Toshiba Europe today announced RV733 series of LCD TVs and unveiled new members of its LCD TV portfolio, the AV and LV series.
The RV series spans three models with different screen sizes: the 81.3 cm (32") 32RV733, 93.4 cm (37") 37RV733, and 101.6 cm (40") 40RV733. They will be available in March throughout Europe.
Toshiba's RV733 series sets come with a Full HD 16:9 panel with 1920 x 1080 pixels. To tap the full potential of the Full HD panels ? the vast majority of content in Europe is still in SD quality ? the RV733 TVs feature Toshiba's upscaling technology Resolution+. Powered by Toshiba's MetaBrain processor Resolution+ upscales content from standard definition (SD) sources to near high definition quality with improved edge detail and texture. The new LCD TVs feature a dynamic contrast ratio of 50.000:1.
Other features of the new series include AutoView, a feature that automatically selects the ideal image settings, such as brightness, contrast, gamma, sharpness and colour saturation during initial setup and permanently adjusts the settings according to the ambient light and the displayed content. The usage of this autoconfiguration can even reduce power consumption.
The Dolby Volume sound levelling application ensures a consistent volume level once chosen by the user, even during commercials and while changing channels. And last but not least the RV series are Toshiba's first REGZA TVs featuring SoundNavi. SoundNavi automatically adjusts the sound settings according to the way the TV is mounted and provides even stronger sound projection, enabling integrated TV speakers to direct audio to the nearest hard surface and amplify sound in the same way as freestanding TVs.
Toshiba also equipped its RV733 series with a variety of interfaces: All RV733 TVs are Wi-Fi ready for wireless connection via an USB dongle with WLAN interface. Support of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) enables the addition of WLAN connections to the home network by a push of a button. Thanks to the DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) certification the RV733 series can share content with other digital devices in an existing home network.
In addition to WLAN connectivity, all RV733 models come with two USB and two Scart interfaces, a PC port, LAN interface, headphone output, ports for digital audio output, component video input and a DVB common interface. To receive uncompressed signals from a source device the RV733 series is equipped with four HDMI 1.4 (High Definition Multimedia Interface).
A CI+ slot (Common Interface) enables users to subscribe to different pay TV channels. When connected to a games console or a PC the RV733's Game Mode and PC Mode respectively automatically adjust the picture settings and adapt the picture to the screen format of the TV accordingly.
Toshiba RV733 series
- Full HD 16:9 LCD panel with 1920 x 1080 pixels
- MetaBrain processor
- Upscaling application Resolution+
- AutoView for optimised picture settings
- Dolby Volume
- Sound Navi
- 4x HDMI, 2x USB, 2 x Scart, Component Video, LAN interface
- REGZA-Link (HDMI CEC)
- Instaport
- DVB-T, DVB-C
- CI+
- DLNA certified
- Wi-Fi Ready with WPS support for easy setup
- Wall mountable or with pedestal stand or swivel
- Full power down option
Toshiba also unveiled new members of its LCD TV portfolio, the AV and LV series. The new series offer picture in W-XGA (AV series) and Full HD (LV series) and have a broad connectivity set. The AV series models with smaller screen sizes of 48 cm (19"), 56 cm (22") and 66cm (26") are suited to smaller rooms with limited space. The AV and LV series models with 81.3 cm (32") and 102 cm (40") are suitable for all-day use in larger rooms like living rooms. The AV and LV series will be available in Europe in April 2010.
The new AV and LV series offer broad connectivity options. In addition to HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) they now offer a USB interface enabling slide shows stored on devices such as laptops and camcorders. Scart ports, a PC port, inputs for headphones, and a component video input complement the connectivity services. The AV/LV 713 and AV/LV 733 series also come with a DVB common interface. For connecting a games console or a PC with an AV/LV series TV the Game Mode or PC mode respectively automatically switch to the appropriate picture settings. These modes adapt the format of the displayed pictures according to the input of the connected device.
The HD ready AV 703 / 713 / 733 series offer a choice of screen sizes spanning 48.3 cm (19"), 55.9 cm (22"), 66.0 cm (26"), and 81.3 cm (32") and a panel resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels (WXGA). They will be available either in a glossy black design (AV7x3) or in glossy white (AV7x4). The AV703 series comes with an analogue tuner only while the AV713 TVs are also equipped with a DVB-T tuner. The AV733 devices feature analogue and digital tuners for DVB-T and DVB-C. Last but not least the AV713 and AV733 devices also can receive HD signals.
The Full HD TVs of the LV series come with the screen sizes of 81.3 cm (32") and 101.6 cm (40"). With a panel resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, they can display content in Full HD resolution at a yet very decent price. The new LV series come in a black Bottom Lagoon Design. All TVs of the LV 703 / 713 / 733 series have an analogue tuner. LV713 TVs feature a DVB-T tuner, and RV733 offers also access to DVB-C.
Toshiba AV series
- HD ready (1,366 x 768 pixels)
- 16:9 format
- Selectable picture format
- Game Mode, PC Mode
- 2x HDMI, USB, Component Video
- REGZA Link (HDMI-CEC) (except for AV703)
- Wall mountable or with pedestal stand
Toshiba LV series
- Full HD ready (1,920 x 1080 pixels)
- 16:9 format
- Selectable picture format
- Game Mode, PC Mode
- 3x HDMI, USB, Component Video
- REGZA Link (HDMI-CEC) (except for LV703)
- Wall mountable or with pedestal stand