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We have collected 2 reviews of the Toshiba 55WL863. Experts rate Toshiba 55WL863 8/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the Toshiba 55WL863 and Toshiba LCD TV.
Toshiba produces some stylish high-end TVs and the 55WL863 is a case in point, offering active 3D and online media streaming features. The 55-inch model we reviewed -- there are also 42-inch and 46-inch versions -- packs in Toshiba's clever Cevo picture processing system. With a hefty price tag of around £1,800, does it warrant the money?Toshiba's user interface is very different to those you'll find on other brands such as Samsung, Sony and Panasonic. It has adopted a twin, rotating circle design; you select the type of action you want to perform from the lower semi-circle, which then shifts you to the upper circle where you select a sub-option (see image below). We can't say we're big fans of it. The menus were awkward to navigate using the remote. The change between this circular approach and the more traditional flat menus that you end up in makes it all feel disjointed. The black and grey colour scheme doesn't help matters. It looks drab in comparison to the colourful approach used on LG's and Samsung's latest TVs. The menu system initially looks clever but it's a pig to use. The electronic programme guide (EPG) isn't exactly easy on the eye either. Again, it uses a drab mix of murky-looking colours. It lacks the video thumbnail windows that you now get on most other manufacturers' TVs.
For a couple of years now there's been an increasingly wide divide between Toshiba in Japan and Toshiba in the UK.For while Toshiba's Japan division has been blazing a high-end trail with its phenomenally powerful and entirely uncompromising CEVO TVs, Toshiba in the UK has been increasingly turning into a (very successful) budget brand. Today, though, Toshiba is finally trying to get back on higher ground with the 55WL863: its first UK TV to carry the brand's CEVO Engine.This powerful processing engine ushers in a number of potentially important picture features, including an advanced 2D to 3D conversion engine, a 3D version of Toshiba's long-respected Resolution+ system for boosting sharpness and detail, and a potentially very handy NetResolution+ system for improving the look of streamed video from the Internet.The CEVO Engine is also used to drive the 55WL863's PRO-LED screen, complete with a degree of local dimming.As you would expect of a high-end TV, the 55WL863 has active 3D playback, extensive multimedia playback via USB or DLNA PC, and online features courtesy of Toshiba's new Places system - complete with some intriguing personalisation options.