Sharp LC-32D4U AQUOS 32'' Flat Panel HD-Ready LCD TV

Sharp LC-32D4U AQUOS 32'' Flat Panel HD-Ready LCD TV

Product Description
Product Description
With screen sizes ranging from 26" to 37", the elegant AQUOS D4U Series easily enhances the decor of any family room, living room or den. With a true 16:9 aspect ratio, HDTV resolution of 1366 x 768, Sharp's Emmy award-winning LCD technology and breathtaking color purity, it is a next-generation TV to carry you into the highdefinition future. The D4U Series utilizes Sharp's proprietary Advanced Super View/Black TFT Panel,which provides high brightness (450 cd/m2), 4000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, and wide viewing angles (170 x 170). All three models are Digital Cable Ready, including a CableCARD slot. This means you can plug and playwith a CableCARD from your HDTV-capable Cable-TV system provider, without a separate cable set-top box. The D4U Series features a sleek glossy black cabinet and the included table stand easily removes for wall mounting applications. Other features that distinguish the D4U Series: HDMI and 2 HD component video inputs as well as an enhanced version of Sharp's proprietary Quick Shoot video circuit,which enables fast response time of less than 12ms.Optional Wall Mount rackets are also available: AN-37AG2 (Tilting) for 32" and 37" models only and AN-LCGWF (Flat) for 26", 32" and 37" models.

Product Description:
The elegant Sharp 32" AQUOS TV easily enhances the décor of any family room, living room or den. With a true 16: 9 aspect ratio, HDTV resolution of 1366x768, Sharp's LCD technology and breathtaking color purity, this next-generation TV carries you into the high-definition future. The set utilizes Sharp's proprietary Advanced Super View/Black TFT Panel, which provides high brightness (450 cd/m2), 4000: 1 dynamic contrast ratio and wide viewing angles (170°x170°).

Sharp LC-32D4U AQUOS 32" Flat Panel HD-Ready LCD TV
Average customer rating:

Slow Channel Changing

High Defintion picture quality, beautifully designed, and amazing built in speakers.

Be careful...

Sharp Aquos has quality issues

Excellent TV

Sharp LC-32D4U AQUOS 32" Flat Panel HD-Ready LCD TV

Manufacturer: Sharp
ProductGroup: CE
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Accessories:

Sylvania 6900DTE ATSC/HDTV Broadcast Set-Top Box Receiver

Monster/ISF HDTV Calibration Wizard DVD

Product Features:

32" Widescreen Advanced Super View LCD Panel

True 16:9 (1366 x 768) Resolution

Digital Cable Ready with CableCARD slot

Dynamic Contrast Ratio (800:1)

56.20lbs (LxWxH) 43.50"x 12.04"x 25.46"

ASIN: B000AQE780

Product Description

The elegant Sharp AQUOS D4U Series enhances the decor of any family room, living room or den. With a true 16:9 aspect ratio, HDTV resolution of 1366 x 768, Sharp's Emmy award-winning LCD technology and breathtaking color purity, it is a next-generation TV to carry you into the high definition future. The D4U Series utilizes Sharp's proprietary Advanced Super View/Black TFT Panel, which provides high brightness (450 cd/m2), 4000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, and wide viewing angles (170° x 170°). All three models are Digital Cable Ready, including a CableCARD slot. This means you can "plug and play"with a CableCARD from an HDTV-capable Cable-TV system provider, without a separate cable set-top box. The D4U Series features a sleek glossy black cabinet and the included table stand easily removes for wall mounting applications. Other features that distinguish the D4U Series: HDMI and 2 HD component video inputs as well as an enhanced version of Sharp's proprietary Quick Shoot video circuit,which enables fast response time of less than 12ms. Tuning System - 8VSB (ATSC) / QAM / CableCARD(tm) / NTSC S-Video Input - 4-pin DIN x 1/ Composite Video Input - RCA x 3 / S-Video Output 4-pin DIN x 1 Audio Inputs/Outputs - Input - RCA L/R x 3 Output - Optical Digital Audio x 1, RCA L/R x 1 / 3.5mm Stereo Minijack x 1 Dimensions (WxHxD) - (with speakers & stand) 38.578 x 22.75 x 11.375 inches (Depth without stand is 4.48 inches) Weight - (with speakers & stand) 47.4 lbs

Customer Reviews:

Slow Channel Changing.......2007-04-03

I originally bought this set because of the glowing reviews I read. The picture quality is excellent and the set itself is most attractive. The big problem in my household is the amount of time it takes for the channels to change. When switching from one channel to another it takes as much as 6 seconds to complete the change. Since we're channel surfers, this is completely unacceptable and I intend to replace the set soon (after 6 months). I called Sharp about the problem and they told me it was not something that could be fixed. Many people like to surf the channels and it is absolutely impossible with this set. Be warned!

High Defintion picture quality, beautifully designed, and amazing built in speakers........2007-01-04

This LCD is not calibrated out of the box so you need to tweak it to get the best quality. It is very easy to tweak this LCD using DVD called Digital Video Essentials, this DVD will guide you through many steps that will make this LCD reach peak performance. Sharp's HD 1080i amazing quality picture rivals my existing excellent Sony CRT television. Having used this LCD for the past 6 months I have not yet found more beautifully designed LCD than this Sharp Aquos LCD; it's eye candy, it has a nice black piano gloss color. The built in speakers are probably the best feature on this LCD. The sound is so real and full of low and high frequencies that it can compete with complete home theater speaker systems in music and movie reproduction. I only use the HDMI connection to this LCD for best picture transfer. The only thing I don't like about this LCD is that it is not big enough for my room. I am planning to sell this superb LCD to buy a larger Sharp Aquos LCD.

Be careful..........2006-08-22

I had assumed I was going to get my set professionally calibrated after I bought it, like I had done with my last TV. Sharp, however, has deleted the picture controls necessary for calibration, so the best picture you can possibly get by "knob twiddling" is far inferior to what can be produced by almost any other set. Sharp, of course, does not mention this in their literature, and none of the reviews that steered me towards this set in the first place mentioned it either. If you absolutely love the picture as you see it in the store, then go for it. But remember, the lighting and power conditions in your living room are not the same as in the store. The best I can do with the rudimentary controls Sharp supplies is a choice between slightly green faces and slightly pink ones.

Sharp Aquos has quality issues.......2006-06-16

Original message from June 2006:
Bought Sharp Aquos, loved it - great picture, sound. However, it died in one week. It would turn off by itself occassionally, and then a couple of days later it died for good. Only a flashing LED.

Looked on the internet for problems with Aquos, and saw a whole slew of people have issues. It dies for more than one reason. Sharp Customer support got me to take it to a local repair shop, and it took 4 WEEKS to get it fixed. Very frustrating experience. Brand new TV sitting at a repair shop for 4 weeks. There were several other Aquos (different sizes, models) sitting in the shop.

Once it was fixed, the picture and everything looks great. Based on what I gathered from various other reviews on different sites, it is a great design, but Sharp has quality issues. Don't know what percentage of the TV suffer the "infant mortality".

Update (Nov 5,2006)
In Sept, the TV started acting up again. In October, it died again for good. Sharp has agreed to exchange it with, I am assuming, a new set. Currently waiting on the replacement.

Excellent TV.......2006-02-27

After much research, decided on this TV. Amazon had the best price ($300 less than Circuit City and Sears). Shipment arrived on schedule and TV is amazing. Love the black cabinet color. Cable Card worked, but much slower at changing channels than the HD Cable Box so am not using it.