LG 37LH55 LCD HDTV Review - Vs Toshiba 40XV645U

Toshiba Regza 40XV645U Summary
• 40XV645U has better blacks & whites. • 37LH55 has better color representation. • 40XV645U is more prone to artifacting and blurring, but has a better viewing angle. • The 37LH55's 240Hz trumps the 40XV645U's 120Hz.
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Value Comparison Summary

The LG 37LH55 is more expensive than the 40XV645U, slightly smaller, and doesn't have a clear advantage on picture quality. While it does handles color and motion better overall, it suffers from a poor contrast ratio.

	Comparison Specifications
	LG 37LH55	Toshiba Regza 40XV645U
Size	37 inches	40 inches
Price	$1400	$829
Type	LCD	LCD
Format	1080p	1080p
Other	240Hz mode	120Hz

Blacks & Whites

The Toshiba Regza 40XV645U did well on this test compared to the 37LH55. The Toshiba had a deeper black level and much higher overall contrast. The 37LH55 did have a slightly brighter white, but this victory is very minor.

Blacks & Whites Comparison Chart
LG 37LH55 Score: Black Level: 5.47 Peak Brightness: 9.05 Contrast: 6.26	Toshiba Regza 40XV645U Score: Black Level: 9.11 Peak Brightness: 8.3 Contrast: 9.15

Color Accuracy

The 37LH55 solidly out-performed the 40XV645U on our color tests. It had a more even color temperature, much more accurate color representation, and a color gamut that more closely adhered to Rec.709.

Color Temperature Comparison

LG 37LH55 Score: 7.96

Toshiba Regza 40XV645U Score: 6.69

RGB Curves Comparison

LG 37LH55 Score: 7.07

Toshiba Regza 40XV645U Score: 5.82

Color Gamut Comparison

LG 37LH55 Score: 6.11

Toshiba Regza 40XV645U Score: 5.2

Motion

The LG 37LH55 was less blurry and less prone to artifacting.

Viewing Effects

Neither TV had an impressive viewing angle, but the LG 37LH55 managed to be slightly worse than the 40XV645U.

Viewing Angle Comparison
LG 37LH55 Score: 3.69	Toshiba Regza 40XV645U Score: 4.43

Connectivity

The 37LH55 has an extra HDMI port and lacks an S-Video. No gigantic advantage here for either TV.

Other Comparisons

The sole additional comparison: the 37LH55 has a 240Hz mode and the 40XV645U has a 120Hz mode. Although one is ostensibly better than the other, the jury's still out on whether this is actually true. In any case, the difference isn't something the average set of human eyes will pick up on.