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We have collected 2 reviews of the Toshiba 55UX600U. Experts rate Toshiba 55UX600U 7/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the Toshiba 55UX600U and Toshiba LCD TV.
We review the Toshiba 55UX600 55-inch LED HDTV which features internet capability, 120 HZ, and deep black levels. While folks are chomping at the bit for 3D HDTVs—or so the industry would have you believe—Internet-connected sets are real and arriving at a rapid clip. Everyone has them including Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, LG, Sharp and now Toshiba. The net-connected UX600 lets you access YouTube videos, download VUDU movies, check out photos on Flickr, listen to Internet radio, access news streams and lots more. Competing models offer similar features. Along with dancing soldiers on YouTube you can also check out traditional HDTV programs and Blu-ray movies to round out your entertainment buffet. Let’s see if the 55UX600 satisfied our appetites…The Toshiba 55UX600 is fairly straight ahead flat-panel display. No curvy lines like those found on LG sets or splashes of color from Samsung. Our unit was basic black. Toshiba calls it a Thin Air Lagoon design but we didn’t hear any Hawaiian music in the background after setting it up. Still it’s not unattractive-just don’t expect to be wowed. What will impress you is the slimness, which is a shade under 2 inches (1.96 to be exact).
The 55UX600U is one of three new Toshiba HDTVs in its X600 series, which boast thin profiles, low power usage, and a truckload of Internet applications. Priced at $2,399.99 (list), this 55-inch TV uses edge-lit LED backlighting technology to deliver a high contrast ratio and deep blacks, but the trade-off is uneven screen uniformity and significant backlight seepage, both of which detract from the set's otherwise solid performance. And, while the 55UX600U is relatively thin, it is still almost an inch thicker than Samsung's and LG's edge-lit LED offerings. The 55UX600U features thick shiny black bezels (2.5 inches on the top and sides and 3.5 inches on the bottom) that transition to a clear, checkered design similar to the pattern used on Toshiba's 46-inch Regza 46SV670U ($2,299.98, ) only without the silver highlights. The 54.6-inch, 1,920-by-1,080-pixel panel is protected by a glossy coating but lacks the sleek edge-to-edge glass design that you get with the 46SV670U. The cabinet measures 2 inches in depth, which is certainly thinner than the average CCFL-backlit HDTV, but it's almost an inch thicker than the Samsung UN40B7000 ($2,199, ) and the LG 42SL90 ($1,999.99, ), both of which also use edge-lit LED backlighting.