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Recently, I reviewed the REGZA 46SV670U, which resides at the pinnacle of Toshiba"s LCD TV line. Though one limb down on the family tree, the REGZA 47ZV650U bears a striking resemblance to its kin.

The one major difference between the two is that the top dog SV670U"s LCD panel is backlit by an array of LEDs with Local Dimming. The 47ZV650U"s panel is backlit with the more conventional CCFLs (cold cathode fluorescent lights).

But this new dynamic LED display comes at a cost. The 46" SV670U retails for $600 more than the slightly larger 47" ZV650U. Toshiba is providing you clear choices at different price points. And considering the highly respectable video performance of the 47ZV650U, this less expensive relative in the REGZA bloodline is an option worth considering.

(Editor"s Note: Toshiba also makes a 42" and a 55" version of the ZV650U series, the 42ZV650U and the 55ZV650U. Since all three models have similar specifications, this review of the 47ZV650U can apply.)

Toshiba"s 47ZV650U video performance is workmanlike solid. Compared to last year"s models, this 240Hz display would easily earn a 4.5, but the bar is constantly being raised. The audio output from the integrated speakers is fine for everyday TV viewing.

I like the inclusion of both a USB port and an SD card slot. But this REGZA lacks a LAN port to connect to Internet content. Of course, if you are not interested in fidgeting with widgets on your TV, then add an extra half point. For videophiles, Toshiba provides one of the best picture adjustment tool sets around.

The MSRP for the 47ZV650U is $1699, which is comparable with other 240Hz LCD models from many manufacturers. Surfing the web, I"m finding it in the low $1200 range, which makes this REGZA more attractive. And with the holiday season just around the corner, who knows what Santa might bring.

The screen"s CrystalCoat is touted as stopping "ambient room light reflections from washing out the picture." I still found that the viewing angle was not extremely wide. The farther off center you sat, the more washed out the picture. This is characteristic of most LCDs.

This REGZA locates all its connections in two panels on the right side of the TV. On the edge, the smaller convenience panel contains one HDMI input, one Composite Video In with stereo Audio Ins, and a USB port for uploading JPEG photos, DIVX videos or MP3 songs. Also, on the side is an SD card slot where you can play JPEG photos (no music or video files).

Next to this on the back, a larger panel includes three more HDMI inputs, two Component video (YPbPr) Ins (with matching stereo Audio Ins), one more Composite Video In (with matching stereo Audio Ins), one VGA PC input with an Audio In (stereo minijack), and an S-Video In.

The 47ZV650U does not offer a LAN port, which means that you cannot connect this TV directly to your home network and stream content off the Internet.

I imagine that we will see this web-enabled feature in future Toshibas, but none of the current models include it. Of course, judging from the numerous questions I receive about networking TVs and Blu-ray players, not adding a LAN port makes this TV easier to use.

The EPA states that this Toshiba"s On Mode Power is 156W and Standby Power Consumption is .4W. Based on the formula that the TV is on five hours a day and in Standby for the other 19, the Estimated Annual Energy Use is 287 kWh/year.

Since manufacturers are not attaching those yellow ENERGY STAR tags that you find on air conditioners and refrigerators, you will have to study the ENERGY STAR list to see how the 47ZV650U compares to other 47" TVs.

We use the test patterns to adjust black level, white level, and color bias. The player is set to output a 1080p signal, which is the native resolution of the 47ZV650U.

As far as I can tell, the picture and audio adjustment tools are the same for the 47ZV650U as they are for the 46SV670U that I reviewed earlier. I don"t wish to keep referring you back to that review, therefore, I will reuse some of that text when it applies to this TV.

Now, if you just want to pull the TV out of the box, plug it in and watch the big game, then choose one of the default Picture modes. Toshiba offers six: AutoView, Sports, Standard, Movie, Games, and PC.

Next, I set the Color Temperature, which is in the Advanced Settings Menu. Even with this adjustment, you can begin to see the amount of control that Toshiba is giving you. Usually, the choices are Cool, Normal and Warm.

The 47ZV650U offers a slider from 0 to 10. 0 being Warmest Warm and 10 being Coolest Blue. Standard mode defaults to 7. I pushed it to a neutral 5. As a reference, Movie mode defaults to 2.

For most of you Sunday morning tweakers, working through those adjustments should produce a highly satisfying picture. But for the serious squeeze-every-last-pixel-out-of-a-color-bar-test-pattern types, Toshiba provides you a robust list of fine tuning features.

Finally, the 47ZV650U sports a 240Hz LCD panel. Toshiba uses backlight scanning to jump from 120 Hz to 240. VIZIO employs the same technique and I have discussed the technology in detail in my review of the VIZIO SV471XVT. Please read it if you need a refresher.

I"ll admit that the LED backlit Toshiba 46SV670U spoiled me. It"s local dimming was luscious. This traditionally backlit 47ZV650U simply cannot reproduce such deep blacks.

But when you compare the 47ZV650U with other similarly priced 240Hz LCDs models, its performance holds up quite well. The colors are true, the image is sharp and you can tweak it to match your eye.

Video technology is definitely advancing every year and Toshiba"s PixelPure 5G 14-Bit Internal Digital Video Processing pushes this 2009 REGZA incrementally beyond last year"s HDTVs.

Though when it comes to audio performance, sometimes I believe we are mired in the last century. Yes, the 47ZV650U does employ Dolby Volume to control annoying loud commercials or fluctuations when changing channels. But the basic sound fidelity is still limited by an undermanned speaker system.

The Toshiba REGZA 47ZV650U provides the type of solid performance that you should expect from a high end 240Hz LCD. It does not match the deep richness of the LED backlit with local dimming REGZA 46SV670U. Then again, its lower price tag reflects that.

Toshiba Visual Solutions Corporation and its subsidiaries ceased to be the subsidiaries of Toshiba Group on February 28, 2018. they will continue to develop, sell, and offer repair and support services for Toshiba and REGZA-brand visual products.

First to determine if your Toshiba TV was manufactured in 2015 or later look on the TV Model label located on the back of your television for the manufacture date. The label below illustrates how to find the manufacture date (outlined in red).

In January at the annual Consumer Electronics Show, Toshiba grabbed a lot of headlines with its autostereoscopic (glasses-free) 3D TV. The company is still talking about that TV nine months later, but the 3D TVs they’re actually selling fall into the passive glasses category.

This one in particular is a 47-inch unit with a very slim design and a full suite of video and networking features. It’s an edge-lit LED LCD TV with some local dimming, which helps improve black levels. It includes four HDMI ports, plus the standard assortment of analog inputs. There’s also a USB port for connecting thumb drives and such.

