TOSHIBA 65U7750A

Toshiba is back in the Australian TV market, in the hands of Australian distributor Powermove, and while its first models are shooting for the relatively value end of their categories, they nevertheless include impressively-priced 55 and 65-inch Ultra-HD (4K) models which offer the attractive and versatile Android television interface. We spent some time with the larger one, the Toshiba 65U7750 Ultra-HD Android TV.

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The Android part of the name points to this being a smart TV running Google Android as its operating system. And despite the value-for-money pricing, it delivers pretty good smart stuff, not least thanks to support for voice interaction, with Google’s assistant being one of the best in the business. We shall return to that.

This TV is also impressively stylish at the price. It rests on two sturdy yet fine looking chromeplated legs. These are fairly wide on the body, so unless you’re wall-mounting you’ll need a bench at least 1153mm wide. Hanging down from the TV body is a wide speaker bar,