March 7th, 2008Toshiba 46LX177 46″ 1080p LCD HDTV
Toshiba’s Cinema Series has shaped some of the best looking and high performing sets for the HDTV market. The 46LX177 46″ 1080p LCD is a part of this series, and same as the other members of this series, is amazing that would no doubt make an impact on a lot of users. You may notice that we have been talking about sets that features 120 Hz display part. The 46LX177 is no different. This HDTV has been labeled by Toshiba as a 120 Hz monster and includes other features such as Clear Frame; the greater than before color gamut, Color Burst; and the 14-bit internal digital video processing, Pixel Pure 3G.
Out of the box, the Toshiba set features a two inch glossy black bezel. It’s a attractive common design so there’s not a lot to be amazed of here – it’s just a black box. The 46LX177 measures at about 45″W x 28″H x 5″D and weighs 77 pounds. It comes in with a swivel stand which allows you some room to reach for whatever cables you have at the back. Its connection panels are located, of course, at the back and includes three HDMI 1.3 compatible inputs, two Component (YPbPr) with matching stereo Audio Ins, one compound (with Audio), one VGA (15 pin D-Sub) and an S-Video. Also built-in is an input for a wired remote control phone. One set of L/R Stereo Ins are included, which is also the audio connection if you are hooking your laptop or PC up with a VGA cable.
Now comes the surprising part. Most HDTV sets in the market gives you all these standard inputs. However, the 46LX177 includes another input that is quite astonishing. Beside the HDMI inputs is an Ethernet port, (RJ 45) that allows you to join to your home network. I be familiar with some sets already have Wifi that let’s them connect to the internet/home network, and you would even say that its a bit “low-tech†to have wired connections when people are going for wireless convenience. But still, wouldn’t it be great to have these options? I mean just like a laptop or a desktop, you have an option to go wireless or immediately plug-in your available network cable. This TV is huge as an entertainment system. I said this cause the 46LX177 cannot simply display movies/TV, but can also display JPEG pictures. Its Toshiba Home Interactive Network Connection or THINC lets you access JPEGs and MP3s located on your hard drive and engage in recreation them back from side to side the TV. Toshiba has also implemented a way to read emails on your TV. But that’s about it, letting you browse through the internet is a bit too much, but who knows, maybe soon that time will come.
As far as presentation goes, the sets image quality needs a bit more tweaking. It doesn’t provide you the out of the box excellence as other TVs have. You can fine tune its pictures with settings such as DynaLight, Dynamic Contrast, and Static Gamma.
Adjusting these settings will absolutely get better the TVs black levels. Of course, they are not the same as plasmas but its reputable overall. Video images then becomes really good. The detail is 1080p sharp with rich colorful images. You can also use the set as a computer monitor. To do this, you have to find a PC with a DVI Output, which you can attach to an HDMI Input on the TV. Then you should be able to display full 1080p resolution if your video card can support it.
In general, users will be grateful for the provided tools and features on the 46LX177. You do however need a little bit of tinkering with the settings for you to get the best picture advantage you desire from this TV.
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