Customer Reviews

Sharp Aquos LC32D44U 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV

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I have both this TV as well as a Samsung LN-T2642H. It's very interesting to compare the two TV's performances. If you want the more balanced natural look, go with Sharp. If you're more interested in a vivid, colorful image go with Samsung. I also did an extended look at the Toshiba 26HL67.

There is a key difference between the panels Sharp uses compared to others. Sharp's TVs are made with panels called S-IPS while Samsung, Sony and Toshiba currently use a panel called S-PVA. This has everything to do with why Samsung, Sony and Toshiba have very strong color but one thing I noticed about Samsung is that when you look at it for a slightly low angle, the color gets darker and starts to invert. If you look it from above, the color gets lighter and starts to invert. With the Sharp, no matter what angle I look at it, the color doesn't change AT ALL! This is very impressive and cool!

I also notice that when I played around with the TV settings, it doesn't need much to look good, it almost always does. When you turn on the Active Contrast mode on the Sharp (it's equivalent to DNIe), it doesn't totally knock out the details in darker areas. At first, I had to keep checking to see if it was on or not because I was so used to the way the Samsung crushes black details even on the Low setting. Once again, I was more impress with the way this TV addresses contrast in fact I think the Sharp does a better job with contrast because of its black color.

The Sharp's black color is closer to black than the Samsung. The black color on the Samsung is more of a dark blue even on Warm temperature (it's especially noticably at slight vertical angles) but with the Sharp the black was much closer to real black.

The speakers on the Sharp doesn't distort at volume levels higher than 30. With the Samsung, when u turn the volume up pass 30, the bass tends to distort the fidelity of all the sound resulting in a buzz. This is probably due to the build of the unit and the lower wattage for the speakers. Sharp doesn't sound perfect either but it's definitely warmer and clearer at high volumes thanks to having 10 watts per speaker instead of 5. I would recommend everyone to get a 2.1 speaker for any LCD TV though. Take advantage of those sound outputs on the back of your TV! :) It definitely takes your experience to a higher level!

One minus I have with the Sharp was that it didn't have a headphone jack.

Overall, I think this is an excellent 32" TV. Sharp is definitely worth a look and probably my new LCD manufacturer of choice. It doesn't need as much tweaking when you switch between uses. I tested both TVs with PC (via DVI>HDMI), Xbox 360, HDTV, SDTV, HD-DVDs and upconverted DVDs. With the Samsung, I find myself always tweaking the settings between uses like changing the Energy Saving level, turning up the Digital NR for SDTV, turning it off for everything else, toning down the DNIe.

Thanks to Sharp's OPC, the backlight adjust very intelligently based on what's on the screen. I just leave the Active Contrast on because I know I'm not missing out darker details, the picture is very sharp and the panel is slightly faster thanks to the 6ms speed, which equals less motion blur with things like text and more solid image overall.

This Sharp is the real deal and reminds me much more of a CRT than the Samsung because the Samsung requires too much twinkering to get things comfortable. I think if the Samsung's black was more like true black and the vertical angle didnt distort so much I wouldn't tweak it as often.

So in summary, if you want the most vibrant colors and don't mind tweaking between uses by all means get a Samsung. (I still like the Samsung and would give it a 4 out of 5)

If you want a more, natural looking picture, that doesn't offer or require as much tweaking because it just plain looks good, go with a Sharp.

I think Toshiba and Sony TVs tend to do a better job with black crush and black color than Samsung but since the panels are the same technology (S-PVA), they still have the vibrant color and probably some vertical viewing weirdness.

This is my first HDTV (I am an electronics engineer so, it took very long for me to buy one that i like). But this tv blows me off. Great natural colors, no bright and deep colors as in other samsung and toshiba Tvs.

The Menu is simple but even then it gives wide range of adjustments. Don't be attracted by the video reviews of the other TVs given all over the internet about the different options you can change on your TV because you know what, not many people use all those menu items. This has got bunch of inputs to it and it also have a headphone jack. I added my Bose system to this TV and it really gives a great Movie Experience.
The edges can be a little too glossy, but if you are a person who likes to keep the things neat, you will love the gloss.
Very useful menu item as skipping the Inputs makes this more versatile.
16 ( 4 x 4 ) Customizable favourite channels make life a little more easy. I bought this TV for the olympics and the NBC gives a HighDefinition Feed using the regular cable(no HD receiver required to watch some of the channels like NBC, TNT, A&E ) and its absolutely stunning. I also get some digital channels that are great. The audio can be skipped between mono, stereo, surround where available.
This is a tv that can be rated more than 5.
Pros: Everything.. really amazing tv.

