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EXPERT REVIEWS (4)
 
Published
Jan 6, 2007
 
 
Toshiba 47LZ196 Regza 47-inch LCD HDTV | Sound and Vision Magazine
•Vibrant, natural color •Crisp 1080p detail •Innovative Color Palette control •Excellent, fully backlit remote...•Poor handling of noisy cable programs •Uneven brightness on some scenes...Taking its proud place in this pack of breakout flat-panels is the Toshiba 47LZ196 Regza 47-inch LCD HDTV, the flagship in the company's new top-of-the-line...
Published
Dec 10, 2006
 
 
Toshiba Cinema Series Pro 47LZ196 LCD Flat Panel | Home Theater
And the subject of this review is the 47" Cinema Series Pro 47LZ196, which at $3,899 is essentially a premium 1080p model at a premium price...Compared to its Cinema Series stable mate the 47LZ196 costs only $300 more and sports upgraded gloss black styling as well as some key features...There are two Noise Reduction circuits, an overall DNR and an MPEG Noise reduction...The remote...
Published
Jan 1, 2007
 
 
Sound & Vision Magazine - Test Bench: Toshiba 47LZ196 Regza 47-inch LCD HDTV
The Toshiba 47LZ196's Pro2 and Movie modes measured closest to the standard grayscale target of 6,500 degrees kelvin but were still unacceptably blue...Accuracy of red, green, and blue primary color points was very good...Screen uniformity on full-field gray patterns was less than perfect in our sample, with patterns from 30 to 50 IRE appearing slightly darker in the middle than on...
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USER REVIEWS (12)
 
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(3.95 out of 5)
Average rating
from 3
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2.7/5
Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: TOSHIBA 47LX196 XHD 1080P HD LCD TV
"I got this just before Christmas 06, was very excited when I got it..."

"But, at least now, I can enjoy the HDTV without these annoying gray bands, which is something you think would be expected for the price of these TVs..."

"This does not seem to be isolated to this model but a Toshiba problem and Toshiba seems to look at is as the consumers problem..."

Average rating
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4.0/5
Complete coverage of the Toshiba 47LZ196 47" LCD TV (16:9 1920x1080 800:1 HDTV) HDTV...
"I had very bad experience w/ Sony products before, and I find that a lot of Sony LCD TV's have the "dark cloud" problem..."

"I wasn't able to find very many reviews on this while I was shopping--it seems most people are focused on Sony, Samsung or Sharp but I've always had good luck with Toshiba in the past so I decided to go for it..."

"A good concert performance brings you..."

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2.0/5
Newegg.com - TOSHIBA REGZA 47" 1080p LCD HDTV with CableCARD 47LZ196
"Great picture, nice features, everything you look for in a HD LCD..."

"but if something goes wrong with the set, as mine did, Toshiba is terrible with their warranty..."

"For a TV less than a year old, that was bull-sh..."

"Since then, Tweeter has dropped the Toshiba line of HDTV's..."

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Toshiba Announces Regza Cinema Series Pro LCD HDTVs ...
In Denver today at CEDIA, Toshiba announced two new high-end models in their premium REGZA LCD flat panel TV line, the Toshiba 42LZ196 ($2999.99, October) and 47LZ196...
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4.2/5
Toshiba 47LZ196 47" LCD TV - Toshiba Plasma & LCD TVs Reviews and Prices at PriceGrabber
"I had very bad experience w/ Sony products before, and I find that a lot of Sony LCD TV's have the "dark cloud" problem..."

"A good concert performance brings you right to the venue..."

"I would recommend this TV to anyone looking for the best picture performance available..."

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5.0/5
Toshiba 47LZ196 47" Cinema Series Pro® high-definition 1080p LCD TV at Crutchfield.com
"I purchased this Toshiba 47LZ196 set after moving into a smaller space and needing to replace an older DLP unit..."

"Comcast requires tech to personnally install card (which is Motorola MediaCipher card..."

"That experience was in stark contrast to JVC LCD that I tried to order from Costco but came all busted up from UPS..."

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2.5/5
Toshiba 47LZ196 Overview & Specs - Flat-panel TVs - CNET Reviews
"The sound quality from the internal speakers is good, not awesome, but the speaker strip at the base generates ample power and can be used as a center speaker with external speakers very effectively..."

"SD content is pretty good, but definitely gets a little stretched on this size monitor..."

"The Sharp looked good but a bit pixelated and noisy..."

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5.0/5
Toshiba 47LZ196 Regza 47-inch Flat Panel LCD HD TV (Refurb) | Overstock.com
"this LCD TV was like brand new out of the box..."

"once the settings were taken care of the TV produce a very vibrant picture with good black levels and very lifelike colors..."

"Best money i have spent on Overstock so far..."

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5.0/5
Toshiba 47LZ196 47" Cinema Series Integrated REGZA LCD TV | Vanns.com
"I did a paralyzing amount of research for a Hi-Def TV & kept coming back to the Toshiba 47LZ196 Cinema Pro..."

"Hopefully the TV will be as good as the service from Vanns..."

"Not only did they have the best price that I could find on the Toshiba 47LZ196, but their customer service reps were excellent, and the TV arrived right on schedule with no damage or any other problems..."

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Silver Tilting Wall Mount Bracket for Toshiba 47LZ196 LCD 47 ...
This is Angle Adjustable Wall Bracket for LCD Plasma. This Flat Wall Mount supports any 32" to 63" flat panel screen and plasma TVs up to 165 lb weight. The slim wall ...
Toshiba 47LZ196 47" Cinema Series Pro® high-definition 1080p ...
Cinema Series Pro represents Toshiba's ultimate statement on LCD TV performance and design. The 47' 47LZ196 is one of the most beautiful HDTVs available at any price...
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Toshiba 47LZ196 47" Cinema Series Integrated REGZA LCD TV ...
Toshiba defines high definition with the 47LZ196 1080p LCD television. It provides 1080p input capability, high-definition television tuners, dual HDMI inputs, PC ...
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Toshiba 47LZ196 prices and availability - CNET Shopper
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MANUFACTURERS (2)
 
Toshiba Canada - home entertainment - past models ...
47LZ196. 47LZ196. 47-Inch LCD Television : Form, function and performance ... TOSHIBA's LCD Flat Panel TVs can hang right on the wall, like a piece of artwork...
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I don't see the closed caption through the HDMI port | TiVo ...
I've had a series3 for some time connected to a 20" TV just waiting for our new HDTV. Now we have the HDTV (a Toshiba 47LZ196), and I'm very pleased with i...
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