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
Price $330
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 | TCL QM6K Series 55QM6K | Sony BRAVIA 3 II K65XR30M2 | Samsung Neo QLED QN80H | Hisense U7 Series 65U75QG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 43 | 55 | 55 | 64.5 | 65 | 65 |
| Resolution | 4K | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 4K |
| Panel Type | QLED | OLED | QLED | LED | QD-Mini-LED | QLED |
| Refresh Rate | - | 120 | 144 | 120 | 144 | 165 |
| Hdr | Dolby Vision, HDR10+ Adaptive | Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG | Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG | HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision | HDR10+, HLG | Dolby Vision, HDR 10+, HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) |
| Smart Platform | Fire TV | webOS | Google TV | Google TV | Tizen | Google TV |
| Dolby Vision | true | true | true | true | false | 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 | 67.9 | 36 |
| LG C5 OLED55C5PUA Compare | 96.9 | 93.9 | 90.2 | 97.9 | 88.4 | 98.6 | 93.7 | 93.1 |
| TCL QM6K Series 55QM6K Compare | 98.7 | 88.2 | 97.6 | 92.9 | 77.8 | 88.9 | 87 | 93.3 |
| Sony BRAVIA 3 II K65XR30M2 Compare | 96.9 | 81.9 | 87.3 | 78.2 | 68.2 | 96.5 | 93.7 | 93.2 |
| Samsung Neo QLED QN80H Compare | 84.4 | 90.8 | 83.2 | 92.9 | 86.4 | 96.5 | 98.1 | 78.1 |
| Hisense U7 Series 65U75QG Compare | 91.2 | 93.9 | 95.9 | 94.6 | 44.3 | 96.5 | 87 | 97.4 |
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