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Toshiba home entertainment is an incredible experience where sound and images combine to stimulate your senses.

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Home entertainment products are

accessories designed to complement

and enhance your environment, both

passively and interactively. They are

tools with which you can define your

personality and express your individuality.

They may be dominant or discreet,

blatantly stimulating or subtly enhancing.

Our range reflects this, with a wide

selection of screen shapes and sizes,

from impressive flat panel displays to

compact TV combinations, from versatile

DVD recorders to dynamic portable

music players. Whatever you choose,

Toshiba’s experience will ensure that

you enjoy a superb performance and

truly memorable home entertainment.

Toshiba is a global company with

expertise in a wide variety of fields.

From televisions to laptop computers,

X-ray machines and ultrasound

scanners to air traffic control systems

and pioneering mobile communications,

Toshiba technology is all around you.

This unrivalled pedigree ensures that

Toshiba products will continue to

exceed expectations and set new

standards in an increasingly complex

and competitive world.

We don’t just care about how our

products fit into an individual’s home

environment, we are also committed

to wider environmental concerns such

as recycling. Every product we make

is subject to an eco-efficiency calculation

that balances a product’s value against

the various environmental impacts of its

lifecycle. We are taking a proactive role

in the development of the European

Union’s directives for the recycling of

waste electrical and electronic

equipment (WEEE) and Restriction

of Hazardous Substances (RoHS).

Even our product brochures are

produced using paper from a

sustainable resource, paper that can

be recycled at the end of its use.

Where this symbol appears on

our product it should not be

treated as household waste.

By ensuring this product is

disposed of correctly, you will help

prevent potential negative consequences

for the environment and human health.

For more detailed information about

recycling this product, please contact

Toshiba, your local household waste

disposal service or the shop where you

purchased the product.

We take great care in manufacturing

our products and pride ourselves on our

quality. That’s why we believe in providing

high levels of customer care, service and

after sales support.

Click on to our website:

www.toshiba.co.uk

Here you will find all the information

you need to help you choose a Toshiba

product, including a product comparison

tool, latest award winners and in-store

offers. You can also download brochures

and user manuals, find your nearest

stockist or register a new product.

All details correct at time of going to press. Product design and specification subject to change or modification without notice.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

content

Insight

a detailed view of the latest technological advances

Insight: High Definition TV 4

Insight: Screen Technology 5

Insight: Recordable DVD 24

LCD & PlasmaTV

– overview 6

LCD 16:9 TV 8

LCD 4:3 TV 14

Plasma TV 16

Widescreen & 4:3 TV

– overview 18

Widescreen Face Flat 50Hz TV 20

Face Flat Nicam 4:3 TV 20

Nicam 4:3 TV 22

Mono 4:3 TV 23

Portable 4:3 TV 23

DVD

Hard Disk DVD Recorders 26

Multi-drive DVD / Video Recorder 26

Multi-drive DVD Recorder 26

DVD / Video Combi 28

Home Cinema DVD 30

Portable DVD 32

Technology Explained

Glossary of Terms 34

Detailed Specifications

LCD & Plasma TV 36

Widescreen & 4:3 TV 37

DVD 38

Insight: High Definition TV

Get Ready for HDTV

High Definition TV is coming soon.

For example, in the UK both commercial

broadcasters and the BBC are already

filming some programmes in High

Definition. BSkyB has announced plans

to start HD broadcasts in 2006 while

many movie studios have committed to

producing movies on HD DVD. You will

need an HDTV receiver or HD DVD

player, but most importantly, you will

need a High Definition compatible TV.

What is HDTV?

Very simply, High Definition Television

is a digital system that gives you picture

quality that is vastly superior to current

broadcast systems. The improvement

in clarity, depth and sharpness of

images is instantly visible.

HDTV provides an average of eight

times more data on a display screen

than a standard definition broadcast

thanks to the increased picture

resolution that HD broadcasts deliver.

The Technical Bit

• Current digital TV broadcast system

(PAL) offers 576 active lines of

picture information, sent as an

interlaced signal, reproducing around

210,000 pixels.

• There are three main HDTV

standards: 720p, which offers 720

lines of image, progressively scanned;

1080i, providing 1080 lines of

interlaced image; and 1080p, which

provides 1080 lines of progressively

scanned lines.