As stated previously, it’s a passive 3D TV, which means that it puts most of the 3D technology in the LCD panel rather than in the glasses. The passive glasses are similar to the ones you’ll get in most commercial theaters, and in fact the glasses you snuck out of the theater will work with this TV. This method has some pros and cons which I’ll get into later.

The Toshiba remote is a mix. It’s nice-looking, with contrasting shiny black and metallic gray. It includes a backlight button that’s very bright. I found the button layout frustrating though. The buttons are painfully small, with nano-sized type and cramped so close you have to hold it up to your face to see what’s what. You’ll get used to it, but never really like it.

I started engaging the TV by connecting a Verizon FiOS DVR and a Panasonic 3D Blu-ray player. Right away I noticed something interesting. This TV takes forever to turn on and handshake with connected components. In the old days it wasn’t unusual to wait a minute for a tube TV to warm up and show a picture, but today we expect our TVs to snap to attention immediately. For some reason, which probably has to do with HDMI issues, the Toshiba 47TL51U takes a long time—51 seconds. That might not sound like a lot, but it seems like an eternity when your staring at a black TV that should have a picture on it. Switching between sources is faster, and I like that when I turned on my Blu-ray player the TV noticed and switched inputs automatically.

The resulting image on this Toshiba was bright and extremely well-done 3D. There was absolutely no flicker or ghosting in the picture. In Despicable Me, everything had shape, texture and depth. In an underwater IMAX feature, one scene with a large grouper was so convincing it appeared that my dog was going to get bitten when he walked in front of the TV.

But while the passive technology makes a good 3D image, it also noticeably softens the overall picture. In some places it makes the TV’s pixel structure more apparent. This is more easily seen in onscreen text. I noticed this issue with an LG passive 3D TV as well, but the impact was slightly stronger on the Toshiba.

Toshiba also included a 2D to 3D conversion feature. It works OK, and may be something interesting to show off to friends, but even my kids didn’t care about it that much.

Gloriously, the TV includes built-in Wi-Fi (wired LAN is also included). While I generally prefer hooking up network devices via a real Ethernet cable for its reliability, wireless makes placement and installation much easier, and if you have a strong wireless network in your home, it will work fine most of the time. The downside here, is that Toshiba’s wireless set up is a bit wonky (yes, this is a technical term). Rather than going the traditional route by scanning for your SSID and asking for your WEP key, it requires the user to skip over several other setup options (comically labeled “easy”) first. OK, to be fair, it’s not difficult, just kinda backwards to me.

Toshiba’s smart TV approach includes two routes to get you to online content. Toshiba calls the first layer Net TV. Press the Net TV button on the remote and you’re offered a selection of typical content services including Netflix, Pandora, Flicker, CinemaNow, Skype, Blockbuster and Vudu. That’s a fairly standard lineup and will cover most people’s media needs.

Overall, the Toshiba 47TL515U performs its core functions well and has plenty of attractive features to make it a worthwhile buy. The slow startup time and cramped remote will bother some people more than others. The 3D performance was on par with other passive TVs, and the 2D performance was very good except in one area. At 47 inches, this isn’t likely to be the centerpiece of a home theater, but it would make a nice living room TV for family viewing.

The 47L7200U is a sleek, attractive TV. It has a few interesting new functions, what Toshiba calls TriVector™ 2D to 3D Conversion, Dual-Core Cinema Quality Engine™, and a side-mounted IR flasher for linking infrared devices, such as a Comcast cable box, to the TV"s MediaGuide function. That"s a lot of branded technology.

Toshiba is taking strides to innovate within a market that is currently experiencing a competitive drive to push TVs to the next level of functionality. 3D, Smart functions, and accessories (like motion remotes or USB keyboards) have all been improved upon, and will soon be as much a part of the standard TV purchase as power windows are on a car. Bad news for technophobes.

The Toshiba 47L7200U, with so many trademarked phrases in tow, is a surprisingly simple TV. It"s got some of the best performance parameters of any TV we"ve reviewed so far this year, and it"s clear that Toshiba put a lot of time into making sure it had the best color, contrast, and motion smoothness possible. Unfortunately, it"s also clear that they skimped out on the menus and internet content--it"s got the plainest smart platform out of any we"ve looked into.

Toshiba has been manufacturing electronics equipment since the early 20th century, and their parent companies since well before that. Our point is, they"ve got a lot of experience, not just with the technology inside the devices, but in making the outside of the devices look minimalist, clean, and efficient. We think they"ve done a good job achieving that with the 47L7200U.

Lately, HDTV stands have been going in one of two directions: either the metal branch support rod or your standard black hunk of plastic. That"s why we"re so pleased with the subtle way Toshiba made the L7200U"s stand interesting. You"ve got your usual black rectangle, but it"s got glass laid over the top of it. Might not sound like much, but it"s a little kiss of class that made us blush (figuratively!). In fact, the entire Aero design is based around glass: the stand, of course, but the bezel itself is also entirely glass, ending in a swooping silver band along the bottom of the TV called the "Aero Wing."

Outside of the glass touches, the 47L7200 is a thin, plain TV. It truly does have almost no bezel, but this isn"t anything new in 2012. The ports, inputs, and on-set controls are tucked away behind the TV, giving it the appearance of elegance without confounding its true purpose: televising. We think you"ll like grabbing an eyeful of this TV. It"s hard to argue with its attractiveness.

The 47L7200U sits upon a glass-top stand that allows for about 25° of swivel on either side. Its display panel has a very thin, glass bezel, which curves into a silvered metal wing along the bottom edge of the TV. Beyond these features, the on-set controls and ports are placed in standard positions along the back and left side.

The 47L7200U comes with two decent interfacing options. The first, which Toshiba calls the Illuminated Universal Remote Control, is an ergonomically sound remote control that"s got plenty of buttons for navigating all of your settings, media, and Smart menus. It"s a large remote, but is easy to hold, featuring a central navigation hub and big volume/channel buttons.

However, we feel that Toshiba could have followed a path blazed by VIZIO back in 2010 to fold their universal remote and keyboard peripherals into the same controller. It probably would have made for cheaper production on their end, and given consumers like us (and you) less to keep up with. Just our opinion, though.

The side-placed, quick access ports consist of three simple sections: USB, audio, and HDMI. The TV"s IR blaster (also found amongst the side ports) allows users to connect an included cable between their infrared devices and the IR blaster to allow for an "infrared hub," of sorts. Attaching--for example--a Comcast cable box will allow users to control that device through their TV"s interface, using the Toshiba remote. We"ll go into more detail about this feature in the Software & Internet section of the review.

Overall, the ports are fairly well organized, but are sorted in a way that makes the 47L7200U seem like it has more connectivity options than it really does.

