What’s more, in standard def mode some skin tones can look a little patchy, as the MPEG blocking prevents the TV delivering the sort of ultra-smooth colour blends a Full HD TV might normally be expected to produce.
Obviously I tried to counter these blocking issues with the TV’s MPEG noise reduction circuits, but in order to reduce the digital artefacts to the sort of level I was happy with, the processing had to soften the picture too much for comfort.
When it comes to audio, the 32XV505DB is in the same boat as the 32CV505DB. Which is to say that it sounds rather average, truth be told, as a wide soundstage and solid amount of bass are countered by an over-crowded mid-range, a slight lack of raw power, and even a tendency to suffer cabinet hums when pushed really hard.
Verdict
I’d thoroughly expected to find the 32XV505DB, with its Full HD pixel count, winning me over even more easily than the cheaper, HD Ready 32CV505DB. But for me, it’s the CV model that’s the more pleasing proposition overall – especially when you consider that the 32in market is more likely to still be watching predominantly standard def fare on their new TVs than the people buying the really big-screen stuff.
Toshiba Regza 32XV505DB 32in LCD TV Specifications
Picture
- Screen Format: 16:9
- Display Resolution: 1920x1080p
- 1080 HD Ready
- Dynamic Contrast Ratio: 30,000:1
- Active Vision LCD
- Standard TV up-scaling
- Exact Scan Mode
- Brightness (cd/m2): 500
- MPEG Noise Reduction
- Selectable Picture Format
- 3D Digital Comb Filter
- Digital Noise Reduction
- Viewing Angle: 178
- Luma Sens (Auto Contrast)
- 10-Bit Processing
- Full Power Down Mode (On/Off)
- Game Mode
Interactive Features
- Digital Text
- Electronic Programme Guide: 8 Day
- Now and Next Information
- Favourite Channel Memory
- Fastext
- Text Page Memory
Audio
- Sound output (RMS) W: 20
- SRS WOW
- Stable Sound
- Bass boost
- Internal Speaker ON/OFF
Tuning
- Digital Ready
- Freeview Digital Tuner
- Analogue Tuner
- Auto Set-up
Connections
- HDMI: 3
- Component video
- RGB (via SCART)
- SCART: 2
- Side AV input
- PC Input: WXGA
- Analogue Audio Input
- Fixed/Variable Audio Output
- Optical Digital Audio Output
- Headphone
- Sub woofer output
- DVB Common Interface
- REGZA Link (CEC Functionality)
- S-Video
Other Features
- Off timer
- Panel lock
- Integrated Signal Amplifier
- Wall Mountable (VESA)
Dimensions
- Width (mm): 786
- Height without ped. Stand (mm): 525
- Height with ped. Stand (mm): 570
- Depth without ped. Stand (mm): 84.5
- Depth with ped. Stand (mm): 258
- Weight (Kg) without stand: 12.4
- Weight (Kg) with stand: 15.4
- Power Consumption(Typical): 173
- Power Consumption (Stand-by): 0.7W
