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Toshiba Fire TV Review

Name: Toshiba Fire TV
Brand: Toshiba

By

Michael Iaboni

7/10/2023 2:55 PM

True Score

81

Absolutely Fresh

78

2

Experts

86

14.7k

Consumers

Product Awards

GR Certified

Customer Favorite

Expert Rankings

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The Toshiba Fire TV has a reasonable contrast ratio, high reflection handling, low input lag, and fast response time. However, poor color accuracy, viewing angles, peak brightness, and no support for variable refresh rates limit it.

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Overview
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Expert Score Breakdown
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Product Snapshot

Overview

The Toshiba Fire TV 2020 is the brand’s entry-level LED TV released in 2020. Thanks to its excellent contrast ratio, it promises to deliver better picture quality over other LED TVs and entry-level televisions. Great black levels make it ideal for gamers who enjoy playing survival horror games set primarily in the dark. This Toshiba Fire TV 2020 boasts a 4K display that upscales beautifully, has excellent black uniformity, and includes a wide variety of streaming apps on a responsive and easy-to-use interface. Keep reading our Toshiba Fire TV 2020 review to learn more about what top experts said, and don’t forget to check out some of the best LED TVs available right now.

Consensus

our Verdict

The Toshiba Fire TV has a great contrast ratio and handles reflections well, making it suitable for both dark and bright rooms. It also has low input lag and high response time, making it a good choice for light gaming. Unfortunately, it has poor color accuracy and viewing angles, low peak brightness, and no variable refresh rate support. If you’re looking for a better option, the Toshiba C350 offers high contrasts, 4K, and HDR support.

Reason to Buy

Good Contrast Ratio
High Response Time
Handles Reflection Well
Low Input Lag

Reason to Avoid

Bad Color Accuracy
Poor Viewing Angles
Low Peak Brightness
No Support for VRR

Toshiba Fire TV Specs

	Backlight Type	Edge
	Display Type	LED
	HDMI Inputs	3
	HDR Format	HDR10
	LED Panel Type	VA
	Max Resolution	3840 x 2160 (4k)
	Refresh Rate	60 Hz
	Screen size	43"
	Smart Platform	Fire TV
	Sync Technology	n/a
	VRR	n/a

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Test Results

Color Gamut % (DCI P3 xy)	80.75
Color Gamut % (DCI P3 uv)	87.21
Color Gamut % (Rec 2020 xy)	58.65
Color Gamut % (Rec 2020 uv)	66.08
Color Gamut % (sRGB)	0
Color Gamut % (Rec 709)	98.6
Color Gamut % (BT.2020)	0
Color Gamut % (Adobe RGB)	0
Color Gamut % (BT.709)	0
Contrast Ratio (x:1)	4,026
SDR Brightness (nits)	345
HDR Brightness (nits)	373
Input Lag (ms)	20.5
Response Time (ms)	12.7
Color Washout (Degrees)	27
Color Shift (Degrees)	54
Brightness Loss (Degrees)	28
Reflections (%)	5.1
Low-Freq Extension (Hz)	84.76
Freq Response StdDev @ 70db	3.79
Freq Response StdDev @ 80db	4
Weighted Total Harmonic Distortion @80db	0.317
Intermodulation Distortion @80db	5.99
EOTF (600 nit delta)	0
EOTF (1000 nit delta)	0
EOTF (4000 nit delta)	0

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Score Card

E

Expert Score

78

*.75

We place a 75% weighted value on Expert Test Scores

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Customer Score

86

*.25

We place a 25% weighted value on Customer Scores

True Score

81

Any product with a True Score above 70 is a Mixed Reviews

Expert Score Breakdown

Publications with higher Trust Scores are given more weight.

101.4
Category Trust Score
67
The Toshiba Fire TV is okay overall. Although it has a VA panel with a… read more
By:
Shaqil Hossain
77.8
Category Trust Score
60
A bargain-priced set, the Toshiba 4K Fire TV Edition is a prime example of what… read more
By:
John R. Quain