Customer Reviews

Toshiba 32AV504 - 32" Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV With Freeview

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This is a great TV - after researching for quite a while i nearly purchased the old 32C3030 - but decided to wait for this new generation. One of the reasons i went for it is because its assembled in the UK.

Picture quality is excellent - on a par with any Sony or Samsung, they have upgraded much of the processing power from last year and the colours are very vibrant and vivid. New design is also much better, very sleek and glossy black.

Overall this is a fantastic TV for the money - thank you Amazon & Toshiba.

Firstly - Great service from Amazon (and the courier) I placed the order late one night (selecting free shipping) and by 9.30am two mornings later I had my TV.

The television:

This is not our primary TV (which is a Pioneer Plasma) and I had mixed feelings about ordering an LCD (not a fan). However, whilst its not up to the standard of the Pioneer...at one eighth of the the cost of the plasma this Toshiba is really very good. (just don't judge the picture until you turn off the awful Black Stretch function!)

Lightweight, attractive design - highly recommended at this price.

Bought this off Amazon at £70 cheaper than most big electrical retailers. Delivery was smooth, it was relatively easy to set up and it works a treat. To be honest the picture quality is not always great depending on the channel but for most viewing it is fine and comparable with other similar tv's of the same size, including a panasonic. Needed to adjust the colour down a little as it was too garish on the default settings. The only grumble so far is that there does not seem to be an off switch so it has to be left on standby unless it goes off at the plug, which in these green days seems a bit of an oversight, maybe I just haven't found the button yet!. Overall, I'm delighted, and for the price its a steal.

Great price, great TV and great service.
One problem is that there is no VGA input for those with pc's and xbox hd vga cables. Otherwise it is a brilliant deal - better than sony

got to say first of all, amazon got the tv to me via citylink several days earlier than expected. very impressed with the service from both amazon and citylink!

i am not an expert on tv's and this is my first flat screen tv. from this perspective i have to say that i am extremely pleased with this purchase. the toshiba looks great, sounds great and the picture is great. very simple to set up and easy to use. what more could i ask for?

tv and amazon highly recommended

Advised relative to purchase this as I bought a toshiba 32" lcd tv last august, made in uk, great looks and picture with above average sound performance, new model av series is cheaper than mine was,now in glossy black finish (like samsung),but doesn't have PC input vga connector (rarely used anyway),top performance,costing little more than a supermarket cheapy, but miles better,buy one!.
p.s no I don't work for Toshiba!

The PQ is superb when watching Blueray at 1080i/720p as do upscaled DVD's. The sleek, glossy frame is elegant and is very pleasing on the eye.

Out of the box the default settings seem a bit off, but by spending some time adjusting the display will make the colours and black levels that much better.

Wow.

City Link's delivery guy was greeted by my beaming smile last week. Why? Because I couldn't believe that I was about to become the proud owner of an HDTV whose specs would otherwise cost upwards of £800! My purchase of £379 seems an absolute steal!

The acid test was my PS3. What an image. The screen was able to keep up with the bold colours of Devil May Cry 4 as well as the duller and brighter palette of Assassin's Creed. The tracking of movement was excellent too.

Next was Freeview. I used the auto install feature which took a few minutes and was pleasantly surprised with what I saw. I had seen standard definition imagery on other HDTVs but the upscaling technology in this screen really showed off what it could do. Upscaling of DVDs was good, not quite Blue-ray but who cares when it looks this good.

All in all, I'm one happy, loyal and satisfied Amazon customer.

5 stars?

Hell Yeah!

very happy with my TV and stand recommend it to anyone after a new TV.

I totally agree with the last reviewer - this is a cracking tv!
My girlfriend asked me to find her a 32" LCD and left it up to me to choose. Was going to go for a well reviewed LG model however i decided to take a gamble on this model. A gamble because there are no expert reviews yet for this tv due to it being so new.

I need not have worried cos this Toshiba is really good with freeview and has a stunning picture thru Component from a budget Philips 3120 DVD player - soo good that I was beginning to wonder if i was watching a Blu Ray!

Settings out-of-the-box are good however you really need to have a little play with them in order to get the best picture. Also some of the picture processing features need to be adjusted as less is often more when it comes to picture enhancements. Some of these features can also work against each other when TV's have several different processes available.

Blacks are good (20,000:1 dynamic) and motion is handled surprisingly well considering this set does not have 100hz.

At this price and even a lot more you cannot go wrong buying this TV and i find it hard to believe the price and the fact that it's the bottom of the range model!

Might have to go for one of the new Toshiba 1080P models for myself now!