We were very impressed with the Toshiba 47L7200U"s test results. The most important aspects of a TV"s core performance are color reproduction, contrast, and screen related attributes--namely viewing angle and smooth motion. The L7200U tested with some of the best color curves we"ve seen in a while, and showed us an almost perfect color gamut. Its contrast ratio was well within acceptable range where LCD TVs are concerned, and its motion performance was as smooth and flawless as many of the plasmas we"ve tested this year.

The Toshiba 47L7200U may be a 3D Smart TV with all the extra features you"d expect from a company"s flagship, but it"s also a strong, solid performer where it matters most.

Where LCD TVs are concerned, a contrast ratio of 1565:1 is plenty of black/white differentiation for almost any viewing purpose. [More on how we test contrast.](/content/How-We-Test.htm#contrast)

The L7200U tested with solid color temperature. From the chart below, we can ascertain that the middle third of the input spectrum will, unfortunately, show visible color temperature error. The Toshiba L7200U has 5 different color temperature options, but this will be a problem in all of them.

We tested the Toshiba 47L7200U"s color gamut against the rec. 709 standard. The white line in the chart below shows the results for the L7200U. The black line shows the rec. 709 standard. As you can see, its gamut was very accurate--almost perfect--in the area of color.

The Toshiba L7200U tested with very reliable picture dynamics. Its black/white contrast remained high regardless of the amount of each shade on the screen. As an edgelit-LED LCD television, we expect some auto-dimming on full black screens, and the L7200U did just that. There wasn"t a lot of noticeable local dimming, but that"s probably why it scored so well.

LCD TVs will likely never offer as much total viewing angle as plasma TVs. Within the realm of LCD televisions, however, the Toshiba 47L7200U tested with a decent viewing angle--about 27.5° from center to either side, or 55° total. We consider any total over 45° to be acceptable.

We were very impressed with the L7200U"s motion performance. During our tests, we put TVs through a rigorous trial of maintaining clarity, shape, and color integrity in complex photos that move across their screens. This Toshiba shrugged and complied, maintaining almost perfect clarity in pictured wooden lattice, faces, shadows, and intricate metalwork.

This Toshiba almost showed us some perfect uniformity, but like many edge-lit LCDs it had problems during an all-black screen. That test revealed mild but noticeable flashlighting along the sides and lower corners of the TV, though this is only a problem during particularly shadow-dominated scenes. Its white screen was smooth, bright, and consistent from center to corners. Good uniformity, but not perfect.

The Toshiba 47L7200U boasts two 10-watt Audessey speakers. Like many of its technological features, the speaker system carries a brand name. But unlike the other branded features, it doesn"t seem to help the TV"s performance. We"ve heard worse embedded speakers than these, but they weren"t impressive. There was very little distortion during rapid machine gun fire, rocket-powered grenade explosions, and the resulting rain of debris. Voices carry about as much volume as the wares of war, which is probably why there"s so little distortion. The speakers boast a consistent clarity, in part because nothing is very loud, no matter how much you turn up the volume.

Like so many brands this year, Toshiba"s included Surround Sound mode is a spectral presence. It simply doesn"t do anything, and you"ll be straining to hear a difference between when Surround Sound is On or Off. Overall, slightly above average speakers, good enough for solo viewing or for a quiet group.

Taking a look at the chart below, where this Toshiba"s average power consumption is listed alongside other similarly sized, 2012 LCD TVs, reveals that it uses an average amount of power. A backlight setting of 57 gives the 7200U a luminosity of about 200 cd/m2, and will cost you roughly $16/year. But setting the backlight to maximum, in line with our calibration, will still only cost $20/year when using the TV 4-6 hours a day.

The L7200U Cinema Series uses an unusual picture settings system. Rather than attributes like Brightness, Color, and Sharpness ranging from 0 to 100, and being set to 50 by default, this Toshiba uses 0 as its default, with decreases to the setting resulting in negative numbers like the ones below. This is perhaps an attempt on Toshiba"s part to help users better understand the impact of their changes (since ranging into "positive" or "negative" adjustments away from default doesn"t really work on a 0-100 scale like most TVs portray), but it was--at first--a tad confusing.

The Toshiba 47L7200U ships with 4 pairs of Toshiba"s passive 3D glasses. They are stiff, inflexible, and uncomfortable. They are also probably the worst part of Toshiba"s 3D experience.

Where after-the-fact 3D conversions are concerned, Toshiba"s branded TriVector 2D-to-3D technology is actually quite good. We triggered it on some standard broadcast content. It doesn"t make a huge difference, and we didn"t expect it to, but its effect on the TV"s menu system was so good it made us wish we had some way to photograph it. We felt we could reach out and touch the menus. It"s just a shame it doesn"t do as much for actual content.

We feel that, overall, Toshiba"s done an alright job implementing 3D into the L7200U Cinema Series. We always appreciate included glasses--as uncomfortable as these particular glasses are--and a solid 2D to 3D converter is a nice way to make use of your free glasses and 3D technology without investing in a 3D Blu-ray player or 3D Blu-ray discs. We don"t recommend that you do that, by the way, as native 3D isn"t very convincing. The immersion is broken by considerable crosstalk, despite the solid contrast/color that the L7200U maintains during 3D showings.

Toshiba really needs to take a page out of LG"s book where glasses design is concerned. We tend to prefer passive 3D glasses for their ease of use/setup, but also tend to prefer leaving our snooty, high-brow nasions intact; Toshiba"s stiff 3D glasses lack any kind of padding or comfort wall between you and their unforgiving frame, and seem to prefer otherwise.

We were very surprised here, as the Toshiba 47L7200U may be one of the only TVs we"ve ever tested to have less visible color temperature error during 3D content than during normal 2D viewing. As you can see from the chart, there"s very little color temperature error overall, and just a touch of visible deviance from the 6500° K standard.

Maybe we"re just spoiled by LG and Samsung, but we felt the crosstalk problems exhibited in this Toshiba"s full/native 3D viewing were unacceptable. As usual, more subtle 3D effects were perfectly fine, but the "pop-out" kind made us want to switch back into 2D viewing.

It wasn"t terrible, but 2012 has set us up to expect more out of TVs in terms of crosstalk, or rather, lack thereof. Some of this may be related to the flat, inflexible lenses on the glasses. The human eye follows a steady curve, and Toshiba"s glasses really only convince the front 30% of the pupil--if we had to guess, we"d attribute a lot of the crosstalk problems to the glasses, as our objective crosstalk test revealed that the TV itself is actually above average where crosstalk is concerned.

The term "flagship" refers to the best of the best of a company"s products. When Toshiba announced that the L7200U Cinema Series was their flagship series for 2012, we naturally assumed a number of things: lots of features, high quality, and a heavy price tag. So we were fairly surprised to find out that you can buy this TV for a little under $2000. But we were even more surprised by how little content its smart platform had to offer.

