'A Thoroughly Good Tv Set'

FOR Natural colours; good 4K upscaling; Smart TV options

AGAINST Image lacks punch; no Amazon Prime; UI is slow

Few people would have £450 leave their bank account without noticing, but in terms of 4K televisions of this size, the Toshiba 49U7763DB represents a decent buy. So, providing this set works and the picture isn’t offensively bad, you might assume that this Toshiba would automatically receive a positive review. But that isn’t what’s happened here – this is simply a thoroughly good set.

The trend has been to almost entirely eliminate the frame from around the screen, but Toshiba has bucked that by allowing for front-firing speakers across the base of the 49U7763DB, making a sound bar an option rather than a necessity.

It doesn’t skimp on connections, either. There’s even a scart input, that sits alongside four HDMI and three USB inputs on the 49U7763DB’s spec sheet. Of course it has the obligatory ethernet and TV antenna ports, and outputs for headphones, optical digital audio and a subwoofer.

Fit for purpose