Toshiba 47Z3030
Toshiba 47Z3030
RRP £1,700
Buy the Toshiba 47Z3030 online from Toshiba@HomeCinemaGear from £1,207
One of the drawbacks with LCD TVs is the tendancy to suffer from motion blur. That is they loose clarity with fast moving images. One way to reduce if not eliminate this effect is doubling the standard 50Hz refresh rate to 100Hz. Toshiba was one of the first to use a refresh rate of 100Hz but has opted to only use this on it’s top end Z series screens.
As such the 47Z3030 features 100Hz image processing which seems to do a good job of reducing the aforementioned motion blur. Home Cinema Choice tested the 47Z3030’s full HD 1080p/24fps performance by hooking up the screen to a Sony BDP-S1E and giving Pirates Of The Caribbean on Blu-ray a spin. The magazine comments “…their movements certainly lose less resolution than they do on Toshiba’s own non-100Hz sets …” They go on to say that the very fastest action does leave a definate trace of blur but the result is at best quite natural and not overly distracting.
Other features on the picture quality side include Toshiba’s ActiveVision M100HD processing for improved colour, contrast and sharpness. Plus 10bit processing for a wider colour pallette and MPEG noise reduction. The 47Z3030’s 1080p/24fps performance is improved further by featuring a 5:5 pulldown facility that replicates the exact image frames in sets of 5 to reduce the juddering artefacts that some 1080p/24fps sets can suffer from.
The downsides are a poor black level performance with dark sides looking decidedly grey and a shallow viewing angle with brightness and contrast really suffering when viewing from a wide angle.
The sound however fares better probably due to the speaker technology being provided by Onkyo. The overall sound quality is good with power, clarity and believable mid bass.
Technical Specification
Please be aware that the features/specifications can differ from country to country.
Picture
Visible screen size (cm): 119
Screen format: 16:9
Display resolution: 1920 x 1080p
1080 HD ready
Dynamic Contrast Ratio: 15000:1
Active Vision M100 HD
100Hz
Standard TV up-scaling
Exact Scan Mode
Brightness (cd/m²): 500
MPEG noise reduction
3D Digital Comb filter
Digital noise reduction
24 fps with 5:5 pull down
Viewing angle (degrees): 178
Wide colour gamut
Dynamic Gamma curve correction
xvYCC Broad Colour Space
10-bit processing
Interactive Features
Digital Text
Electronic Programme Guide: 8 day
Now and Next Information
Favourite channel memory
Fastext
Audio
Sound output (RMS) W: 20
SRS WOW
ONKYO speaker technology
Stable Sound
Tuning
Digital Ready
Freeview Digital Tuner
Analogue Tuner
Auto Set-up
Connections
HDMI with Deep Colour: 3
REGZA link (CEC functionality)
Component video
RGB (via SCART): 2
SCART: 2
S-Video
Side AV input
PC Input: WXGA
Analogue audio input
Optical digital audio output
Sub woofer output
Headphone
Other Features
Off timer
Panel lock
Integrated Signal Amplifier
Wall Mountable (VESA)
Swivel pedestal stand
Dimensions
Width (mm): 1132
Height without ped. stand (mm): 710
Height with ped. stand (mm): 765
Depth without ped. stand (mm): 147
Depth with ped. stand (mm): 352
Weight without ped. stand (kg): 32.2
Weight with ped. stand (kg): 35.5
Power consumption - typical (W): TBC
Power Consumption - stand-by (W): < 1
For & Against
Home Cinema Choice
“…
Highs: Colour response; sharp and detailed high-definition pictures.
Lows: Black level; limited viewing angle.
Overall: 3 out of 5
…”
The 47Z3030 is available from Toshiba@HomeCinemaGear from £1,207
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