Compared to the smart platforms offered by LG, Samsung, and even Panasonic, Toshiba"s content offering within ePortal, the name of their smart content menu, is tiny. From the ePortal, users can access all of their personal media for playback, the built-in internet browser, and a paltry selection of apps. We"re talking, like, six or seven apps. And no apps store. While so little content hardly merits it, we went ahead and detailed the whole shebang in our Toshiba"s 2012 Smart TV Platform article.

As for the basic menus, they"re very... basic. They get the job done, and are nicely allocated to the lower portion of the screen on a lazy Susan style wheel. We also like that Toshiba has included a handy bluetooth keyboard to streamline the typing process--if you"re not going to adopt an infrared remote, a keyboard is almost essential to browsing the web on a TV.

The internet browser found within Toshiba"s ePortal is quite simple. It"s really not much different than other 2012 TV browsers, except that the included keyboard makes it much easier to punch in a URL. Navigation is still done primarily by infrared remote--which is terrible--though the TV does give users a "Mouse Emulation" option. It"s still terrible. Click here for a more in-depth look at Toshiba"s internet browser.

The apps listed below are VUDU movies, Netflix, CinemaNow, YouTube, VUDU apps, MediaGuide, and the eManual. And those are the only primary apps on this TV. VUDU apps expands the selection a bit, but it"s not much. And really, the last two aren"t even truly apps. This paltry offering is almost laughable in today"s app-heavy TV market. And yet, there it is. Click here for a more in-depth look at Toshiba"s and VUDU"s app selection.

Toshiba"s main menu is a dial wheel that features major, titled menus--Settings, Network, Timers--that break down into more involved sub-menus when selected. They"re rather limited, usually containing various settings that could be combined into a single menu and still be plenty intuitive.

The L7200U"s side-mounted IR flasher works as an infrared shortcut. Users run a cable from the flasher to a desired infrared based device, such as a Comcast cable box, and can then program the Toshiba"s MediaGuide function to interact with the connected infrared device, sorting its available content and controlling it via the included Toshiba remote.

The Toshiba 47L7200U doesn"t come with a traditional paper instruction manual. Instead, it makes use of an eManual, which users will need an internet connection to get onto. See the immediate problem? If you have an internet connection issue (and we did, for a couple of days) there"s no way to find answers, because all of the answers are locked away inside the internet.

The Toshiba 47L7200U (MSRP $1899) is an odd entry into 2012"s expansive array of 1080p, Smart, 3D HDTVs. Not because of what it does, but because of what it doesn"t do.

From a performance standpoint, it"s a high-quality product. Its contrast, color, and motion performances were--combined--possibly the finest showing out of any TV we"ve reviewed this year. It"s got a decent viewing angle, and will likely please hardcore TV fanatics as much as it will satisfy family movie nights. A TV this fine, with a 47-inch screen, being sold at an MSRP of $1899? Toss in the winning remote/keyboard combo and ample connectivity options, and it"s hard not to recommend the L7200U.

But what gives us pause are the features that many companies--LG and Samsung, for example--are focusing on this year. Namely, 3D and Smart content. The Toshiba excels by traditional performance parameters, but it"s lacking severely in those two areas. Its TriVector 2D-to-3D conversion technology works well, but the full 3D experience was crippled by crosstalk, and the included glasses were very uncomfortable, almost unwearable for long periods of time.

So this TV"s value really comes down to personal preference. If you"d like the "option" of 3D and a limited smart platform, but don"t want to shell out the money for one of Samsung"s higher-end models, the Toshiba is a high-quality TV, and is cheaper than comparison models. However, if you"re buying to get into the new features like 3D and streamlined internet browsing, there are much better TVs out there for that purpose.

CineSpeed LCD Panel: Toshiba"s latest state-of-the-art panel technology that features 8ms response time and a crisp picture. A wide 176 degree viewing angle ensures that you"ll have the best seat in the house.

At a time when TV manufacturers are falling over themselves to release one 4K TV after another, Toshiba is steadfastly insisting there remains a market for premium 1080p HDTVs – the company hasn’t even officially announced its L94 series of Ultra HD television for the UK market at this time of writing. Instead, what we have in for review today is the Toshiba L74 series, its flagship full HD LED TV which comes in three sizes: the 42-inch Toshiba 42L7453, the 47-inch 47L7453 (we’re testing this), and the 55-inch 55L7453.

Fortunately for potential buyers, the “premium” tag that Toshiba’s been happily using to describe its latest L7 Series refers to its specifications rather than its price. The L7453 features an IPS LCD panel with direct-lit LED backlighting (boosted by some sort of local dimming system according to the Japanese brand), passive 3D capabilities, CEVO video processing, and the firm’s revamped Toshiba Cloud Smart TV platform. The RRP (recommended retail price) of the Toshiba 47L7453DB is a very reasonable £750… let’s see if its picture quality impresses.

The 47in Toshiba L74 is a decent-looking set whose black bezel is surprisingly slim for a direct LED display. Rounded bottom corners and a circular LED indicator on the bottom right of the panel are cute touches.

The LCD panel sits on a non-swivel table-top stand with an open-frame rectangular base. Build quality is nothing to shout about, which is hardly surprising given the TV’s affordable price point.

The most accurate out-of-the-box picture presets on the Toshiba L74 are the three [Hollywood] modes, namely [Hollywood Day], [Hollywood Night] and [Hollywood Pro], with the first delivering the highest light output for daytime viewing. For no reason other than its cool-sounding name, we went with [Hollywood Pro] for our calibration process.

Although Toshiba has implemented both 2-point and 10-point [White Balance] controls on the 47L7453, they work independently of each other and are not additive, unlike similar systems found on Panasonic and Samsung TVs. Because of certain issues with the 10-point WB system (adjusting one interval would affect adjacent ones), we were restricted to using the two-point [White Balance] controls to bring greyscale closer to spec:

The Toshiba L7453 doesn’t come with 10-point [Gamma] controls, but does offer a few gamma presets which are curiously labelled as [Black/White Level]. Unfortunately enabling [Black/White Level] in any of its three settings of “Low“, “Middle” and “High” resulted in S-shaped gamma curve which is detrimental to accurate video reproduction, so we had to leave it off.

With [Black/White Level] disabled, thankfully overall gamma tracked fairly close to 2.2 after greyscale calibration. We did not pursue 2.4 gamma owing to the circa-0.2 cd/m2 blacks and compressed dynamic range of the onboard IPS-type LCD panel.

