Toshiba 15LV506 15.6-Inch Widescreen LCD TV with Built in DVD, White

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15 inch LCD TV

In everyday use, such as changing channels, adjusting volume, and switching input modes, the 15LV506 performs quite adequately. We can definitely imagine someone preferring the device’s small size, promoting the ability to watch video, rather than raising the bar for actual picture quality and overall enjoyment. 

Color quality on the 15LV506 is about what you’d find on a laptop screen, which is to say that the blacks are not that black, and colors don’t exactly pop off the screen. Compared with the same DVD Nacho Libre to a Westinghouse TX-42F430S 42-inch LCD television, and the colors on the Toshiba 15LV506 were rather dull and lifeless (with only a 500:1 contract ratio). This explains why the unit does not support Blu-ray: Why bother with a higher-resolution format when even DVD quality video displayed on the LCD screen looks washed-out and muddy? Still, in a house that has decided to invest in all Blu-Ray discs from now on, the 15LV506 is not that compatible. Audio quality on the two-channel TV is also not that great, again similar to the quality you’d expect from a laptop and a far cry from even an older Sanyo 22-inch TV we used. The set’s 1366×768 resolution should be another tip-off about general quality.

The 15LV506 worked okay with the 1080p HD video, but lacked any true color quality – blues looks darker than they should have, for instance. You can also connect a video game console, but not the PlayStation 3 if you use the HDMI connector: The 15LV506 only supports the older component video connection. You can run digital audio out to a receiver to help with audio quality, though. The unit offers some minimal adjustments terms of acoustics as well, such as a surround sound setting and bass/treble adjust. The 15LV506 is an all-in-one television that does work well in the kitchen. It’s a 15-inch LCD (measured diagonally) that weighs about 8 pounds, and the stand is sturdy enough that you can move it around easily. The TV doesn’t actually swivel around or move up and down like you might expect, so you have to adjust the entire unit for a different viewing angle. The DVD is side-loading and works well, though: It grabs the disc from you and doesn’t force you to push it in all the way, as with the PlayStation 3. 

Fortunately, just about any CD and DVD we loaded into the unit worked as expected. We successfully tested burned CD-RW discs and burned DVD movies in DVD-RW format. The Toshiba 15LV506 remote control worked well in the kitchen too (it has large buttons for fast forward and power, for example), but we would have preferred some sort of latch or snap-in holder on the TV to avoid getting spaghetti sauce all over the remote, safely placing it out of harm’s way. The TV also has a few other features worth mentioning, such as a headphone jack and a way to connect it to RCA audio receiver. There’s even a sleep timer for those late nights of oven-baking bliss, or if you decided to use the unit in your bedroom instead.

Technical Details
• 1366×768 resolution w/ 800:1 contrast
• 150/170 degree Viewing Angle
• WMA, MP3 and JPEG Playback
• High Gloss Bezel with Slim Chassis
• DIVX Playback

Pros: Built-in tuner; supports many disc formats; remote is big and easy to use; low price; compact size for countertop use

Cons: Poor 500:1 contrast ratio; no HDMI port; no digital optical output; poor audio quality; no holder for remote

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