Toshiba Z670R Series 85Z670R 85"

The Toshiba 85Z670R is a huge 85-inch Mini-LED TV that absolutely crushes it for HDR and gaming, with a 144Hz panel and near-perfect HDR scores. The Fire TV smart platform is a drag, and the price isn't a steal, but the raw performance for movies and games is hard to ignore at this size.

This thing is built for speed. The native 144Hz refresh rate and VRR support put it in the top tier for gaming, and our data backs that up with a 91st percentile gaming score. Motion is buttery smooth, and input lag feels nonexistent in Game Mode Pro. HDR performance is the real star here, landing in the 99th percentile. Mini-LED with full array local dimming delivers deep blacks and searing highlights that make Dolby Vision content pop. Picture quality overall is strong at the 79th percentile, though it's not quite reference-level. The 2.1-channel audio with that 'REGZA Bass Woofer' is solid for built-in TV sound, but you'll still want a soundbar for real Atmos immersion. The weak spot is the Fire TV smart platform, which sits at a mediocre 39th percentile. It works, but it's ad-heavy and feels sluggish compared to Google TV or webOS.

Stacked against the Samsung Neo QLED QN900F or Sony BRAVIA XR A95L, the Toshiba falls a bit short in pure picture processing finesse and smart TV polish. Those flagships are in a different league, and their prices reflect it. The more direct rivals are the TCL QM7K and Hisense U7 Series. The Toshiba trades blows with them on gaming and HDR brightness, but TCL and Hisense often undercut it on price while offering snappier Google TV interfaces. The LG G5 OLED is a different beast entirely with perfect blacks, but you lose the sheer size and brightness of this 85-inch Mini-LED panel. If gaming and HDR punch are your top priorities, the Z670R holds its own, but you have to really want that Toshiba processing and 85-inch scale.

At $2,500 for an 85-inch Mini-LED TV, the Z670R sits in a weird spot. It's not cheap enough to be a no-brainer budget pick, but it's also not quite polished enough to dethrone the premium heavyweights. You're getting a lot of screen and a killer gaming feature set for the money. But when TCL and Hisense are offering similarly specced Mini-LED sets for less, Toshiba needs that 'Japan Quality' tuning to really shine through to justify the premium. If you catch it on sale, it becomes a much more compelling buy.

Toshiba's 85Z670R is a massive 85-inch Mini-LED TV that's clearly gunning for gamers and home theater fans who want a big, bright picture without selling a kidney. It packs a native 144Hz panel, AMD FreeSync Premium, and full HDMI 2.1 support, so next-gen consoles and PCs will feel right at home. The REGZA Engine ZRi Gen3 handles processing, and you get practically every HDR format under the sun, including Dolby Vision IQ and HDR10+ Adaptive.

At $2,500, it's priced to compete with premium QLEDs from the bigger brands, but Toshiba is leaning hard into that 'Japan Quality' engineering story. The spec sheet is stacked, but the real question is whether the Mini-LED local dimming and AI processing can hang with the best from Samsung, Sony, and LG. For an 85-inch screen with this feature set, it's an intriguing option if you can live with the Fire TV smart platform.

If you're a stickler for the absolute best picture processing and color accuracy out of the box, look at Sony's Bravia line instead. And if you despise Amazon's ad-heavy Fire TV platform, you'll be fighting the interface daily unless you add a separate streamer. Home theater purists who want perfect black levels in a dark room should also consider an OLED from LG, though you'll pay more for a screen this size.

The Toshiba 85Z670R is a big, bold TV that nails the gaming and HDR basics. It's ideal for someone who wants a massive screen for a mixed-use living room, with a heavy emphasis on next-gen gaming and movie nights. If you can find it at a slight discount and don't mind the Fire TV quirks, it's a solid pick. Just don't expect it to outclass the absolute best from Sony or Samsung in pure picture accuracy.