I cannot believe you are still reading the review instead of going to the store and buying one. But for those who " have to read " here are the
cons: The Remote has to be really pointed to the receiver which can be a pain somtimes and also the channels skip a little slow, but that doesn't bother me.

note: avoid plasmas they give out toomuch glare.
update: the latest plasmas are giving much lesser glare then the older ones, i guess the technology has finally caught up.
If you are looking for a tv at this size, it really doesn't make a lot of difference between 720p and 1080p/i. it only matters when you go for a more bigger tvs.

And as an electronics engineer , i can safely say, that Sharp carrys one of the greater tv screens if not BEST.
Hope this review helps.
Please email me with questions. more than happy to reply.

I found it hard to find any reviews on this particular model online but I decided to take a chance, since its predecessor, the lc32d43u was pretty well rated. i am glad I did. I find the picture quality very good even in standard definition (with a digital feed) and there are plenty of options for you to get the quality the way you like it. My only small problem is that at some angles the picture can be bit washed out, but this is only at severe side angles. Overall good value for money.

I am very pleased with my decision to purchase the Sharp Aquos LC32D44U 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV. The picture clarity is excellent and the screen size adequate for movies and gaming. For the price, I haven't seen a better 32" 720p...

This is a very nice TV. I have had this tv since about 7/30/08.

Pro's: The TV has a very good tuner, I was able to hook it to my basic cable with Comast and was able to get about 16 HD channels and 10 or more digital channnels. I haven't tried over the air tuner. HD channels look great, Standard Def channels look good. I have this set up in the bedroom and it works great for this purpose. 720p is all you need in this size of TV. The Favorite channels you can set up are great, on the remote you have favorites a to c and you can set 4 channels under each letter.

Con: Remote has to be pointed directly at the TV but not too bad

Other thoughts: I still haven't hooded this to my Direct TV receiver yet, so I can't comment on how the digital picture looks like from it! Nor have I gamed on it yet. TV does have a game setting and game timer!

If you are in the market for a 32' LCD and want a quality brand name for a good price with plenty of options this is the one for you!

The Sharp Aquos does have great picture quality but also significant problems that arise about 18 - 24 months later. I have two of these TV's and on both the sound completly went out around 22-24 months old. The repair costs were estimated around $600 each!! If you search the web for Sharp Aquos audio problems, you will find an enormous amount of owners that experienced the same thing as I did. Beware of this purchase.

I did a lot of research to find a tv that would perform good in a very sunlit area. My tv sits next to a huge picture window and the sun shines in all day long and I can see the picture just fine from every angle. I love it!

Wow, I can't believe out of all these reviews no one mentioned this. Yes, it is a decent TV. In particular excellent crisp detail. Unfortunately, I found the whites to be extremely over powering. So over powering that at times it was just too bright. For example, flesh tones of people faces made them look extremely pale. In scenes that had prodominately whites, everything else got lost. Also, I found the red tones to be orangy. No matter how much I tried to tweek these problems I couldn't get it right. I wound up exchanging the Sharp for the Samsung 32LNA450. The Samsung to my eyes had a much more accurate tonal presentation...meaning the colors were more true. However, I will say I found the Sharp to be slightly more detailed.

well i took a chance of ordering a TV online, and ordered one for my second bedroom ( I have 46inch Sony Bravia in my living room) I already have "regular" (not Aquos) 32inch from Sharp in one of the bedroom. I love the colors since they are more natural than my fiends Samsung. Oh, one more thing for those who are struggling with having tapes or whatever recorded in PAL TV system...both of my Sharp TV's are playing it so YES Sharp is PAL/NTSC while my $3,000 BRAVIA is only NTSC. It's not marked on the box or TV itself but both of my Sharp TVs are PAL friendly. You can change it manually with Your remote in the tv's menu or switch it to automomatic under color output or something like it...I'm not home as I'm writing it.

I love this LCD TV! I wasn't planning on buying an HDTV yet, but my 12 year old Sanyo 27" finally tapped out right after Christmas. This product has all the inputs neccessary to hook up my DVD-upconverter with HDMI, PS3 with HDMI, Wii with component cables, PS2 with S-Video, and my local digital cable service (which is terrible) with composite cable. I have all the audio going out to my surround sound via digital optical cable. When my old TV failed, I originally planned on buying a bargain priced HDTV from Walmart, but they were all move expensive than this model, not to mention the Sharp they sell is not an Aquos. Check it out for yourself. In addition, the display quality of this unit is far superior to anything else being sold here locally at Walmart or any other store. Beyond that, once it shipped, it arrived at my doorstep in 2 days and there wasn't a single dent or scuff on the box. I did have to adjust the factory default sttings a bit, but that is to be expected of any new TV. Oh, and anything HD format is absolutely breathtaking.