Toshiba T68 TV U58 (Available in 43-, 49-, 50-, 55- and 65- inch sizes) The U58 range is the most affordable and accessible of Toshibas 4K HDR range.
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Toshiba has now unveiled its full 2018 lineup and were seeing everything from big screen OLEDS to titled LEDs as well as HDR, Onkyo speakers and Alexa smart assistant support.
TVs from Toshiba and lets face it those model numbers arent exactly memory-friendly.
In light of that, weve put together this catalog of all the Toshiba TV releases for this year so that you can peruse the entire lineup and see which set has all the features youre looking for.
Toshiba 2018 TV technology Toshiba isnt really known for pioneering any cutting edge TV technology but what it does do is bring the latest tech to the market for a more affordable and accessible price point, which were definitely not averse to.
This year, Toshiba is continuing its mission to make OLED TVs affordable with its X98 series, while its entire UHD range will support Dolby Vision HDR as well as HDR10 and broadcaster standard HLG.
Across its UHD and Full HD ranges, Toshiba has also announced its aiming to smarten things up with Alexa voice support.
This will mean that Amazon Echo and Echo Dot owners will be able to talk to their wireless speakers to control their TVs, whether thats turning it on or off, changing channels and inputs, or adjusting volume.
Toshiba has also pushed to improve its sound in 2018, confirming that its collaborated with hi-fi and home cinema brand Onkyo on the design of all its speakers and subwoofers.
The final improvement comes in the form of Toshibas smart TV portal.
A part of the whole 2018 TV range, Toshiba promises this portal will deliver a more user-friendly and personalized viewing experience thanks to its integration of on-demand services, customizable menus and view as you scroll feature.
Toshiba 2018 TV ranges Toshiba X98 OLED TV X98 (Available in 55- and 65- inch models) Want to upgrade to an OLED display Then you need the slim-bezeled Toshiba X98 range.
OLED displays are still premium in the TV market so while were not expecting these to come in at under 1000, its likely theyll be very competitively priced compared to the competition.
Thanks to the fact that they dont have a backlight, these 4K HDR TVs are able to dim or switch off their pixels to display deeper blacks and more striking color contrasts.
And with each pixels light and color individually regulated you can be assured of more realistic on-screen colors.
Like the 75-inch U68 model, both of the X 98 TVs will have a wider color gamut, displaying up to 1024 shades per color and reproducing 99 of the DCI-P3 colour space.
This being the top range for Toshiba this year, you wont be surprised to hear that it also features its XSound Pro technology, which offers DTS TruSurround HD and comes with larger speakers for distinct audio quality as well as internal subwoofers for better bass projection.
Toshiba U68 U68 (available in 43-, 49-, 50-, 55-, 65-, 75- inch sizes) The U68 range is where Toshiba is looking to go big on screen sizes so if youve been thinking you might just have enough room for a 75-inch set this is where you should be looking.
This range also makes use of Toshibas XSound Pro technology which offers DTS TruSurround HD and comes with larger speakers for distinct audio quality as well as internal subwoofers for better bass projection.
U78 (Available in 49- and 55- inch sizes) The U78 range doesnt quite reach the same screen sizes as the U68 range, but it doesnt go small either.
This 4K range also offers support for Dolby Vision HDR alongside HDR10 and HLG.
Pcswmm 2dIt also boasts a built-in upscaler so that even when youre not watching 4K content, you can be sure youre getting the most out of your 4K screen.
As far as sound technology goes, this range uses Toshibas XSound Plus which offers DTS HD and DTS TruSurround which should sound good in the front-facing Onkyo speakers.