Sharp Aquos LC42XD1E user reviews
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User reviews7
Benjamin Hollingsworth 16 April 2007
Good: Design, picture, sound
Bad: Basic looking EPG
Comment: I bought this TV like many after hunting for months, I specifically wanted a 1080p TV for future proofing.
This set has a good quality picture, I mainly use it for my XBOX 360, and have never really had any problems apart from the odd black screen which sometimes happens for a few seconds, which I read about in forums but ignored. Note: this has only happened 3-5 times since Jan when I bought it.
The TruD function smoothes out regular TV and it always looks pretty sharp, with out any motion blur.
My only gripe with this TV is the EPG, It looks very square and basic, all the information is there but it doesn't look as good as the Sony variant which is much smoother.
Overall a great TV for the money, and well worth it!
Paul Clarke 12 April 2007
Good: Superb Freeview picture, very good DVD picture.
Bad: Can't have PC at top res.
Comment: I took a long time choosing this TV, read many many reviews before I took the plunge, what put me off a lot of these TVs is the standard def picture on a lot of them was not too good, I don't have HD yet so it was important the SD picture was good and believe me on this TV it is very good, DVDs look superb, you can have your PC going but not at top res, i got 1300x764 or something like that. I had 4 TVs in mind, this was one of them, whittled it down to 2 Sharp and Sony, in the end went for this, you wont be disappionted if you do the same.
Ronald Higginbotham 18 January 2007
Good: Excellent picture & build quality
Bad: It's all good!
Comment: This set has the best picture in its price range. The built-in DVB tuner provides an excellent picture.
The built-in DVB unit is great and the programme guide is fantastic! The programme guide gives a live preview of every channel and summarises what's on in segments of several hours. There is no need for a lot of horizontal scrolling.
The unit has more features than many reviewers know. For example, many reviews of this unit claim it lacks component inputs. It does in fact have component imputs! The unit has a mini-connector that accepts component video. Sharp ships the set with a free adaptor to allow the mini-jack to accept component inputs from any source such as an Xbox. (Although most people will probably now use the HDMI connections.)
There have been some people who claim the sound is not very good. However, I find the built-in speakers to be sufficient for casual viewing. Naturally, for serious movie-watching, you will want a surround system. However, this set is the best set out there in terms of build quality, picture quality, and overall value.
In short, buy one!
Stephen Cuthbert 4 January 2007
Good: Hi-definition viewing
Bad: Very hard to connect an Xbox 360 because of no component connections
Comment: Great picture, sound is very good compaired to other sets, also watching Sky HD through this set is absolutely fantastic compared to my Panasonic plasma.
Danny Overton 30 December 2006
Good: 2x HDMI ports
Bad: Cannot fault this tv
Comment: This TV is possibly one of the best true HD TVs on the market and also the cheapest. If you are looking for a TV that is going to display true 1080i HD then this is the TV for you, don't get caught out like I nearly was when I was lookin for a HD TV, as lots of TVs on the market will only support 1080i not actually display 1080i, this is what you want to look out for when you are about to spend loads of your hard-earned dosh for a TV that will be out of date before you even walk it out of the shop, as alot of TV's will support 1080i but will only display 720p resolution, so if you want to get the best out of a TV, I strongly suggest you take a long hard look at what the TV you are about to splash out on actually has to offer, and I am sure I made the right decision by chooosing this TV. With its superb pic quality for the price, it's amazing.
Russell Cox 30 December 2006
Good: Everything
Bad: Nothing
Comment: This TV is possibly one of the best, true HD TVs on the market - and also the cheapest. If you are looking for a TV that is going to display true 1080i HD then this is the one for you. Don't get caught out like I nearly did when I was looking for a HD TV, as lots of TVs on the market will only (support) 1080i not (display) 1080i. This is what you want to look out for when you are about to spend loads of your hard earned dosh for a TV that will be out of date before you even walk it out of the shop. A lot of TVs will support 1080i but will only display 720p resolution, so if you want to get the best out of a TV, I strongly suggest you take a long hard look at what the TV you are about to splash out on actually has to offer. I am sure I made the right decisiion by chooosing this TV - superb pic quality for the price.
Russell Cox 29 December 2006
Good: Full HD, SD and HD pictures, 2 HDMI sockets, black levels
Bad: No 1080p over VGA, component combined with VGA, 3.5mm audio in socket
Comment: Overall performance is superb. HD picture quality can blow away any set costing twice as much. SD picture is in line with the best non-Full HD TV sets.