Toshiba TVs Review 2022 | U.S. News

The Toshiba Fire TV Edition ties for No. 3 in our Best TVs of 2022 and Best Smart TVs of 2022 ratings. The Japanese firm traces its history back to the 19th century when it started making telegraph equipment and lightbulbs, and produced Japan’s first color TV in 1960. Today the Toshiba TV brand is controlled by Chinese manufacturer Hisense under a deal signed by the two companies in 2017, even though the Toshiba unit operates as a separate entity. Toshiba’s specialty today is the Fire TV using the platform developed by Amazon.

Toshiba is on its third generation of Fire TVs. The first two, the V35 and C350 series, get good marks for design and affordability. But reviewers consider their picture quality lackluster when it comes to factors like brightness and contrast. The newest M550 Series launched in 2021, however, has made impressive strides in picture quality. Some professional reviewers say the M550 Toshiba Fire TV matches or beats many high-end rivals. The M550 has also wins over reviewers with its improved sound quality (even without an external sound bar) and features for gaming, including its technology known as 480 Motion Rate, which refreshes up to 480 images per second to reduce blur and improve clarity for fast action content.

The older Toshiba Fire TV models are still available with the same user-friendly features such as the Alexa-controlled Fire TV platform and can be had for attractive prices, especially if you want a smaller TV. The older models deliver less-than-optimal performance if you’re in a dark room or one with bright sunlight, and some reviewers say the legs can fit awkwardly and wobble.

Toshiba’s Fire TVs range from 32-inch high definition (HD) for a suggested retail price as low as $199 to the newest 75-inch Class M550 with a suggested retail price of $1,399.99, with prices often discounted. In between these sizes, Toshiba has TV sets at 43, 50, 55, and 65 inches. Here are the suggested prices:

Toshiba has 10 Fire TV models with screens ranging from 32 to 75 inches:

The Samsung QN85A, which features quantum-dot or QLED picture technology (Samsung calls its latest version NEO QLED), gets strong ratings from professional reviewers in just about every category, blowing the older Toshiba V35 and C350 models out of the water, albeit at a much higher price tag. The early reviews on the M550, released in 2021, have been promising, and some reviewers say it’s possibly the best TV for the money, with picture and sound rivaling some high-end competitors, good gaming functionality, and prices below those of the QN85A.

The LG G1 offers impressive picture quality for just about any activity from watching movies and sports to gaming with OLED (organic light-emitting diode) technology, which is on many high-end models. OLED is clearly the technology of the future and delivers stunning performance, but has a heftier price tag: This 65-inch LG model carries a suggested price of almost $3,000. If you’re not ready to fork out the money for an OLED TV, reviewers say the Toshiba M550 is the next best thing, with one of the best LCD TVs available. You can save even more with the older Fire TV models but you will be getting just a basic TV.

These Toshiba Fire TV models are available:

You can buy the Toshiba Fire TV at Best Buy (online or in-store) and on Amazon.

Toshiba offers a one-year warranty on its TVs.

Toshiba’s warranty covers repair or replacement. Retailer policies vary: Best Buy, for example, offers a 15-day return policy.