Considering the issues with the greyscale and gamma controls, it will probably come as no surprise that Toshiba’s colour management system on the 47L7453DB – dubbed [ColourMaster] – is flawed in its implementation too. Tweaking [Brightness] introduced serious errors to the sub-100% saturation tracking points, so we only had the main [Colour] slider at our disposal to affect proceedings:

The Toshiba 47L7453 uses an IPS LCD panel from LG Display, whose black-level response and contrast performance are understandably not its strongest suite. After aligning peak white to 120 cd/m2 (as we do for every TV we review to maintain a level playing field), native black level came in at 0.192 cd/m2 on both a full-black screen and a 4×4 ANSI chequerboard pattern. Backlight uniformity was very good by LED LCD standards, benefiting from the direct-lit configuration.

The local dimming system on our 47″ L7453DB was not full-array. Using our custom-authored test sequence where a small white box was scrolled horizontally and/or vertically along the borders of the LCD screen, we determined that the TV would dim its LED backlight only in rows (we counted 6 horizontal zones in total) but not in columns. Interestingly, the per-row dimming took place even with [Active Backlight Control] switched off, so there’s really no need to engage [Active Backlight Control] since it darkened everything including brighter elements on screen, as well as caused some fluctuation in luminance.

The 47L7453DB’s motion-compensated frame interpolation (MCFI) technology is controlled via the [ClearScan] option which is also tied to film-mode deinterlacing – the television won’t be able to correctly detect and process 3:2 and 2:2 cadences with [ClearScan] disabled. Engaging [ClearScan] improved motion resolution (evaluated using the horizontally scrolling lines pattern in Chapter 31 of the FPD Benchmark Software test disc) to 1080 lines from the LCD baseline of 300.

The 3-D display technology on the 47L7453 was the FPR (film-type patterned retarder) variant championed by LG, so we knew what to expect: comfortable, flicker-free tri-dimensional viewing with reduced vertical resolution and viewing angles (stray beyond 15° above or below eye level and crosstalk would increase significantly). Like certain LG passive 3D TVs we’ve seen, Toshiba has applied spatial filtering to mask the jagged edges caused by halved vertical res, so extra-dimensional images appeared somewhat soft.

Finally, a TV maker has picked up the gauntlet thrown down by Sony, and come up with a super-low-lag HDTV for uber-responsive gaming. In [Game] mode, the Toshiba 47L7453DB posted a Leo Bodnar input lag figure of 18ms (or 7ms using the traditional high-speed camera plus cloned stopwatch method), matching up well to the class-leading Sony Bravias.

The Toshiba 47L7453 is not without its virtues: colours appeared natural enough, motion processing was decent, and the TV’s superb gaming responsiveness was a particular highlight. But ultimately for critical viewing, the L7453 is let down by the onboard IPS panel’s limited black-level performance and indistinct shadow detail, and so we can only recommend it to those who will predominantly use it in a brighter environment.

We like the Toshiba Regza 47VL863B"s tasty design and passive 3D support, especially as the glasses are so cheap. But this 47-inch LED TV"s picture and sound performance leave much to be desired.

This 47-inch, 1080p LCD TV has a few other tricks up its sleeve too, as it uses LED backlighting and features Toshiba"s new Places Internet platform, which gives you access to online services such as BBC iPlayer. At current prices, it"ll set you back around £900.

The 47VL863B"s cabinet feels rather flimsy when you"re taking it out of the box -- something we"ve noticed on other recent Toshiba models. Nevertheless, this TV still cuts a dash, thanks to its strong, minimalist lines and the brushed-metal effect used on the narrow bezel. That said, it doesn"t look quite as upmarket as

Toshiba has taken an interesting approach to the remote"s design. There"s a wide silver band around the remote that can be slid up and down to cover and uncover the number buttons, leaving just the main volume, channel and d-pad controls visible. Although it looks cool, it"s actually a tad annoying, as the band tends to wobble about in your hand, rather than locking in one place.

Previous Toshiba TVs have been pretty half-baked in terms of online features, usually only offering simple BBC iPlayer and YouTube apps. This model features Toshiba"s new Places platform, but it"s still rather disappointing.

Toshiba has taken a leaf out of Panasonic"s book and added two tuners to this TV -- one for Freeview HD and the other for satellite services. Unfortunately, the satellite tuner isn"t compatible with freesat HD, so it just tunes into all available free-to-air channels from the Astra 19.2°E satellites, including a number of foreign channels that may, or may not, be useful to you.

The set"s 1080p panel uses edge-mounted LEDs and Toshiba"s Active Vision picture-processing system, which includes 200Hz scanning, along with the company"s Resolution+ upscaling technology. Despite all this, the 47VL863B"s 2D pictures are disappointing.

Perhaps the biggest tissue is the inconsistent backlight. There are obvious pools of light visible around the edge of the TV during darker scenes in movies and TV shows. The set"s colour palette looks muted too, and skin tones have a yellowy-orange tone to them, so they don"t look as natural as they should. The telly"s not great for sharpness either, with standard-definition content looking quite smeared at times, which is unusual, as Toshiba"s Resolution+ system usually does a good job of upscaling standard-def material.

Unfortunately, though, this TV drops the ball when it comes to audio quality. The speakers never really trouble the bass end of the frequency spectrum, and even dialogue sounds tinny and harsh. It"s an issue that affects many slim-line LED sets, but the47VL863B suffers in this department more than most.

Although it"s great to see another manufacturer offering a passive 3D TV, the Regza 47VL863B just isn"t one of Toshiba"s better offerings. Backlight bleeding, unnatural skin tones and below-par Internet features make this set feel much less polished than similarly priced rivals.

With the adoption of Edge LED technology, this backlit LED TV isalmost 50%* slimmer than our current LCD TV. This is combinedwith the metallic-feel finishing bezel design which gives the TVa truly stunning appearance, making any home look better.

Toshiba REGZA Full High Definition LCD TV seizes the maximumpotential of the HD resolution. The LCD panel holds the exactnumber of pixels (1920 x 1080) to allow pixel-to-pixelreproduction of 1080i/1080p HD contents. Standard definitioncontents can also be enriched to fit the HD resolution,resulting in finer images on screen.

Going far beyond 8-Bit and even 10-Bit Video Processing,Toshiba"s 14-Bit Video Processing greatly increasesgradation levels, resulting in a much smoother and morenatural picture.

Resolution Plus is a new Toshiba technology that elevatesstandard definition images up to high definitionquality. It upscales the image to HD-level resolution,then downscales it and compares the two images.

Only Toshiba"s powerful image processing can achievethis. Resolution+ also analyses and refines the pictureto improve the rendering of edges, textures and depth.

When a HD video signal (1080i/1080p) is input into aconventional WXGA LCD panel (1366 x 768), the signalundergoes a scaling process, which does not output the truequality of the HD 1080i/1080p signal. Consequently, therewill only be 92% of the original picture displayed on screenafter scaling.

