One of the traditional drawbacks with LCD is it tends to loose clarity with moving images. Now, this might be construed, quite rightly, as a minor problem for a telly. But while early LCD screens turned to a blurry mush whenever anyone so much as sneezed, current models have access to a raft of digital jiggery-pokery to maintain clarity.

One of solutions being advocated is doubling the screen refresh rate to 100Hz. A variation on the technology once used for CRT TVs, its implementation on LCD screens can be quite effective in reducing, if not eliminating, image smearing altogether.

Toshiba was one of the first brands to use 100Hz processing but, maybe because of its commercial success with more affordable models, the brand has elected to use 100Hz for only its elite Z-Series screens. Enter the pimped out 47in 47Z3030.

While most would consider the screen on the large size, its bezel is actually rather slim. Admittedly not as thin as the ground-breakingly skinny 23mm of Toshiba's upcoming 'Picture Frame' models, but certainly thin enough to give the set a sense of elegance.

The premium feel extends to the TV's connections, which include three HDMI v1.3 inputs. This makes them compatible with the DeepColor video sources, such as some video games and AVCHD home movies. Also present are a component video input, a D-Sub PC port, an optical digital audio output, and a subwoofer line out (should you want to try and bolster the set's standard stereo output).

The HDMIs are compatible with 1080p/24fps sources, but the 47Z3030's interest in 1080p/24 runs deeper than that of most rival sets; it provides a 5:5 pulldown facility that replicates the exact image frames in sets of five. This - it's claimed - vastly reduces the juddering artefacts that can plague some sets' 1080p/24fps playback.

The screen flaunts a resolution of 1920 x 1080, joined by a high claimed contrast ratio of 15,000:1. This isn't a truly 'native' figure - it's achieved via a dynamic contrast system that dims the backlight when dark scenes are detected, reducing the image's brightness. This approach is extremely common in the LCD world. In point of fact, our Tech Labs measured the set's real world contrast at a more modest 218:1 after calibration.