Toshiba 40G300U Review

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Toshiba 40G300U $629.95
By David Kender September 9, 2010

7.9

Overall Score

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Performance

5.6

Features

3.8

Introduction

The Toshiba 40G300U ($899 MSRP) is a decent television, with some surprisingly good performance aspects, but obvious weaknesses, as well. The wasted opportunity of including a LAN port but neglecting the potential for streaming content is more than enough to turn us off, but we can’t entirely ignore the few bright spots the Toshiba G300 offers.

Editorial Note: This is a review of the Toshiba 40G300U. Test results are for this model, but should indicate the general performance of other sizes in the G300 series. The G300 series includes the following models: 40G300U and 46G300U. Read here for more details on series differences.

This review is organized into 17 pages
Page 1 Tour & Design Read More...	Page 2 Blacks & Whites Good black level and contrast ratio. Greyscale gamma is a bit off. Read More...	Page 3 Color Accuracy Decent color curves. Trouble maintaining a consistent color temperature. Read More...
Page 4 Motion Good motion performance, overall. Noticeable artifacting. Read More...	Page 5 Viewing Effects Great, low-reflection screen. Weak viewing angle. Read More...	Page 6 Calibration Learn about the calibration settings for the Toshiba 40G300U. Read More...
Page 7 Connectivity 4 HDMIs, LAN for home networking. No analog audio out. Read More...	Page 8 Audio & Menus Poor audio performance. Decent menu system. Read More...	Page 9 Multimedia & Internet Photo and music playback through USB port. No streaming or internet content, despite LAN port. Read More...
Page 10 Power Consumption Average power consumption. No eco-friendly features like auto shut-off. Read More...	Page 11 Sharp LC-40LE700UN We compare the 40G300U to the LC-40LE700UN. Read More...	Page 12 Samsung LN40C630 We compare the 40G300U to the LN40C630. Read More...
Page 13 Panasonic TC-P42S2 We compare the 40G300U to the TC-P42S2. Read More...	Page 14 Conclusion Read our final conclusion of the Toshiba 40G300U. Read More...	Page 15 Series Comparison Read about the difference between the models in the G300 series Read More...
Page 16 Photo Gallery Read More...	Part 17 Comments Read what people are saying about the Toshiba 40G300U. Add your comments...

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