Toshiba 55SL412U Review

Toshiba 46SL412 Review

Description: 55" Full HD LED backlit LCD TV 1080p resolution
Includes: Tablet Top Stand, Component and composite breakout cables
Dimensions: 50.67" W x 30.71" H x 1.38" D / 50.67" W x 32.46" H x 12.25" D (w/stand) 
Reviewer: Jack Burden
Date: Summer 2011

Toshiba claims that the new Cinespeed processor is less than 6 milliseconds in response time and we believe it after seeing the processor of this TV in action. It gets rid of moire', patterns, and judder immediately with the Clearframe 120Hz turned on. The HD picture quality color rendition is very accurate and not over-saturated. There is a very good balance between light throughput and color saturation. 

The picture does not offer the depth that some of the best clear coat screens can offer. But side viewing angles were better than most LCD TVs. In fact, it was better on the SL412 than on the SL417. However, the picture has more motion artifacts and pixelating in the background. Dark shadow detail is pretty solid if you increase the Brightness setting on the TV to 4. Doing so will allow you to see some background light uniformity issues in the screen, but I didnt find it distracting. It was worth the tradeoff to see more detail in dark scenes. Otherwise, dark areas of the picture can become a black blob.

Appearance And Design: The SL412 is not as attractive a TV as the one-up model SL417. The black gloss bezel framing is a little thicker at 1.5" in width and the TV is 1.3" in depth. There is a silver 1" strip across the bottom of the TV. The back panel of the TV is plastic and there are two HDMI inputs in a cavity with all other inputs pointing straight out the back of the TV. The included table top stand does not swivel or rotate and the top of the stand is black gloss plastic.

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