Toshiba 50 Inch TV Review

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82

The Toshiba 50 Inch TV is one of the best TVs for seniors. It’s the Fire TV Edition, meaning it has easy-to-use smart features, along with gorgeous 4K picture quality. It’s a budget-friendly smart TV perfect for any smart home.

Why We Like It – Toshiba 50 Inch TV

The Toshiba 50 Inch TV comes with Fire TV capabilities built-in. Mixed with a great 4K picture quality, the Toshiba is a fantastic deal. We love the included voice remote that lets you stream from your favorite services with only your voice.

Pros
  • 3 HDMI inputs
  • Automatic software updates over wifi
  • Voice remote control
Cons
  • Many Amazon reviewers received defective units

Performance/display/resolution/refresh

With over 8 million pixels, the Toshiba 50-inch TV is perfect for any home theater. It’s a smart LED TV which has a beautiful 4K UHD resolution that makes your favorite TV shows look crisp and lifelike. It supports Dolby Vision HDR content, and has a quad-core CPU for swift search results. And its 60hz refresh rate is perfect for smooth sports and gaming. You’ll love watching your favorite shows and movies on this full HD TV. Compare its picture quality to a similarly sized model, the Samsung 55 Inch 4K TV or the Samsung UN50RU7100FXZA review.

Sound

This Toshiba has built-in speakers with DTS Virtual X. United States Amazon reviewers are fairly mixed on the sound quality; overall, the sound is surprisingly good for a flatscreen, but you might want to buy an external soundbar for a better range of audio.

Smart Features

This Toshiba is the Fire TV Edition, meaning you don’t need a Fire Stick to access smart features. Fire TV combines all your favorite streaming services (like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video) into one handy place. It comes with a smart remote control so you can change your TV shows with just your voice. The Toshiba even has wifi built-in for fast search results and automatic software updates (so you don’t need to be a tech guru to always have the latest edition). You can compare its smart features to the Sony X950G.

Related: Also check out our Toshiba 43IF711U20 review.

Ports/Expandability

The Toshiba has 3 HDMI ports and a USB port to connect your cable box, DVD player, gaming consoles, and flash drive all at the same time. You can even connect an HD antenna to enjoy live TV. This TV is very flexible when it comes to input and output ports.

Value

At $260, this Toshiba is budget-friendly and is priced right on point with similar TVs on the market, especially for a 4K resolution and easy-to-use smart features. If you need a basic smart TV that’s very easy-to-use, then Toshiba is definitely for you. Of course, if you’re looking for a TV with more bells and whistles, then you should check out our LG C9 OLED TV review instead.

Toshiba 50 Inch TV Wrap Up

A fantastic smart TV, the Toshiba 50-inch has a great picture quality for a great price. The built-in Fire TV features are a great touch, and means you can set up your favorite streaming services without any hassle. Watch games and your favorite movies in full HD and connect to your other smart home devices.