Toshiba 32BV502B

The Toshiba 32BV502B is a great value 32 inch HD Ready LCD TV from one of the major Japanese manufacturers of flat screen technology.

For budget conscious consumers who put reliability, fine, uncomplicated picture quality, sound performance and ease of use top of the list, the BV502 32 inch Toshiba LCD set is sure to be a top choice.

In a high tech gloss black finish, its slender appearance compliments most living environments whilst thanks to a built-in Freeview tuner you can receive around 50 digital quality TV channels and a range of digital radio stations free of charge with no subscriber fees to pay, accessed via a week-long, 7 day EPG (electronic programme guide,) also offering numerous, interactive digital services.

The 32BV502 is an HD Ready LCD telly design which means a panel area of 1366 x 768 pixels ensuring excellent basic picture quality but with a proper high definition source – like a separate Freeview HD or Freesat HD decoder, or maybe a Blu-ray HDD recorder – the amazing clarity of the high definition format can be better realised.

It improves on last year’s equivalent in several critical, picture performance areas: contrast, where the dynamic ratio increases over three fold to 100,000:1; specific control of digital MPEG standard digital video signals as well as a comb filter and dedicated colour manager and finally the development of the basic picture mode controller to enhance the impact of the gaming option plus specialised settings for computers, a default dynamic setting for high gain boost (using high definition blu ray discs, for instance) and a more advanced user sub menu for even greater control.

Equally impressive is the wide viewing angle of the Toshiba 32BV502, flat screen LCD television: at 178 degrees, it means you can be at quite an angle to the side of the telly itself and still enjoy a great impression of contrast and good black levels which is not something common to all budget LCD tvs which can be ideal for not just normal TV viewing but when playing computer games involving more than one person.

Other features like the backlight control allow you to temper settings according to a room’s ambient light whilst the digital noise reduction is a filter to smooth out the inadequacies of imperfect videos or broadcasts whilst a colour temperature and picture mode selector benefit both film image quality and when choosing a game mode, greatly enhance the overall gaming experience.

The sound quality is better than many, too with a respectable 12 watts RMS ensuring all but the largest rooms should be catered for, audio wise whilst the USB input allows you to easily connect music, photos or video files straight into the TV and a PC input allows the 32BV502B’s LCD screen to be transformed into a dedicated computer monitor.

For often quite a lot less than £250, this main brand, generously specified Toshiba 32BV502 32 inch HD Ready Freeview LCD television represents probably the cheapest, quality 32 inch flat screen tv in the market – using our links, above – you can now buy at the UK's cheapest price.