Toshiba 42SL738B

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I just picked up the April copy of What Hi Fi and was looking at the review of the Toshiba 42SL738B, summarised with:

"Unable to reach class-leading performance"

It received three stars in total, a bit miffed, because I thought it was a good LED TV for the price and considering the amazon reviews, so just curious as to what the issues with it? I understand the sound is less than ideal - hopefully this can be rectified with a good sound system though. The cost of the TV was £480 including postage from Amazon.

I'm also curious as to why you would give SCART In a -1 also, I'm pretty sure there are a number of SCART sockets on the TV (2 in total).

All will be revealed tomorrow I guess, but curious as to other owners feedback on the TV as well.

 

[Andy Clough]

Well, as it says in the review, the spec isn't that competitive – there's no Freeview HD tuner or networking capabilities – the sound is poor and the picture could be better.

Yes, it's a big screen for relatively little money, but you can buy better performance for a similar price. The LG 42LD490, for example, is a similar price, has a Freeview HD tuner and great sound plus a good picture.

It does have Scart, as we mentioned in the review. The -1 in the Buying Guide is a mistake, apologies, I'll get our data manager to fix it. Incidentally, the original review was in our March 2011 issue, which is a month old. Review will be online soon.

 

[Clare Newsome]

The OP is referring to the Buyer's Guide entry for the Toshiba in the April issue - which does indeed (mysteriously) say -1 for Scarts. We'll amend that database glitch... Sorry!

We'll also get the full review online, which should clarify things further.

 

[Anonymous]

I guess the reason I'm confused is that it's an LED TV for a good price - that said I didn't notice the lack of the HD tuner in the features.

If the LG truly is a better LCD TV (it isn't LED backed) then I'll probably return the Toshiba and replace it with the LG one.

Many thanks for the advice.

 

[Anonymous]

Of course if you don't need the HD tuner and your happy with the picture, as well as getting it for a good price, do you really need to change it? As long as you are happy that's all that counts.