The Toshiba 5200 series offers a modest design and decent black levels for the money but colors are not entirely accurate.If you're looking at spending under $1,000 on a new TV, then the Toshiba 5200 series might be one to consider. While it doesn't have any real features to speak of, unless you count 120Hz, it does boast decent LCD picture quality for the price. Black levels are better than its nonplasma peers can conjure up, and shadow detail is fairly good. The only drawback here is color; if you want Skywalker Ranch-style accuracy, you're better off going for a different brand. The Toshiba's odd color and grayscale controls make it difficult to wrestle something more faithful than the TV's oversaturated Movie mode. If you're paying about a grand, I would still say you should seriously consider the Panasonic UT50 instead, but the Toshiba does a decent job of home entertainment for the modest price. [Read more]
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