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Brand NameSharp
Color NameBlack
Technical Details
- 32" CCFL
- 720P
- 3 HDMI
- 1 component video, 1 USB port
- Power Consumption AC (watts)=115W
- Dynamic Contrast Ratio: 10,000:1
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Product Description
The elegant LC-32SV29U easily enhances the decor of any family room, living room or den. The LC-32SV29U has a 16:9 aspect ratio, HDTV resolution of 1366 x 768 and breathtaking color purity. This 32" Class TV features a high contrast ratio, high brightness and wide viewing angles. The LC-32SV29U includes built-in ATSC/QAM/NTSC tuners, 3 HDMI® inputs, including 1 on the side, and 1 HD Component Video input as well as a D-sub 15-pin input for PC compatibility. The LC-32SV49U features a black cabinet, and the included table stand easily removes for wall mounting applications.
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135 of 141 people found the following review helpful
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I originally bought the $199 Haier 32-inch Haier L32D1120 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Black looking for a low-priced option. That TV was actually very good, but had a critical flaw for my purpose: I need to use it with headphones to avoid waking the baby in the next room, and the Haier's speakers don't turn off when the headphones are connected. Amazon's easy returns process put me back in the market for a new set, so I pounced on this Sharp when it was $50 more.
I expected a better picture, better connectivity, and a few more features given the brand and higher price. However, I also knew that in a sub-$300 720p set, I couldn't expect to be blown away.
All in all, I'm satisfied, but teetering on the edge of returning it, because I really am pretty underwhelmed with the picture quality. I have two other TVs - a 55-inch Panasonic Viera Plasma hooked up via HDMI, and a 46-inch Samsung 1080p LCD hooked up via coaxial cable to a remote Dish box. I hooked up this Sharp via the same coax setup, so my expectations were for a good SD picture, which I know to be far below a true HD signal on a good screen. Here is the rundown:
PROS:
Price
Connectivity more than adequate - although I only need coax right now, I can foresee using this in a more complex setup in the future
Inputs are on the rear with a few on the side (Haier put them all on the bottom, which made no sense)
Intuitive menu and easy setup
Assembly onto the stand (and disassembly from it) was far easier than my samsung, whose engineers decided to bury the screws in deep caves on the rear housing
Speakers turn off when headphones are connected (and there's a separate option for disabling it permanently if you'd like, which I would recommend if you use it with an A/V receiver)
Easily wall-mountable (I recommend monoprice mounts for great value)
CONS:
underwhelming picture - I tried to optimize picture settings, but it still is nowhere near the SD quality of my Samsung, even allowing some benefit of the doubt on the size and price difference. It's not bad enough that I think I have a defective unit, but just bad enough to irk me.
TV does not swivel on the stand - head-scratching omission there by Sharp, but still no big deal
Menu - takes up 85% of the screen, right in the center. And unlike on Samsung, there is no way to move it, or make it translucent. That makes it tricky to adjust video settings while trying to see the effect of your changes
So although I know I'm comparing two high-end 1080p sets to a budget 720p, I do have a pretty close comparison with two sets receiving the same standard definition signal. I will keep it because it's not a terrible picture, but it will probably bug me for a while. If I were to do it over, I'd probably wait for another lightning deal (or the more rare Vizio deal on woot).
UPDATE:
I suffered through 20 minutes of making small adjustments, then exiting out of the menu so I could see the effect, and repeating this process. I was able to get some adjustments done while pausing the show when a face, some colorful item, and some black areas were at the edge of the screen (so I could see something meaningful while the menu blocked the rest of the screen). I now have better skin tones and a less hazy picture. Still not quite the samsung standard def picture, but it's not supposed to be at this price. I'm now totally satisfied at the price I paid. The product itself is a four-star product, but offers five-star value at $250. I now recommend it.
UPDATE:
In response to a request, here are my settings. Your results will vary based on ambient lighting, preferences, etc, but these work for me.
