Toshiba 65QA5D63DB TV 165.1 cm (65") 4K Ultra HD Smart TV Wi-Fi, Black

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The mid-range model features a sleek frameless design, 4K HDR10 image quality and support for Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. The TV also includes all the benefits of the TRU Picture Engine. The flagship 4K QA5D display features Toshiba’s top-of-the-range panel technology, including its TRU Picture Engine and support for Dolby Vision, HDR 10 and HLG HDR formats. Dolby Atmos is also onboard, as is DTS:X and built-in speakers by Onkyo. You can improve things marginally – and we do mean marginally – by tinkering with the Adaptive Luma and Local Contrast controls. But even with the 55QA5D63DB’s contrast optimised as much as possible, very dark scenes in beloved films are honestly difficult to watch.

As noted earlier, the 55QA5D63DB has gone for Android TV for its smart system. This means that there’s no repeat of the missing Disney+ and Apple TV+ apps situation found with the otherwise impressive Toshiba 50UK4D63B. In fact, content levels are high, especially as Toshiba has also brought on board Freeview Play to cover Android TV’s blind spots when it comes to the catch-up apps for some of the UK’s main terrestrial broadcasters.

Also not surprising for the 55QA5D63DB’s money is the slightly limited nature of its connections. Three HDMIs dominate rather than the four you can generally expect if you step up a couple of hundred pounds, and none of these three HDMIs supports the latest premium gaming features of 4K/120Hz or VRR. Elsewhere, Toshiba’s new UF3D line marks the company’s first smart TV with Fire TV built-in to launch in the UK. The speakers even have the dynamic range and power to keep on growing in step with an escalating action scene – something many TVs costing way more fail to do – and the sound consistently has direct impact, rather than sounding as if it’s all getting swallowed up somewhere behind the screen.

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The higher native brightness of the 55QA5D63DB also means it suffers less with clipping (loss of subtle shading and details) in the brightest areas than the 50UK4D63DB. In fact, while we’re obviously not talking about levels of brightness even close to those the best OLEDs or, especially, premium LCD TVs can produce, the 55QA5D63DB is bright enough to deliver comfortably the biggest escalation from SDR to HDR of any TV in its price class. The main source of both its strengths and flaws is its brightness. Right out of the gate, you can tell that it’s much brighter than its cheaper 50UK4D63B sibling. This enables it to deliver much more of the brightness, both in small ‘peaks’ and full-screen situations, that high dynamic range content thrives on. The 55QA5D63DB is a better upscaler of HD sources than we might have expected for its money, adding good texture, sharpness and even depth to HD sources. And as one final small strength, its IPS panel retains colour better when the TV is viewed from an angle than rival VA-type panels would.

Haven’t noticed anything like that, though I only have the 50”. I just played a convenient 10hr green screen video from YouTube (I gave up halfway through), and couldn't see any bands: As I say, I've no compaints at all with the PS5 side, but I'd like to know that I'm getting the most out of my film setup. Toshiba QA5D 55 Inch 4K HDR Android Quantum Dot TV, TRU Picture Engine, HDR10+, Dolby Vision & Atmos, Sound by Onkyo, Alexa & Google Assistant This 4K TV takes advantage of a number of features, including support for the TRU Picture Engine, HDR10 and Dolby Vision HDR support and Sound by Onkyo.Since my last post I'd watched several 4K movies with no smoothing applied, and things were going great. Yesterday I noticed the TV started up with the Toshiba logo and Android animation, so had presumably rebooted for some reason (it may have been fully powered off by someone else, or updated, perhaps). Rounding out Toshiba’s latest UK TV range will be the LK3Cs, a pair of 32- and 43-inch HD resolution TVs aimed predominantly at the second room market. Despite not being 4K models, the LK3Cs will still get HDR support (though not Dolby Vision), and will still carry Toshiba’s TRU picture engine. I haven’t had a proper play with the TV in terms of the interface but there are a lot of good features on paper including Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos support – though testing speakers is never an option at a busy trade show.

With just the right content, the 55QA5D63DB can deliver some pretty engaging pictures. Unfortunately, though, most of the time its picture quality varies between disappointing and flat-out poor.I have no idea from this whether it should be Auto or Off for watching films on disc - but as I say, it makes no difference as far as I can see. Of course, the panel doesn’t go right to the edge of the chassis, but it looks much nicer than a lot of budget-friendly TVs. I also like the stylish strip under the display and those thin feet.