Sharp LC19SB27UT 19-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Black

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 7.9 x 14.2 inches ; 9.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12 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: B0028QDO0M
• Item model number: LC19SB27UT
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (103 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,731 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

LC - 19SB27UT - LCD TV - HD - TFT active matrix - 19 inch - 1366 x 768 - VGA (HD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

90 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME LITTLE TV..., March 10, 2010

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Rick J. Johnson (W. Alexandria, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharp LC19SB27UT 19-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Black (Electronics)

This little TV is great for a kitchen or as a small tv for a guest room or childs room. The remote is simple and concise. Setup is a breeze. Wall mounts easily. The picture is excellent. The viewing angle is excellent. I researched alot of 19" LCD TV's and decided on this one. Many other 19" tv's have a poor viewing angle...this one does not. The picture is clear. You will not go wrong with this TV. I have mine connected to a small radio shack Hi-DEF off-air antenna for the kitchen. I was amazed that I gets over 20 HD channels on it. The antenna is small and mounted outside. I would really compare this TV to Sony, Samsung. Its just as good. Not to mention the price..wow..it was about the same price as the bargain, off-brand TV"s. You wont go wrong with this little beauty! Youll see every pimple on American Idol! Whew hooh!!!!

62 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK...But Has It's Issues, July 11, 2010

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Stanley M. - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sharp LC19SB27UT 19-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Black (Electronics)

After having owned this TV for over a month I decided that an honest review was in order,

First the Positives: This is an inexpensive LCD TV by a name manufacturer. It is lightweight, portable, attractive and easy to hook up. It has a wonderful picture provided that you are watching well lit indoor scenes or outdoor sporting events.

The remote control has all of the functions necessary to set up picture and sound preferences and is much easier than using the small buttons located on the right side panel of the TV.

Now for the Negatives: Most of the negatives can be overlooked as being relatively minor. Many have complained about the sound on this TV. It is not very good. It is rather tinny but keep in mind this is a small TV with not much space to put larger, better sounding speakers. You can adjust the bass and treble through the audio settings on the menu. This does help some. The solution to this problem is to just add external speakers through the audio out jack on the back of the TV or through audio output jacks on a cable box if you have one.

LCD TV's unlike old picture tube tvs have to be viewed from certain angles to give you the true benefit of the picture. If the viewer is much higher then the height of the TV the picture will look very bright and washed out. If the viewer is below the height of the TV the picture can look very dark. A "tiltable" base would have helped to remedy this issue. This again can be remedied by buying a wall mount.

The major complaint I have with this TV is the very poor contrast ratio that it has in dark indoor scenes as well as outdoor night scenes. Programs such as "CSI" which feature a lot of dimly lit indoor scenes are brutally dark. Blacks and Reds look inky with low contrast.

I spent a lot of time calibrating and recalibrating the picture options. I read up a lot on how to do this and although I finally improved somewhat on the picture it still is darker then what it should be.

Another important issue which I don't think anyone has mentioned. This is an energy saving unit...and although that is good for your electric bill it is not so great for your picture. Most LCD TVS have something known as either "AUTO DIM" or "DCR (dynamic contrast ratio)". What that does is automatically dim and brighten your backlighting as the LCD deems necessary. This annoying dimming and brightening is most active during well lit sporting events (such as a baseball game). Larger more expensive sets have a menu option to disable this. You cannot disable it on this set.

If I had too do it over again I would not buy this set. On the other hand I am not that unhappy where I would return it. For it's price it is OK.

For those interested the following are what I found to be the best calibrations for this TV (in TV viewing mode). Please note you MUST set individual calibration settings for EACH input (dvd, pc, etc.)

Brightness: 40
Contrast:30-35
Sharpness: 30
Tint: 5
Color:13-15 (personal preference..but anything higher seems "cartoonish"
Temperature: Cool (personal preference)
Backlight: 8 (the higher the backlight the more contrast you lose)
***DNR (digital noise reduction): OFF...The factory default is "ON". Having the setting "ON" will remove fine detail from your picture.

I hope this helps someone.

49 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great 19" TV, January 18, 2010

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Megan Scarlett "megs" (Lafayette, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharp LC19SB27UT 19-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Black (Electronics)

I bought this 19" TV to replace an older CRTV I had in my guest bedroom and so far I have been very happy with my purchase. The remote is pretty simple/basic but it gets the job done. The sound and picture quality are good and I like the overall appearance of the TV. I would recommend this TV to others. So, if you are looking for a good deal on a small LCD TV then I would recommend you look at buying this TV.