February 15th, 2008Review of Toshiba 42LX177 LCD TV
With two times the pixel resolution of 720p HD, the Toshiba 42LX177 creates the peak in picture quality. Clear Frame is Toshiba’s higher system that virtually eliminates movement blur without decreasing image brightness, or addition flicker. Because ClearFrame doubles the displayed frame rate to 120 frames per second, or 120 Hz, images are crisp and clear in spite of of motion.
Clear Frame uses greater Motion Vector Frame Interpolation (MVFI) technology to create new frames, put in them between the original frames. This REGZA Cinema Series LCD panel also boasts Color Burst wide color gamut, increasing the number of available colors and improving color accuracy. This significantly gets better both color cleanliness and color saturation, and combined with superior processing and a superior back-light, creates colors that are vibrant and natural. Like all of Toshiba’s TV models, the 42LX177 offers very user-friendly features and advanced functionality that make operation a gentle wind, including a 6-item light up worldwide remote control that’s ergonomically designed and puts the most used functions right at your thumb. The set comes preprogrammed to operate up to six components, counting a TV, DVD player, VCR, cable box, and two other audio or video components of your home theater. The 42LX177 has many inputs and outputs so you’ll have abundance of hook-up options.
This includes an easy front A/V/S-Video inputs that will let you effortlessly plug in your camcorder or video game. There are also three HDMI (1080p) inputs, rear A/V, S-Video, ColorStream HD component video inputs, plus audio outputs so you can be sure to get the highest quality connection allowable for your equipment. There’s even a PC input (15 pin D-sub) so you can use this set as a computer monitor. This TV is also stacked with convenient features like Channel Browser for with no trouble scanning through the last 32 channels you have sight, with screen images for the last five channels displayed, by channel, by favorites, in addition to by input, at the touch of a button; and Favorite Browser–within Channel Browser–for previewing your preset favorite channels via thumb ails along the bottom of the screen.
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first industry-supported, uncompressed, single-cable, all-digital audio/video connection. HDMI provides the best interface between a DVD player and compatible products, such as this Toshiba 42LX177. This intersects cable combines multichannel audio, digital video, intercommunication between devices, and simple control protocols. A one-cable association reduces cable clutter; in addition to assures that all signals remain in their pure digital form, and secure by use of High Definition Copy Protection (HDCP) in spite of signal output resolution.
The 42LX177 is fitted with Toshiba’s REGZA Premium LCD CineSpeed Panel that offers response times among the best in the industry, giving you plenty of power for even the most difficult home theater enthusiast. The 47HL167 also incorporates PixelPure 3rd Generation Digital Video Processing. Using 333 MHz 14-bit image indulgence, PixelPure 3G can create 4096 steps of nuance for a smooth, natural-looking picture without image banding.
DynaLight Dynamic Backlight Control monitors the brightness level of each video frame, and routinely adjusts the backlight concentration based on the image content. Precise signal analysis affords 256 levels of backlight intensity. This creates dynamic contrast up to 5 times that of the original panel contrast, resulting in a deeper black height that augment detail and deepness, even in low light settings.
The TV might give great visuals but it also gives you great audio as well. Toshiba’s 42LX177 creates a dramatically improved home theater sound with a 20-watt total power output delivered through a new SoundStrip Speaker System, a new speaker technology using a thin-line speaker design with enhanced dynamic range. This eliminates the big round speakers, without losing any of the big home theater sound.
SRS 3D TruSurround to create a wide, three-dimensional sound field from two TV speakers, TruBass for boosting bass for dramatic low frequency effects, and, FOCUS to raise the sound image vertically for clearer voices, even at lower volume levels. SRS WOW technology takes the performance of built-in speakers to a whole new level–without additional speakers.
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