Sharp Aquos LC-20B8US 20-Inch HD-Ready LCD Flat Panel TV

by Sharp

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 25.1 x 17.4 x 9.5 inches ; 21 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 27 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009L4H90
• Item model number: LC-20B8US
• Batteries: 2 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #130,327 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 8, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Aquos LC-20B8U-S is less than 4" deep with an elegant design and features HDTV compatibility and PC compatibility. With Sharp's proprietary Advanced Super View LCD panel, the LC-20B8U-S delivers superior picture quality. In addition to a 500:1 contrast ratio and 480 cd/m² high brightness, it is truly "TV where you want it," for any room in the house!

• ASV (Advanced Super View) LCD Panel¹
  is a Sharp proprietary panel with Black TFT low reflection coating.
• HDTV Monitor
  The LC-20B8U-S can receive and display HDTV signals.²
• High Brightness (480cd/m²)
  Aquos Liquid Crystal Televisions are very bright, so you can put them anywhere -- even near windows, doors or other light sources -- and their picture will still be vivid.
• PC Input
  allows you to use the LC-20B8U-S as a PC monitor.
• 170°/170° Viewing Angles
  are so wide that you can view Aquos Liquid Crystal Televisions from almost anywhere in the room!
• 60,000-Hour Lamp Life³
  Sharp's LCD backlight life is long enough to give you viewing pleasure for many years.
• 500:1 Contrast Ratio
  provides incredible images whether you're watching dark or bright scenes!

¹Actual screen size 19 11/16" measured diagonally.
²Separate DTV Decoder is required. Contact your local cable or satellite service provider for available HDTV programming.
³Typical time for power output decrease of about one-half assuming continuous use in a room with normal lighting, normal brightness and temperature at 77 degrees F.

Product Description

The AQUOS LC-20B8U-S is less than 4" deep with an elegant design and features HDTV compatibility and PC compatibility. With Sharp's proprietary Advanced Super View LCD panel, the LC-20B8U-S delivers superior picture quality. In addition to a 500:1 contrast ratio and 480 cd/m2 high brightness, it is truly "TV where you want it," for any room in the house!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good TV set, April 29, 2006

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Robert M. Matthews (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharp Aquos LC-20B8US 20-Inch HD-Ready LCD Flat Panel TV (Electronics)

This is my first LCD TV so you might take my opinions with a grain of salt. It has a very bright display with rich, saturated colors. I am very pleased with the picture quality, even though I don't have an HDTV setup. I have it in my bedroom so the size, while not huge, is appropriate for the room. I deliberatly chose the 4:3 aspect ratio because I am fond of watching old movie serials and old TV DVD's and it is perfect for that. Otherwise I might have gone for a widescreen. Should I ever be in the market for a larger screen TV, Sharp would be at the top of my list of considerations.
Edit: Now that some time has elapsed, I have found one thing about this TV which I find particularly annoying, and that is the Closed Captions. You cannot turn them off and keep them off. That is, when you select OFF for the closed captions it might stay off for a little while. Then if you change the channel the things are back on again making it necessary to go back to the menu and turn them off all over again. Except sometimes it still is off but the CC's are on anyway. I use the mute button because I don't want to hear commercials and I don't want to read on screen the dialogue either. But I can't get rid of the closed captions. I was watching some of the World Cup on a Spanish station and I muted the audio because I cannot speak Spanish, but here come the closed captions pasted right on the screen in Spanish!! I find this so annoying that I changed my mind about buying another Sharp TV set. I don't care how nice the picture is. My mother has a new Panasonic TV and never has problems with the closed captions.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest, March 27, 2006

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T. Madore Jr. (Bristol, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharp Aquos LC-20B8US 20-Inch HD-Ready LCD Flat Panel TV (Electronics)

I had bought a 13" for my bedroom a few months back and knew that the Sharp Aquos is one of the best LCD around so I bought this 20" and the only thing that I was dissappointed about was the lack of video inputs, only 2 normal inputs. But otherwise great tv.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great TV, September 30, 2005

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Marie D. Somers "MATD" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharp Aquos LC-20B8US 20-Inch HD-Ready LCD Flat Panel TV (Electronics)

Neat, clean lines; terrific clarity, good sound and fits in small places. I really like this TV.