The Toshiba C350 Series 2023 is a budget TV that replaces the Toshiba C350 Series 2021. It sits between Toshiba's V35 Series and M550 Series TVs, and it runs Amazon Fire TV smart platform with integrated Alexa voice assistant support. It also supports Apple AirPlay if you want to cast content from your phone. It's compatible with Dolby Vision HDR and supports the Dolby Atmos and DTS Virtual: X audio technologies. Otherwise, it has little in the way of extra features. It's available in a range of sizes, including 43, 50, 55, and 65 inches.
Our Verdict
The Toshiba C350 2023 is a mediocre TV overall. Its wide viewing angle makes it a good choice if you're mostly interested in watching shows or sports in a wide seating area. It has decent reflection handling, but it doesn't get very bright, so it can't fight glare from bright lights or windows in a living room or office. It has terrible contrast and lacks a wide color gamut, so watching movies or playing games in a dark room is disappointing. With its decent response time and extremely low input lag, it isn't bad for gaming, but it has no extra gaming features. However, its low input lag, wide viewing angle, and proper chroma 4:4:4 support make it a decent choice to use as a PC monitor.
- Great for a wide seating arrangement due to its wide viewing angle.
- Handles reflections decently well.
- It's extremely color accurate without calibration.
- Terrible contrast and sub-par black uniformity.
- Lacks a local dimming feature.
- Low peak brightness in SDR and HDR.
The Toshiba C350 2023 is an adequate TV for watching TV shows. It has decent reflection handling, but it's not ideal for well-lit rooms as it doesn't get very bright. On the other hand, it has a wide viewing angle, which is great if you have a wide seating area, as the image remains consistent from the sides. It has okay upscaling capabilities, so low-resolution shows look alright overall despite lacking in fine detail. Unfortunately, its low-quality content smoothing is limited, so shows from streaming platforms have noticeable compression artifacts. Thankfully, the Fire TV OS has a wide selection of apps, so you can easily access your favorite streaming content.
- Great for a wide seating arrangement due to its wide viewing angle.
- Handles reflections decently well.
- Low peak brightness in SDR and HDR.
- Doesn't smooth out low-quality content well.
The Toshiba C350 2023 is okay for watching sports. It has a decent response time, so fast-moving content has some, but not excessive, blur. It also has a wide viewing angle, so you don't have to fight over the best spot with your friends, as the image stays consistent even at an angle. Its reflection handling is decent as well, but unfortunately, the TV doesn't get bright enough to fight glare from bright lights or windows. Its gray uniformity is okay, but in sports with large areas of bright uniform color, like hockey, the sides of the screen are noticeably dimmer than the center.
- Great for a wide seating arrangement due to its wide viewing angle.
- Handles reflections decently well.
- Decent response time.
- Low peak brightness in SDR and HDR.
- Noticeably darker edges on bright scenes of uniform color.
The Toshiba C350 2023 is mediocre for gaming. It has a decent response time and very low input lag for a responsive gaming experience. It also has a wide viewing angle, so it's a decent choice for couch co-op games or party games with a wide seating arrangement, as the image remains consistent when viewed from the sides. Unfortunately, it's not a good choice for gaming in the dark due to its abysmal contrast ratio, and it doesn't get bright enough in SDR to handle bright rooms, even with its decent reflection handling. Plus, it has no extra gaming perks like variable refresh rate support.
- Extremely low input lag for responsive inputs.
- Decent response time.
- Terrible contrast and sub-par black uniformity.
- Low peak brightness in SDR and HDR.
- Limited gaming features.
The Toshiba C350 2023 is sub-par for watching movies. Its SDR color accuracy is fantastic with minimal adjustment, so you can get an accurate movie-watching experience almost straight out of the box. Unfortunately, it lacks a wide color gamut, so HDR content looks muted, and it doesn't get nearly bright enough to make highlights pop. Its contrast is also terrible, with no local dimming feature to improve it, so dark scenes aren't displayed properly, and blacks appear raised. Its low-quality content smoothing capabilities are limited, so movies from streaming platforms have noticeable digital noise.
- It's extremely color accurate without calibration.
- Can't remove 24p judder from native apps or 60Hz sources.
- Terrible contrast and sub-par black uniformity.
- Lacks a local dimming feature.
- Low peak brightness in SDR and HDR.
- Doesn't smooth out low-quality content well.
- Can't display a wide color gamut.
The Toshiba C350 2023 is okay for HDR gaming. It delivers a responsive gaming experience thanks to its extremely low input lag and decent response time. However, HDR content doesn't look good because it has low HDR brightness and can't display a wide color gamut. The TV's contrast is terrible, with no local dimming feature to improve it, so the TV has grayish blacks in a dark room. It also has no additional gaming features, like variable refresh rate support.