Backlight 67
Brightness 45
Contrast 49
Saturation 71
Hue -1
Sharpness 13
Color Temp:
R 125
G 127
B 125
I originally bought the $199 Haier 32-inch Haier L32D1120 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Black looking for a low-priced option. That TV was actually very good, but had a critical flaw for my purpose: I need to use it with headphones to avoid waking the baby in the next room, and the Haier's speakers don't turn off when the headphones are connected. Amazon's easy returns process put me back in the market for a new set, so I pounced on this Sharp when it was $50 more.
I expected a better picture, better connectivity, and a few more features given the brand and higher price. However, I also knew that in a sub-$300 720p set, I couldn't expect to be blown away.
All in all, I'm satisfied, but teetering on the edge of returning it, because I really am pretty underwhelmed with the picture quality. I have two other TVs - a 55-inch Panasonic Viera Plasma hooked up via HDMI, and a 46-inch Samsung 1080p LCD hooked up via coaxial cable to a remote Dish box. I hooked up this Sharp via the same coax setup, so my expectations were for a good SD picture, which I know to be far below a true HD signal on a good screen. Here is the rundown:
PROS:
Price
Connectivity more than adequate - although I only need coax right now, I can foresee using this in a more complex setup in the future
Inputs are on the rear with a few on the side (Haier put them all on the bottom, which made no sense)
Intuitive menu and easy setup
Assembly onto the stand (and disassembly from it) was far easier than my samsung, whose engineers decided to bury the screws in deep caves on the rear housing
Speakers turn off when headphones are connected (and there's a separate option for disabling it permanently if you'd like, which I would recommend if you use it with an A/V receiver)
Easily wall-mountable (I recommend monoprice mounts for great value)
CONS:
underwhelming picture - I tried to optimize picture settings, but it still is nowhere near the SD quality of my Samsung, even allowing some benefit of the doubt on the size and price difference. It's not bad enough that I think I have a defective unit, but just bad enough to irk me.
TV does not swivel on the stand - head-scratching omission there by Sharp, but still no big deal
Menu - takes up 85% of the screen, right in the center. And unlike on Samsung, there is no way to move it, or make it translucent. That makes it tricky to adjust video settings while trying to see the effect of your changes
So although I know I'm comparing two high-end 1080p sets to a budget 720p, I do have a pretty close comparison with two sets receiving the same standard definition signal. I will keep it because it's not a terrible picture, but it will probably bug me for a while. If I were to do it over, I'd probably wait for another lightning deal (or the more rare Vizio deal on woot).
UPDATE:
I suffered through 20 minutes of making small adjustments, then exiting out of the menu so I could see the effect, and repeating this process. I was able to get some adjustments done while pausing the show when a face, some colorful item, and some black areas were at the edge of the screen (so I could see something meaningful while the menu blocked the rest of the screen). I now have better skin tones and a less hazy picture. Still not quite the samsung standard def picture, but it's not supposed to be at this price. I'm now totally satisfied at the price I paid. The product itself is a four-star product, but offers five-star value at $250. I now recommend it.
UPDATE:
In response to a request, here are my settings. Your results will vary based on ambient lighting, preferences, etc, but these work for me.
Backlight 67
Brightness 45
Contrast 49
Saturation 71
Hue -1
Sharpness 13
Color Temp:
R 125
G 127
B 125
45 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this TV on a 24 hour sale, fast free delivery, TV looks great, sounds great, works great. Originally hooked it up to my FIOS with the coax cable until I got my HDMI cables. The picture is very good, better than I expected, and better than many other HD TVs I checked out. When I hooked up the HDMI cable and finally figured out the last settings I was amazed by the picture and sound. I can only imagine that the few who complained about picture quality have something set very wrong. Im impressed, as long as the quality and function are long tived I will keep this TV for a long time. The picture image is very sharp, not cloudy or muddy as a few have said (unless they have bad examples).
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this set recently on a Lightning Deal (though it wasn't THAT deeply discounted). Upon receiving it I was as disappointed as most people reviewing it here and was on the fence about returning it. Colors were unspectacular and washed out. Brightness, even in a dark room, (and here's the key) was bland and unimpressive.
After fooling with settings for about 10 minutes I stumbled upon the "Ambient Light Sensor" option, which dynamically dims and brightens the display based upon the the brightness of your environment (see how my dark room actually messed me up?).