Naturally, the amount of light in the room affects how you seethe picture, but until now TVs have not been able to do anythingabout this. Thanks to the Ambient Light Sensor, REGZA LCD TVsare able to respond to room lighting conditions, adjusting theircontrast to ensure optimum picture quality. This smarttelevision will adapt itself to the amount of light in your roomto show the most optimal picture. There is a sensor in the TVthat will detect the amount of light in room the tv is in.

REGZA"s new Full Glare Panel is superior to conventionalhalf glare panels by reducing reflection in bright room anddiffusion in dark room, hence allowing you to enjoyexcellent picture quality in all types of ambient lightingconditions.

Precise adjustment of the backlight behind the pixel array isnecessary to obtain optimum picture quality. In REGZA LCD TVs,the brightness of the backlight is automatically adjustedaccording to a sophisticated histogram analysis of thebrightness and location of dark portions in each scene. Deeperblacks in dark scenes (where dark portions cover most of thescreen) are reproduced by reducing the intensity of thebacklight, resulting in greatly improved contrast.

Most TVs have a colour adjustment knob, but REGZA LCD TVs gomuch further, enabling you to adjust hue, saturation and colourbrightness for each of the six basic colours separately. You canperfectly adjust skin colour or grass colour, for example,without affecting the other colours.

Toshiba TL515U series information:The Toshiba 47TL515U review is based on our experiences with the 55-inch 55TL515U television. The observations made here apply to the other sets in the TL515U series. These include the 32-inch 32TL515U and  the 42-inch 42TL515U. According to Toshiba, the TL515U televisions have the same specifications (except dimensions and weight) and should offer similar performance.

We’ve spent our fair share of time marveling at the progression of flat-panel televisions over the last year or so. Lucky for the consumer, as price points plummet, performance simultaneously soars. One might understandably think that, like the U.S. housing market, this high-value television bubble must eventually burst, but if the Toshiba 47TL515U is any kind of indicator, the trend will likely continue for a while.

The 47TL515U takes on the likes of the 55-inch LG LW5600 and the 55-inch Vizio XVT3SV, all similar in price, but with slight differences in engineering. The question is, does Toshiba’s decision to blend passive 3D technology, local dimming and edge-lit LED backlighting make the 47TL515U a strong competitor? We sat down with the 55-inch HDTV, got to know it a little better, and think we have the answer.

The 47TL515U display panel measures 51.22 inches across, 30.87 tall, a slender 1.14 deep, and just over 49 pounds. In the box with the panel we found a table stand, the usual bundle of manuals and assorted paperwork, three dongle cables (one for component video and two for A/V), one remote, some batteries and four pairs of passive 3D glasses.

Even when powered down, the 47TL515U got plenty of oohs and aahs from visitors while set up in our testing room. While Toshiba didn’t outfit this model with an ultra-thin bezel (it measures about 1.5 inches at the top and sides and 2.25 inches at the bottom) the TV is certainly attractive. It’s depth of just over an inch is a big part of that, as is its anti-glare glass.

The TV’s stand is made of blacked out glass. The half-diamond shaped column that rises from the stand is also glass and a nice break from the plastic cylinders we’re accustomed to seeing. Mounting the TV to its stand was a minor hassle, as the instructions suggest placing the panel on its face with a soft blanket or cloth to protect the panel’s surface. While the stand installation guide suggests in its pictures that the TV be elevated from the floor, they neglect to mention that tactic is totally necessary in the text. Toshiba recommends fully assembling the stand, then attaching the back of the TV, which requires about 8 inches of clearance from the floor to fit. Having assembled the stand a couple of different ways, we can confirm that following the manufacturer’s recommendations is key.

This 55-inch model from Toshiba is edge-lit with local dimming. That means that the LED lights are arranged around the edge of the television (as opposed to a full array lined up behind the LCD panel) and can be dimmed as necessary to help create deeper black levels and, reportedly, better contrast.

The 47TL515U is also a passive 3D TV, meaning no battery-powered glasses are necessary. The four pairs of polarized 3D glasses Toshiba includes are pretty rudimentary. They’re made of plastic, so at first they feel better than the el-cheapo paper jobs of yester-year, but they do not fit comfortably or securely. The lack of an adequate cutout for your nose left all our testers feeling like they would slide right off. They’ll get the job done on the short term, but for those who find themselves watching in 3D mode often (this set “converts” any 2D image into quasi-3D too) we suggest making an investment in a nicer pair of after-market passive 3D glasses. You and your friends will look a little less nerdy, too.

The 47TL515U is loaded up with a bunch of Toshiba’s proprietary sensors and processing. A light sensor on the front of the TV allows the set’s “AutoView” function to automatically adjust a bunch of picture parameters. “Dynalight,” as it turns out, is Toshiba’s cute name for local dimming and can be turned on or off as desired. Toshiba also outfits this set with “Clearscan 240,” a technology that backs up the set’s 120Hz refresh rate with a backlight scanning system that gives a 240hz refresh effect. Perhaps the most easily overlooked (but arguably useful) picture-related features are a “native” picture size setting, which defeats over-scanning and the image loss that comes from it. Toshiba also includes both advanced and expert picture setting sections that allow very fine adjustments to be made to the picture — a feature we found them especially useful when using a video calibration disc.

Of course, what’s a TV these days without built-in Wi-Fi and a whole bunch of Internet apps? This Toshiba has many, but not all of today’s favorites. Netflix, CinemaNow, Blockbuster, Vudu, YouTube, Pandora and Flickr all have apps, but Hulu Plus is absent…bummer.

DLNA certification? Yes. The set will play back MP2, MP4 and AVCHD files via network or USB. JPEG picture resolution maxes out at 4096 x 4096 pixels and 9MB file size. As for music, the 47TL515U can stream MP3, AAC and LPCM files with bitrates up to 320 kbps.

To test the 47TL515U we connected a Sony 1700ES Blu-ray player, Xbox 360 and an HD antenna for some terrestrial HD reception. For video content we chose the 2D version of Avatar on Blu-Ray, the 2D and 3D version of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and resurrected Transformers and The Matrix for some up-converted DVD action. We also spent some time streaming YouTube and Netflix videos, as well as video and music stored on a networked computer.

To calibrate the 47TL515U, we used the Spears & Munsil HD benchmark and calibration disc on Blu-ray. This disc has fast become our go-to for efficient calibration and testing of displays since it is easy to use and pretty comprehensive.

We found that Autoview did a great job of adjusting brightness to suit ambient light conditions. The 47TL515U scored very well when it came to our Pluge low and high tests. Color temp was just slightly off, but to the naked eye, colors still looked fantastic to us. Ironically, contrast, one of the few settings that can’t be adjusted with Autoview engaged, is where the 47TL515U seemed to suffer the most. Again, the set looked great, but the tests on our calibration disc indicated that subtle details were being washed out. We were able to improve results slightly by jacking up the dynamic contrast setting to its maximum, though.