- Extremely low input lag for responsive inputs.
- It's extremely color accurate without calibration.
- Decent response time.
- Terrible contrast and sub-par black uniformity.
- Lacks a local dimming feature.
- Low peak brightness in SDR and HDR.
- Can't display a wide color gamut.
- Limited gaming features.
The Toshiba C350 2023 is a decent choice if you're looking for a TV to use as a PC monitor. It has a decent response time, so fast-moving windows or mouse cursors don't leave excessive trails behind them. It also has an extremely low input lag, providing a very responsive experience overall. It displays proper chroma 4:4:4 on all its supported resolutions with the lowest input lag possible, simultaneously offering sharp text with responsive inputs. It has a wide viewing angle, ensuring the sides of the screen remain consistent when sitting up close, although the sides are noticeably darker than the center on large areas of bright, uniform color. Unfortunately, the TV doesn't get bright enough to fight glare in a bright office, even with its decent response time.
- Great for a wide seating arrangement due to its wide viewing angle.
- Handles reflections decently well.
- Displays chroma 4:4:4 with the lowest input lag.
- It's extremely color accurate without calibration.
- Decent response time.
- Low peak brightness in SDR and HDR.
- Noticeably darker edges on bright scenes of uniform color.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the Toshiba 65C350LU, and this review is also valid for the 43, 50, and 55-inch models. The 50" model of this TV has four HDMI 2.0 ports versus three ports for the other sizes. In Canada, the TV uses the C350LC model code and has three HDMI ports on all sizes, but is otherwise identical to the US model.
| Size | US Model | Canada Model |
|---|---|---|
| 43" | Toshiba 43C350LU | 43C350LC |
| 50" | Toshiba 50C350LU | 50C350LC |
| 55" | Toshiba 55C350LU | 55C350LC |
| 65" | Toshiba 65C350LU | 65C350LC |
Our unit was manufactured in May 2023, as you can see on the label.
Popular TV Comparisons
The Toshiba C350 2023 is a basic entry-level TV and is one of the cheapest options you can get. It's a good choice if you're just looking for a decent-sized option and don't care about extra features or picture quality, although it's a bit worse overall than the similarly priced TCL S4/S450G or Amazon Fire TV 4-Series. It's also a solid improvement over its predecessor, the Toshiba C350 Series 2021. If you're willing to pay a bit more, the Hisense A6/A65K is a much better option, although it's exclusive to Costco.
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The Insignia F50 QLED is better than the Toshiba C350 Series 2023 due to its deeper contrast, brighter panel, and wider color gamut. Toshiba's IPS-type panel gives it a wider viewing angle, making it the better pick for wide seating arrangements. The Insignia is, however, the better pick for gamers due to its faster response time and slightly quicker input lag.
The TCL S4/S450G is a bit better than the Toshiba C350 Series 2023, although the Toshiba is the brighter TV of the two, making it better overall as a bright room TV. The Toshiba also has a much wider viewing angle, making it a better choice for a wide seating arrangement. However, the TCL has vastly better contrast and black uniformity, so it looks significantly better in a dark room or even in a moderately lit room with its good reflection handling.
The Hisense A6H and Toshiba C350 Series 2023 are very similar TVs overall and are of similar quality. They both have terrible contrast, but the Toshiba's is a bit better overall. The Toshiba also gets a bit brighter, so it looks better than the Hisense in any brightness setting. The Hisense has better upscaling capabilities, so it's better at cleaning up low-resolution content, and it can remove 24p judder from more sources than the Toshiba, making it a bit better for watching low-resolution movies or TV shows.
The Toshiba C350 Series 2023 is slightly better than the Insignia F30 Series 2022. They both have terrible contrast, but the Toshiba's is a bit better overall. It is also the brighter TV in HDR and SDR and is more accurate in SDR, although the Insignia is more accurate in HDR. The Insignia has better HDR native gradient handling and low-quality content smoothing, while the Toshiba has better upscaling performance. They're close enough that you might want to opt for the cheaper model, even if the Toshiba slightly outperforms Insignia.
We buy and test dozens of TVs yearly, taking an objective, data-driven approach to deliver results you can trust. Our testing process is complex, with hundreds of individual tests that take over a week to complete. Most of our tests use specially designed test patterns that mimic real content, but we also use the same sources you have at home to ensure our results match the real-world experience. We use two main tools for our testing: a Colorimetry Research CR-100 colorimeter and a CR-250 spectroradiometer.
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