Toshiba REGZA Cinema Series 55SV670U 55-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV with LED Backlight and ClearScan 240, Black

Posted on : 10-07-2010 | By : G'Fox | In : Toshiba TVs

0 # Buy Toshiba REGZA Cinema Series 55SV670U 55-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV with LED Backlight and ClearScan 240, Black 55SV670U

Puchased this from Beach for 1,575, no tax free ship, best deal I have seen. Slow start to the order process but once picked up by Manna, very smooth process, delivered by two men, unboxed, inspected, they lifted it out for me. Got it hooked up and everything synced.

I have been reading prof and user reviews for weeks on this thing. Nearly spent more on a plasma but I felt I needed a bright screen due to this going into a bright room. The room area as bordered by the seating is around 13′ x 14′, with the main couch looking straight on from around 13′ feet away and a loveseat at about a 45 degree angle x 8 feet away from the screen center. The 55″ seems perfect for this space. This room flows into the kitchen area and from the kitchen table 18-20 feet away the picture is still awesome.

I compared to side-lit models and felt this screen with full backlight provided better uniformity, especially after scene changes. It seemed to me that the thinner, side-lit models took an extra second for the brightness to become uniform..I have not noticed that on this screen, scene changes even from dark to light and vice-versa seemed to adjust instantly.

I was concerned about the reflective screen as there are many windows, when the TV is off you can see everything, when on the brightness overcomes any reflection. My other concern was over viewing angle. I see no distortion, loss of color or brightness from over 60 degrees off front dead center(total 120 degree field of view) which more than covers where anyone could view this tv in my room. I spent a whopping 5 mins playing with settings and still get the “wow” factor, given time I will take a more scientific approach with the settings. This is a beautiful TV and I could not even imagine why anyone would spend an additional 1,000 to 2,000 dollars for some percieved big difference in picture quality.

I am convinced that generally, people use review forums to complain about problems, and most people do not take the time to write about good experiences. So, when you read 100 reviews you might see 20% average or poor reviews thinking 1 in 5 are unhappy, but in reality those that are happy dont bother, so, the actual % who are happy/satisfied I would bet are in the 95% range. This is true with anything you might buy.

Went to BB and a couple of other retails to see this against other models. At first I did not even look at prices, as I wanted to focus on pic quality. I did not seen anything I thought looked better.

After exhaustive review reading I do understand that a prof reviewers job it to point out flaws. CNET must have 100,000 dollars in meters, software, and gizmos to evaluate a tv screen. If you read their reviews I am not sure I feel comfortable buying anything. The flaws pointed out on this TV simply cant been seen by me, a person with high expectations and 20/20 vision at least while I wear my glasses. Maybe if you put their ,000 top pick right next to this TV I could be convinced I could be 10% happier, but for the average consumer its just not worth rediculous money. Two neighbors have walked in over the last couple days and stopped dead in their tracks looking at this picture. Sports are fluid in movement and it feels like the puck or basketball is on its way towards me on the couch.

All in all could not be happier with this TV.

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Product Description

The New REGZA® Cinema Series® LED TV is the most advanced, most beautiful TV we’ve ever produced. Our advanced FocaLight™ LED Backlight System with Local Dimming, and stunning new Deep Lagoon™ Design with Infinity Flush Front™, create the perfect combination of high quality and stylish appeal.

1080p Full HD CineSpeed™ Display with Built In ATSC/QAM Digital Tuner for Over-the-Air and Cable-in-the-Clear Digital Tuning
FocaLight™ LED Backlight with Local Dimming
2,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
ClearScan 240™ with New Backlight Scanning Technology
4 HDMI™ Digital Inputs (1 Side) with InstaPort™ and REGZA-LINK®2

Toshiba LED matches Samsung LED – R. W. Sharp – Georgetown, KY
I recently purchased this TV after longing for a Samsung LED TV. The Toshiba was about 0 cheaper but I have a picture and sound quality that is equal to the Samsung LED TV. When playing Blu-Ray movies and regular DVD’s my Toshiba BDX2700 wireless Blu-Ray player up converts the older DVDs to darn near blu-ray quality. I would easily recommend both of the great products. Watching Sports Center on ESPN is worth the look see just for the colors and I mean drop dead beautiful colors that are used on their sets.

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