Sharp LC-37HV4U 37'' AQUOS LCD Flat-Panel HD-Ready TV

Sharp LC-37HV4U 37'' AQUOS LCD Flat-Panel HD-Ready TV

Product Description

The LC-37HV4U combines the elegance of Aquos Liquid Crystal Television design with a widescreen 37" Advanced Super View LCD panel that is HDTV-compatible (720p) and PC-compatible. The AVC System, a separate box that houses all terminal connections, minimizes clutter around the panel itself, preserving the clean look that is ideal for wall-mounting.

Amazon.com Product Description

Do it with quality, do it in style. Make the move to widescreen, flat-panel elegance with Sharp's 37-inch, HDTV- and PC-compatible LC-37HV4U Advanced Super View LCD television. Part of Sharp's stylish AQUOS line, the 1,366 x 768-resolution LC-37HV4U offers a 16:9 aspect ratio to match favorite movies and high-definition resolution up to 720p (progressive-scan).

Sharp's flat-panels are a fraction of the width of traditional CRT TVs.

At a mere three inches deep, the set is perfect for wall mounting, though it comes with a table stand for desktop positioning. The set also includes detachable speakers with 10 watts per channel audio power.

Sharp's ASV panel offers exceptionally wide horizontal and vertical viewing angles, so you can watch TV from anywhere in the room.

The Advanced Super View screen offers exceptionally wide (170- by 170-degree) viewing angles and an extraordinary contrast ratio of 800:1 for super-black blacks. Its high brightness (430 cd/m2) ensures wide dynamic range for vivid colors, great depth, and realism. You can place it anywhere--near windows, doors, or other light sources--and its picture will remain vivid. And, with its 60,000-hour lamp life, the backlight life is long enough to give you viewing pleasure for many years. A built-in 181-channel tuner lets you plug your cable TV right into the LC-37HV4U and start watching.

AQUOS TVs strive for a high level of energy efficiency.

AQUOS LCD TVs are Energy Star compliant devices, and consume up to 60% less power than CRT systems and about half as much power as comparable plasma TVs.

Being too thin to house its many connections (two high-definition component-video inputs, four each S-video and composite-video, and an XGA-resolution PC input), the LC-37HV4U comes with a stand-alone AVC System--a set-top box that houses all terminals, minimizes clutter, and preserves the panel's austere look. (For greater placement flexibility, Sharp makes an optional 30-foot extension cable for this device.)

What's in the Box
LCD TV, detachable speakers, AVC system (set-top box with all terminals), table stand, and a user's manual.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome Television!.......2005-12-12

I love this television. The picture is un-believable and the apperance is very stylish also. It was very easy to hook up and it has multiple inputs for DVD players, digital recievers and your PC. Sharp really has a good product here.

Use 2 Cable Boxes HD AND NTSC for best results.......2004-12-29

I am responding to the question from James Tepper
Sharp LC-37HV4U, April 4, 2004
Reviewer: James Tepper (Boonton Township, NJ United States)

Those of you that have purchased a HDTV, regardless of whether a Plasma or a LCD should strongly consider using 2 cable boxes. The first, a regular definition cable box for low def signals (also known as NTSC - broadcast for 95% of all channels) and another HDTV box for the HDTV signals (A.K.A. ATSC).

The difference is very very significant. The problem with viewing a regular definition signal through a HDTV cable box is that the HDTV cable box "up converts" the regular TV signal to a high definition signal. This up covert is being done by a very cheap $200 box, not a high end video processor (AKA "scaler" or Faroudja, etc. which costs at least $5,000).

Low definition signals look very good on your HDTV set through a standard defination box (AKA NTSC). High Def looks extraordinary.

I rented a second box through Cablevision for an extra $5 per month. It's well worth it. The Sony box is the best for low definition. For high def, they only offer the Scientific Atlanta 7200HD which works fine.

PC Mag's 5-star "editor's choice".......2004-11-03

PC Mag ranked this 37" LCD TV an "editor's choice." Their profesional reviewers liked the excellent image quality, the solid build, the styling, the generous number of inputs, and the ease of use. They also gave it 5 stars.

I've spent way too many hours staring at this screen at my local Best Buy, where it's selling for $1000 more than here on Amazon. The 37" size just looks so much BIGGER than my 30" LCD at home. When you watch sports on ESPN, you can see not only the sweat beads, but the reflections in the beads. The 37" size is best when you are 8-10 feet away from the screen. I highly recommend getting an HDI-capable DVD player, too, if you watch a lot of DVDs. (Recommended: Denon DVD-1910 for $250.) The Denon can significantly improve DVD image quality when you use the all-digital DVI connection between the the DVD player and the screen.

Sharp's Aquos line represents the best in LCD TV technology and the company's coming out with better panels as well as larger panels -- a 63" just came out in Japan. Their jaw-dropping image quality and styling make you the envy of your block (unless you live on Sunset Blvd. or next to Bill Gates).

Terrific TV.......2004-09-01

This TV was easy and quick to install. It helped of course that it is so light. The picture is absolutely beautiful on HD or DVD sources. Brightness,contrast,colors are all excellent. Has the best HD picture I've seen. I've had the unit for about 7 months now, and I have absolutely no complaints. The side mounted speakers are excellent as well; you don't really need to connect to your sterio if you don't want to.

Highly recommended.

Not to be confused .......2004-08-19

A very good TV/HDTV-monitor. I went out and over-purchased, because the pricing for the screen real-estate is quite reasonable.

However, I didn't do enough research. The manual (available on-line at sharpusa.com) notes that one can not split the screen with PC-input.

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