• High Definition broadcasts carry two

million pixels of data signal - that’s

around eight times more picture detail

on the HDTV screen versus current

Digital broadcasts.

A new European industry-wide technical

standard has been defined for products

which will be able to display High

Definition images.

Any product featuring this logo

guarantees:

• A minimum native resolution of the

display or display engine (in the case

of DLP projectors, for example) is 720

lines in widescreen format.

• The display will accept HD signals

via component video and DVI or

HDMI interface.

• HD component inputs that will accept

the following video formats:

a) 1280 x 720p and b) 1920x1080i

(at 50 and 60Hz).

• A DVI or HDMI input with HDCP

copy protection support.

Available Now!

Toshiba already has a range of TVs and

projectors capable of displaying High

Definition broadcasts in all their glory

when they are available. In the

meantime, you can make the most of

the products’ high specifications and

their benefits.

High Resolution

The resolution of a screen dictates

the amount of picture information you

will see. The more image data available,

the more detail in the display and the

greater your viewing experience. That’s

why all the widescreen LCD TVs in this

brochure have a minimum panel

resolution of 1280 x 720 (almost 1

million pixels). Potentially each pixel

can display different information,

so enhancing the colour, tone and

ultimately, the three-dimensionality of

the image displayed.

An industry standard for connecting

high definition components, High

Definition Multimedia Interface™

transmits uncompressed digital video

and audio content over a single cable,

replacing the multiple cables required

with analogue AV connections.

As there is no conversion from digital

to analogue and back again (as with a

SCART lead for example), the original

digital quality is upheld.

HD Ready: three high-spec LCD TVs

with high resolution screens, 2x HDMI

and Component Video inputs, plus

integrated digital receivers (p.8)

Insight:

HD Ready: three striking LCD TVs

with high resolution screens and HDMI

input (p.10)

HDMI™ dramatically simplifies home

cinema system installation and offers

numerous additional benefits including PC

compatibility, automatic format adjustment,

as well as automatic configuration of the

system to turn on or off the components

necessary to view a DVD, listen to a CD

or watch cable or satellite TV.

Screen Technology

Thanks to Digital TV, DVD and High Definition TV, the audio-visual quality of programmes available is generally far superior to anything we have experienced in the home before. However, you need to have the right equipment to enjoy this new level of home entertainment.

As pioneers of DVD and the new HD

DVD technologies, we have shown our

continuing commitment to bringing the

very latest advances in AV technology

into your home for your ultimate

enjoyment. Our latest LCD screens are

packed with image-enhancing

technology such as Active Vision LCD

and Real Digital picture processing, while

our range of DLP™ TVs and projectors

bring the full impact of cinema style

viewing into your living room.

What is Active Vision LCD?

Active Vision is a high performance

picture processing system designed

to produce a stunning picture by

enhancing four core elements of a

television image:

Detail – Active Vision LCD can

reproduce three times more pixels

than a conventional LCD TV.

Colour – Active Vision LCD can

reproduce four times more colour tones

than a conventional LCD TV.

Movement – Using Real Speed

Progressive technology, Active Vision

LCD dramatically reduces jagged

edges on lines and detail during

fast-moving scenes.

Contrast – Active Vision LCD uses a

dynamic contrast enhancer to adjust

contrast levels automatically. While it is

important for an LCD TV to have a high

performance panel, for the best results it

is absolutely essential to have a high

performance picture processing system.

What is Real Digital Picture Processing?

Real Digital adds yet another dimension

to the picture processing technology by

reducing the number of signal separations

that normally occur in an LCD TV.

Signal processing in current LCD TVs

has to pass through numerous separate

signal conversions before it arrives at

the panel processing chip. This process

dramatically reduces the picture signal

quality of the TV.

Toshiba’s new Real Digital picture

processing reduces the signal

separation stages, therefore

maintaining the original detail of

the signal, and enhancing the

picture performance.

If the HDMI™ interface is used, the

signal is carried directly to the panel

signal processor as a digital signal,

and no picture separation occurs.

INSIGHT: HDTV & SCREEN TECHNOLOGY

42WL58

Decorative accessory or television? These flat panel TVs are uniformly stylish, with a super-slim display designed to fit into any home environment with the minimum of effort.