In a dedicated, darkened theater room, we wound up setting the backlight at 50, the contrast at 47, the brightness at 6 and, the biggest adjustment of them all, the color at -21. Tint and sharpness were left alone. The significant color adjustment came as a pretty big surprise, since the colors appeared pretty accurate to our unaided eyes but removing the red and green outputs revealed that some pretty significant adjustments were needed to get things just right. This is where the “expert settings” section came in very handy. By being able to defeat the red and green output, we could skip the use of a hand-held filter and dial things in easily and accurately.

Having just reviewed the Sony XBR HX929, which we felt is the most outstanding example of the technology we’ve seen to date, it is difficult not to use that set as a reference. We did keep in mind that the Sony model costs over double what this Toshiba does and it features a full array of LED backlights, whereas the Toshiba is edge-lit. Still, considering that local dimming has historically been reserved for top-tier sets only, it is curious that Toshiba has managed to incorporate it into so budget-friendly a TV set. One tends to wonder if they may have developed some ground-breaking technology or simply scaled down the processing a bit to make it more affordable.

We had high hopes that the 47TL515U would avoid the uniformity issue that usually plagues edge-lit TVs, but it doesn’t entirely. While certainly better than some competing sets we’ve seen, the edges of this set are just slightly brighter than the middle. Frankly, that didn’t bother us much, it was the leakage we saw around the edges during really dark scenes that stood out. If an LED is active, you’ll know it. This tends to take away from the effectiveness of the local dimming feature as well.

On the plus side, the Toshiba seems to abate the “blooming” effect that is commonly associated with local dimming televisions, even besting the Sony XBR in that regard. So, once again, trade-offs come into play with this TV: You can have your super-thin TV with local dimming, but uniformity remains a problem.

On the whole, our experience with the 47TL515U was very positive. However, as is the case with most TVs, there were a few quirks that need mentioning. First, the TV takes a moment to power up once it is turned on or receives a signal from a source such as a receiver or Blu-ray disc player. Sound quality with this set is marginally better than what we experienced with Toshiba’s 46SL417U, but still pretty underwhelming. We found cycling through the set’s various picture modes (Autoview, Sports, Game etc…) took longer than we’d expect and usually involved the picture dropping out momentarily as the switch was made. Access to local network media continues to be slow, but that is not an issue specific to Toshiba or this model of TV. We have yet to find a TV that can pull up local network content quickly enough to make the feature worth offering. Finally, the remote (which we like otherwise) can be tough to read unless you view it straight on. Viewed at an angle, the numbers in the clear buttons became difficult to read.

On the other hand, there are some nice pluses to the 47TL515U. As we just mentioned, we like the remote a lot, which is well laid out, has buttons for all the really important features, and is well backlit. We also liked that the TV powers itself up when it senses a signal via HDMI and enjoyed the Netflix and YouTube interfaces, both of which provided good-quality images when viewing high-resolution content via a wired Internet connection.

The Toshiba 47TL515U provides a great picture and 3D in a cheap, user-friendly, super-slim package, with a nice, big screen. While this model doesn’t escape the issues often associated with edge-lit TVs, its local dimming feature does enable it to display slightly better black levels than sets with no local dimming at all. We appreciate some of Toshiba’s processing features, most notably the Autoview picture mode, which looks better than any of the set’s other presets. With a $1,500 street price, the 47TL515U gives its competition a good run for its money and represents an excellent value in large-screen, flat-panel televisions.

Toshiba Corporation(株式会社東芝, Kabushikigaisha Tōshiba,, commonly known as Toshiba and stylized as TOSHIBA, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Its diversified products and services include power, industrial and social infrastructure systems, elevators and escalators, electronic components, semiconductors, hard disk drives (HDD), printers, batteries, lighting, as well as IT solutions such as quantum cryptography which has been in development at Cambridge Research Laboratory, Toshiba Europe, located in the United Kingdom, now being commercialised.personal computers, consumer electronics, home appliances, and medical equipment. As a semiconductor company and the inventor of flash memory, Toshiba had been one of the top 10 in the chip industry until its flash memory unit was spun off as Toshiba Memory, later Kioxia, in the late 2010s.

The Toshiba name is derived from its former name, Tokyo Shibaura Denki K.K. (Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd) which in turn was a 1939 merger between Shibaura Seisaku-sho (founded in 1875) and Tokyo Denki (founded in 1890). The company name was officially changed to Toshiba Corporation in 1978. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, where it was a constituent of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX 100 indices (leaving both in August 2018, but returned to the latter in 2021), and the Nagoya Stock Exchange.

A technology company with a long history and sprawling businesses, Toshiba is a household name in Japan and has long been viewed as a symbol of the country"s technological prowess. Its reputation has since been affected following an accounting scandal in 2015 and the bankruptcy of subsidiary energy company Westinghouse in 2017, after which it was forced to shed a number of underperforming businesses, essentially eliminating the company"s century-long presence in consumer markets.

Toshiba announced on 12 November 2021 that it would split into three separate companies, respectively focusing on infrastructure, electronic devices, and all other remaining assets; the latter would retain the Toshiba name. It expected to complete the plan by March 2024.

The company was inherited by Tanaka"s adopted son, and later became half of the present Toshiba company. Several people who worked at Tanaka Seisakusho or who received Tanaka"s guidance at a Kubusho (Ministry of Industries) factory later became pioneers themselves. These included Miyoshi Shōichi who helped Fujioka make the first power generator in Japan and to establish a company, Hakunetsusha to make bulbs; Oki Kibatarō, the founder of the present Oki Denki (Oki Electric Industry); and Ishiguro Keizaburō, a co-founder of the present Anritsu.

The group expanded rapidly, driven by a combination of organic growth and by acquisitions, buying heavy engineering, and primary industry firms in the 1940s and 1950s. Groups created include Toshiba Music Industries/Toshiba EMI (1960), Toshiba International Corporation (the 1970s) Toshiba Electrical Equipment (1974), Toshiba Chemical (1974), Toshiba Lighting and Technology (1989), Toshiba America Information Systems (1989) and Toshiba Carrier Corporation (1999).

Toshiba is responsible for a number of Japanese firsts, including radar (1912)color video phone (1971), Japanese word processor (1978), MRI system (1982), laptop personal computer (1986), NAND EEPROM (1991), DVD (1995), the Libretto sub-notebook personal computer (1996) and HD DVD (2005).

In 1977, Toshiba acquired the Brazilian company Semp (Sociedade Eletromercantil Paulista), subsequently forming Semp Toshiba through the combination of the two companies" South American operations.

