Toshiba 55SL417U 55" class LED TV Customer Reviews
sound April 28, 2012
POSTED BY:
sallybagels
,
michigan
Overall rating: 
4.0 out of 5
"at first the sound was really low but it isnt to bad i found that you have to go into the sound setting and under something its says set to high and after that its pretty loud!!!"
best tv ever April 22, 2012
POSTED BY:
navi
Overall rating: 
5.0 out of 5
"i love everything, no to happy with the vol, but u can fix that"
they are junk February 28, 2012
POSTED BY:
hzrdboyz79
,
hazard ky
Overall rating: 
1.0 out of 5
"i bought one and they are no better than a led tv the sound is horrible picture is blurry it dont play like an led tv should i really wanted this tv but im getting rid of it i dont reccomend them"
Awesome TV January 11, 2012
POSTED BY:
Superdave
,
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"After shopping around found this tv and loved all the features has everything I wanted. Bonus was the wifi builtin. It was delivered start of December. Especially happy can now see and read subtitles and guide on cable box. Sound is good too, just have to try playing with audio and sounds good through tv speakers and doesnt sound tinny also picture is awesome even on regular non hd channels. Easy to setup. Best tv ever bought."
love this TV January 07, 2012
POSTED BY:
nkdjwk
,
Evansville, In
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"great picture, extras work well also. everyone complains about the sound, I don't know because I have not used tv speakers in 20 years, have not had any tuner or video problems. the only thing i have not used is the Skpe app"
Sound is horrible December 10, 2011
POSTED BY:
Kay
,
Winnie, TX
Overall rating: 
3.0 out of 5
"The sound on this TV is horrible."
SUPER December 08, 2011
POSTED BY:
TheSidster
,
Seattle, WA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"Picture is Super Clean, although you can get some glare from lights, but I think all TV's will. Sounds is just fine, but who spends a grand on a TV, and not hook it up to a surround sound system. Who does this. It looks Super on my wall. The internet features are Super."
nice tv November 29, 2011
POSTED BY:
jim
,
ma
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"love the picture, i expcet when i buy a super thin tv that the sound wont be that great, but if you can afford the tv itself im sure you can all afford a surround sound system......just saying"
GREAT TV FOR THE MONEY November 28, 2011
POSTED BY:
JOE C
,
RHODE ISLAND
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"I REALLY LIKE THIS T.V. AND I AM NOT EASY TO PLEASE WHEN IT COMES TO PICTURE QUALITY. THE PICTURE ON THIS WAS VERY CLEAR AND CLEAN LINES ON HD. THE SOUND QUALITY IS NOT GOOD AT ALL THANK GOD FOR MY BOSE STEREO SYSTEM !!!! WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE A SOUND BAR OR SURROUND SOUND. ALL IN ALL A GOOD BUY."
It seems to be ok November 28, 2011
POSTED BY:
mrwillg6
,
pontiac, Mi
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5
"Just purchased it 11-25 sound is low wish the you tube worked different. u s b ports seem to not be working when I plug my phone up to see pictures. But the picture quality is amazing. 55 in is what I have I went from a 56 in big screen"
OUTSTANDING!!! November 27, 2011
POSTED BY:
IKE
,
DC
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"Perfect TV! hooked up with my surround sound...WOW"
Luvin this TV! November 27, 2011
POSTED BY:
Mimi
,
Parrish, FL
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"I absolutley love this TV, all of the features are easily accessibly. The wifi setup is easy, not difficult at ALL! THhe picture is great, colors are clear."
hot tv October 22, 2011
POSTED BY:
STEVE
,
MORENO VALLEY
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"LOVE THIS LED HOT HOT"
Couldn't be happier October 04, 2011
POSTED BY:
Bowtie65
,
Manchester, TN
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5
"So far the TV has been great. The one issue I was concerned with from some reviews was the sound and figured out how to overcome it to watch TV. I didn't really care about movies since I have a home theater system. Once the Dynamic Sound was turned off, the audio level issue seemed to go away. Seems like a great idea, but it lower the audio level much too far.
Setting up everything about the TV was very easy except for maybe the wireless connection. The manual coming with the TV didn't help much, but if you can setup a laptop, so should be able to setup the TV without much trouble. Once it was setup, the internet features such as you tube and the software updates have worked flawlessly.
Honestly the thing I'm must disappointed with was the manual. It didn't describe half of the features such as the dynamic sound. IF it was much more detailed, I'm sure a lot of customer frustrations would be taken care of."
Best TV I every had September 22, 2011
POSTED BY:
Ozzy
,
Knoxville, Tn.
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"The Toshiba 55SL417U LED TV is great, the best color, black level and the features are also great. A lot of people give this TV a 1 star for sound which i understand because this TV has speakers that are less than an inch wide and two inches long. This TV should be hooked up to a surround sound system with 5.1 or 7.1 or a sound bar with a subwoofer and then you will have a picture and sound that is fantisic, I have an other Toshiba LCD that is smaller and it is the best LCD i have seen for black levels just like the LED. You can not beat the quailty and price of the Toshiba's TV's compared to the other TV's i have compared. Toshiba's support is also Number 1. I have sold three Toshiba TV's 1LCD and 2 LED's that people has seen my Toshiba TV's and went and bought them a Toahiba"
55SL417U September 15, 2011
POSTED BY:
thebee
,
Roswell, GA
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"I just got this tv and thought the reviews on sound were not as important as the picture. I was wrong. The sound is horrible. Now I am trying to figure out how to recover from this expensive mistake. Samsung is a better choice even if a bit more expensve"
great picture. very poor sound September 10, 2011
POSTED BY:
EDGE
,
BLUFFTON, SC
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5
"Yes the sound is horrible, but I think the picture is
awsome with the correct cables and on HD. If I did not have a stereo and speakers already would have taken it back. Over all a very good tv. Did not plan to use the internet option, but tried it out and could not get on. Net is not really needed but it should work."
