Sharp LC-26D5U 26-Inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD TV (HD Tuner and Digital Cable Ready)

by Sharp

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 33.4 x 19.6 x 10.6 inches ; 38 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 56 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0007UVYNA
• Item model number: LC-26D5U
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Sporting sophisticated features, an elegant new design, and SharpÕs Emmy award-winning LCD technology, the 26-inch LC-26D5U LDC TV will provide years of vividly colorful entertainment. It features a built-in HDTV tuner with CableCARD feature, enabling you to enjoy digital cable without an additional box or remote. It's also compatible with standard (terrestrial) TV signals with its 181-channel NTSC tuner. It includes a tabletop stand that swivels and tilts to face practically any direction, and an optional wall-mount is available.

The advanced Super View LCD panel has a black TFT low-reflection coating, and it features a high contrast ratio of 800:1 and a brightness rating of 450 cd/m2 (candela per square meter). The 170-degree viewing angle makes it easy to view the screen from almost anywhere in the room. The LC-26D5U has a wide XGA (1366 x 768 pixel) resolution, and the widescreen picture aspect ratio (16:9; standard TVs have a 4:3 aspect ratio) is the ideal screen format for viewing widescreen video from DVD players. It comes with the TV Guide On Screen free interactive programming guide.

It includes two 10-watt speakers (for a total of 20 watts of power). Connections include:

• Composite video/audio In: 3
• Component Video In (Y, Pb, Pr): 2 (480i/480p)
• HDMI In: 1
• DVI-I In: 1
• S-Video In: 1
• S-Video Out: 1
• PC (RGB, 15-pin D-Dub): 1
• RF: 1
• Digital Audio Out: 1 optical
• Headphone: 1

DVI-I is a direct-digital DVI terminal capable of transmitting both analog and digital video data. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a lossless, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface to link any audio/video source (such as a set-top box, DVD player, or AV receiver) with your TV or monitor. HDMI supports standard-definition (SD), enhanced definition (ED), or high-definition (HD) video, plus multi-channel digital audio--all using a single cable. It transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports up to 8-channel digital audio, with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and requirements.

What's in the Box
Sharp LC-26D5U, tabletop stand, remote control, two AAA batteries, AC cord, cable clamp, cable tie, G-Link cable, and printed operational manual

Product Description

Sharpâs LC-26D5U AQUOS(R) is an elegant statement for any room in the home. With a true 16:9 aspect ratio, HDTV resolution of 1366 x 768 and breathtaking color purity, it is a next-generation TV to carry you into the high-definition future. The LC-26D5U utilizes Sharpâs Emmy(R) Award-winning LCD technology, including the proprietary Advanced Super View/Black TFT Panel, which provides high brightness (450 cd/m2), an 800:1 contrast ratio, and wide viewing angles (170Âș x 170Âș). The LC-26D5U is Digital Cable Ready with full CableCARD(TM) "Plug and Play" capability. It also features the new TV Guide On Screen(R) electronic program guide for easy channel management and selection, and an elegant new silver design. In addition, the included table stand can be easily removed for wall mounting applications. Other features that distinguish the LC-26D5U: HDMI, DVI-I and 2 HD component video inputs, and Sharpâs proprietary Quick Shoot video circuit, which enables a fast response time of less than 16 ms. Next-Generation 16:9 LCD Panels from Sharpâs new state-of-the-art Kameyama factory. 26" Widescreen Advanced Super View LCD Panel is a Sharp proprietary panel with black TFT low reflection coating. Wide XGA (1366 x 768) Resolution displays HDTV program images in 720p and is compatible with off-air (terrestrial), cable and satellite HDTV broadcasts.2 HDTV Tuner with CableCARD "Plug and Play" capability, enabling easy connection to HDTV channels on cable TV systems. TV Guide OnScreen electronic program guide helps you find the program you want. High Brightness (450 cd/m2) AQUOS Liquid Crystal Televisions are very bright. You can put them anywhere -- even near windows, doors or other light sources -- and the picture will still be vivid. High Contrast Ratio (800:1) provides incredible images whether you're watching dark or bright scenes. Wid

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good product, but a little fidgety, June 29, 2005

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Robert A. Bruner "longtime electronic tech" (Washington, Dc) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharp LC-26D5U 26-Inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD TV (HD Tuner and Digital Cable Ready) (Electronics)

I recently purchased one last month and it has been a good worker. The picture is crisp and the features work as advertised. Being a digital product, it is a bit picky about the AC power: line glitches can produce interesting results on screen. Unplugging the set for 5 seconds or so will sort things out nicely. Certain memory functions will lose their settings, but it is minor: favorite channels (4 buttons.)
The scan through for available channels is slow, but thorough. The picture for air channels (use HDTV antenna) is great and when they put out Hi-Def, oooh! Nice. Sound is quite good with decent bass! Be still, my beating heart.
A nicely laid-out menu system makes tweaking things easy with the most-used buttons on the remote set at easily reached levels. Unfortunately, the remote will not play nice with DirecTV boxes meaning multiple remotes. Sigh!
For me, it was an easily set-up unit with my main beef being the inputs set on the other side of the set from my video sources meaning stretching of the cables to reach. Picky, picky.
All in all, an impressive unit giving excellent pictures and is easily transportable. Just feed it a good signal of any sort and enjoy.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars TV-Guide Feature, May 30, 2005

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R. Hansen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharp LC-26D5U 26-Inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD TV (HD Tuner and Digital Cable Ready) (Electronics)

First, I must say this is a very nice set, however I must note that If you intend to use this set with a Cablecard the TV Guide feature will no longer work. I called Sharp and they admitted this was a problem. The TV-Guide feature is a good idea but Sharp has some work to do to get it to work.

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