Toshiba M450 Series 43M450SU 42.5"
The REGZA Engine ZR and QLED panel deliver a picture tuned for lifelike color accuracy, with Dolby Vision and HDR10+ Adaptive optimizing contrast on the 42.5-inch 4K screen. Its integrated Fire TV platform and far-field Alexa support make it a capable smart home hub, while Game Mode with VRR and ALLM keeps casual gaming responsive. This set is best for cord-cutters and streamers who want a compact, voice-controlled display with strong HDR performance for mixed-use living spaces.
Screen 43"
Resolution 4K
Panel QLED
HDR Dolby Vision, HDR10+ Adaptive
smart platform Fire TV
dolby vision Yes
dolby atmos Yes
41 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong hdr (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average connectivity (14th percentile)
- Below average display (26th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Size | 43" |
| Resolution | 4K |
| Panel Type | QLED |
Picture Quality
| Motion Tech | Ultimate Motion |
| Processor | REGZA AI Engine ZRi Gen3 |
HDR
| HDR Formats | Dolby Vision, HDR10+ Adaptive |
| Dolby Vision | Yes |
| HDR10+ | Yes |
| HLG | No |
Gaming
| VRR | ✓ |
| ALLM | Yes |
| Game Mode | Yes |
Smart TV
| Platform | Fire TV |
| Voice Assistant | Alexa |
| Screen Mirroring | Apple AirPlay |
Audio
| Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| eARC | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
vs Competition
| Spec | Toshiba M450 Series 43M450SU 42.5" | LG C5 OLED55C5PUA | Samsung Neo QLED QN990F | Sony BRAVIA 9 K85XR90 | TCL QM8K Series 75QM8K | Hisense U8 Series 100U8QG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 43 | 55 | 75 | 85 | 75 | 99.5 |
| Resolution | 4K | 3840x2160 | 7680x4320 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 |
| Panel Type | QLED | OLED | Mini-LED | Mini-LED | Mini-LED | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | - | 120 | 120 | 120 | 144 | 165 |
| Hdr | Dolby Vision, HDR10+ Adaptive | Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG | HDR10, HDR10+, HLG | HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision | Dolby Vision, HDR 10, HDR 10+, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) | Dolby Vision, HDR 10+, HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) |
| Smart Platform | Fire TV | webOS | Tizen | Google TV | Google TV | Google TV |
| Dolby Vision | true | true | false | true | true | true |
| Dolby Atmos | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Hdmi Version | - | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | HDR | Audio | Smart | Gaming | Display | Connectivity | Social Proof | Picture Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshiba M450 Series 43M450SU 42.5" | 97.5 | 63.1 | 48.2 | 49.3 | 25.5 | 14.3 | 68 | 36 |
| LG C5 OLED55C5PUA Compare | 96.9 | 93.9 | 90.2 | 98 | 88.3 | 98.7 | 93.8 | 93.1 |
| Samsung Neo QLED QN990F Compare | 84.2 | 99.8 | 93.6 | 88.3 | 99.5 | 99.9 | 99.6 | 83.6 |
| Sony BRAVIA 9 K85XR90 Compare | 87.7 | 97.2 | 92 | 78.2 | 94.7 | 92.7 | 87.1 | 78.1 |
| TCL QM8K Series 75QM8K Compare | 91.1 | 92.6 | 99 | 92.9 | 89.6 | 92.7 | 87.1 | 99.3 |
| Hisense U8 Series 100U8QG Compare | 91.1 | 98.4 | 96 | 94.7 | 94.7 | 86.1 | 75.4 | 98.8 |
Usage Scores
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