High resolution screens, combined with

Active Vision LCD and Real Digital picture

processing technologies, ensure

astonishingly crisp, vibrant images from

within the minimal Picture Frame screen

surround. Subtly mounted beneath the

screen to enhance the Picture Frame

effect, the integrated stereo speakers

offer a full, rich sound. Selected models

also offer HDMI™ connectivity, in readiness

for High Definition broadcasts.

HDTV Insight p.4 Active Vision Insight p.5

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LCD & PLASMA TV

(S-VIDEO)

Pa/Cb

Pr/Cr

COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT

MONO

(AUDIO / VIDEO)

WOOFER OUT (VARIABLE)

FIXED / VARIABLE

RGB/PC

HDMI

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

L/MONO

HEADPHONES

(5)

WOOFER

RGB/PC IN

HDMI1

HDMI

HDMI2

AUDIO

DVB COMMON INTERFACE

EJECT

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LCD WIDESCREEN TV

42WL58

107cm

42WL58 – 107cm screen

LCD Widescreen TV

Resolution: WXGA (1366x768 pixels)

Active Vision LCD & Real Digital picture processing

Contrast ratio: 550:1

Brightness: 500cd/m

SRS®WOW™ sound, Nicam, 20W RMS

2 HDMI™ interfaces

Component video input

Optional accessories

Floor stand

94cm

37WL58 – 94cm screen

LCD Widescreen TV

Resolution: WXGA (1366x768 pixels)

Active Vision LCD & Real Digital picture processing

Contrast ratio: 800:1

Brightness: 500cd/m

SRS®WOW™ sound, Nicam, 20W RMS

2 HDMI™ interfaces

Component video input

Optional accessories

Floor stand

82cm

32WL58 - 81cm screen

LCD Widescreen TV

Resolution: WXGA (1366x768 pixels)

Active Vision LCD & Real Digital picture processing

Contrast ratio: 800:1

Brightness: 500cd/m

SRS®WOW™ sound, Nicam, 20W RMS

2 HDMI™ interfaces

Component video input

Optional accessories

Floor stand

HDMI™

connecting high definition components. HDMI™ transmits uncompressed digital video and audio content over a single cable, replacing the multiple cables required with analogue AV connections and ensuring exceptional

High-definition Multimedia Interface™ is a new industry standard for

digital quality. HDMI™ dramatically simplifies home cinema system installation and offers numerous additional benefits including PC compatibility, automatic format adjustment, and automatic configuration of the system to turn on or off the components necessary to view a DVD, listen to a CD or watch cable or satellite TV.

HDTV Insight p.4 Active Vision Insight p.5

42WL58 / 37WL58 / 32WL58

Product design and specification subject to change or modification without notice. Screen tint for illustration purposes only.

For detailed specifications see page 36.

LCD WIDESCREEN TV

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LCD WIDESCREEN TV

94cm

37WL56 – 94cm screen

LCD Widescreen TV

Resolution: WXGA (1366x768 pixels)

Active Vision LCD & Real Digital picture processing

Contrast ratio: 600:1

Brightness: 500cd/m

SRS®WOW™ sound, Nicam, 20W RMS

HDMI™ interface

Accessories

Floor stand

81cm

32WL56 – 81cm screen

LCD Widescreen TV

Resolution: WXGA (1366x768 pixels)

Active Vision LCD & Real Digital picture processing

Contrast ratio: 800:1

Brightness: 500cd/m

SRS®WOW™ sound, Nicam, 20W RMS

HDMI™ interface

Optional accessories

Floor stand

69cm

27WL56 – 69cm screen

LCD Widescreen TV

Resolution: WXGA (1280x720 pixels)

Active Vision LCD & Real Digital picture processing

Contrast ratio: 900:1

Brightness: 500cd/m

SRS®WOW™ sound, Nicam, 20W RMS

HDMI™ interface

L56

37W

HD Ready

Thanks to the combination of high

resolution screens, HDMI™ and component video inputs, these televisions are all set to display the high definition images.

HDTV Insight p.4

Active Vision Insight p.5

37WL56 / 32WL56

REAR PANEL

SIDE PANEL

27WL56

REAR PANEL

SIDE PANEL

Product design and specification subject to change or modification without notice. Screen tint for illustration purposes only.

For detailed specifications see page 36.

LCD WIDESCREEN TV

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