In 1950, Tokyo Shibaura Denki was renamed Toshiba. This logo, known as the “Umbrella Mark”, was used from 1950 to 1969, and then as a primary logo between 1969 and 1984. It was also used later on for hard drives.

In 1987, Tocibai Machine, a subsidiary of Toshiba, was accused of illegally selling CNC milling machines used to produce very quiet submarine propellers to the Soviet Union in violation of the CoCom agreement, an international embargo on certain countries to COMECON countries. The Toshiba-Kongsberg scandal involved a subsidiary of Toshiba and the Norwegian company Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk. The incident strained relations between the United States and Japan, and resulted in the arrest and prosecution of two senior executives, as well as the imposition of sanctions on the company by both countries.John Heinz of Pennsylvania said "What Toshiba and Kongsberg did was ransom the security of the United States for $517 million."

In 2001, Toshiba signed a contract with Orion Electric, one of the world"s largest OEM consumer video electronic makers and suppliers, to manufacture and supply finished consumer TV and video products for Toshiba to meet the increasing demand for the North American market. The contract ended in 2008, ending seven years of OEM production with Orion.

In December 2004, Toshiba quietly announced it would discontinue manufacturing traditional in-house cathode-ray tube (CRT) televisions. In 2005, Matsushita Toshiba Picture Display Co. Ltd. (a joint venture between Panasonic and Toshiba created in 2002SED. This technology, however, was never sold to the public, as it was not price-competitive with LCDs. Toshiba sold its share in SED Inc. to Canon after Nano-Proprietary, which owns several patents related to SED technology, claimed SED Inc. was not a subsidiary of Canon.World War II, Toshiba was a member of the Mitsui Group zaibatsu (family-controlled vertical monopoly). Today Toshiba is a member of the Mitsui keiretsu (a set of companies with interlocking business relationships and shareholdings), and still has preferential arrangements with Mitsui Bank and the other members of the keiretsu. Membership in a keiretsu has traditionally meant loyalty, both corporate and private, to other members of the keiretsu or allied keiretsu. This loyalty can extend as far as the beer the employees consume, which in Toshiba"s case is Asahi.

In July 2005, BNFL confirmed it planned to sell Westinghouse Electric Company, then estimated to be worth $1.8 billion (£1 billion).General Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and when the China, the United States and the United Kingdom were all expected to invest heavily in nuclear power.Westinghouse for $5.4 billion was completed on 17 October 2006, with Toshiba obtaining a 77 percent share, and partners The Shaw Group a 20 percent share and Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. a 3 percent share.

In late 2007, Toshiba took over from Discover Card as the sponsor of the top-most screen of One Times Square in New York City.New Year"s countdown on its screen, as well as messages, greetings, and advertisements for the company. The sponsor of the New Year"s countdown was taken over by Capital One on 31 December 2018.

Toshiba announced on 16 May 2011, that it had agreed to acquire all of the shares of the Swiss-based advanced-power-meter maker Landis+Gyr for $2.3 billion.Timothy Jacob Jensen.IBM"s point-of-sale business for $850 million, making it the world"s largest vendor of point-of-sale systems.

In December 2013, Toshiba completed its acquisition of Vijai Electricals Limited plant at Hyderabad and set up its own base for manufacturing of transmission and distribution products (transformers and switchgears) under the Social Infrastructure Group in India as Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) Private Limited.

In January 2014, Toshiba completed its acquisition of OCZ Storage Solutions.OCZ Storage Solutions was dissolved on 1 April 2016 and absorbed into Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.,

Toshiba first announced in May 2015 that it was investigating an accounting scandal and it might have to revise its profits for the previous three years.

Toshiba announced in early 2015 that they would stop making televisions in its own factories. From 2015 onward, Toshiba televisions will be made by Compal for the U.S., or by Vestel and other manufacturers for the European market.

In September 2015, Toshiba shares fell to their lowest point in two and a half years. The firm said in a statement that its net losses for the quarterly period were 12.3 billion yen ($102m; £66m). The company noted poor performances in its televisions, home appliances and personal computer businesses.

In December 2015, Muromachi said the episode had wiped about $8 billion off Toshiba"s market value. He forecast a record 550 billion yen (about US$4.6 billion) annual loss and warned the company would have to overhaul its TV and computer businesses. Toshiba would not be raising funds for two years, he said. The next week, a company spokesperson announced Toshiba would seek 300 billion yen ($2.5 billion) in 2016, taking the company"s indebtedness to more than 1 trillion yen (about $8.3 billion).

In January 2016, Toshiba"s security division unveiled a new bundle of services for schools that use its surveillance equipment. The program, which is intended for both K-12 and higher education, includes education discounts, alerts, and post-warranty support, among other features, on its IP-based security gear.

In March 2016, Toshiba was preparing to start construction on a cutting-edge new semiconductor plant in Japan that would mass-produce chips based on the ultra-dense flash variant. Toshiba expected to spend approximately 360 billion yen, or $3.2 billion, on the project through May 2019.

In April 2016, Toshiba recalled 100,000 faulty laptop lithium-ion batteries, which were made by Panasonic, that can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards to consumers, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Toshiba first announced the recall in January and said it was recalling the batteries in certain Toshiba Notebook computers sold since June 2011.

In May 2016, it was announced that Satoshi Tsunakawa, the former head of Toshiba"s medical equipment division, was named CEO. This appointment came after the accounting scandal that occurred.

In September 2016, Toshiba announced the first wireless power receiver IC using the Qi 1.2.2 specification, developed in association with the Wireless Power Consortium.

In late December 2016, the management of Toshiba requested an "urgent press briefing" to announce that the newly-found losses in the Westinghouse subsidiary from Vogtle Electric Generating Plant nuclear plant construction would lead to a write-down of several billion dollars, bankrupting Westinghouse and threatening to bankrupt Toshiba. The exact amount of the liabilities was unavailable.

In January 2017, a person with direct knowledge of the matter reported that the company plans on making its memory chip division a separate business, to save Toshiba from bankruptcy.

In February 2017, Toshiba revealed unaudited details of a 390 billion yen ($3.4 billion) corporate wide loss, mainly arising from its majority owned US based Westinghouse nuclear construction subsidiary which was written down by 712 billion yen ($6.3 billion). On 14 February 2017, Toshiba delayed filing financial results, and chairman Shigenori Shiga, formerly chairman of Westinghouse, resigned.

Construction delays, regulatory changes and cost overruns at Westinghouse-built nuclear facilities Vogtle units 3 and 4 in Waynesboro, Georgia and VC Summer units 2 and 3 in South Carolina, were cited as the main causes of the dramatic fall in Toshiba"s financial performance and collapse in the share price. Fixed priced construction contracts negotiated by Westinghouse with Georgia Power left Toshiba with uncharted liabilities that resulted in the sale of key Toshiba operat