With Toshiba’s M100 system the core principal is the same; scanning the picture 100 times a second rather than 50. But here, with LCD being a largely flicker-free technology, the reason for doubling the scanning rate is actually to counter the problems LCD traditionally has showing rapid motion. The thinking being that adding extra frames of picture – which is effectively what 100Hz processing does – will make motion across the screen look smoother and sharper.

The home for this M100 is the 37WLT68. And a very attractive home it is too, looking suitably high-tech in its shiny black and silver finish and slenderness-emphasising lines.

It’s a supremely well-connected TV too, giving you not one, not two, but three HDMI inputs – just the job for simultaneous connection of a PS3, Blu-ray/HD DVD deck (or both!), and Sky HD receiver. It’s great to discover, too, that these HDMIs can take premium 1080p content as well as the customary 720p and 1080i options. However, the HD support only goes so far; the screen isn’t a ‘full HD’ 1,920 x 1,080 model, instead ‘only’ carrying the normal 1,366 x 768 pixel count.

The 37WLT68 is a fine LCD, but perhaps not quite as impressive as the rest of the Toshiba range. It has a lot to live up to with such a good pedigree behind it, but disappoints with poor black levels. Not so very long ago, we wouldn’t have had any complaints, but alongside today’s white hot competitors, the black levels look a little washed out.

The 37WLT68 is a fantastic High Definition performer, but Standard Definition again, disappoints. Remember that SD is still going to form the majority of your viewing schedule for broadcast pictures, and the 37WLT68 is shown up a little by the competition. Pictures are just not as crisp as we have seen for SD on some other LCDs.

M100 technology however, works, and works well. Fast motion scenes look cleaner and smoother than the 37WLT68s competitors, and this is a major plus point for the screen especially if you are an avid action movie viewer. The blurring which is a traditional LCD fast motion problem is vastly reduced.

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