After disabling this "feature" I was was nearly as impressed with the contrast, brightness, and colors as my 46" Sharp Aquos, 40" Bravia, and 26" Samsung ToC. It is a VERY nice set, with excellent picture, adequate volume and a very reasonable price point. (Yes; "nearly". C'mon, my Aquos was SEVEN TIMES the price at that time.)
I am a bit of a electronics-snob, and I would not hesitate to recommend this to anyone looking for an affordable 32" who does not require LED backlighting, or integrated "apps".
P.S. Looks AMAZING paired with a PS3 through HDMI!
Side note: I understand that all of these electronics manufacturers are competing to be the most "Green", or "Environment Friendly". Everyone wants that yellow sticker on their product that claims "Only costs $0.25 cents a year to operate! *under factory settings). But shipping these things in such a diminished state is probably counter-productive since it is more impactful on the environment to have them shipped back to Amazon in large brown trucks, IMHO. ~ Daneshep
After fooling with settings for about 10 minutes I stumbled upon the "Ambient Light Sensor" option, which dynamically dims and brightens the display based upon the the brightness of your environment (see how my dark room actually messed me up?).
After disabling this "feature" I was was nearly as impressed with the contrast, brightness, and colors as my 46" Sharp Aquos, 40" Bravia, and 26" Samsung ToC. It is a VERY nice set, with excellent picture, adequate volume and a very reasonable price point. (Yes; "nearly". C'mon, my Aquos was SEVEN TIMES the price at that time.)
I am a bit of a electronics-snob, and I would not hesitate to recommend this to anyone looking for an affordable 32" who does not require LED backlighting, or integrated "apps".
P.S. Looks AMAZING paired with a PS3 through HDMI!
Side note: I understand that all of these electronics manufacturers are competing to be the most "Green", or "Environment Friendly". Everyone wants that yellow sticker on their product that claims "Only costs $0.25 cents a year to operate! *under factory settings). But shipping these things in such a diminished state is probably counter-productive since it is more impactful on the environment to have them shipped back to Amazon in large brown trucks, IMHO. ~ Daneshep
Most Recent Customer Reviews
OK but not great picture and sound, good price
I got this set for my basement "hanging out" area from Best Buy after returning a 32" Dynex with a built-in clear QAM tuner that had choppy sound on the HD stations on my WOW cable... Read more
Published 19 days ago by J. HOGG
we love this tv
we have owned this tv about 4 or so months now, have had no issues whatsoever with it. We purchased it as a tv for our bedroom. Read more
Published 21 days ago by njrh
Great price for the size.
Purchased this TV for my parents bedroom. It was easy to setup and works with no problems. The picture is good and sharp. No complaints.
Published 1 month ago by Sylwester Olszewski
Great TV No Problems
This is a great tv. Having no problems so far. Bought it as a Chrsitmas gift for my in-laws. Good picture. Good Sound. Good product. Would buy again.
Published 2 months ago by B. Webb
Great TV
We have been very happy with this TV. It is mounted on a wall and looks great, picture is good, sound is good.
Published 2 months ago by Dana
So far, so good
We bought this for one of our daughter's for Christmas. She doesn't watch a lot of tv but she and her husband use it for gaming and dvd's mostly. Read more
Published 2 months ago by K. L. Christensen
Great
This TV was easy to set up. Once hooked up to my HD receiver, earphones, and ROKU did a few quick adjustments
on the video, which took all of 40 minutes, watching TV became an... Read more
on the video, which took all of 40 minutes, watching TV became an... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Dana Poulin
Poor picture quality
We have two other Sharp LCD TV's that perform beautifully, so I based my purchase decision on their performance. This Sharp TV, however, did not represent Sharp well at all. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Deborah J. Wilson
tv review
After reading a review on amazon regarding another owner's color settings, I find this tv to be a great additon to my home. Read more
Published 3 months ago by me
Sharp LC32SV29U 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV - Black
i own this one for like 1,5 month
it's working great and picture is really good
for this price i could not do any better i think
( i wish i bought it for 250 $ on... Read more
it's working great and picture is really good
for this price i could not do any better i think
( i wish i bought it for 250 $ on... Read more
Published 3 months ago by om3n
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