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Toshiba 26AV505 - 26" Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV - With Freeview | 
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| Brand: Toshiba
Category: CE
Buy New: £292.00
New (8) from £292.00
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 3097
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 29.9
Dimensions (in): 30.4 x 26.4 x 9.1
MPN: 26AV505DB
Model: 26AV505DB
EAN: 5017151621140
ASIN: B001CC74D6
Release Date: July 7, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | TOSHIBA 26" LCD TELEVISION WITH FREEVIEW | | • | PIXEL RESOLUTION 1366 X 768 | | • | CONTRAST RATIO 30000:1 | | • | IN BLACK | | • | 2 X HDMI CONNECTIONS AND 1 X SCART CONNECTIONS |
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Product Description
TOSLCDTV26AV50526 HD Ready LCD TV with 1366 x 768 resolution. Dynamic Contrast Ratio: 30000:1 | Features |
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| Size | 26 | | HDTV ready | Yes | | Colour of product | Black | | Connection to PC | 2 x HDMI Scart AV Input Component video | | Display resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | | Contrast Ratio | 30000:1 | | Display brightness | 500 cd/m2 | | Power consumption | 95 W | | Dimensions W x D x H | 664 x 127 x 470 mm |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great TV marred by setup issues November 18, 2008
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
I would have given this a 5* rating apart from one problem.
I bought this for my elderly mother and delivered it and set it up. The picture is excellent as expected, reception was very good. However, autotuning numbers the channels in the order they are tuned in. Thus only BBC1 and BBC2 had the channel numbers that they should have! I searched the manual without success for a solution and found none. I hastily wrote her a list of channels---ITV1 is 7, five is 14, etc---before returning home.
On a second visit recently, I found the solution to the problem. If you tune all the channels in manually, they get the correct numbers! This means stepping through each frequency in turn and letting the TV find the channels.
I don't think this is acceptable on a consumer unit and is surprising as my Toshiba 32" does not suffer from this problem! There doesn't appear to have been any online update to correct the problem.
A great TV with a pain of a setup problem.
 HDMI Nirvana September 10, 2008
38 out of 40 found this review helpful
Having read the other reviews here on Amazon, i decided first on buyinhg the Sony KDL26S3000 as the best bet for a wall mounted TV in our kitchen.
The plan was to run it on the HDMI output of our SKY HD box from the lounge via a HDMI distribution system in the loft (consisting of a HDMI splitter and 4 HDMI cable runs to different rooms).
Unfortunately, the Sony could not hold down a proper picture from the HDMI cable at all.. it seemed to be continually scanning but only occasionally locking onto a picture, before losing it again.
Because i have a few other TVs (Pioneer 43" plasma, and Toshiba 32" LCD) to test with, i was able to isolate the problem to the Sony implementation of HDMI interface on this TV. It may well be fine on a much shorter run HDMI cable, but is definitely more fussy than some other manufacturers' technology.
It was sent straight back and i bought the Toshiba 26" lcd instead (Toshiba 26AV505D), which works perfectly on the same cable setup.
It has a very glossy black fascia, in the style of the more common Samsungs you see everywhere. It has a nice straightforward setup procedure. The Digital freeview implementation seems solid enough.
I had to adjust the standard settings quite a bit (to tone down the default colour and brightness settings).
But the main reason i bought this TV is because i have an earlier 32" Toshiba which i knew to be fine on a long HDMI cable which goes via a HDMI splitter in the loft (it is 20m + 15m : 35M total). And the new 26" toshiba is equally at home with this long HDMI cable setup.
This means we get Sky HD in another room in the house which is a far more important issue for us than the relatively minor comparative differences that distinguish LCD TVs from different manufacturers these days.
I thought i would add this review for any buyers who are also interested in the HDMI input, possibly on a long cable run, or via a splitter or coupler like me.
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