FEATURED Toshiba 24L4200U 24-Inch 1080p 60Hz LED TV (Black)
- Top HD picture quality with 1080p Full HD resolution.
- Thin LED Design: TV without stand (Width x Height x Depth): 22.3” x 14.3” x 1.7”, TV with stand (Width x Height x Depth): 22.3” x 15.6” x 7”
- Dynamic backlight control for deeper blacks and more detail.
- Easily connect to high definition video and amazingly immersive surround sound in one cable.
- USB Media: Easily connect to your favorite tunes and photos, create slideshows, or listen to your personal playlists with this feature.
Want to step up to LED and get 1080p Full HD in the bargain? Picture yourself impressed with Toshiba’s 24″ L4200U HDTV, offering excellent small-screen HD quality, plus the performance, reliability and versatility only Toshiba can offer. Wherever and whenever you want to savor movies, gaming and slideshows-in the kitchen, bedroom or dorm room-this TV will exceed your expectations with its 1080p Full HD10 resolution, sleek, sophisticated Aero design, LED backlighting for bright, sharp images and great energy efficiency, too, plus excellent audio. And if expansion is in your plans, our L4200U comes with a full jack pack of connections to help you do it: HDMI for hooking in an AV receiver or a speaker system; an HD PC port for teaming up with a laptop; and much more. So if you think you’re bound by a low-cost LCD budget, think twice and take a close look at the L4200U HDTV. You’ll enjoy 1080p Full HD10 entertainment, plus the get-more innovation that sets Toshiba apart.
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kandiamo
January 26, 2013
First HDTV experience,
This is my first HDTV, having used an analog with converter box and I have to say it’s been a delight to switch. It arrived well packed and protected. It was easy to unpack and uncomplicated to assemble to the stand which is square and stable beneath the TV; a little wriggling got even small tight screws (only 4 ea.) to match up perfectly so don’t force them. Takes maybe 10 minutes from unpacking to plug in.
After plug-in and “ON”, the TV goes right to 2 basic setup options. I forget the other one, but one option was channel scan and that’s what I did.
The screen is matte finish without glare with a high gloss narrow black frame for full viewing. Display blacks are sharp and colors crisp. Some antenna-TV programs will still appear a little blurred (like VCR pictures) but that’s not the TV, it’s the program. Digital programs will be crisp and colorful. Flesh tone picture out of box tends to be a little red for my taste, but can be tweaked.
With all the bad reviews about sound, I was sure I’d need a sound bar but the sound is fine for a 12 by 12 room (it’s a 24 inch TV after all) In fact, bad reviews imply audio quality on the order of a transistor radio. Not so. Speaker location is on the bottom of the TV display, below the frame. True, it lacks decent bass depth most of us like, but there are customizable onscreen audio settings until you choose a sound system you like to beef it up. I have it set at 10-30% volume with a huge fan running behind it and viewing at 8-10 feet. If still too loud, go to Sound > Audessy ABX ON and Dynamic Volume OFF. CC1 subtitles are useful to back up low volumes during roommate sleeping hours.
There are multiple connectivity options on the back which allow other peripherals like cable/dish or computer or others like DVD player or better speakers. This TV is multi-purpose but has no ethernet port. Of course you can still get cable internet if you have that service, just not connect it to a home network. It does have a USB port on the left side of the screen for other peripheral uses like photos, security cams or home videos. Left side has dramatically recessed controls which are really awkward to reach, especially if wall-installed, so don’t lose that remote 😉
I’ve been playing with this TV for a couple weeks and here are some TIPS:
You may want to use those old 2.1 computer speakers (i.e., 2 small speakers with subwoofer, with a single green stereo plug) for TV sound.
HOW: You’ll need two things – a Y wire composed of red/white RCA jacks on one end for the TV with a single male stereo jack on the other end, and a female/female stereo connector to connect both male stereo jacks together (one from the TV and the other from the 2.1 speakers). Plug in both ends, mute the TV speakers and turn on the external speakers to desired volume, and you’re done. Remember external speakers cannot be controlled with the TV remote because you aren’t using the internal TV speakers.
You can use headphones attached to the TV.
HOW: Use this same RCA Y wire and female/female stereo connector for your earphones. Just plug earphones into the connector instead of 2.1 speakers, mute internal TV speakers and use the volume control on your headphones. You may also want to consider wireless options, but ask yourself how many remotes you really want for a 24 inch TV considering the first one you grab is never the right one.
NOTE: You may notice the black audio IN port on the back of the TV, but it will NOT work for external speakers, nor is it a headphone port since it is not audio OUT. This black audio IN port is paired with the VGA IN port permitting sound on your laptop to be fed to the internal TV speakers.` Again, the internal speakers never disable, but must be muted to not compete with external sound systems.
You may want to watch digital free Hulu or other internet movies/programs on this TV.
HOW: USB to USB on the left side of the screen, or HDMI to HDMI port on the back of the TV to your laptop. If the laptop is next to the TV, you’ll need to use a wireless mouse for control of mute, pause, play, etc. or, if next to your chair, a very long USB or HDMI cable to reach the laptop at your seating so you don’t have to get up when the phone rings. Open YouTube in tabs and click through videos with a wireless mouse. Dim the laptop display and you’re set for movie night.
You may want to use your older DVD or VCR player (no HDMI port).
HOW: If you only have a yellow (or red/white/yellow) RCA wire from your DVD player it’ll still work fine on this TV for color movies. Even though there are blu/red/grn video ports on the back of the TV, put your DVD player’s single yellow RCA adapter into the green port (upper right of cluster) and ignore the other two colors. You’ll still get full color for your DVD movies.
NOTE: If for some reason the DVD disc screen…
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|Tim
January 26, 2013
Great Little TV,
This TV a great buy for use in the kids room, dorm room or kitchen. I say this because it is great for movies and games. The optional game mode can speed up the TVs processing which is great especially for any online games. The 1080p and LED lighting work well together to create great pictures and decent blacks and whites for a TV so low in price. The TV also has a Dynamic Picture Mode which helps clean up the picture and color when watching a movie of television show.
The sound on this TV is fine for small applications. Toshiba uses what they call “Audyssey Premium” to help the sound quality, and although I can’t say that it makes the audio better, I can say that I have no negative comments about the sound and that is a big plus. The Audyssey Premium may really shine when hooked up to external speakers, but due to its small size I have no intentions of ever installing external speakers.
The only complaint I have with this unit is the auto dimming feature that is suppose to save energy and the life of the screen. It does not adjust the back light gracefully, so if the room lighting changes a noticeable jump up or down in screen brightness occurs. You then have to readjust your eyes to the screen which is kind of annoying. This feature is best turned off unless it is in a room without ambient light changes.
Overall this TV provides great picture and sound for a very reasonable price. Five Stars.
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