Again, you need to choose a Dynamic Contrast setting that best suits your personal taste, but the picture is good either way. Thankfully the Toshiba UK31 does well where it counts – it’s picture performance is excellent when compared to other budget-friendly sets.

You'll also find an Ethernet, a digital optical output and a USB port so you connect a multitude of devices. Toshiba’s TRU Picture Technology provides smooth, upscaled and more detailed viewing whatever you’re watching. Though his specialty is writing about everything going on in the world of virtual reality and augmented reality. If you have elected to receive a replacement, then a swap out will be arranged at any UK mainland address of your choice.

Bass is quite light, but the mids and highs hold up enough to ensure every scene is audible – clear, if not overly impactful. You can turn off BT Web Protect by logging into ‘My BT’, and selecting ‘Turn Off’ in the ‘BT Web Protect’ panel with the ‘My Security’ section of the page.

It switches on a lot of that dynamic control and local dimming processing power – although we’d recommend fiddling with the Colour Temperature option to remove the sepia tinge. This upscales lower resolution content to near 4K quality so you can enjoy your movies and shows in the best possible way. Sunshine Conversations Web Messenger will not drop any Cookies until the widget is initiated by the End-User. Classic have been the leading manufacturer in quality replacement remote controls for TV, Hi-Fi and other electronic devices for over 20 years. Session duration is configurable by the Subscriber using the Session Expiration config in Admin Center > Security Settings.The bezel is a minimal affair and, on the back, there are four HDMI ports ( ARC but no eARC), optical-out, USB, a headphone socket and a choice of ethernet or wi-fi. We can pick up details of gunshots and explosions somewhere off to the side when watching the encounter with the Abilisk at the beginning of Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. Generally, this won't be an issue but if you plan to use a soundbar you might find it will get in the way of the screen unless you can elevate your TV a little more – or simply wall-mount it.

The main gripe we have with the TV's design, though, is the green power light at the base of the screen. They say good things come in 3s and this Toshiba 4K TV has trio of tech to boost your entertainment. You can, of course, use your voice for some functions with the built-in far-field microphone and Alexa support, but we find that our viewing is often interrupted by the software thinking the on-screen performers have uttered the wake word. The fact that it’s quick to find those compromises means you won’t need to spend hours tweaking with the settings to get the look you prefer.Carrie has written more than a dozen books, ghost-wrote two more and co-wrote seven more books and a Radio 2 documentary series. On the subject of colours, the Toshiba does have a slight issue with greens, which are often paler than they should be. Dynamics are also marginally improved, but one of the biggest failings of this audio set-up is that the overall sound is very thin. An internal subwoofer combined with our integrated speakers, designed by Onkyo, provide everything you need for a cinematic sound experience.