Toshiba 50L5200U 50-Inch 1080p 120Hz LED TV (Black)

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1. Elena C.V. "elenart" says:

   March 9, 2013 at 3:03 am

   137 of 141 people found the following review helpful

   
   Toshiba 40″ calibration settings, June 7, 2012

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   Elena C.V. “elenart” (Florida) –

   This review is from: Toshiba 40L5200U 40-Inch 1080p 1080p 120Hz LED TV (Black) (Electronics)

   This is a great TV if calibrated correctly. I was quite frustrated with it in the beginning, looked online and found following settings [...]They worked for me, hope it helps everyone else looking for good calibration.
   All in all, great purchase for the price.

   Settings:
   Set picture mode to preference before making these changes.

   These settings found in Picture Settings and Advanced Picture Settings:
   Contrast 96
   Backlight 52
   Dynalight Off
   Brightness 53
   Color 50 (it’s already well-adjusted out of the box)
   Tint 0 (same as above)
   Sharpness 1
   Dnyamic Contrast Off
   Static Gamma 0
   Color Temperature Warm
   Cinema Mode Film
   Clearframe Off

   Noise Reduction Settings:
   DNR Off
   MPEG Noise Reduction Off

   Theater Settings:
   Picture Size Native (very important to switch to this)
   Auto Aspect Ratio Off

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2. Aaron Trejo says:

   March 9, 2013 at 3:19 am

   45 of 46 people found the following review helpful

   
   Solid picture Solid Price, April 27, 2012

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   Aaron Trejo –
   
     

   This review is from: Toshiba 40L5200U 40-Inch 1080p 1080p 120Hz LED TV (Black) (Electronics)

   The picture is outstanding and very natural, Great contrast, whites are super white and blacks are very deep. Menu buttons are very responsive, no delay. Thin frame and a sturdy stand.

   For the price nothing came close in comparison that is 120hz l.e.d less than 2″ thick with clear frame technology.

   The clear frame technology works great but works via HDMI not the dvi pc connection. Whats cool about it is that you can have something in clear frame mode AND then set the degree of “camera stabilization”, between smooth, standard and off. So you can avoid the complete soap opera effect by setting it to off instead of smooth.

   Blue Ray video is jaw dropping indeed, with the clear frame technology applied over Planet Earth the picture seems ultra real and life like.

   There are a few things about it that are small inconveniences but definitely pale in comparison to the overall deal.

   -Each input saves display preferences EXCEPT for Game mode
   -no dedicated game mode button, access quickly through menu.
   -no start up sound; I enjoyed my Samsung’s jingle to confirm the button press was received.

   I use this as my pc monitor connected via HDMI.
   $650 after tax from Best Buy.
   I had to do a lot of color calibrating but I am extremely satisfied with my purchase.
   I hope this helps as there are not many reviews out about this model.

   Enjoy it!

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3. Willy_Indy says:

   March 9, 2013 at 3:22 am

   45 of 47 people found the following review helpful

   
   Great TV for the price!, May 9, 2012

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   Willy_Indy –

   This review is from: Toshiba 50L5200U 50-Inch 1080p 120Hz LED TV (Black) (Electronics)

   The thing that attracted me to this tv is the fact that it has 3 HDMI inputs while most tv’s in this range only offer 2. I really don’t understand the thinking that goes behind selling higher end TV’s with more HDMI connections. If the tv has internet connectivity built in, that is one LESS HDMI connection that is required, but if you are like me and want to add a streaming network player, you need that extra HDMI connection if you already are using the other 2 for BluRay and satellite receivers.

   The 2nd selling point was that the screen, while not truly a matte finish, is still much less reflective than the other top brands, especially LG. This was a big consideration for me, as my tv room has a lot of windows.

   I love the TV’s appearance. It is very thin with a modern look. The picture quality is great, and I like the movie mode for watching movies and normal tv dramas and sitcoms, while the 120hz ClearFrame is great for sports, especially fast action sports like Supercross and Formula One.

   The reason I don’t give it 5 stars is the remote. It is crappy looking and feeling, the buttons are bizarrely either over-sensitive or under-sensitive when using the onscreen prompts. Really hit or miss. It needs a better remote, and I am thinking about trying one from the L6200U series when my local big-box store gets them in to see if it will work with the L5200U series as well.

   One tip: Make sure you download and flash the firmware upgrade from Toshiba’s website before you try to scan for local channels with the tuner.

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