Toshiba 55ZL2

Toshiba 55ZL2 review

Well here's something you don't see every day. A TV that not only enables you to watch 3D without any glasses on, but also sports a native Quad HD or 4K resolution. In fact, no television before the Toshiba 55ZL2 has been able to offer either of these hugely significant features. So it's fair to say the TV will rightly be looked back on in the years to come as the start of what is looking likely to be a new era in television technology. It's a pity, then, that the 55-inch Toshiba 55ZL2 arrives with a couple of clouds hanging over it. First there's the fact that when we've seen its glasses-free 3D system in action at numerous technology shows over the past 18 months, it's left us feeling distinctly unimpressed. Second, it's always seemed - until very recently, at any rate - as if Toshiba's only interest in using a 4K screen was as a means of producing a convincing glasses-free 3D image. So it remains to be seen if the Toshiba 55ZL2 really gets the most out of its 4K talents.Admittedly 4K is a tricky proposition right now on account of the lack of any 4K source or connection standards. But Sony has managed to get 4K working via a high-powered PC and a normal HDMI port and cabling on its VW1000ES 4K projector, so let's pray Toshiba has done the same with the 55ZL2.