Happy with this TVC September 03, 2011
POSTED BY:
awill
,
Sultan, WA
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5
"I am extremely happy with this TV. It is sleek, stylish, has all the options a person would want. It replaced a large screen console TV and I love how much more open the room looks now with this TV. The picture is gorgeous, sound is lacking. We expected that to be the case though, with a decent surround sound set up, it is great. Features like Pandora and Netflix are very cool. I am so happy we purchased this TV and the price was very good."
Surprise in the HD Tuner August 09, 2011
POSTED BY:
RB
,
Amarillo, TX
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5
"Have owned set for 5 months. Recently notice something interesting and disappointing regarding the HD TV tuner. I use a HP Computer and a SiliconDust HD Dual Tuner. When I use the TV's internal tuner the HD features do not work. With Computer Tuner I get all features of HD. (Screen automatically changes dimensions based upon programmers preferences). With this sets internal tuner your picture size does not change automatically between 4:3, Theatre and Full automatically. You must manually select your size. I don't hate the set. It has a beautiful picture. Black black and excellent contrast ratio. The NetFlix and VuDu features, that are part of Net TV are very convenient and I use them often. It was relatively easy to set up and the remote is easy to use. The ghosting problem that is often talked about is a very picky thing to be annoyed about. You only see it when there is no network signal. The tuner really needs to be upgraded but, then again, it took me 4 months to notice it."
Connectivity Features August 01, 2011
POSTED BY:
Mike
,
Houston, TX
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"We went looking for a TV that would allow us to access internet content and communicate with our computers through WiFi. This TV works. The Netflix streaming is perfect. The Pandora is also quite nice. The YouTube program is pretty worthless.
The most useful feature has been the media player that can access movie, picture, and music files from our home network. The downside is that the TV has limited codecs and cannot play many file types, but this has only been an issue a couple of times.
We LOVE this TV. The Sound is bad, but frankly, all flat panels have that issue. We prefer the sleek look of the TV that the small built-in speakers afford."
Look somewhere else July 22, 2011
POSTED BY:
tired of toshiba
,
new york
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"This TV has been nothing but trouble. The picture quality is good while it's working but it loses the picture stability and audio all the time. It flicks between screen option. I lost hours of my life I'll never get back on the phone with tech support and now have to wait 6 days until a technician can come to the house. The set is 7 weeks old. There software updates don't work. Horrifying experience overall"
Agree with everyone else July 09, 2011
POSTED BY:
Esmerelda
,
Dallas, Tx
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5
"Great TV, great picture, great features, simple set up, simple operation all at a great price. However.... be prepared to augment its sound capability. Agree with other reviewers that the sound is totally substandard. Did Toshiba assume that most users would add a theater sound system or other ampflication so just didn't bother?"
great tv June 25, 2011
POSTED BY:
rayjay
,
st louis, mo
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5
"fantastic picture, but i knew going in the sound was not great so i matched it to an inexpensive receiver and some old speakers i had on hand and now i have all the sound i need. this blows away most all the others i looked at, and the price was phenominal!"
A pretty Good TV June 21, 2011
POSTED BY:
rel
,
Rhode Island
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5
"I have to agree with everyone else, the internal sound system is poor at best. But other than that it is a great TV.
Just one other little nit to pick. The documentation is just as poor as the sound. With all the features that the TV has I would hope that a somewhat detailed explanation of each would be provided. You have to play with the settings instead of looking up definitively what the feature does and how to adjust it."
Great TV June 20, 2011
POSTED BY:
MEDIAFAN1
,
Houston, TX
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5
"The TV picture is great, but at times the sound goes on and off. What I mean by that is that i can have the sound on 56 and goes down to 23 then comes back. Any ideas on how to troubleshoot this?"
Great Product May 26, 2011
POSTED BY:
Zoomer
,
Hamburg, Mi
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5
"This LED TV has a great picture and great features. However, the sound is a little weak. Adding a sound bar would help"
Decent picture....horrible sound ! May 15, 2011
POSTED BY:
mrogra
,
Oklahoma City, OK
Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5
"Got the TV all set up in no time, but the sound is horrible ! Absolutely no bass at all.....have to keep it turned up to 56 level and above to even hear it. Don't know what to do....may be taking it back !"
Good Picture bad sound May 03, 2011
POSTED BY:
jwm
,
baton rouge, la
Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5
"i got this TV last week. i read a few reviews about how bad the sound was but i got the TV any way. i am happy with the picture all i wish i could find the right picture setting the facture ones are to bright. all in all i think this will be a good TV."
Amazing! March 24, 2011
POSTED BY:
V1
,
Auburn, WA
Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5
"Picked up the TV last night on the way home from work. Up and running in 1/2 hour. Set-up complete in another 1/2 hour. Fantastic picture, easy to use, beautiful slim cabinet and frame. Didn't care about the Internet stuff, now I'm hooked. Thank you Toshiba."
