Features

• Super Narrow bezel
• Flat Panel Type: LCD TV
• 14-bit PixelPure Processing
• ClearFrame 120Hz
• Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels

Pros:
1080p/24hz
120Hz
Great Picture
Narrow Bezel
Swivel Base
Great Blacks
Great Colors
A lot of Picture Adjustments

Cons:
Brightness in corners when there is no image on screen

Summary:
This is a great TV. Got it at Costco for 1299. So, I think that is the best deal. Was going to choose between W4100 and XF550U, and I am very glad that I went with the XF. My brother in law has the W4100 and I was a little disappointed with the picture, and more so with the picture adjustments. I did like the menu on the W4100 over the XF. But, aside from that the TV is great.

I have the Onkyo SR606 and the controls from either or control each other through the CEC capability. Very nice feature. This TV has all the bells and whistles.

The SD picture quality was better then I expected. The HD picture was absolutely amazing. The 120Hz does seem to jutter a little more then I expected, but most TVs that have that capability still to work on it.

The color is spot on and the blacks are surprisingly good for an LCD. Not as good as a plasma, but very good.

The swivel base is very very cool. It allows me to move the TV away from a window that gives me a lot of glare, and allows me to move it to get the best angle when I am on my other couch. Very very cool.

Average Rating

5.0

Features

• Super Narrow bezel
• Flat Panel Type: LCD TV
• 14-bit PixelPure Processing
• ClearFrame 120Hz
• Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels

Product Description

For “High-Style” conscious consumers, Toshiba has brought its award-winning “Super Narrow Bezel” (the world’s thinnest LCD TV bezel at only 0.9″), and thinner SoundStrip 2 speaker system, to its top-of-the-line XF550 Cinema series REGZA model, allowing more TV in less space. This “virtually all-screen” model combines 1080p full HD resolution, and 14-bit PixelPure 4G digital video processing with 10-bit LCD panels for a stunning 16,384 levels of gradation. This model also includes DynaLight SuperContrast for superior black levels, ColorBurst wide color gamut CCFL at 108% of the NTSC color gamut for rich lifelike color, and improved ClearFrame 120 Hz frame rate with film stabilization and 5:5 pull-down for clear fast-motion video to deliver an all-new level of picture quality. Featuring 46″ (diagonal) screen size, this model also incorporates 3 HDMI 1.3 inputs with x.v. Color and Deep Color for amazing color depth and REGZA Link (HDMI CEC) for simple connectivity to home theater components.

AMAZING !!! – Fred D. Eisenlohr – Hermosa beach, CA
I shopped and shopped . Bought 2 TV”S at Costco and took them both back because I wasn’t satisfied with the picture quality. I have had my 46″XF550U Toshiba now for nearly a year and I still marvel at the picture quality of this set every time I turn it on, not to mention it’s beautiful thin bezel design. This LCD ‘s blacks are as close as it will ever get to plasma blacks. Truly incredible. Buy this set, it will not disappoint .

Won’t be Disappointed – CloneGuy – IOWA
I have been doing my research on HDTV’s for about a year and a half until finally coming across this TV. I have a 32″ Toshiba Flat screen tube TV that I have had for about 4 years and I still love it for what it is used for. I have the 46XF550U hooked up to a Denon AVR 1908 and a Sony Blu-Ray player w/ Polk Audio 5.1 surround. I put in Dark Knight on Blu Ray and any of my worries about this TV melted away, the picture is absolutely amazing, colors are bright, blacks are true. For the price you won’t find a better TV (trust me I have looked). Not only in the picture quality but the sound with out the surround is actually pretty good. Also another high point that turned me on to Toshiba 4 years ago is how easy the set up and functionality of the remote control is, that still holds true with this TV. The big box electronics stores in my area don’t even carry this model and if they did I highly doubt they could do this good on the price. It’s awesome you will NOT be disappointed!

This is a great TV! – Jeffrey G. Malucci – Winchester, VA
I purchased the Toshiba 46XF550U from Amazon in late November. The TV arrived in pristine condition in the expected delivery window. For the first week I was waiting for HD to be installed and was forced to watch SD programming. I think that the Toshiba does a very good job handling SD signals and looked great via Direct TV. The picture was very clear and after initial setup looked much, much better than I expected. Even after stretching the screen out using one of the Theater modes.
I had a friend come by with his Xbox360(yeah, I don’t have one) and the games were AMAZING! He said numerous times how he was able to see details that he had not seen before. The game intros were incredible as well. Using an Upconverting DVD player I was able to view the TV display in 1080p. Absolutely blows you away! Definitely get the most of standard DVDs.
Once the HD upgrade was complete I realized TV viewing BLISS! The picture is very good right out of the box with very little picture adjustment required. Like most all new TVs there a a few basic tweaks to make, but after that, AHHHHHHHH!!! Watching all of the playoff football this year has been much more enjoyable because of the brilliant picture quality of my new Toshiba LCD HDTV. I can’t wait for the Super Bowl!!!!!

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