There are moments when the football freezes while everything else is moving. There are moments when Flo's name-tag on the Geico ad seemingly stays in space, while the rest of the picture moves. Maybe you people who grew up watching TV like this don't see this because this is all you have ever witnessed. I mean, the football moves when it moves, and Flo's name-tag moves when it moves. Big things like this shouldn't just stay in one spot until the TV can catch to when the TV's CPU decides that that is when it is going to happen. That type of problem doesn't happen on analog TV, but is happens all the time on HDTVs. Look, if I want to watch TV, I want it seem-less, just like analog, and without all the digital quirks. This TV seems to give it to me. They seem to have an overpowered CPU with an under powered operating system, which is fine with me. I want picture rendering, not an operating system in the background chewing up all the CPU time. In summary, this is a great TV for an HDTV beginner. The picture isn't the best, one needs to adjust the TV's settings to get a better picture, etc. But coming from analog, there isn't the sudden motion stoppage that I know comes from other, more high-end TVs.

I picked up the 50 inch about a week and a half ago for $399. At the time it felt like a steal as it was listed as 4k uhd HDR set for under $400. It was also listed here on best buy as being Bluetooth enabled so I picked up some headphones to go along with. I get the tv setup following all the prompts. I saw no options for searching for Bluetooth. I downloaded the online manual and saw nothing. Wasn't a big deal as I was enjoying the tv too much. I was curious about what type of hdr was supported (hdr10 or dobly vision, probably should have researched more) so I started poking around more to try and find out. Found myself back on the best buy site where now it is listed as not having HDR? Bluetooth gone also... huh? Just fyi the box does indeed say HDR on it. The manual mentions it and it's settings but doesn't say it's standard HDR10 or Dolby vision. I've ran the HDR test where the boxes get brighter and I clearly see three brightness changes on all sizes. If I'm understanding the test correctly that means this tv has somewhere between 400 to 1000 nits? I can also say my standard ps4 "supports" my tv's HDR. When I boot up horizon zero dawn the tv goes into HDR mode. Subjectively I can say it looks great but I'm no expert. Overall I'm very pleased with the tv. The chromecast works great streaming Netflix and YouTube in 4k(select stuff). If you're expecting "smart" features beyond the chromecast you'll be let down. It's a great tv for the price I got it. I only take off a star because I am a bit confused with the HDR capabilities. HDR was the selling factor.

I was in the market for a replacement for my 40 inch 1080p element tv, it needs to be sent in for refurbishment. I had been on best buy daily to see what sort of deals they had, when I came across this Toshiba 50 inch 4k at the incredible price of 299.99. I couldn't resist. This television features Chromecast, which to a person with a ps4 or xbox one, it will be something you almost never use. But, it's a nice option to have regardless. It also supports HDR playback. Which has it's own set of sliders to adjust. I use a surround sound system for audio, but I tested the audio on this set and it was surprisingly decent. Not surround sound quality by any means but certainly adequate. The picture is very crisp, clean looking AFTER I had adjusted settings. Out of the box it felt like it was lacking color or sort of bland, but now it's beautiful. I highly recommend adjusting the picture asap. Even on 1080p inputs, the quality is dramatically better. I sit about 7 feet from the set and I see so many details it's amazing. The remote control is very responsive and does the job well. Gaming on this television is a joy, I've noticed so much more detail in graphics than when using a 1080p tv. Quick movement is handled well, I tested numerous sports, racing and action titles and it was amazing. Bottom line, if you want quality for budget pricing, pick up this set.

I bought this on sale at a great price and the fact that Chromecast was built in was exactly why I wanted it. I use chromecast to stream all my shows on Netflix, Hulu, etc., since we don't use cable. I also cast my sports via apps like ESPN, Fox Sports, CBS Sports, etc. So I hook up the TV, everything looks great watch a movie on Google Play, then I try to cast a hockey game via the Fox Sports app. I got the spinning circle of death. Nothing showed up. So I tried the CBS Sports app. Nothing. NBC Sports App, nothing. I then pulled out my laptop and tried casting it from the website. NOTHING. For some weird reason, the chromecast feature DOES NOT cast sports apps. It works with the basics (Hulu, Netflix, YouTube), but try a Sports App and it wont cast. I wonder if anyone else is having the same issue? We checked the firmware version on the Toshiba website and the TV is updated to the most recent version. Total disappointment. I give it three stars because the TV itself is a nice size, looks clear and was a great price.

Let me disclose I should Have done additional research prior to buying this tv. If I were just rating the picture and sound, I’d give it 5 Stars, but I’m not so I can’t. To work the smart portion of the TV you need to control it from either your phone or tablet. We bought this tv for our “older” parents so they could have access to Netflix and Hulu however our plan blew up in our face. While they do text and have smart phones, one of the phones is too old of a model to be compatible with the tv and the other well, honestly neither one are tech savvy enough to control this tv from their phones or iPad anyway. I don’t recall seeing this anywhere in the description which was frustrating. It was a Christmas gift to them, so also a bit frustrating we set it up (as much as we could) for them and then discovered the control function. Returning it wasn’t an option so we are just making it work. They basically have a great tv that they cannot fully enjoy because of the control feature. Again, I take the blame for not fully realizing that this is how it functioned. If you can handle Controlling the tv from your smart device, then this tv will be a 5 Star for you. I however can only give it 3 based on the lack of description and control feature, but again the picture and sound are awesome!

For the money, yes, this is a fine tv. Decent picture, above average sound, plenty big. I have no idea about the 4K because: 1) it’s a bit too small for 4K quality to be apparent, 2) There isn’t really 4K content anywhere (I’m a cord cutter and could care less about outdated dvd/blueray technology as well), 3) internet speed should be well above 25mbps for quality 4K viewing, and it’s not here. The sound is the best I’ve seen from any tv without a sound bar or connected speakers. The Chromecast is basically worthless...unless you care soooo much about viewing something on your bigger screen that you want to go through the entire setup process EVERY time. Once you REdo the setup, it works fine. Once you disconnect, it’s over until you do the setup process again. Maybe that’s a malfunction with my specific tv, I don’t know, but don’t buy it for the Chromecast. There is no good menu screen for connecting to WiFi. Maybe that’s the problem with the Chromecast, it won’t stay connected to the WiFi? I don’t know; and you won’t either, because the only way to know/be certain is to proceed through the entire setup process again. There is no menu screen that allows internet setup. There also isn’t any supporting documentation that would help you troubleshoot or understand the tv. It’s worth the money at this price, but just barely. I wouldn’t “recommend” it, but I also wouldn’t be too critical because it’s cheap.