Your Plasma TV and HDTV specialist

The 56" 56HM195 is part of Toshiba's exciting big-screen HDTVs with 1080p resolution. 1080p is the biggest TV technology story for 2005, and TV makers are including it in their best-performing models. Compared to more typical 720p sets, 1080p puts twice as many pixels on the screen for pinpoint clarity. A 1080p display is a pixel-perfect match for 1080i high-definition programs, so you'll see every detail. The 56HM195 uses a Toshiba-designed "light engine" based on DLP (Digital Light Processing).

All non-HD signals are upconverted and enhanced by Toshiba's multi-step digital video processing system, which improves resolution, contrast, and color. Once you have the highest resolution available, the following step is optimizing picture brightness and contrast, and Toshiba uses two innovative approaches. First, a circuit samples the brightness level of the video signal, and controls a "dynamic iris," opening and closing it instantaneously to achieve deeper blacks and higher contrast. It can reduce light output up to 75% when necessary. Also, Toshiba's lamp design is
25% brighter than than on previous models, creating brilliant images that will draw you in.

The picture is plenty bright for daytime viewing, too. The 56HM195 is a "Digital Cable Ready" TV, with built-in HD tuners for both over-the-air and cable TV signals (to take
full advantage of the built-in cable tuner,
ask your service provider about a CableCARD). You have access to lots of channels, and you'll always know what's on thanks to the subscription-free TV Guide On Screen program guide. It simplifies sorting through and selecting programs to watch, as well as scheduling recordings to a separate VCR, DVR, or DVD recorder

Toshiba 56HM195 Brochure